FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
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the effect will go deeper, louder, faster, longer or just plain more. The speed of the
effects (delay, tremolo, chorus, flanger, rotary speaker simulation) is set by the Ta p
switch (coming up in a page or two). For all the inside poop, look at the back cover
foldout, Appendix B for Effect Parameters, and the POD Effects chapter. If you
set the Effects knob to Bypass, Effect Tweak will, of course, not change anything.
Effects/Cabs - Top right knob on POD with words all round it. This knob
selects which effect or combination of effects you get (once again, all the details on
effects are in the POD Effects chapter). This knob also allows you to choose
Cabinet Models, and mix ’n’ match them with the Amp Models. To choose a
Cabinet Model, hold the TAP button and turn this knob; the available cabinets are
labeled in gray around the knob. Choosing an Amp Model (via the Amp Models
knob) will also automatically select an appropriate cabinet; you can customize this
Amp/Cab pairing, as described in Chapter 7.
Tuner - Button in the middle of POD. Press that puppy and – shazam!
Instant digital chromatic tuner. All POD’s Amp Model and effects processing are
bypassed so you can hear those questionably-tuned strings clearly, should you
choose to do so. Play a note on your guitar and POD will show you what it is on
that handy single-character display; all notes are displayed as naturals or flats, so
you’ll see A instead of G . Play that string you’re trying to tune again, spin its
tuning key so it goes sharp and flat, and two little red arrows below the Tuner
button will give you a light show. The idea is that the left pointing arrow will light
if you’re sharp. The right pointing arrow will light if you’re flat. And both arrows
will light at the same time when you’ve got it just right. Give any one of POD’s
buttons a push and the tuner disappears just as swiftly as it came and you’re right
back to normal POD operation.
Tuner Volume - You can adjust the tuning volume of your POD by turning the
Channel Volume knob while the tuner is active (this doesn’t affect the volume
of your not-in-tuner-mode POD sound). Alternatively, if you have a Floor Board
connected, the volume pedal will control the tuner volume, too.
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