User Manual

Line 6 GearBox 3.6 – GearBox with POD X3
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Variax Electric knob:
Tone - this is the equivalent of the Tone knob on your Variax 300/500/600/700 guitar.
Variax Acoustic sliders:
Mic - this is the equivalent of the Mic Position slider on your Variax 300/700.
Comp - this is the equivalent of the Compressor slider on your Variax 300/700, to change the
compression level.
Variax Bass knobs:
Blend - this is the equivalent of the Pickup Blend knob on your Variax 700/705.
Treble - this is the equivalent of the smaller of the concentric tone knobs on your Variax
700/705.
Bass - this is the equivalent of the larger of the concentric tone knobs on your Variax 700/705.
POD X3 MIDI Control
POD X3 does not include MIDI 5-pin connectivity, and it does not send or respond to MIDI messages
from its USB connection. However, you can use the Line 6 FBV Series Foot Controller units with
your POD X3! Please see the previous section covering the Pedal Control options that are available in
GearBox when an FBV unit is used with a POD X3.
For more information about using an FBV Series Foot Controller with your POD X3, check out the
additional FBV documentation on the GearBox Online Help page.
POD X3 Live includes a set of MIDI 5-pin In and Out jacks and supports limited MIDI communication
with external devices - POD X3 Live will respond to program change messages, CC 4 (wah), CC 7
(volume) and CC 1 (tweak), all of which are available via the 5-pin MIDI jacks (and not via the USB
connection). MIDI control options are found on the POD X3 Live device itself (hold the Outputs
button and scroll to the end of the System screen options), as well as in the GearBox Preferences >
MIDI/Control dialog (see below). You can connect MIDI cables directly to your POD X3 Live and
select your preferred MIDI Channel. Choose from MIDI Channel 1-16, or select Omni to have POD
X3 Live respond to all MIDI channels, while transmitting on Channel 1. When program change
messages 0-127 are received, POD X3 Live will recall User Presets 01A-32D, and it will send those
same program changes as presets are selected from the POD X3 Live. It also echoes all program change
messages it receives, so they can be connected “thru” to another MIDI device.
Note: For more info about the POD X3 Live’s MIDI options, please check out your POD X3 Pilot’s
Handbook.
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