Owner's Manual
USB Audio
9•2
Audio Routing
When using the POD HD Pro X USB connection, the audio driver manages several
tasks. The driver feeds the processed guitar signal out the USB Record Send to your
computer and receives playback audio from the computer. It also grabs the processed
guitar signal before routing it to the Record Send, to provide a low latency monitor
signal, and then mixes the monitor signal with the playback audio and feeds this
combined signal to your POD HD Pro X analog outputs.
Note that all USB audio is muted whenever a L6 LINK™ connection is active between POD HD
Pro X and a DT Series amplier.
Mix of monitor signal + playback
audio fed to analog outputs
Playback audio
from computer
Record Send audio to
computer
USB audio routing provided by the Line 6 USB audio driver
The POD HD Pro X Record Send
As shown above, the Record Send is the virtual “pipeline” that carries your POD HD-
processed, 24-bit digital signal across the USB connection, making it available to your
audio software as an input signal for recording.
The Record Send appears as an available audio input/recording device within your
audio software. Simply select this Send as the input for your audio track and you’ll
be able to record your POD HD Pro X signal. The level of the signal fed to the Send is
aected by your POD HD Pro X controls: Mixer block Volume A & B, Amp Model Drive
& Volume, FX Model Gain controls, Volume Pedal, etc., (but not the Master Volume
knob). For the best recording quality, watch the input meters provided in your software
and adjust your level to be at least halfway up, but never “clipping.”