hello all,

first post...

i purchased an original model of the bass pod (not the xt or pro or live model, etc) second hand. until now, i have never tried to hook it up to a computer.

1) the instructions in the manual 'strongly recommend that i search the line 6 support pages for an updated version of the sound diver installer.' i have done that and haven't seemed to find one, so i am inquiring here to find out if there is one?

2) also, if i may ask another question, will the bass pod's software run on windows7 64 bit os?

3) and lastly, i read something in the manual that i could not make sense out of:

in the "getting set up" part 3, page 6 of the manual, in the direct injection description it speaks about not feeding the low impedence inputs of a mixer directly from the bass guitar because it tends to sound squashed, etc. that is very understandable and, i'm assuming, is one of the main functions of the bass pod. isn't it? the part that is not making sense to me is that the manual then states:

"to avoid this, we recommend buffering your bass' signal before the mixer with a high quality direct box or tonally transparent instrument preamp. look for a unit that delivers clean, uncolored sound. steer clear of amp simulators. you can use a bass preamp as long as it is clean, with a flat frequency response - no tone shaping."

isn't the bass pod a direct box with added features? it says right on the face of the unit : "bass pod - bass amp modeler and direct box plus effects" why does the manual seem to suggest using another unit as a direct box?

could somebody please explain this to me?

thank you for any help you could offer. i look forward to using the bass pod on upcoming recordings.

thanks again,

matt

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