I had the same problem you describe. Bought this extension cable in the 10 foot version. Problem solved cheap and easy!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Headphone-Extension-Cable-TRS-1-4-Female-to-TRS-1-4-Male-10-or-25-Pig-Hog/123163205974?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Thank you for your detailed answer. I was able select the POD as an audio device and voila sound came thru my headphones. Exactly what I was looking to do. Wish I would have known about this all along... Better than a cheap solution is a free one. A great big thank you to all that did respond and help out!
Maybe I did not explain it right or I am wrong .....
Headphones are plugged into the POD. Guitar is plugged into the POD. Music resides on the computer. Computer only has an optical output for sound & is already supporting 2 other devices. I am unaware of a USB cable that will plug directly from the computer into the POD CD/MP3 Input and give me sound thru the headphones while I am playing guitar. I believe some sort of analog to digital conversion must take place correct? Hence the devices I inquired about.
I want to have the ability to hear backing tracking tracks that I have on my PC thru my headphones while playing my guitar. I'm thinking I would go out the USB port on my PC to the CD/MP3 Input on the POD to achive this. Some of the devices I have seen that I think might work are:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KW2YEI/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EK1OTZC/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=A172LXRNAST084&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074Q5W46C/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
Would any of these actually work for this task? Does anybody have any devices they recommend for what I am trying to do?
I'm not looking to spend a lot of dough as I only use the POD with headphones when its nice outdoors and the windows to the house are open and I don't want to disturb the neighborhood. Typically I play thru my amp a Marshall DSC40C.
Thank you for any and all help!
Thank you for the responses.
I'm pretty sure I understand what you both said and it looks like I cannot just copy a device I setup the way I liked in one patch and paste it into another existing patch. Only to a new patch, Unfortunately...
Is it possible to copy a device from one patch to another patch? By that I mean if I set up a delay pedal the way I like it in one patch can I copy just that delay pedal to another patch with all the settings I have set up? If so how do I do this?