Owner's Manual

POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide – Using Your Line 6 Hardware
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The following sections cover the basic connections for using POD X3 family devices for recording.
Use these links to jump to the section covering your specific POD X3 device:
“POD X3” “POD X3 Live” “POD X3 Pro”
Be sure to also check out your POD X3 Pilot’s Handbook and the additional documentation found on
the POD Farm Online Help page of the Line 6 site.
POD X3
Input 1 - Connect
your guitar or bass
Input 2 - Connect
your microphone
Phones - Connect your
stereo Headphones
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 1 (Instrument) – Connect your guitar or bass here using a standard 1/4-inch instrument cable.
POD X3 itself contains the processing power that turns your naked input signal into that roaring guitar
Tone, which is then fed to the “Direct/Studio Mix” out, the Analog Left & Right outputs, as well as
fed to the S/PDIF digital output, and out the Record Sends digitally to your computer across the USB
2.0 connection. POD X3 is of course also capable of applying two Tones on your Input 1 - just dial up
one of the tone presets in the “Blends” folder of POD X3 and you’ll have two complete Tones applied
to your Input 1 signal! Or, go to the POD X3 Inputs screen to choose what you want Tone 1 and Tone
2 applied to.
Input 2 (Mic) & Trim knob – Connect a microphone here using a standard XLR cable. You can use
the little “Trim” knob to adjust the mic signal coming into POD X3, much like you would on a mixer
console. Just like with Input 1, POD X3 itself applies preamp and effects models to your mic input,
which is then fed out the Analog Left & Right Outputs, as well as fed to the S/PDIF digital output, and
out the Record Sends digitally to your computer across the USB 2.0 connection. POD X3 is of course
also capable of applying a Dual-Tone, such as independently slathering a guitar Tone on Input 1, and
a mic preamp and effects on Input 2 simultaneously! Just go to the “Pairs” folder of your POD X3 to
call up some of these pre-baked guitar/mic Dual-Tones! Or, go to the POD X3 Inputs screen to choose
what you want Tone 1 and Tone 2 applied to.