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Shadowx1800 Just Startin'
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Jul 3, 2012 6:39 PM

How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

Hey Line 6 community! I just decided to set up my POD X3 (it's not the POD X3 Live or Pro), but I have no idea how. I'm a novice at this, so it's all a little complicated and overwhelming for me. I just knew I had to get something so I can record all these ideas for songs before they leave me. Anyway, I'm using Gearbox and got the X3 all situated with that. However, I can't hear any audio, for one. I have my Ibanez plugged with a 1/4 inch cable into the X3, and the X3 plugged into the computer via the USB 2.0 port cable. Should I be able to hear it on the computer now? I feel like there's something I'm missing or forgetting... I don't have anything plugged into the left or right outputs. Is that the issue?

 

In other words, I'm just looking for a how-to on how I can get the POD X3 connected to the guitar, and hear what I'm playing in Gearbox (so I can edit it there). Once I get there, I'm all set. Any advice or walkthroughs would be greatly, GREATLY appreciated. It's no fun not even being able to use my POD X3. Thanks in advance!

Tags: gearbox, pod_x3, usb_2.0
  • silverhead Expert Line 6 User
    silverhead
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    Jul 3, 2012 7:18 PM (in response to Shadowx1800)
    Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

    Connect your speakers to the X3 Outputs (e.g. headphones). The X3 becomes your soundcard - your computer's internal soundcard is bypassed.

    • Shadowx1800 Just Startin'
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      Jul 3, 2012 8:24 PM (in response to silverhead)
      Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

      Okay, so I plug the speakers into the left and right outputs? Only thing is that I don't have speakers, I have a laptop... without speakers. :P I assume I'll need a 3.5mm to 1/4 inch headphone jack to be able to hear anything, right?

       

      Sorry for my lack of knowledge... I know the guitar is connected to the X3 right, because the tuner works. I just can't hear it, and I don't know if I can edit it in Gearbox yet. Any more advice would be appreciated!

      • silverhead Expert Line 6 User
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        Jul 4, 2012 5:24 AM (in response to Shadowx1800)
        Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

        For best results you should buy a pair of external speakers, no less than 5", preferably active studio monitors or a keyboard amplifier - something that delivers what is called FRFR sound (Full Range, Flat Response).

         

        If you need to use your internal laptop speakers you could connect your X3 output to your computer's audio input, thereby forcing the sound back into your laptop/internal speakers. I don't recommend this.  It's a bit like buying a top-quality surround sound system for your home theatre, and then choosing to listen to it through the $2 earbuds that you picked up for an in-flight movie. Your X3 delivers MUCH better sound than you will hear through tinny laptop speakers.

         

        Search this forum for other threads on FRFR options for the X3 (or Pod HD - the situation is the same).

        • Shadowx1800 Just Startin'
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          Jul 4, 2012 2:52 PM (in response to silverhead)
          Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

          Aside from getting speakers, what do I need to do to record through Gearbox though? (I'd be using Audacity to record for now.) I plug my Pod X3 into the computer via the USB 2.0 cable, hook up the electric guitar to the Input 1 area of the X3, but how do I record? Do I just have Gearbox open to record using its settings? I tried recording, and turning up the master volume knob on the X3 all the way, but it comes in really quiet.

           

          Essentially, I just need to know how to record using the amp setting I made in Gearbox. I can't find a tutorial ANYWHERE that explains it. Thanks in advance if you know how to do this (or can point me in the direction to a Pod X3 and Gearbox setup tutorial).

          • silverhead Expert Line 6 User
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            Jul 4, 2012 3:26 PM (in response to Shadowx1800)
            Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

            Use Audacity for recording - not Gearbox. Connect your X3 to the computer via USB, configure Audacity to use the X3 and its ASIO driver as the audio input/output device, and start recording (I'm assuming you already know how to use Audacity - if not, you should go to their support forum for that).

             

            I strongly recommend that you at least get a pair of headphones and connect them to the X3 rather than use your laptop speakers.

          • TheRealZap Expert Line 6 User
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            Jul 4, 2012 3:28 PM (in response to Shadowx1800)
            Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

            ditch audacity... its reverse engineered freeware, and doesn't follow standard specs like it should....

            reaper would be a good option http://reaper.fm free to try will work forever no time limit... but a license is cheap.

             

            you won't want to do anything with gearbox when recording...

            using a DAW (digital audio workstation) that adheres to specs will help alot here...

            make sure you uninstall any audacity nonsense like "jack" or "asio4all" and use the line6 drivers...

            then you will have 8 input in reaper to choose from with your x3:

            1/2=tone1 stereo

            3/4=tone2 stereo

            5/6=tone1+tone2 blend/stereo

            7/8= dry inputs no processing

            • Shadowx1800 Just Startin'
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              Jul 9, 2012 5:55 PM (in response to TheRealZap)
              Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

              Thanks for the advice. I got Mixcraft 5's free trial, and am planning to buy the full version. I know it works well because I know someone who uses a Pod X3 with it! In short, all I really needed to do was ditch Audacity and get Line 6 Monkey and update stuff. Now I'm trying to get awesome sounds using Gearbox. Thanks for the advice! I'll be enjoying my Pod X3 for a while! \m/_

              • TheRealZap Expert Line 6 User
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                Jul 9, 2012 6:04 PM (in response to Shadowx1800)
                Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

                mixcraft is great! i like that one as well...

                • weswoodxxx Just Startin'
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                  Sep 14, 2012 6:01 PM (in response to TheRealZap)
                  Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

                  I am in the same boat as original poster. I however do not want to spend more than $200 for a solution to this. If I was, I would just go all out on a live setup that has FRFR to uses amp modeling; but for now I am cool with 4 cable method live. I have GOOD headphones for recording, so if I really wanna record, I can. But I want a practice situation in which I can utilize amp modeling, if that makes sense.

                   

                  What I have to work with: pod x3 live, computer, & z-623 (has red & white "AUX" female inputs on the subwoofer, but I do not know how I would plug into them, or if I even SHOULD).

                  • TheRealZap Expert Line 6 User
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                    Sep 15, 2012 7:18 AM (in response to weswoodxxx)
                    Re: How Do I Set Up My POD X3?

                    not sure about your speaker connections... but the real answer is to plug your computer speakers into the x3 make sure output is set to studio direct and it will become the soundcard on your computer... playing averything from your computer plus your x3 tones...

                    with an aux input on your speaker maybe you should get a cable like this:

                    http://www.zzounds.com/item--HOSCPR20

                    to go from the pod outputs to your speaker aux inputs

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