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Table of Contents Start Here.................................................................................................1•1 About Line 6 Hardware & Software............................................................................... 1•1 Before You Get Started.................................................................................................... 1•1 System Requirements and Installation............................................................................
MIDI Control.................................................................................................................. 4•9 GearBox with PODxt.................................................................................................... 4•14 PODxt MIDI Control.................................................................................................... 4•15 GearBox Stand-Alone Application - POD X3........................................5•1 GearBox Controls and Operation with POD X3......
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Start Here Start Here About Line 6 Hardware & Software Before You Get Started OK, you’ve got your guitar, a computer and a head full of songs and cool licks, so how do you get this all going? You’re just a few steps away from turning your computer into a serious tone, jamming and recording machine. First, here is some valuable information to ensure you have all the latest and greatest updates…. System Requirements and Installation GearBox 3.7 is compatible with Mac® OS X® 10.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Start Here • On Mac®, go to Applications - Line 6. • On Windows® XP®, go to Start button - Programs - Line 6 - Tools. • On Windows® Vista®, go to Start button - All Programs - Line 6 - Tools. Login Account You’ll need to Login so that Line 6 Monkey can communicate with the online Line 6 Server and provide you with exactly what you need. It’s just a few clicks, and it’s free! • If you have a Line 6 account, then type in your User Name and Password at the top of the Monkey dialog.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Start Here The destination computer has an Internet connection This is the easiest scenario: Download and install the GearBox application (always available at line6. com/software). This will also install the necessary drivers for your hardware and the Line 6 Monkey application.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Start Here On your computer: • Locate and copy all .aet files to removable media (burn to a CD, copy to a Flash drive, etc…). In Windows® environments, these files can be found in the C:\Document_and_Settings\ (username)\Application Data\Line 6\GuitarPort folder; on Mac®, look in /Users/(username)/ Library/Application Support/Line 6/GuitarPort. • Copy the GearBox installer to removable media, since the destination computer will not be able to download it.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Using Your Line 6 Hardware The GearBox 3.7 software is designed to work with all Line 6 TonePort, GuitarPort, POD X3, and PODxt hardware. Your Line 6 device, since it connects to your computer via USB and utilizes the high-performance Line 6 Audio & MIDI drivers, is easily configured to work as your computer’s sound card.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware 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 a USB cable from here to your computer’s USB port.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware TonePort UX2 Connect your electric Guitar or Bass Connect your stereo Headphones Connect up to two Microphones Microphone Inputs - You can receive input from one or two mics at the same time using these ins. There is also a +48V Phantom Power switch that you should toggle to “on” if your mic requires phantom power (most condenser type mics do, but check the documentation for your mic if you are not sure). Connect each mic using an XLR cable.
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Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware *Note that when using TonePort and the GuitarPort Online membership service with GearBox, the GuitarPort Online playback audio is never routed to this S/PDIF output. This is necessary to comply with artist copyright requirements that Line 6 follows for the GuitarPort Online Tracks and artist content.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware TonePort UX8 The TonePort UX8 is a multichannel recording interface designed for professional use, offering plenty of headroom, a wide dynamic range and an exceedingly low noise floor. Designed with high quality electrical components and a rugged exterior, the UX8 is built to provide many years of reliability.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware *Note that when using TonePort and the GuitarPort Online membership service within GearBox, the GuitarPort Online playback audio is never routed to this S/PDIF output. This is necessary to comply with artist copyright requirements that Line 6 follows for the GuitarPort Online Tracks and artist content. To sync to an external S/PDIF device, set the UX8 to sync to S/PDIF in the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices application.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Line Level and XLR Inputs 8 unbalanced line level inputs are available for recording line level sources, such as a keyboard, stereo receiver, the line out from a mixing console, etc. Connect to line level inputs using 1/4-inch TS audio cables. 8 XLR preamp inputs are provided for balanced and mic input sources.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Microphone Input Controls Rear panel XLR input levels are controlled by a row of Trim knobs on the front panel. Use these inputs for microphones or balanced input signals with a gain range of 0 dB to 45 dB. Each XLR input has a -20 dB pad switch, which can be used to provide more headroom for high output microphones. A 75 Hz cutoff switch is also provided, useful for eliminating low frequency rumble from microphone sources.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Main Outputs 1-2 are controlled by a main volume knob and main mute button. The volume knob is an analog level control and does not affect any level being sent to your computer. When Mute is engaged, as solid amber LED illuminates, blinking about once every 2 seconds. Note that these controls operate on main outputs 1-2 only (headphone and S/PDIF levels are not affected). Outputs 3 – 8 are software controlled.
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Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Expression Pedal - Connect a 1/4-inch TS expression pedal to control Volume, Wah or any other MIDI CC parameter in GearBox or your recording application. To configure the expression pedal, go to the GearBox preferences . USB - This, of course, is where you connect the supplied USB cable to TonePort, with the other end going to your computer’s USB 1.1 or 2.0 port.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware TonePort DI Connect your electric Guitar or Bass Guitar/Bass - To input your electric guitar or bass, plug it in here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. This input also features a Pad switch; engage this switch when using a guitar/bass with high-output or active pickups, to avoid overdriving the input.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware 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. D.I. Out - This connection lets you record an unprocessed signal to your track, to which you can apply the GearBox Plug-In.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware TonePort GX Connect your electric Guitar or Bass Guitar/Bass - To input your electric guitar or bass, plug it in here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. Connect your stereo Headphones/Line Out Cable Connect USB cable from here to your computer* USB - This, of course, is where you connect the supplied USB cable to TonePort GX, with the other end going to your computer’s USB 1.1 or 2.0 port.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware GuitarPort Instrument input - your electric guitar or bass, plug it into this input using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. This inputs the signal into GearBox where you can choose your Tone and route the processed signal both to your audio software and out the GuitarPort outputs.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware POD X3 Left & Right Analog Outputs – Connect to your powered speakers or mixer USB 2.0 - Connect to your computer* S/PDIF Out - Connect to other S/PDIF devices Input 2 - Connect your microphone Phones - Connect your stereo Headphones Input 1 - Connect your guitar or bass Input 1 (Instrument) – Connect your guitar or bass here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware USB 2.0 - This is where you connect the supplied USB cable to POD X3, with the other end going to your computer’s USB 2.0 port. Of course, your POD is capable of processing your Tones all by itself, but you’ll need to connect the USB cable to your computer to use it with GearBox, and to use POD X3 as your sound card device.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware POD X3 Live Left & Right Direct Outs Use as a D.I. for recording or to the house mixer/P.A. Left & Right Live Outs Connect to your powered speakers or mixer Guitar in - Connect your guitar or bass S/PDIF Out - Connect to other S/PDIF devices USB 2.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Variax In - Got yourself a Line 6 Variax guitar? Plug it in here for a direct digital audio connection between the guitar and POD X3 Live. The POD X3 Live Inputs screen is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1, Tone 2 or both. Left & Right Live Outs - The unbalanced 1/4-inch connectors here get your POD X3 Live’s sound to a guitar amplifier, recorder, mixer or PA system.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware POD X3 Pro Guitar and Mic Input Channel Strips POD X3 Pro offers two sets of inputs on the front left of the unit. Think of these as two identical sets of inputs, for which you can use the options on the POD X3 Pro’s Inputs page whether these inputs feed Tone 1, Tone 2 or both.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware S/PDIF digital outputs. This signal is also fed out the Record Sends digitally to your computer across the USB 2.0 connection. When you are connected via USB to your computer, you can also launch GearBox and use it to alternatively load Tones stored on your hard disc, edit them on your screen, and make adjustments for output and Record Send levels.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware AES/EBU In & Out - Connect digitally to other AES/EBU devices S/PDIF In & Out - Connect digitally to other S/PDIF devices FBV Pedal In - Connect a Line 6 FBV controller MIDI In & Out/Thru Connect to external MIDI hardware Variax In - Connect your Variax Guitar USB 2.0 - Connect to your computer* AES/EBU Digital Input & Output - To record digitally from another digital device, connect it’s AES/EBU output to this Input.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware to another device’s MIDI Out. Use standard 5-pin MIDI cables for these connections. For more information, please see your POD X3 Pilot’s Handbook, or check out the more comprehensive MIDI documentation available for download on the GearBox - User Manuals page of the Line 6 web site. Variax In - Got yourself a Line 6 Variax guitar or bass? Plug it in here for a direct digital audio connection between the guitar and POD X3 Pro.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Studio/Direct Outputs – These balanced XLR outs carry your tone complete with speaker/microphone/ room simulation, perfect in the studio for pro-quality sound or as a direct send to a house mixer or PA when playing live. Output Level Switch – Use this to toggle the level of the Studio/Direct Outputs to best match the hardware inputs you are plugging into - Mic or Line level.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware PODxt Phones - Connect your stereo Headphones Instrument Input Connect your guitar or bass Instrument Input – Connect your electric guitar or bass here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. PODxt itself contains the processing power that turns your naked input signal into that roaring guitar Tone, which is then fed out the Analog Line Outs, as well as fed to the Record Send 1-2 digitally to your computer across the USB connection.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware PODxt Live Instrument Input - Connect your guitar or bass Aux Input – (Monitor in) connect a line level, stereo output (from your stereo, MP3 player, etc) Analog Line Outs – connect to your powered speakers or mixer Phones - Connect your stereo Headphones USB - Connect to your computer Instrument Input – Connect your electric guitar or bass here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware PODxt PRO Phones - Connect your stereo Headphones Instrument Input Connect your guitar or bass Instrument input – Connect your electric guitar or bass here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. PODxt Pro itself contains the processing power that turns your naked input signal into that roaring guitar Tone, which is then fed out the Analog and Digital Outs, as well as fed to the Record Send 1-2 digitally to your computer across the USB connection.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Unbalanced and Balanced Analog Line Outs - The Left and Right Unbalanced ¼-inch jacks and the Balanced XLR jacks output all audio signals; the audio from your audio software on the computer, and anything plugged into any the Instrument inputs (and effects loop, if you are using it). So, these are what you want to connect to your monitoring system when using PODxt Live as your computer’s sound card.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware PODxt - Audio Signal Routing & Re-Amping Re-Amping is the fancy, schmancy name for recording a dry, unaltered instrument signal to be processed later during mixing - this gives you the greatest flexibility to make later tone tweaks, since you don’t have to commit a particular sound to the track(s). This is, of course, the way that plug-ins work, so it’s something that all plug-ins, including GearBox Plug-in, provide.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware allowing you to listen to or record the PODxt-processed result via PODxt’s analog outputs. You can also use this mode during initial recording, so that unprocessed guitar can be recorded to a track, and the output of that track can be sent by the recording program to PODxt at the same time.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Routing analog outputs to another sound card If you want to use GearBox and your Line 6 device in a computer recording setup where a sound card already exists, then you might find it useful to connect your Analog Outs into the analog inputs of the existing sound card. More information can be found in the Sound Card and Sound Issues section of this guide.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware ToneDirect™ and your Line 6 Hardware as the preferred Audio Interface/Sound Card If you choose your Line 6 hardware as the preferred sound card for your audio setup, you get the benefits of ToneDirect™ monitoring automatically when running the GearBox application for tone control. This is standard operation when GearBox is acting as a tone front end for recording or jamming.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware • Connect Output B from the splitter to your Line 6 Hardware, the outputs of which will be connected to your audio interface, or a mixer (if you don’t want to connect to your audio interface, or if your interface does not support input monitoring). • Launch the GearBox application, and monitor the GearBox processed signal thru your hardware’s Line Outputs. These outputs supply the ToneDirect™ Monitoring magic.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Choosing your Line 6 Hardware as the Preferred Audio Device Setting up your Line 6 Hardware as the preferred Audio device means that all system sounds, as well as the audio output of your mp3 player and other audio applications will be routed thru your hardware. Windows® XP® Go to the Windows XP Control Panel, and select Sounds and Audio Devices.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware Windows® Vista® Go to the Vista Control Panel, and select Sound. In the Playback tab... Select your Line 6 hardware if it shows the green checkmark then it is currently the default device for playback. If not, then click the Set Default button. If yo want to set your Line 6 hardware as the default recording Device, then repeat these steps in the Recording tab.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware GuitarPort users Connect a 1/8-inch stereo cord to the Headphone Out, or use the Stereo RCA Line outputs with an adapter. Connect the other end to the Line Input of your sound card. TonePort users Connect the mono 1/4-inch Analog Line Outputs (if you have a UX8 then you probably want to use Outs 1 &2). Or, connect a 1/4-inch stereo cord to the Headphone Out Use an adapter if needed to connect to the Line Input of your sound card.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Line 6 Driver Panel & Recording So, just how does all that huge amount of Tone get routed around between your Line 6 gear, computer and recording software you ask? All this is performed by the audio driver - a software component installed with GearBox that allows the audio to be routed to the right place. This section provides an overview of the different driver types and where you can tweak a few settings to work best with your particular computer setup.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording it to the Record Sends its internal Monitoring system immediately, to provide a low latency monitor signal, and then mixes it with the rest of your audio to your monitoring system. The Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices Dialog Since your Line 6 device includes our high-performance audio driver, it can act as a USB sound card for just about any audio software that might be installed on your Mac® or Windows® computer.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording have even more options, so be sure to also read up on the UX8 specific sections... 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 7 8 10 1 – Line 6 Device selector: Allows selection of any supported Line 6 USB audio device that is connected. Note that if you have more than one supported device connected, each will be selectable in this list, regardless if it is in use by the GearBox application or not. If your device is not connected and powered on, it will not appear in this list.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording *Note that TonePort and GuitarPort devices also offer ToneDirect™ Monitoring, which is a separate audio path with its own Buffer setting. This allows you to keep the above ASIO Buffer Size at a “safer”, higher value, yet still benefit from low latency monitoring of your input signal while recording. Similarly, POD devices offer a USB audio buffer which provides an independent, direct monitor signal with its own buffer adjustment as well.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording idea to also go to the Sounds tab and set it to the No Sounds sound scheme to avoid also getting blasts of all those Vista system alerts, beeps and dings blaring through your monitors or headphones! The Vista Sound Control Panel dialog - Playback tab You can also click on the Properties button and access the default format setting for the Sample Rate and Bit Depth for your Line 6 device when used with Vista audio applications.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording TonePort GX, DI, GuitarPort and PODxt devices are always “fixed” to only route their “instrument” 1 /4 input signal into GearBox. When a GuitarPort or PODxt is the selected device, this Input Source Select list offers only “Instrument” as the source. PODxt & POD X3 devices do not offer an Input Source menu in this dialog. TonePort UX8 has a larger set of options - see the next section for its Inputs & Recording tab.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording effects, and a fully unprocessed signal. • Dual-Tone Source*: If you’ve selected one of the dual input configurations from the input menu, Record 3-4 will always carry the signal from the second audio source. When GearBox is running, these sends will carry the Tone 2 signal of a Dual-Tone configuration. *Note: TonePort DI, GX and GuitarPort devices can only run in Single-Tone configuration.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording PODxt devices show only one Record Send (Record 1-2). The type of signal that is routed to the Record Send 1-2 is determined by the PODxt Signal Routing option within the Audio Signal Routing menu at the left. Note that this Audio Signal Routing determines this signal type regardless if GearBox is running or not. (See the PODxt Audio Signal Routing section for more about the options in this menu).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording The Inputs & Recording tab lets you select specific inputs for recording. Input source options are as follows: Input 1: Instrument 1 or XLR 1 or Line 1 or S/PDIF (L) Input 2: Instrument 2 or XLR 2 or Line 2 or S/PDIF (R) Input 3: XLR 3 or Line 3 Input 4: XLR 4 or Line 4 Input 5: XLR 5 or Line 5 Input 6: XLR 6 or Line 6 Input 7: XLR 7 or Line 7 Input 8: XLR 8 or Line 8 You can also link inputs into stereo pairs.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Hardware Meters Show Use this menu to select the input and output levels you want the UX8’s hardware meters to display. Clock Source Set your preferred TonePort UX8 clock source with this menu. Select S/PDIF to sync the UX8 to S/PDIF clock source from another device’s digital output. Outputs & Monitoring Tab (TonePort UX8 Only - Windows) Important: Note that the Outputs & Monitoring tab provides control over the volume of whatever you are inputting into UX8.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording You can specify different mix settings for each pair of UX8 outputs if you like. By default, the only sounds that come out of the UX8 are the computer’s output and GearBox 9-10 signal (fully processed), all through the physical Main Outs 1-2. You can directly monitor other UX8 inputs by unmuting (uncheck the Mute checkbox for) the corresponding input source in this tab.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording displayed in the adjacent level meter and includes the combination of input sources and computergenerated signals, such as those assigned to the current output from within your recording software. Note that computer-generated signals (e.g. - the playback audio from your audio software’s session) are unaffected by the volume slider. The level meter’s clip LED graphics light up when the signal reaches 0 dB. Main Mix vs.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Mac® - Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices Dialog You can launch the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices dialog from within the Mac® System Preferences, or from the GearBox Preferences > Hardware tab. On Mac® systems, all Line 6 hardware utilizes the Mac® OS X® Core Audio driver format, which means that some of your Line 6 device settings will be in the OS X Audio-MIDI Setup dialog.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording 4 - ESN: Displays the current device’s unique Electronic Serial Number. 5 – Run Audio-MIDI Setup button: On Mac® systems, Core Audio sound card driver settings are configured in the OS X® Audio-MIDI Settings utility. This button launches this dialog for you (see following OS X Audio-MIDI Settings Dialog section). 6 – Sample Rate Converter Active indicator: TonePort and GuitarPort devices support 44.1 and 48 kHz sample rates natively, and support 88.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording • The System Output option allows you to choose which sound card the Mac System Settings are played through. You may NOT want to choose this to be your Line 6 device, since it can be rather annoying to hear those dings, beeps or frogs croaking at blaring volumes in your headphones or monitors when working in your audio application! Even better, you can turn these system settings off completely in the System Preferences > Sounds dialog.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Mac® OS X® Audio-MIDI Settings Dialog (TonePort UX8 Only) 5a 5b 5e 5c 5d 5f 5a – System Settings: • The Default Input and Default Output options allow you to choose the sound card you want your audio applications to use by default. If you want this to be your Line 6 device, select your UX8 here. • The System Output option allows you to choose which sound card the Mac System Settings are played through.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording *It is recommended that you do not use the Sample Rate selector in the Mac Audio-MIDI Setup dialog to set your sample rate when your recording software is running. Typically, your recording software will offer a Sample Rate option within its own “Preferences” or “Audio Setup” settings. It is best to configure the Sample Rate within the recording software, and you will see the device’s sample rate switch automatically to match it.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings Dialog - Inputs & Recording Tab 1 2 1 – Input Source Select: This is a mirrored control for the Source Select within the GearBox application where it allows you to select which physical input is used on the device. Note that this control is ONLY selectable when the GearBox software is not in use by the current device.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording TonePort GX, DI and GuitarPort devices are always “fixed” to only route their 1/4-inch input signals into GearBox. With one of these devices, this Input Source Select list offers only “Instrument” as the source. POD X3 and PODxt devices are “fixed” to route their input signals into GearBox. With one of these devices there is no Source Select menu displayed in the dialog.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Tone 2, as well as the Send volume knob also affect the signals fed to Send 1-2. For example, Send 1-2 carries the same signal you hear on POD X3’s Main outputs, which could be just Tone 1, or some combination of Tone 1 & 2. Your POD X3 Output screen options allow you to mute, pan or swap Tone 1 and Tone 2, so these options, of course, also affect what is fed to the Sends.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings Dialog - Inputs & Recording Tab (TonePort UX8 Only) 1 2 3 4 5 1 – Input Source Select: TonePort UX8 offers 8 individual input sources, each with its own selector where you can choose which physical input is to be used for each.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording the instantaneous feel necessary for competent performance while tracking. When GearBox is not in use, the Input 1 & input 2 selectors are available. As shown here, TonePort UX8 offers several input Sources to choose from. The selected Source is what gets routed to the Device Send. Stereo Paired Inputs You can also link inputs into stereo pairs. This affects hardware monitoring controls in the Outputs & Monitoring tab (see below).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Outputs & Monitoring Tab (TonePort UX8 Only - Mac) Important: Note that the Outputs & Monitoring tab provides control over monitoring levels, specifically, what you hear coming out of the UX8. These controls do not affect Send levels, the audio that streams into your recording software.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording By default, the only sounds that come out of the UX8 are the computer’s output and GearBox 9-10 signal (fully processed), all through Main Outs 1-2. You can directly monitor other UX8 inputs by unmuting (unchecking the Mute checkbox for) the corresponding input source in this tab. The UX8 provides monitoring through the hardware with zero latency, which is ideal for tracking with multiple sources simultaneously.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Main Mix vs. Talent Mix The UX8’s two front panel headphone outputs mirror Outs 1-2 and 3-4 respectively.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Driver Panel & Recording Important Things to Know for Recording This section will give you some pointers for using your Line 6 Hardware for recording, to help you get your brain wrapped around all that complex computer stuff your geeky friends talk about at parties. We’ve got even more info, including setup tips for specific audio programs and system tweaking tips in our GearBox Recording Setup Guide – its available free on the line6.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application GearBox Stand-Alone Application This chapter offers a tour of the GearBox interface when in use with a Line 6 TonePort, GuitarPort or PODxt family device in use. POD X3, POD X3 Live & POD X3 Pro owners - please skip to the following GearBox with POD X3 chapter for the full GearBox Stand-Alone Application information with your device. Note that the GearBox interface includes different options depending on your specific Line 6 hardware.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application GearBox Controls and Operation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 23 22 11 21 12 13 14 15 20 19 18 16 17 All descriptions that follow are the same for Windows® or Mac®, unless otherwise noted. 1 – Source Select menu: TonePort UX1, UX2, UX8, KB37 – Here is where you choose which physical input(s) you want to use for the GearBox Tone path. Note that TonePort devices also offer a Dual-Tone Source option.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 6 - Tone Options menu: Click this button to do an “A/B” Compare of your settings vs. preset settings, view or edit the Tone Info, Save the Tone, or Save As to do a copy of the current Tone. 7 - Monitor controls: • Monitor Volume – the level of whatever input signal you are feeding into GearBox (e.g.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application For TonePort/GuitarPort devices – These controls affect the Monitor and playback signal paths for both Record Sends 1-2 and 3-4, or both Tones when using a Dual-Tone Source. For TonePort UX8 only – Note that GearBox’s record sends are labeled “9-10” and “11-12”. 9 - Bypass button: TonePort – will bypass all amp and effects processing for the currently displayed Tone.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application • +18 button – Boosts the level of the Record Send – useful if your GearBox signal is a weak one and you need more level to get a good record level. • Mono button – sums the GearBox stereo Tone to a Mono signal for Record Send 1-2 (the same mono signal is fed to both Send 1 and 2 channels). Useful if you want to record from Send 1 or 2 and ensure it is not one side of a stereo signal.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 22 - Show/Hide Effects display button: Click this button to collapse or expand the area which shows the Effects Control display and Record Send 1-2 controls. For TonePort UX8 only – Note that UX8 hardware meters are configured in the Line 6 AudioMIDI Devices application, Inputs & Recording tab.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application GearBox! Note: TonePort DI, GX and GuitarPort can only run in Single-Tone configuration. Pre/Post Record Send GearBox displays an additional Record Send for TonePort and GuitarPort devices, which provides several useful signal routing functions. When you have a single input Source chosen in the Source Select menu, you’ll see the Send 3-4 icon (labeled Send 11-12 for UX8) in the row of the Effects icons.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application • In the PRE position, Send 3-4 taps into the audio path before any processing is applied to the input source, routing a totally dry signal thru the USB port. This is useful when using plug-ins, including the GearBox Plug-in, since you can record a pass with a no-compromise, great feeling tone, without committing any tone shaping to the track (see the ToneDirect™ Monitoring section for more info).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application For TonePort UX8 only – Tone 1 and Tone 2 route to Record Send 9-10 and Record Send 11-12 respectively. In Dual -Tone mode, the Tone 1 & Tone 2 toggle buttons appear at the top left to allow you to show the Amp and FX configuration for the respective Tone path. Note that these other controls across the top of the dialog automatically adjust the currently displayed Tone’s settings. For example, here the “Inst.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application To send out MIDI CC data from the adjustment of GearBox onscreen knobs & switches, check this box. To control GearBox features (such as Wah or Volume) from a 3rd party hardware MIDI controller device or software, choose the MIDI Port that your controller unit is connected to. GearBox will then receive MIDI CC data on MIDI Channel 1.
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Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application Select the Hardware tab Click here to display the Line 6 AudioMIDI Device control panel Select the MIDI tab Click here to recall any Preset or Default Mappings ...
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Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application GearBox with PODxt One fundamental difference between PODxt versus TonePort & GuitarPort devices is that PODxt units have their own onboard DSP processing and Memory. You can think of GearBox as a computer “user interface” for what is running on your PODxt device. Because of this hardware architecture, you’ll see a few differences here for GearBox controls with PODxt as compared to TonePort or GuitarPort devices.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application level routed to your Record Send 1-2 as well as the “playback” level of audio software that is routing its output back to your PODxt. 4 - Pan slider: Pans your source input left or right. This affects the signal that is routed to BOTH your Record Send 1-2 and the Monitor path. Double click on the slider to set it to dead center.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 GearBox Stand-Alone Application - POD X3 POD X3, POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro are the newest additions to the Line 6 USB device family, and X3 is the most powerful POD model yet! POD X3 devices are capable of processing two completely independent Tones and, therefore, offer many options within GearBox 3.7 for signal routing, Dual Tone presets, Pedal Control, Hardware Memory management and more.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 1 – Input Tone 1 & Tone 2 menus: Here is where you choose which physical inputs you want fed to each Tone 1 and Tone 2. Note that POD X3 Live and Pro offer additional options in their Input menus since these units includes Line 6 Variax inputs and other physical inputs. To route your physical hardware inputs to Tone 1 and Tone 2 using these menus, follow the for your POD X3 device: Tone 1 menu – pick an input to get routed to Tone 1.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 3 - Tone 1 & 2 buttons: The function of these “1” and “2’ buttons is different, depending if you are currently in Single Tone versus Dual Tone mode (see #9 regarding toggling Dual Tone on/off): • When in Single Tone mode - If only a single Tone is active (the Dual Tone button is “off”), then the Tone 1 and Tone 2 buttons will toggle between the Tone settings loaded in each.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 you click... Click here to show the effect’s edit display Click here to enable/disable the effect • Clicking on the top portion of each of the little amp or “stomp box” icons in this row will toggle the lower Effects Panel to display that effect block’s controls. You can do this independently of switching the effect itself On/Off. Note that you can use your left or right mouse button to do this.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 • FX Loop (POD X3 Live & Pro only) Click on the top portion of the icon to display the FX Loop settings Click on the lower portion of the icon to toggle the Loop on/off With a POD X3 Live or Pro device in use, you’ll see options available for configuring the FX Loop settings (the equivalent of the controls found on the POD X3 Live/Pro’s “FX Loop” edit screen).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 • Monitor knob - Attenuates the overall level of the Studio/Direct Mix heard via POD X3 (i.e. USB Hardware Monitoring). This affects the Monitor level of both Tones 1 & 2. (Note that this knob does not affect what is fed to Sends 1 & 2 and, therefore, will not affect the recording levels in your audio software). Use this knob to balance out how loud your instrument is versus playback audio tracks from your computer, without affecting your recording level.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 Pan Tone 1 independently to the Left or Right out jack Pan Tone 2 independently to the Left or Right out jack Mute/Un-Mute Tone 1 (Un-Muted) Mute/Un-Mute Tone 2 (Un-Muted) 1/4 Inch Out controls are displayed when one of the Live modes is selected Note - For POD X3 Live and Pro units’ Digital outputs... there are options for the type of signal fed to the AES/EBU and S/PDIF outputs as well on the POD X3’s Outputs screen.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 Pedal Control Pedal Assignment for Tone 1 & Tone 2 Tweak parameter assignment for Pedal 1 & Pedal 2 Tone 1 COMP button assign (POD X3 Live) Tone 1 FX LOOP button assign (POD X3) Tone 2 COMP button assign (POD X3 Live) Tone 2 FX LOOP button assign (POD X3) POD X3 Live Pedal Control Options Pedal Control – Choose here to have the pedal affect either Tone 1, Tone 2 or Both.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 Saving & Opening POD X3 Tones Within GearBox With the powerful new Dual Tone abilities of the mighty POD X3 family devices, we’ve also added some File menu options in GearBox. The File menu commands allow you to not only Save & Open Tone 1 or Tone 2 individually, but also to Save & Open Dual Tone Presets! Saving Tones When you use any of the Save & Save As commands from the GearBox File menu, this creates a Line 6 Tone file (.l6t) that is stored to your computer.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 activate the Dual Tone function and tweak either Tone to make them a bit different if you want to experiment. Save As... - Launches the Save As dialog where you can edit the name, enter descriptive information, and Browse to where to save the Dual Tone preset. Clicking the Save button in the dialog saves the current Tone 1 & 2 edit buffer settings as a Dual Tone preset file (.l6t) on your computer.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 Note - For even more control over your Dual Tones, be sure to also check out the following section on the new POD X3 Hardware Memory Window. File > Tone 1 Open... - Launches the File > Open dialog allowing you to select any GearBox Dual Tone or Single Tone preset file from your computer’s hard disk. • Choosing a Single Tone file loads the data from the preset only into Tone 1, fully replacing the data previously in the Tone 1 edit buffer, and leaving Tone 2 as is.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 File > Tone 2 Open... - Launches the File > Open dialog allowing you to select any GearBox Dual Tone or Single Tone preset file from your computer’s hard disk. • Choosing a Single Tone file loads the data from the preset, fully replacing the data previously in the edit buffer, putting the data into only Tone 2, and Tone 1 is left as is.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 buffer and not immediately written to the on-board POD X3 hardware memory - to do this you can use the GearBox Hardware Memory window’s “Put” function. Tone Translations - Opening Tones Created with Non-POD X3 Devices You are certainly not limited to opening only Tone preset files that were created by others using different Line 6 hardware such as from the Online Tone Library as described above, GuitarPort Online or the Line 6 Custom Tone site.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 buffer” as it’s sometimes referred to in Line 6 documentation). The key to syncing the data shown in this window with the actual data stored within your POD X3 device’s on-board memory is to use the “Get” and “Put” functions, as you’ll see described in this section. Get and Put buttons - see below for the functions of each Bundle File buttons Banks view toggle - switch to to load or save a Bundle file (.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 items within the Hardware Memory window. It is possible to select a Bank, a Channel or a Tone. It is also possible to select multiple Banks, multiple Channels or multiple Tones so that you can drag and drop just the ones you want. To follow are some tips for making selections... Selecting a Bank - Clicking in the “Bank Area” of a bank will select the entire Bank. Click within this area to select a Bank.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 Multiple Banks selected Multiple Channels selected Multiple Tones selected Using Your Keyboard It is also possible to navigate and perform other actions within the Hardware Window by using your keyboard... Up/Down Arrow keys - Once a Bank or Channel is selected, the arrow keys will move the selection to the next/previous or adjacent left/right Bank or Channel in the Hardware Memory window.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 The “Put Selected” button will write the Local memory Tones in the selected Bank(s) or Channel(s) to your POD X3’s on-board memory, overwriting only the selected Banks/Channels. (See the previous section about how to select multiple items in the Hardware Memory window). Drag & Drop Options It is possible to simply drag and drop items between the Hardware Memory window and the Finder (Mac) or Windows Explorer (Windows) panels to copy and move things around.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 • Re-Order - If you drag a selected Channel or Bank onto the dividing line between two Channels or Banks, the selected data is inserted at the target location, shuffling the other Channel/Bank data to fill in the location from where the selected came from.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 Editing an individual Tone name - Click directly on any Tone’s name within a Channel and you’ll see the name become highlighted. You can then type in a new name for the Tone - hit the Return key (Mac) or Enter key (Windows) for the text to be accepted.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 window. Note that this means the Bundle is created with all Tones within the Local memory (which may differ from the on-board memory User Bank contents, if you have edited or moved any Tones using GearBox). You can then use the Bundle Open button to load the complete Bundle all back into the Hardware Memory window (and thus into your Local computer memory).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 Variax Bass settings panel (for Bass 700 & 705) Note: To allow changes made in the GearBox Variax panel control your connected Variax guitar, you’ll need to be sure to set the POD X3 Live/X3 Pro’s Input screen, Variax option to “Enable Global Control”. If this option is set to “Disable Global Control”, then the Variax remains “locked” so that it its settings can only be accessed on the guitar itself.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 POD X3 Live & Pro MIDI Control POD X3 Live and Pro units include MIDI 5-pin In/Out jacks, making them capable of sending and receiving MIDI controller data for these X3 devices’ controls. POD X3 devices do not include USB “software” MIDI ports.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... GearBox How To... Basic Operation........................................................................................6•3 How to turn GearBox’s software knobs........................................................................... 6•3 How to fine-tune GearBox’s knobs and Model or Tone menus...................................... 6•3 How to show an effect’s controls without turning on an effect......................................
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... How to load a Track from an Audio CD....................................................................... 6•18 How to load a Track file from GuitarPort Online......................................................... 6•21 How to load a Track file from your hard disk................................................................ 6•22 How to load GuitarPort’s Tutorial Track.......................................................................
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... Basic Operation How to turn GearBox’s software knobs • Click your mouse anywhere on the knob (Windows® users, you’ll be using your left mouse button for this). • While continuing to hold the mouse button, drag the mouse up and down. • Do not drag your mouse in a circular turning motion.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... arrows for the Effects section and the Browser. p Return to How To Topics How to show/hide the Browser The bottom portion of the GearBox window, where the GuitarPort Online content and other items are shown, is called the Browser. Click the arrow button at the top left side of it, to the left of the Back/Fwd arrow buttons, to show/hide the Browser.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... Note – There is no Tuner display available with GearBox when set to use POD X3/X3 Live/X3 Pro devices. The on-board POD X3 tuner can, of course, still be used when connected to your computer, you just will not see it displayed within GearBox. You can then play an open single string on your guitar (or bass guitar), and the display on the right side of the tuner will show you which note that string is currently tuned to.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... Metronome Tips The Metronome provides a simple “beat sequencer” you can use to practice your timing. To use the metronome, press the Metronome button above the Browser. The metronome will then be displayed within the Browser panel. Metronome Controls • Speed - The metronome’s tempo is controlled by the Speed knob and text box on the left and is measured in beats-per-minute.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... “beat sequencer”. • Saving - The last modified sequence will be automatically saved as “Custom”, but you may want to click the “Save” button and give your percussive creation a name. This also keeps you from overwriting it later by modifying another sequence. If you get bored of one of your creations, just load it up from the “STYLE” menu and press the “Delete” button. You can not overwrite or delete the original presets.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... All the effects have basic sounds programmed so they’re ready to go if you turn them on. This Tone can be, of course, completely customized by you, so you can turn it into whatever you want. Saving the Basic Tone - Once you’ve made alterations to this basic Tone, you can then choose Save Tone from GearBox’s File menu if you’d like to have your changes replace the Basic Tone. Or...
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... You can create, edit and save your own Tones any time you like. A Tone includes your Guitar or Bass Amp & Cab, Preamp, and Effect Model selections and their settings. The yellow Tone menu at the top left of the GearBox program’s window shows which Tone is currently selected and will also give you access to the new Tones you save. If the Tone name is shown in italics in the Tone menu as shown above, it has been altered versus the saved version of the Tone.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... the volume of Sss and Ssh sounds that get recorded. To use the De-Esser appropriately, try first recording a test vocal track without it. If you hear more Sss and Shh sounds that you would like, try adding a band of EQ to that recorded track in your recording program. Set that EQ to provide a bandpass with a narrow width or Q, and set it to cut quite a bit, maybe something like -20dB.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... You can also select use GearBox’s Preferences to set how it will configure itself for your Line 6 hardware. Choose Preferences from GearBox’s Edit menu (Windows®) or GearBox menu (Mac®) and select the Hardware tab: If your Line 6 hardware is connected to your computer and it’s not available from the “Launch GearBox using:” menu, there is a USB connection error.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... How to select your Preferred Audio Device See the Choosing your Line 6 Hardware as your preferred device section in Chapter 2 to learn how to set your Line 6 device or some other soundcard as your Preferred Audio Device in Windows® or Mac®.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... To check for any available updates for GearBox software or your Line 6 Gear… with your Line 6 hardware USB cable connected, and with your computer’s Internet connection active, launch Line 6 Monkey from GearBox’s Help menu.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... The FX Junkie pack models will be spread out among Stomps, Mods, and Delays and will be preceded by an FX. The Power Pack is included as a standard feature set on PODxt family devices, and is an optional upgrade on TonePort/GuitarPort. Power Pack models will not have any special prefix, but they will appear under AMP MODEL, Stomps, Mods, Delays, and Verbs. For more info on Model Packs, please check out the Model Pack Handbooks.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... How to purchase the GearBox Plug-In The GearBox Plug-In works with all TonePort, GuitarPort, POD X3 and PODxt devices - and comes included with the purchase of any TonePort DI or TonePort UX8 unit. The GearBox Plug-In works with Windows® VST®, Mac® AU® and both Windows® and Mac® RTAS® formats. To purchase it, just launch Line 6 Monkey and go to the Optional Add-Ons tab, select GearBox Plug-In and click the Purchase Add-Ons button.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... • Getting distortion or clipping as you try to make these adjustments? See Noise and Distortion troubleshooting. p Return to How To Topics How to connect to the Internet You need an Internet connection to use the GuitarPort Online features of GearBox. If you do not already have an Internet connection, you will need to contact an ISP (Internet Service Provider) and purchase an Internet access plan from them.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... Additionally, by default the GearBox installer creates a Tracks folder and stores your GuitarPort Online Tracks within it at this location: Windows® - My Documents\Line 6\Tracks Mac® – Documents/Line 6/Tracks Alternatively, Tracks can be stored anywhere on your hard disk, and can be opened from The GearBox File menu - Open command, or via the LOAD FROM HARD DISK button available from the Player button above the Browser.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... How to join GuitarPort Online If you’re not already a member of GuitarPort Online, click the GuitarPort Online button above the Browser with your Internet connection active and the Browser will show you how to become a member or take a tour to see what GuitarPort Online is all about.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... GuitarPort can load audio from a standard Audio CD. The steps are slightly different depending if you are on Mac® or Windows®: Mac®: • Click on the Player button above the Browser. • Insert an Audio CD (you can disable auto-launch of CD player programs). • Click LOAD FROM: CD, select the Track you want, and click the Open button. • This launches the Open window, where you can choose your CD drive to access its contents.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... TIP – You can launch the Mac® iTunes® program if you want to have it connect to the Internet and retrieve the CD Artist name and Track info for the CD. Once iTunes® does this, you can close it and the Open dialog will then show all the actual CD Track names since they will be stored in memory from iTunes®. Windows®: • Click on the Player button above the Browser. • Insert an Audio CD (you can disable auto-launch of CD player programs).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... • Once you click Save, the CD track is automatically loaded in the Player and you can play this track just like any other GPO Track or Hard Disk file using the transport. p Return to How To Topic How to load a Track file from GuitarPort Online Note – you must be a GuitarPort Online member to gain access to GuitarPort Online tracks. For membership details, please visit www.guitarport.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... How to load a Track file from your hard disk Click the LOAD FROM: Hard Disk button in the Player to load a GuitarPort Track file that you have saved to your hard disk. The recently used Tracks are also available from the Track Loaded menu: p Return to How To Topics How to load GuitarPort’s Tutorial Track GuitarPort includes a Tutorial Track to introduce you to its basic features and operation.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... p Return to How To Topics How to set the Loop start and end points When the Loop is on for the Track loaded in the Player button above the Browser, you’ll be able to see and set the Loop’s start and end points in the Track Sections Display: • Click the Loop button to light it red if it’s not lit already. • The looped portion of the Track is shown in orange. • Light the BY SECTIONS button if you want the loop points to “snap” to the sections.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... GuitarPort Online members have access to the Online Tone Locker, which appears in this right pane of the Tone Locker You can also, of course, share Tones that are stored on your local hard disk by emailing them as individual file attachments to your friends who also have GearBox.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox How To.... p Return to How To Topics How to show/hide the effect control panel It can be handy to hide the effect details when you don’t need to fine-tune the effects, and you want to have more space available to view items in the Browser. Click the arrow button at the left side of the effects area to show/hide the Effects control panel.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In GearBox Plug-In Welcome to the wonderful world of GearBox™ Plug-In, where legendary, studio-standard tone and classic vintage effects are all available to you within your favorite recording application, in a flexible native software plug-in format! Windows® 64 Bit Support As mentioned at the start of this User Guide, GearBox version 3.7 supports Windows® XP® and Vista® 64 bit systems, so if you have one of those new-fangled 64 bit PC’s, GearBox 3.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In MIDI automation means using MIDI messages, either from an external controller like a Line 6 TonePort KB37, or from the host application, to modify parameter settings on the target plug-in. Most host applications, such as Steinberg Cubase® or Cakewalk SONAR®, provide robust MIDI sequencing capabilities, allowing you to literally draw MIDI controller changes (MIDI automation), which then get sent to track plug-ins or externally, to outboard gear.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In Grab any available updates Login to your Line 6 account *TonePort UX8 and DI Silver/Gold bundle customers: The GearBox Plug-In is included in your purchase, and needs only to be enabled on your computer. This way, please… Purchasing the GearBox Plug-In Click on the Optional Add-Ons tab, select GearBox Plug-In, then click on Purchase Add-Ons. You will be taken to the Line 6 Store, where you can purchase a license for the plug-in.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In Activating the Plug-In In Line 6 Monkey, click on Activate Purchase. A window will pop up, that will prompt you to enter the activation key you just received. Line 6 Monkey will connect to the server to validate the license, and program your hardware. That’s it, you’re done! You are now ready to use the GearBox Plug-In with your favorite recording application.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In GearBox Plug-In Controls and Operation The GearBox Plug-In Graphical User Interface or GUI (you guessed it, it’s pronounced “gooey”) is remarkably similar to that of the GearBox application, so we invite you to refer to the GearBox StandAlone Application section for a description of all the controls and functions. In this section, we’ll point out the differences between the Plug-In and its full-version brother.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In Where Can I Find the GearBox Plug-In On My Computer? Your favorite recording application must locate the GearBox Plug-In in order to use it. Some applications scan your hard drive for all available plug-ins while others need you to point them to the correct folder. On Windows®: • VST® - You can define where the VST GearBox Plug-In is installed during the GearBox installation process.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery Model Gallery Guitar Amp & Cab Models.......................................................................8•3 Line 6 Chemical X . ........................................................................................................ 8•3 Line 6 Insane .................................................................................................................. 8•3 Line 6 Piezacoustic 2 ................................................................................
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery Analog Delay w/Modulation...................................................................... 8•15 Tube Echo................................................................................................... 8•15 Digital Delay.............................................................................................. 8•16 Mod................................................................................................................................
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery You probably know by now that we’re relentless tone fanatics here at Line 6. Once we’ve set our sights on creating a software emulation of a particular piece of gear, we go to great lengths to be sure that we’ve gotten our hands on the very best example of an amp, preamp, effect or speaker cabinet that we can find to study. We will (and have) scoured the globe in search of just the right specimen — that one, very particular piece of “holy grail” gear that has the magic.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery Line 6 Spinal Puppet You know how, when you’re playing head-bangin’ music, you look out into the audience and see all those heads bobbing up and down? Those are Spinal Puppets. Need we say more? p Return to Model Gallery List Line 6 Treadplate Looking for tight, high gain tone? The kind of sound that powers classic Metallica or Dream Theater tracks? Then you’ve come to the right place, my friend.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery the kind of tone that the Bassman® can deliver at higher gain settings, you had to crank it up loud enough to do some serious damage to anyone who might be standing close by. Now you can get that kind of tone at a bedroom or studio level — or even through your headphones! Try a Drive setting of about 4 or 5 — it’s guaranteed to dredge up the best R & B licks you know.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery The AC 30 with Top Boost was the amp made famous by many British invasion bands. Much of the unique character of the Vox® sound can be attributed to the fact that Class A amps overdrive in a very different way than Class AB. Brian May of Queen, Mike Campbell of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, and The Edge of U2 have all used classic AC 30s to make their music.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery extra saturation. Some guys loved this sound so much that they pulled the chassis and permanently wired a jumper into the amp. Being the obsessive/compulsive tone freaks we are, we just had to give you the 1968 Plexi Jump Lead model to give you a sound based on* of this setup. * All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery are provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. p Return to Model Gallery List 1993 Solo 100 Head The 1993 Solo 100 Head Amp Model is based on* a Soldano SLO-100 head. Mike Soldano first came to fame as the guy who could do all the really cool mods to your Marshall®. It wasn’t long before he started building his own ‘hot-rod’ amps — sporting chromed transformers and chassis, no less.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery Brit Gain 18 Based on the Marshall® 1974X “authentic re-issue” of the famous 1974 18W Combo from the late ‘60’s. (brief editorial aside: Marshall® has had a long tradition of coming up with model numbers that can easily be taken for years. The Model 1974 combo was manufacturer from 1965 to 1968, the Model 1961 and 1962 combos were first made in 1965. Is it any wonder we look confused sometimes?).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery Adventurous recordists will find that it can even be used to add some tube warmth or distorted grind to just about anything — warming up keyboards, crunching up drums, and fuzzing up vocals the way producers and engineers often do in the studio with vintage tube gear. When you do this stuff, you want to use the Drive control like a mix knob on a reverb to control how much processing you want to hear.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery SUPRO is a registered trademark of Zinky Electronics. GIBSON is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp. GRETSCH is a registered trademark of Fred W. Gretsch Enterprises, Ltd. FENDER, CHAMP, DELUXE REVERB, TWIN REVERB and BASSMAN are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. VOX is a registered trademark of Korg Europe Limited. ROLAND is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery AMPEG and PORTAFLEX are registered trademarks of St. Louis Music, Inc. MOTOWN is a registered trademark of UMG Recordings, Inc. P BASS is a registered trademark of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. p Return to Model Gallery List Adam and Eve After David Eden made cabs for SWR® for 3 or 4 years, he went into the business of making his own bass amp and cabinet line.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery the “mid 80’s metal bass” tone. It’s the perfect choice when you’re ready for a little Pyromania.... *All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions and images are used solely to identify the specific products whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery Vintage U.K. GearBox’s Vintage UK model is based on* the truly classic Neve 1073 pre-amp. Designed by Rupert Neve in the early 1970’s, as a discrete transistor mic/line amp with 3-band EQ and high-pass filter, the 1073 was used in a variety of Neve consoles. NOT known for being the flattest or cleanest kid on the block, the Neve 1073 became the “Gold Standard” of pre amps regardless.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery Console Here’s our model inspired by solid state console mic pre designs, delivering flat frequency response that is very clean and without the additional personality that the other Preamp Models provide. This is a great choice when you want to capture quality audio without adding color, as you might want to do when recording line level instruments like keyboards.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery * MAESTRO® and ECHOPLEX® are trademarks of Gibson Guitar Corp. and are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions and images are provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Digital Delay This model is a straight up digital delay with Bass and Treble tone controls. Nothing fancy here, just basic echo-cho-cho-cho.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery and images are provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. U-Vibe The U-Vibe model is based on* the now-legendary Uni-Vibe, which was put on the map in 1969 by Jimi Hendrix. Essentially a four-stage phase shifter, the Uni-Vibe is best known for its watery texture and sultry tones. One listen to “Machine Gun” and you’ll know what we mean.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery p Return to Model Gallery List Stomp Stomp Effects give you a choice of Models of classic distortions stompboxes, a stomp box-style compressor, and a couple of De-Esser effects designed for taming Sss and Shh sounds that are common when recording vocals. Facial Fuzz Sometime in late 1966, an infamous circular stomp box hit the London music scene. Designed and built by Arbiter Music, the Fuzz Face would soon begin its famous association with guitar legend Jimi Hendrix.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery Classic Distortion Born and bred in the late ‘70s, the ProCo Rat was the beginning of a new generation of distortion boxes. With a sound that was angrier and more aggressive than a fuzz, the Rat put teeth into a new breed of metal that was beginning to crawl to the surface of the music scene.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Brite Room Here’s the sound of a live, bright room to add life to any track. Medium Hall A medium sized hall with heavy reflections - this one is meant to be heard. Cavernous Now that’s big! Fire this verb up and get set for a long night of dandelion dreams... Slap Plate This reverb dishes up the vibe of early rock and roll recordings, like Sam Phillips’ great work at Sun Studios. Thank you very much.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery same sort of territory, with a bit of a uniquely Line 6 bent. Choose this distortion for your bass or any other signal and it will immediately become a very close and furry friend. Note for non-bass players: this stomp box absolutely rocks on signals other than bass. No, really, try it.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery EQ The 4 Band Semi-Parametric EQ lets you emphasize and de-emphasize selected ranges of audio frequencies, from bass to midrange to treble. The knobs on the left of the EQ’s control panel let you choose the frequency that each of the 4 bands of the EQ will focus on, and set the amount of gain that will be added to or subtracted from that frequency band.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery esser performs its gain reduction only on the selected frequency band, unlike the more typical insertstyle De-Essing of the Male De-Esser. Male De-Esser The Male De-esser should be your first choice for controlling the Sss and Shh sounds of male vocalists, although as with all things musical, you may find many uses for it and may find that for some female vocalists it works better than the Female De-Esser.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery Model List To follow is a list of all Amp, Cab and Effects models that are included as “Factory-Standard*” models for each Line 6 device supported by GearBox, as well as included within each optional Model Pack. These models will appear within the GearBox Amp Model, Cab Model and Effect Model menus when the respective device is the one in use by GearBox, and if the optional Model Packs are authorized for this Line 6 device.
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Line 6 Super Clean n n Line 6 Super Sparkle n n Line 6 Sparkle Clean n Line 6 Crunch n Line 6 Smash n n Line 6 Fuzz n n Line 6 Chunk Chunk n n Line 6 Big Bottom n n Line 6 Treadplate n n n Line 6 Lunatic n n n Line 6 Agro n n n 2003 Connor 50 n 2003 Deity Crunch n 2003 Deity Lead n n 2003 Deity’s Son n n 1963 Blackface Vibro n n 1967 Double Show n n 1972 Silverface Bass n n 1987 Brit Gain Silver J n n 1992 Brit Gain J-900 Clean n n 1992 Brit Gain J-
Bass Expan. Pack FX Junkie Pack Collector Classics Pack Metal Shop Pack Power Pack PODXT Standard POD X3 Model Name GuitarPortTonePort Standard Line 6 GearBox 3.
Bass Expan. Pack FX Junkie Pack Collector Classics Pack Metal Shop Pack Power Pack PODXT Standard POD X3 Model Name GuitarPortTonePort Standard Line 6 GearBox 3.
Bass Expan. Pack FX Junkie Pack Collector Classics Pack Metal Shop Pack Power Pack PODXT Standard POD X3 Model Name GuitarPortTonePort Standard Line 6 GearBox 3.
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Hi Talk n n Sweeper n n Warble-Matic n n Stereo Expo Chorus n n Stereo Square Flange n n Reverb FX ‘Lux Spring n n n n King Spring n n n Small Room n n n Tiled Room n n n n n n n n n Large Hall n n n Rich Chamber n n n Chamber n n n Standard Spring Brite Room n n Dark Hall Medium Hall n n n Cavernous n n n Slap Plate n n n Vintage Plate n n n Large Plate n n n n n Distortion FX Facial Fuzz n Tube Drive n n Fuzz Pi n n n Scr
Bronze Master n n n n n n n n n n Chrome n n n Chrome Custom n n n Throaty n n n Conductor n n n Colorful n n n n n Auto Wah n n Synth Lead n n Synth String n n Synth Analog n n Synth FX n n Buzz Wave n n Rez Synth n n Saturn 5 Ring Mod n n Double Bass n n Synth Harmony n n Dingo Tron n n Clean Sweep n n Seismik Synth n n Wah FX Vetta Wah Fassel Weeper n n Filter FX 4 Band SemiParametric EQ Sub Octaves n n Bender 8•32 n n n
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Audio Glitches................................................................................................................ 9•2 Auto-connect options don’t work................................................................................... 9•4 Why can’t I hear the effects?........................................................................................... 9•5 Why can’t I record a Track from GuitarPort to other programs.......................
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting Audio Glitches Audible pops and clicks and other audio glitches may occur when another program or device is trying to stream audio or video, or your computer cannot provide enough system resources (RAM memory, or hard disk or computer processor speed) for GearBox. There can be many different causes for this type of problem, since there are so many possible computer models, parts, and configurations.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting Start button > Settings > Control Panel > Line 6 Audio-MIDI device Note that some Windows® audio programs also offer access to an ASIO Buffer size control within their own preferences or audio options, but is recommended that you always make ASIO buffer settings adjustments in the Line 6 Audio-MIDI devices dialog only.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting Try adjusting the Buffer slider to the right to reduce the demands puts on your computer to play Tracks. Hard disk access speed - One common cause of clicks and pops in your recording and playback audio is caused from your computer not being able to write/read the audio data from your hard disk fast enough. Most audio recording software will recommend that you use a hard disk that is rated at 7200 RPM disk speed (or faster).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting Why can’t I hear the effects? Each effect – Gate, Wah, Comp, EQ, Stomp, Mod, Delay and Verb – can be turned on and off independently of the others, by clicking on the lower portion of its stomp box icon. You’ll see the OFF or ON status shown on this icon. To see the settings for the effect, click on the top portion of the icon and the controls will appear in the Effect edit panel below.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting Disabling auto-launching of Windows Media Player, iTunes or other CD player programs while using GearBox Windows® Media Player®, WinAmp®, iTunes® and other CD player programs can be set so that, each time you insert a CD into your computer, they auto-launch and start playing the first CD track.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting look in the Updates tab. Just select the Driver item and you can choose to install (or re-install) just the driver here.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting You also need to have a live Internet connection, so be sure your Internet or network connection is plugged in and active before looking for more complex solutions! Note that if you own more than one of these Line 6 devices, that your GuitarPort Online membership is only authenticated on the one device that you originally used to sign up. You must use this Line 6 device to gain access to the GuitarPort Online membership content.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting Multiple computers: Using GearBox and GuitarPort Online on more than one computer You can use GearBox and the GuitarPort Online features with more than one computer if you like. You will, of course, need to install the GearBox software on each computer. Once you’ve done that, just connect your Line 6 hardware to the computer you’d like to use, start the GearBox program and you’ll be able to use both the standard features of GearBox and GuitarPort Online.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting • Is the guitar input working with your TonePort/GuitarPort hardware? – The light on the GuitarPort hardware also acts as an input level indicator, flashing orange when medium volume sound is being received at the guitar connector, and red when the maximum level is reached.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting • If you can hear POD’s guitar processing, but can’t hear Tracks or other audio played back by the GearBox Player, check to make sure you have the Track Level slider up (at the top of the Browser window when the Player is in view), and make sure you aren’t having a USB problem. • If your Line 6 Hardware is not configured as your Sound Card: You must connect a cable from the Output of your Line 6 device to the input of your sound card.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting be picking up electrical noise from your computer’s display or other sources. You can generally reduce these noises with the GearBox Gate and Hum Reducer features. • Speaker or other Audio System Noise when using TonePort or GuitarPort hardware – It’s also possible that the noise is occurring AFTER TonePort/GuitarPort, in your speakers, headphones, or other system that you are connecting your device to for listening.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting Track playback when using the Player is frequently interrupted Interrupted Track playback may be caused when another USB device is trying to stream audio or video, or your computer cannot provide enough system resources (RAM memory or computer processor speed) for GearBox. First, it’s a good idea to make sure you exit other unnecessary programs running on your computer while using GearBox.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Troubleshooting USB Connectivity • It is specifically recommended that you always connect your Line 6 device directly to your computer’s “built-in” USB port and not into a USB hub. USB hubs are known to sometimes cause communication errors with USB audio devices. USB audio devices require a fast, uninterrupted flow of audio data to and from the computer.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What Is… What is A.I.R.?.............................................................................................................. 10•3 What is the Amp button (PODxt & POD X3 only)?................................................... 10•3 What are the Amp, Cab and Effect Models?................................................................ 10•3 What are the Amp Panel and Amp Model and Cab Model controls?......................... 10•4 What is ASIO® ?.........
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What are Sends?.......................................................................................................... 10•23 What is a Soundcard?.................................................................................................. 10•24 What is Stomp?............................................................................................................ 10•24 What is Tap Tempo?...................................................................
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is A.I.R.? A.I.R. is the Line 6 exclusive Acoustically Integrated Recording technology that accurately simulates the sound of a microphone and recording space. Click on the A.I.R. icon when the effects panel is shown, and you will be able to adjust A.I.R. for the current Tone. Point your mouse at items in the effect panel and look at the Info Bar for more information on those items. Settings made to A.I.R. are saved and loaded with Tones.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) special sound quality that makes it a truly remarkable guitar sound machine. We lock ourselves away in the Line 6 labs and sound studios to study this piece of classic equipment in exhaustive detail. We play guitars through it, listen to it, measure, write software, and then play and listen some more as we carefully craft a software Model that captures the signature qualities of the equipment being studied.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) controls of the original amplifier that was modeled for GearBox. These are shown as threedimensional knobs in the main part of the amp panel, like Drive, Tone and Volume on the Small Tweed panel above. • “Bonus” Knobs – Some Amp Models also have additional tone controls that weren’t on the original amp that was studied to create the model.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is the Auto-Select (Tones) Button? This button is available in the Player interface, within the Browser when the Player button is active. It can be used with Tracks available from GuitarPort Online to automatically load up a recommended Tone custom-made to match the Track. It is also used (for selected Tracks) to enable automatic Tone Changes for that Track.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) Click the buttons along the top of the Browser to access the different features: • GuitarPort Online - Connect to a world of guitar online... • Player - GuitarPort’s advanced jam tools. • Metronome - Configure a custom beat to play along to. • Tone Locker - Organize your Tones.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) • Show/Hide Browser – The arrow button at the left shows/hides the Browser. p Return to What Is Topics What is the Bypass button? The Bypass button will bypass ALL the GearBox processing of your input signal*. The monitor signal you hear will then be rather “naked”, as well as the signal routed to your Record Sends. Engaging the Bypass button reduces the CPU load of your computer as well since it turns off all signal processing tasks.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is Comp (Compressor)? Comp, which is an abbreviation for Compressor, is one of the GearBox Effects. Compressors even out signals by reducing the volume of the loudest sounds to better match the volume of quieter sounds. You can use subtle compression to make your guitar playing sound more even, or drastic compression for dramatically increased sustain and a very consistent level.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is the CPU Usage Meter? The CPU Usage Meter at the bottom right corner of the GearBox window shows how much of your computer’s CPU horsepower is being used to power GearBox. If you see the meter close to fully lit (as the meter shown above is), GearBox is putting a heavy load on your computer. When you bypass GearBox’s tone processing engine by pressing the second button to the right of the Tone menu, you’ll see the CPU Usage Meter’s level drop.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) and create your own individual Tones. Tone 1 is always on, and you can optionally click the Dual Tone button at the top of GearBox to additionally toggle on Tone 2 to enter Dual Tone mode. Note there are different configurations for a Dual Tone setting, depending on how you choose to feed the POD X3 physical inputs into these two Tone paths: • Process two completely independent Tones for two separate inputs at the same time, such as your guitar plus a microphone.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) • As you move your mouse over any effect control, you’ll get a description and tips on using the control in the Info Bar at the bottom of the GearBox window. • Click switches in the Control Panel or turn any knobs to adjust the selected effect. Or doubleclick numerical values to type in values. • Some effects include a Model menu for selecting which Model you’d like to use for the effect.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is a Flanger? Flanger is one of the GearBox Mod Effects. Flanger is most famously known as the “jet-plane” whoosh effect of several classic 70s recordings. It can also be used to give a “swooshy” or “swept” sound to guitar, or just to create a “bigger” sound. Eddie Van Halen, for instance, used flanger effects as an important part of his signature sound on many classic Van Halen recordings.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) The Gate effect included in GearBox is designed to reduce the noise that your guitar makes when you are not playing. You can think of it as a gate that opens to let your guitar sound through when you play, and closes when you stop playing to shut out the noise you would otherwise hear after you stop playing. The Gate works by detecting the input level to GearBox from your guitar.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) To use the Half Speed Button: • Click the button to light it red. • Use the Track controls, including the Loop, as normal. • Click the Half Speed button again to return to normal playback speed. p Return to What Is Topics What is the Hardware Memory window (POD X3)? The Hardware Memory window is available in GearBox when configured for a POD X3 family device and is for managing the Tones in the User Bank locations of the on-board POD X3 memory.
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Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is the Hum Reducer? The Hum Reducer reduces the noise that your guitar (or bass guitar) puts out*, including noise that is caused by electrical interference from your computer display and other sources that are picked up by your guitar’s pickups. The Hum Reducer will not completely eliminate hum, but it is usually able to reduce it considerably.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) The Info Bar is the area at the very bottom of the GearBox window. Point your mouse (you don’t have to click the mouse button) at something in the GearBox program and look at the Info Bar to see a description of the thing you’re pointing at as well as brief instructions on how to use it. For some controls, the current setting of the control is shown (in parentheses) at the end of the Info Bar text.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) #4. When CC #4 messages are received by the GearBox software, the Wah’s Position knob moves accordingly, and you’ll hear your guitar Tone change just the way it would if a wah pedal was being used. Please see the MIDI Continuous Controller Reference document on the GearBox - User Manuals page for more details on MIDI connectivity and how to map MIDI hardware to specific GearBox parameters.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) • The Bass Expansion Model pack delivers 28 bass amp and 22 bass cab models all paired with the perfect mic selections. *POD X3 Owners: Your POD X3 already includes all these Model Packs! But don’t put your wallet away just yet, there are still some other Add-Ons you can purchase via Line 6 Monkey.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) a tab named Device Manager. Select your CD here and navigate to an option to enable digital audio playback of the CD (if this option is provided), and you will now be able to playback audio from your computer’s CD drive in any program, and hear it coming out of your Line 6 device. If your CD doesn’t support digital playback, you could also get around this by connecting the audio output from your computer to the Monitor In (or Aux In) jack of your Line 6 device.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is the Reference control in the Tuner? This control is available within the Tuner interface. It tells the Tuner what to tune to. 440Hz is the standard reference value for A, and is generally used for tuning reference. All the Tracks available from GuitarPort Online use the standard 440Hz reference.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is a Soundcard? A soundcard is the piece of hardware in (or attached to) your computer that plays back and receives sound into the computer for recording or other uses. The purpose of a soundcard is to convert audio from analog to digital (for recording into your computer) and to convert digital audio to analog (to send to speakers so you can hear it).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) could be dotted-eighth notes while your tremolo pulses along in quarter note time. p Return to What Is Topics What is a Tone? A Tone is a saved setting for all controls that affect the processed sound applied to TonePort inputs. Tones stored on your computer are accessed from the Tones menu at the top left of the GearBox window. Some Basic Tones and a folder of Preset Tones are available in this menu.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is the Tone Library? The Tone Library is your resource for Line 6 created Tones – and its free! This library holds a collection of Tones matching the sounds of the greatest guitarists, bands and gear of all time. Originally created for the Line 6 GuitarPort Online Tracks and Lessons, these Tones are made available for you to download by clicking on the Tone Library button above the Browser window.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) Note that the Tone name appears in italics since it is not a saved Tone yet. If you want to keep this Tone, be sure to do File > Tone > Save to permanently save this Tone into your GearBox Tones folder. 9 -Pick-up type indicator: You’ll see that either the “single coil” or “humbucker” type pickup is selected for each Tone. This is an indicator saved within the Tone by its creator to let you know what type of pickup it was intended for use with.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) Computer List When you first install GearBox, the following items are displayed in the Computer list on the left side of the Tone Locker: • The Preset folder containing a selection of factory-programmed Tones. • The User folder containing Tones you save from the File menu.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) • The All Users folder. Inside this folder, you’ll find the Public folders of all GuitarPort Online users. Hear what other GuitarPort Online users have created for you to share! • The Private folder. Tones in this folder are only visible to you. Copy Tones here if you want to keep them private, while being able to access them from another Internet-connected computer that you use with GuitarPort.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) The Name and Load buttons above the Memory list will be grayed out until you have opened the Amp Setups, FX Setups or Tones folder and selected one or more of the memory locations within it. Navigating Folders You can double-click a folder in the Tone Locker to open it. The folder selectors at the top of the Computer, Online and Memory lists let you move from the folder you are in to the enclosing folder(s).
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) folder. Copy < GuitarPort Online members can use the < Copy button to copy one or more Tones or folders from the Online list to their local Computer list: • Open your Private or Public folder on the right so that the name of the folder is shown in the folder selector at the top of the Online list, and the folder’s contents are shown in the list below. • In the Computer list, open the folder that you’d like the Tone(s) or folder(s) copied to.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) been selected in the list. > Selected When PODxt users select “PODxt Memory” from the Right List Shows menu at the top of the Tone Locker to see your PODxt’s memory, the list to your PODxt memory: button can be used to send data from the Computer • Select a Tone, Amp Setup or FX Setup file in the left Computer list. • Click the button to transfer that Tone or Setup to your PODxt.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) resides on your computer, look in the GearBox Preferences – Tracks tab and see the “Tones Root Folder” setting. p Return to What Is Topics What is the Track Level? The Track Level slider is available in the Player interface, which is displayed in the Browser when selecting the Player button above the Browser.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is the Transfer Manager? The Transfer Manager shows the status of in progress, completed, and aborted transfers of data between your computer and GuitarPort Online. Download progress activity shows at the bottom right of the GearBox program’s window.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is Tremolo? Tremolo is one kind of effect that can be run by GearBox’s Mod (Modulation) Effect. Tremolo produces a pulsing sound. It works by turning the volume of your input down and back up again repeatedly, at the speed set for the tremolo. For details on each of the Tremolo controls, move your mouse over the control and look in the Info Bar at the bottom of the GearBox window.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) allows you to dive deeper and tweak pickup, body & control options, alternate tunings, create custom presets and more! Please check out the Line 6 site for more about Variax. p Return to What Is Topics What is Verb (Reverb)? Verb, an abbreviation for Reverb, is one of the GearBox Effects.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) can be set “Pre” or “Post” in the signal chain. POD X3 family devices only - With a POD X3 device connected, the Volume panel in GearBox offers a Pre/Post switch, Min Volume and Max Volume controls, which are the same parameters you’ll see on your POD X3’s on-board edit screen for the Volume block. The Vol and other effects are described in detail in the Model Gallery.
Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?) What is Windows® 64 Bit? Microsoft offers several “flavors” of the Windows operating system for PC’s, and the most common ones for every-day computer folks these days are Windows® XP® and Windows® Vista®. These versions of Windows are “32 bit” operating systems, designed for running most all popular PC hardware and software, including all Line 6 USB hardware and software products.
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