® ® 16C Two–Plus Decades 1 Heir Apparent Twin Harmony Time Stereo FX Loop Transistor Tape Feedback Wow/Fluttr Cali Q Graphic Particle Verb Scale VIEW PAGE Spread 16C Two–Plus Decades ACTION PAGE 1 WAH EXP 1 VOL EXP 2 Heir Apparent Twin Harmony Time Stereo FX Loop Transistor Tape Feedback Wow/Fluttr Cali Q Graphic Particle Verb Scale VIEW PAGE Spread ACTION PAGE WAH EXP 1 VOL EXP 2 C D MODE C D MODE A B TUNER TAP A B TUNER EDIT / EXIT EDIT / EXIT TAP 1.
Contents Welcome to POD Go 4 Snapshots 30 Common Terminology 4 Using Snapshots 30 Tips for Creative Snapshot Use 31 Updating POD Go to the Latest Firmware 4 Marketplace 4 Top Panel 5 Quick Start 8 Hooking It All Up 8 Rear Panel Wireless Setup 7 9 Play View 11 Selecting Blocks/Adjusting Parameters 12 Edit View Choosing a Block’s Model Moving Blocks Copying/Pasting a Block Preset List Saving/Naming a Preset TAP Tempo The Tuner The Blocks Input and Output 12
Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity 47 CFR § 2.1077 Compliance Information Unique Identifiers: Line 6 POD Go and Line 6 POD Go Wireless Responsible Party - U.S. Contact Information: Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. 26580 Agoura Road Calabasas, CA 91302-1921 (818) 575-3600 https://line6.com/ FCC Compliance Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Welcome to POD Go Preset A preset is your tone. It consists of all blocks, parameter settings, snapshots, footswitch assignments, and controller assignments. Send/ The stereo TRS Send and Return jacks are used to insert your favorite Return stompboxes anywhere in the signal flow or for connecting to your guitar Manual? I don’t need no stinkin’ manual! amp via 4-Cable Method - see “FX Loop Settings” on page 28.
Top Panel 1 16C Two–Plus Decades 1 Heir Apparent Twin Harmony Time Stereo FX Loop Transistor Tape Feedback Wow/Fluttr Cali Q Graphic Particle Verb Scale 2 VIEW PAGE Spread 3 4 ACTION 5 PAGE 10 7 WAH EXP 1 VOL EXP 2 6 8 W I R E L E S S 9 13 C D MODE B TUNER EDIT / EXIT 12 A TAP 14 5 11
1. Main Display This color LCD is your window into the power of POD Go. 2. 10. VIEW If you ever get lost, press this button to return home. Press again to toggle between the two main Home views—see “Play View” and “Edit View”. 11. Expression Pedal Move the expression pedal to control volume, wah, or a 3. ACTION Press this button to open the action panel for the selected block or customized combination of amp and/or effects parameters. Activate the hidden toe switch to toggle between EXP 1 and EXP 2.
Rear Panel RELAY G10T STORAGE 15. GUITAR IN 15 EXP 2 RELAY G10T CHARGER FOOTSWITCH 7/8 16 17 FX LOOP RETURN / AUX SEND (STEREO) (STEREO) 18 19 Relay G10T Storage When not using or charging the included G10TII wireless transmitter, insert it into this handy storage well. 16. GUITAR IN Connect your guitar or bass to the GUITAR IN jack. included G10TII wireless transmitter here to charge its battery.
Quick Start Hooking It All Up There are many ways to connect POD Go to other gear, and the following pages illustrate only a few. MAIN OUT USB POD Go with an Amp and/or Powered Speakers Depending on how complex your tones are, POD Go may be able to act as your entire processing rig, providing amp modeling, cab modeling or cab IRs (Impulse Responses), effects, looping, and even a tuner.
Wireless Setup Transmitter Battery and Signal Indicators At the top left of the LCD screen, POD Go Wireless always displays two icons: the Battery Life indicator and either the RF Quality indicator, or the Charging or Syncing icon, as pictured and described below. POD Go Wireless has a built-in Relay® wireless receiver and includes a Relay G10TII wireless transmitter, so you can play untethered. 1.
IMPORTANT! The G10T transmitter’s LED lights green when powered on and the battery has more than 30 minutes left. If the battery has less than 30 minutes left, the LED flashes red. To extend battery life, sleep mode is activated after a period of 4 minutes where no audio input is detected. The transmitter “wakes up” when the instrument is played. Using Multiple POD Go Wireless Systems Up to four POD Go Wireless and/or standalone Line 6 Relay wireless systems can be used on the same stage.
Play View While in Play view, turning Knobs 1-5 briefly replaces the bottom row of footswitch boxes with the selected block’s parameters: POD Go has two main views—Play view and Edit view. Play view is typically used when performing or jamming. 1. Press Minotaur VIEW to select Play view. The current preset number and name appear along the top of the display and the current footswitch mode’s assignments appear on the lower half: 1/16 2.
Edit View Selecting Blocks/Adjusting Parameters POD Go has two main views—Play view and Edit view. Edit view is used for creating and tweaking your tones. 1. While in Edit view, turn the Upper Knob to select blocks. Press Alternatively, press a Stomp mode footswitch to automatically select the block assigned to it. The assigned block is bypassed (or if already bypassed, enabled) and its parameters appear along the bottom of the screen. VIEW to select Edit view.
Choosing a Block’s Model Moving Blocks 1. If not already there, press 1. If not already there, press VIEW to select Edit view. 2. Turn the Upper Knob to select the desired block, then turn the Lower Knob to change its model. VIEW to select Edit view. 2. Turn the Upper Knob to select any block (other than Input or Output) and press ACTION. Selecting models within the same category can be very quick.
Preset List Saving/Naming a Preset POD Go has 256 preset locations, split into two setlists of 128 presets each—Factory and User. 1. If not already there, press SHORTCUT: To quickly save any changes to the current preset, press ACTION together twice. VIEW to select Play view. 1. Press 2.
TAP Tempo The Tuner Press TAP/TUNER repeatedly to set the tempo in BPM (Beats Per Minute). 1. Hold the TAP/TUNER switch until the Tuner screen appears: G Certain Delay and Modulation parameters, such as Time and Speed, can be represented with fixed numeric values (ms or Hz) or note values (1/4-note, dotted 1/8-note, etc.). When set to note values, the parameter will follow Tap Tempo or incoming (USB) MIDI clock. Press the parameter knob to toggle between ms (or Hz) and note values.
The Blocks Output Settings Knob Parameter Description Input and Output The Input and Output blocks appear at the far left and right of your signal flow. The Input and Output block settings are saved per preset. Input 1 Pan Sets the balance between the left and right outputs. If you’re only running the LEFT/MONO output, leave this set to Center. 2 Level Sets the overall level of the entire preset. Amp/Preamp Output Every preset has one Amp or Preamp block.
Amp/Preamp Models (Mono) Amp/Preamp Models (Mono) Model Based On* Model Based On* US Deluxe Vib Fender Deluxe Reverb (vibrato channel) Cartographer Ben Adrian Cartographer US Double Nrm Fender Twin Reverb (normal channel) German Mahadeva Bogner® Shiva US Double Vib Fender Twin Reverb (vibrato channel) German Ubersonic Bogner Überschall® Mail Order Twin Silvertone® 1484 Cali Texas Ch 1 MESA/Boogie® Lone Star® (clean channel) Divided Duo ÷13 JRT 9/15 Cali Texas Ch 2 MESA/Boogie Lone Sta
Cab/IR Amp/Preamp Models (Mono) Model Based On* Ampeg SVT Brt Ampeg SVT (bright channel) Ampeg SVT-4 Ampeg SVT-4 PRO Woody Blue Acoustic® 360 Agua 51 Aguilar® DB51 Cali Bass MESA/Boogie M9 Carbine Cali 400 Ch1 MESA/Boogie Bass 400+ (channel 1) Cali 400 Ch2 MESA/Boogie Bass 400+ (channel 2) G Cougar 800 Gallien-Krueger® GK 800RB Del Sol 300 Sunn® Coliseum 300 Busy One Ch1 Pearce BC-1 preamp (channel 1) Cab Models (Mono) Busy One Ch2 Pearce BC-1 preamp (channel 2) Model Based On* B
Cab Models (Mono) Mic Models Model Based On* Model Based On* 2x12 Blue Bell 2x12" Vox AC-30 Fawn Blue 57 Dynamic Shure® SM57 2x12 Match H30 1x12" Matchless DC-30 G12H30 2x12 Match G25 Sennheiser® MD 409 1x12" Matchless DC-30 Greenback 25 409 Dynamic 4x10 Tweed P10R 4x10" Fender Bassman® P10R 421 Dynamic Sennheiser MD 421-U 30 Dynamic Heil Sound® PR 30 20 Dynamic Electro-Voice® RE20 121 Ribbon Royer® R-121 160 Ribbon Beyerdynamic® M 160 4038 Ribbon Coles 4038 414 Cond AKG® C414
Effects Loading Custom IRs Loading custom impulse responses requires connecting to the POD Go Edit software in your Mac or Windows computer. The POD Go Edit application is available as a free download from line6.com/software. POD Go has nearly all the effects of the award-winning HX family of modelers, as well as selected effects from the classic DL4™, DM4™, MM4™, and FM4™ stompboxes and M13®, M9®, and M5® processors (indicated by the lighter shaded background rows within the following effects tables).
Distortion Models (Mono) Distortion Models (Mono) Model Based On* Model Based On* Deez One Mod BOSS DS-1 Distortion (Keeley modded) Fuzz Pi Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Vermin Dist Pro Co RAT Jet Fuzz Roland® Jet Phaser KWB Benadrian Kowloon Walled Bunny Distortion L6 Drive Colorsound Overdriver (modded) Swedish Chainsaw Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Distortion (MIJ) L6 Distortion Line 6 Original Arbitrator Fuzz Arbiter Fuzz Face Sub Oct Fuzz PAiA Roctave Divider Pocket Fuzz Jordan Boss To
EQ Models (Stereo) Modulation Models (Stereo) Model Based On* Model Based On* Simple EQ Line 6 Original 122 Rotary Leslie® 122 Low and High Cut Line 6 Original 145 Rotary Leslie 145 Low/High Shelf Line 6 Original Double Take Line 6 Original Parametric Line 6 Original AM Ring Mod Line 6 Original Tilt Line 6 Original Pitch Ring Mod Line 6 Original 10 Band Graphic MXR 10-Band Graphic EQ Pattern Tremolo Line 6 Original Cali Q Graphic MESA/Boogie Mark IV Graphic EQ Panner Line 6
Delay Models (Stereo) Delay Models (Stereo) Model Based On* Model Based On* Simple Delay Line 6 Original Sweep Echo Line 6 Original Mod/Chorus Echo Line 6 Original Echo Platter Binson® EchoRec® Dual Delay Line 6 Original Analog Echo BOSS DM-2 Multitap 4 Line 6 Original Analog w/Mod Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man Multitap 6 Line 6 Original Auto-Volume Echo Line 6 Original Ping Pong Line 6 Original Multi-Head Sweep Echo Line 6 Original Ducked Delay TC Electronic® 2290 Rever
Pitch/Synth Models (Mono) Model Based On* Pitch Wham Filter Models (Stereo) Model Based On* Digitech Whammy Line 6 Original Twin Harmony Slow Filter Eventide H3000 Simple Pitch Line 6 Original Spin Cycle Craig Anderton’s Wah/Anti-Wah Dual Pitch Line 6 Original Comet Trails Line 6 Original 3 Note Generator Line 6 Original 4 OSC Generator Line 6 Original Bass Octaver Parameter Description EBS OctaBass Smart Harmony Eventide H3000 Drive Adjusts the amount of overdrive, distortion,
Parameter Description Decay Sets the length of time the reverb effect sustains. Predelay Determines predelay—or the time before the reverb effect is heard. Spread Headroom Low Cut High Cut A single mono or stereo Looper can be added as one of the four effects blocks. Spread differs slightly among stereo delay effects. For most delays, it adjusts how widely the repeats bounce left and right.
6 Switch Looper 1 Switch Looper 1. Add a 6 Switch Looper block to your preset. 1. Add a 1 Switch Looper block to your preset. 2. Press the Looper assigned footswitch to open Looper mode: 2. Press the Looper switch. ` 16C Two–Plus Decades The LED lights red, indicating the loop is recording. 3. Press the Looper switch again. 1 UNDO The LED lights green, indicating the loop is playing back. 1/2 FULL REV FWD SPEED 4. Press the Looper switch again.
Preset EQ Wah/Volume Every preset has one Preset EQ block, which offers the same models as the Effects blocks’ EQ category (with the exception of the Acoustic Sim model). Note that we’ve made the Preset block EQ and Effects block EQ’s icons different, so you know which is which! Every preset has one Wah block (automatically assigned to EXP 1) and one Volume block (automatically assigned to EXP 2).
FX Loop The FX Loop lets you dynamically insert your favorite external stompboxes (or rack effects) into any location in your preset. FX Loop Enabled FX Loop Bypassed NOTE: The FX Loop can be set for instrument (for inserting stompboxes) or line level operation. See “Global Settings > Ins/Outs” FX Loop Settings Knob Parameter Description 1 Send Adjusts the level sent to your external device. 2 Return Adjusts the level received at the Return jack. 3 Mix Blends the FX loop signal vs.
U.S. Registered Trademarks All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them. These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development. 5150 is a registered trademark of ELVH Inc. Leslie is a registered trademark of Suzuki Musical Instrument Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Acoustic is a registered trademark of GTRC Services, Inc.
Snapshots Each preset can have up to 64 parameters assigned to Snapshots; hence, eight octopuses with eight tentacles each. The octopuses can remember four separate groups of on/off statuses and setting tweaks per preset (say, for your verse, chorus, solo, and overindulgent noise segue); that is, POD Go has four snapshots per preset. On Play and Edit views, a small camera icon appears on the right side of the screen. Its number indicates the current snapshot.
SHORTCUT: Hold ACTION and press a parameter knob to quickly remove any controller assignment (including the Snapshots controller). The value appears in color, indicating no controller is assigned to it. NOTE: You can also manually assign the Snapshots controller. From the “Bypass/Control” page, select the desired block and parameter and turn Knob 2 (Controller) to select “Snapshot.” 4. Switch back to the snapshot you started with. POD Go instantly and seamlessly returns to its previous state.
Bypass/Control Quick Controller Assign 1. Press and hold the knob for the parameter you wish to control. POD Go jumps to the Bypass/Control page and displays the parameter at Knob 1 (Parameter). By default, adding an effects block automatically assigns it to the next unused stomp footswitch. (You can disable this “FS Auto Assign” behavior within the “Global Settings > Switches/Pedals” menu.
Manual Bypass/Control Assignment 1. Press PAGE and PAGE TIP: By default, bypass toggling for the block via EXP 1 or EXP 2 is configured for “heel down = off” behavior. To reverse bypass behavior, press the Upper Knob (bypass). In such case, the block will be bypassed when moving the expression pedal past the configured Position location.
Clearing All Assignments 1. From the Bypass Assign screen, press ACTION. 2. Press Knob 2 (Clear All Assign) to clear all block assignments. The following dialog appears: Clear all assignments? 110 Hz Cancel Freq OK 3. Press Knob 5 (OK). IMPORTANT! Clearing All Controller Assignments also removes the Wah, Volume, and any other existing controller assignments from EXP 1 and EXP 2.
Global EQ Resetting Global EQ Resetting the Global EQ returns its settings to factory default (flat). 1. From the Global EQ screen, press ACTION. The Global EQ built into POD Go has three fully parametric bands plus variable low and high cut filters, and is used for compensating for the wide disparity in acoustic environments on tour or when traveling from studio to studio. 2. Press Knob 1 (Reset EQ).
Global Settings Restoring All Global Settings The Global Settings menu contains additional parameters that apply to all presets, such as input and output levels, footswitch configurations, etc. 1. From the Global Settings menu, press ACTION. 1. Press Restoring the Global Settings returns them to factory default. Performing this reset does not affect any presets you may have created. 2. Press Knob 1 (Factory Settings). together to open the Menu. PAGE and PAGE The following dialog appears: 2.
Global Settings > Ins/Outs Page Knob Parameter 1 2 Description 1 Guitar In Pad If your guitar or bass has active or really loud pickups, you may want to turn this on. There’s really no rule; use what sounds best. 2 Main Out Level Choose “Line” when connecting the MAIN OUT jacks to powered speakers or mixers; choose “Instrument” when connecting to stompboxes or the front of guitar amps. When using a single speaker or amp, connect only the LEFT/MONO 1/4" jack.
Global Settings > Switches/Pedals Page Knob Parameter 1 2 3 Description 1 Stomp Block Sel Determines whether pressing a Stomp mode footswitch automatically selects the assigned block for editing. 2 FS Auto Assign Determines whether newly added effects blocks are automatically assigned to unused Stomp mode switches for block bypass. When set to “Off,” you must manually assign blocks to footswitches. 3 Stomp Mode By default, Stomp footswitch mode displays 6 stomps.
USB Audio/MIDI Computer Input Source POD Go functions as a USB 2.0, multichannel, 24-bit, low-latency audio interface for Windows and Mac computers, as well as for iPad and iPhone mobile devices (with optional Apple Camera Connection Kit adapter), and is compatible with all major DAW software. Refer to the illustration and tables below for a description of how audio is handled between POD Go and your computer.
Recording a Dry DI Track Re-amping Through POD Go For this example, we’ll record guitar onto two DAW tracks simultaneously—one capturing the processed tone and the other the unprocessed (dry) DI guitar. Now let’s take the dry DI guitar track we recorded and route its playback back through POD Go for processing. GUITAR IN Dry DI Guitar -48.
Core Audio Driver Settings (macOS only) Sound This button launches the Windows Sound Control Panel, where Control you can optionally configure POD Go to be the audio playback Panel device for multi-media applications (such as Windows Media Player, iTunes, etc.) The settings within the Windows Sound Control Panel are not relevant for your DAW software, since standard multi-media applications utilize the standard Windows driver.
Setlist and Preset Recall via MIDI To remotely change setlists from your Mac/PC, send POD Go a CC32 message on MIDI channel 1 according to the table below. Setlist MIDI CC# Value Factory 32 000 User 32 001 NOTE: POD Go responds to MIDI channel 1 by default, but this can be changed from “Global Settings > MIDI/Tempo”. To recall a preset, send POD Go a program change (PC) message on MIDI channel 1 according to the table below.
MIDI CC POD Go responds to the following MIDI CC messages over USB: MIDI CC# Value Function Pedal and Footswitch Assignments 1 0-127 Emulates EXP 1 Pedal 2 0-127 Emulates EXP 2 Pedal 49 0-127 Emulates FS1 50 0-127 Emulates FS2 51 0-127 Emulates FS3 52 0-127 Emulates FS4 53 0-127 Emulates FS5 54 0-127 Emulates FS6 55 0-127 Emulates FS7 56 0-127 Emulates FS8 Looper Controls 60 0-63: Overdub; 64-127: Record Looper Record/Overdub 61 0-63: Stop; 64-127: Play Looper Play/Stop
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