2x12 and 4x12 are not showing up on PODxt series

Q: My manual refers to output modes "4x12" and "2x12", or "VIBE", but I can't find them on my POD XT Live

A: We decided to use more intuitive, user-friendly terms on the POD XT Live, but unfortunately the manual was not updated. Where the manual mentions "4x12" and "2x12", it is referring to "Stack mode" and "Combo mode", respectively, in the Pod XT's "What am I connected to?" mode. Each of these modes offer the option of connecting through the "Front" of the amp or the "Pwramp" (back) section of the amp. When using the "Front" option, tone correction options are made available to shape the overall PODxt output to sound good in front of a combo amp. The "What are you connecting to" page previously offered an option for "Live: Front of 2x12 Combo", which was basically a "2x12 power amp with speakers" setting with some additional filtering to compensate for the sound of your combo amp's preamp section. This setting was replaced by the VIBE setting, which split out the speaker configuration and the combo preamp compensation into two different adjustable parameters. Incidentally, the VIBE setting that mapped to the old "combo mode" setting is "MIDHVY - 480Hz" when used along with the "Live: 2x12" DEST setting.

PODxt set to MONO

Q: How can I set the Podxt to mono if I'm connecting the Podxt to a mono amp?

A: You will have to set the Podxt to "Live" mode. To do this, select the tuner button, turn the select knob until you see "What are you connected to" page. Turn the "Effect Tweak" knob to "Live 4X12 or 2X12" or "Stack" or "Combo". This will alow the Podxt outputs to be mono.

EX-1 control parameters on Podxt

Q: I am having a problem getting my PODxt to allow me to control the effect parameters via the expression pedal on the FBV Shortboard.

A: The EX-1 expression pedal will control some functions and this is how you get them to work. Press the "Edit" button then turn the "select" knob until you see the "wah | volume" page. On the volume side, select or highlight "Assign" with the third soft button located under the main display. Turn the "Effect Tweak" knob to change from volume to Tweak. In the updated PODxt, these parameters are changed on the page after the "wah/volume" page. By changing from volume to tweak you have engaged to EX-1 to control any function that comes under "tweak". To find out what's under the tweak selection, turn the "Select" knob to the next page where you will see "FX Tweak | tempo". on the FX tweak side you may scroll through the stomp tweaks, delay tweaks, mod tweaks etc. Make sure if you select say the delay time, the delay button light must be on and so with the other effects.

PODxt three stomp with FBV

Q: Can the PODxt actually play three stomp box sounds when conected to a FBV?  Section 9-7 of the pilots handbook seems to indicate that.

A: These buttons are for the Vetta series of amps. With the PodXt, the Stomp2 button controls Compression on/off and Stomp3 controls Gate On/Off. This is explained in the documentation that ships with the FBV.

Connecting any POD unit to an amplifier

Q: Can I connect my POD/2.0/XT/X3/Live to the front of my amplifier?

A: Yes. You will want to create as clean a sound as possible on your amplifier (You will want to make the combo amplifier's EQ as "flat" as possible by turning the treble and bass controls to zero and maxing out the mid control. You should also set POD's output to 9 or 10 o'clock to avoid overdriving the instrument input of the amplifier and have no effects active). You will want to experiment with the output level on the POD to create a sound that works for your situation.

Routing

1)Guitar-> POD unit > Amplifier instrument input. This works but you will be stacking two pre amps in series (the POD unit acts as a preamp). Make sure you also adjust the OUTPUT Mode on the POD unit for optimal tone: Combo/Stack FRONT

Q: Can I bypass the preamp section of my amp to avoid stacking two preamps?

A: Yes, There are two ways this can be accomplished.

1) If your amplifier has a CD/MP3 input you can go directly in the this jack from the POD output (This is a common method with the Line 6 Spider Series amplifiers). Be aware you may need to "trick" your amplifier input by using a dummy plug in the instrument input to allow signal to pass to the speaker (headphone adaptors often work well for this purpose).

2) If your amplifier has an effects loop (i.e. the Line 6 Spider Valve or Flextone) you can use your POD unit as the main Pre amp and distortion generator, using only the power amp section of your amplifier by plugging into the "effects return" or "power amp input". If the amplifier has a "power amp in", the POD output will most likely control the output volume. If the amplifier has "effect loop return" the amplifier master volume will most likely control the output volume.

Routing

2) Guitar-> POD In - POD Out -> Amp FX Return. Make sure you also adjust the OUTPUT Mode on the POD unit for optimal tone Combo or Stack PWRAMP when applicable.

Q: Can I run my POD/X3/xt/Pro/Live/Floor in an effect loop of an amplifier to use just the effects rather than the amp modeling?

A: Yes, it is possible to to run a POD as an effect unit in the effect loop of an amplifier. You may want to turn off the amp modeling or use as clean a sound as possible to avoid stacking preamps. You may also need to lower the “line level” signal of the amplifier's effect send output to "instrument level" to avoid potential damage to the input of your POD. Some POD units will have a pad switch that will accomplish this function. If your POD unit does not have an input pad switch, a device such as the Ebtech Line Level Shifter can be used to lower the line level if necessary.

Best results in front of an amp

Q: How do I get the best results when I've got my PODxt hooked up in front of an amp?

A: PODxt has some important new additions to the "What are you connected to?" settings. When you choose "Combo Front" or "Stack Front", you'll notice new "Tone Correction" settings for "Lows", "Focus", and "Highs". These controls are specifically to compensate for the effects of an amps tone stack and input circuitry and give much more control than the previous 'Vibe' settings. While experimentation is a good thing, we asked a bunch of our customers just what amps they were using, and came up with the following settings to use for the most popular amps (this is also attached to this answer as a PDF). So if you're plugging into the front of a guitar amp for live use, start with these settings. Target Amp Lows Focus Highs Fender Deluxe Reverb Flat 900 72% Fender Twin Reverb 25% 580 25% Marshall AVT100 76% 580 54% Marshall DSL100 47% 420 21% Marshall MG250 63% 900 43% Marshall Super Lead 100 Flat 900 56% Matchless DC30 Flat 420 58% Mesa Dual Rec 38% 900 Flat Peavey Classic 50 Flat 580 56% Vox AC30 tb Flat 740 63%.

Amp bypassed on PODxt

Q: If I set the PODxt to bypass the amp sounds, is the preamp of the PODxt bypassd, will I get the pure tone of my amp?

A:Yes, you can also save your setup as a preset (no amp model, just effects).

Mac troubleshooting: kext error

Q: Kext error upon Gearbox/Drivers installation with Mac. System Extension cannot be used.

A: The system extension "/System/Library/Extensions/Line6Audio.kext" was installed improperly and cannot be used.Please try reinstalling it, or contact the product's vendor for an update." * If you are experiencing this error while trying to install Line 6 Drivers or Gearbox it's quite possible you need to repair the disk permissions on your Mac. Below is a detailed list of steps you'll need to take to resolve this issue. Please follow the steps thoroughly. It is also important to note that you MUST be logged onto your computer as an administrator in order to troubleshoot this issue.

1)Disconnect your Line 6 device

2)Download the Line 6 Uninstaller: to do this download and run the the latest Line 6 driver installer for your device. Agree to the License agreement, select your destination, and select Customize instead of Upgrade at the installation step. Check the Driver uninstaller. This will download the driver uninstaller.

3)Once the driver uninstaller has been downloaded you need to run it. Go to HD>Applications>Line6>Drivers>Driver Uninstaller and double click on it. 4)When the driver uninstaller is finished you'll need to repair your disk permissions. Go to HD>Applications>Utilities>

Disk Utilities

5)Specify your HD and do a Repair Disk Permissions.

6)Install the Line 6 Drivers for your device. (You will be prompted to reboot after this. This is vital you MUST reboot!)

7)After reboot, connect your Line 6 Device. The driver should be working properly now and you should be able to install Gearbox/Drivers.Coc