Line 6 3.7 - Manual (Page 9)

Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware
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Phones - If you want to listen to the audio from TonePort using stereo headphones, then plug them
into this 1/4-inch stereo jack. This headphone jack outputs the same signal fed to the Analog Outs on
the rear panel of TonePort; the audio from your audio software on the computer, as well as anything
plugged into any TonePort input.
Connect any line level input
source that you want to record
into the Line Inputs
Connect any line level input
source for monitoring to the Stereo
Monitor In
Connect a USB cable from here to
your computer’s USB port.*
Connect the Analog Outs to your
audio monitors
*Note - Be sure to always power off or mute your speakers or monitoring setup before connecting and
disconnecting the USB cable between TonePort and your computer, as well as before booting up or shutting
down your computer if TonePort is already connected. The best practice is to always power on your
speakers last, and power them off first when connected to other audio gear to avoid a “pop”.
Line Inputs - To record the signal from a line level source, such as a keyboard, your stereo receiver,
the line out from a mixing console, etc., connect them to these Left and Right ins using 1/4-inch TS
audio cables.
Monitor In - If you want to hear the signal from a line level source along with all the other audio
coming from your computer, but do not want this audio recorded, then plug the source in here. Note
that this is a stereo jack, so you should use a stereo, 1/4-inch TRS audio cable for this connection.
USB - This, of course, is where you connect the supplied USB cable to TonePort, with the other
end going to your computer’s USB port. Note that you should always connect to a separate USB
controller channel from other USB audio or MIDI interfaces to provide TonePort with the full USB
bandwidth. TonePort also gets its power from this USB connection, so it should not be plugged into a
non-powered USB hub, or operated on the same USB controller channel with un-powered devices. It
is also recommended to connect directly into a USB port on your computer and not into a USB hub.
Analog Outs - These Left and Right unbalanced jacks output all the audio from TonePort; the audio
from your audio software on the computer, and anything plugged into any TonePort input. These
are what you want to connect to your powered speakers or monitoring system for a recording setup.
Use 1/4-inch TS cables to connect directly to powered speakers, mixer or power amp setup. Note
that you can also use the headphone jack on the front of TonePort if you want to use headphones for
monitoring.