Computer Hardware User Manual

Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?)
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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.
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What is Re-Amping
Re-amping is the process by which you can record a completely dry unprocessed signal to your digital
recorder/computer, while monitoring an amp/fx processed tone, and then route the recorded dry audio
back through an amp to apply this sound on the track later. The PODxt family of products features
digital re-amping thru the USB output, allowing you to basically record dry audio and then later on
run the audio back through PODxt to apply your desired Tone to it. This process is covered in detail
in the PODxt Audio Signal Routing section of the Hardware chapter.
Note that for all Line 6 USB devices you can alternatively use the GearBox Plug-In Add-On to
provide the same “non-destructive” benefits within your recording software! Please check out the
GearBox Plug-In chapter, or the Line 6 web site for more info.
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What is a Record Send?
A Record Send is a signal routing mechanism utilized in audio hardware and software mixing systems
which allow specific input signal to be mixed together or processed and then made available to the
recording inputs in your audio recording software. You can think of a Send as a “virtual” audio cable
that carries a signal between your audio hardware device, GearBox and other applications. GearBox
provides stereo Record Sends that are accessible within the GearBox software, as well as from the Line
6 Audio-MIDI Devices dialog. These Record Sends are able to carry whatever signal(s) you input into
your Line 6 device and route them to the Audio Driver so that they are available in digital form for
your audio recording software. Your recording software can then choose the GearBox Sends as mono
or stereo inputs for recording into tracks.
The number of Record Sends available in GearBox depends upon the Line 6 device in use – PODxt
devices have one stereo Send, POD X3 has 4 stereo Sends, TonePort & GuitarPort devices have
two stereo Sends, and TonePort UX8 is the grand device that offers 6 stereo Sends. All Sends show
up as inputs in your recording software when accessing your Line 6 device using its ASIO driver on
Windows, or Core Audio driver on Mac.
Additional information is provided in the Recording Setup Guide on the GearBox - User Manuals
section of the Line 6 web site.
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