SETTING UP IN THE STUDIO: RE-AMPING
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sound of the amp simulation as you track, but you haven’t committed it to
the recording. (This is much like the way you would handle reverb when
recording a vocal; you record naked vocal to the track, while using reverb as
you monitor the post-tape/disk signal or a separate feed off the signal before
it goes to the track.) The line level in/out on your POD Pro let you do this.
Plug the Unprocessed Guitar Out into your recorder, and plug the output
of that track into the Line Level Input (or feed the line level input via an
effect send that gets signal from the recorded track). Now you can hear your
POD processing as you track, but you haven’t committed your guitar tone
choice to tape. That means you can change from a Marshall-inspired model
to a Boogie-based tone during the mix stage, once you see how your tracks
are fitting together. Or you can change Cab Models, effects, or any other
aspect of your sound. Combine this with MIDI, and you can have full
automation of your POD, too. See Chapter 9 for MIDI details. Don’t forget
to set the front panel Input Select switch to the Line Input position.
Non-Guitar Processing – Another thing people like to do with both POD
and Amp Farm at those aforementioned big studios is process everything else
but guitars. Drums, vocals, keyboards, entire mixes – you name it, people are
using Line 6 modeling products to process it. The line level input on your
POD Pro helps you make the connections to these signals. Don’t forget to set
the front panel Input Select switch to the Line Input position.
Tuner Output – Want to use a stage tuner with your POD? The
Unprocessed Direct Out is a perfect signal source.
Wireless Guitar Connection – OK, you’re probably not using a wireless
in the studio. But if you were... many wireless guitar systems have a line level
output. You can plug it into the POD Pro rear panel Line Level Input, and
you’re ready to rock without wires. Don’t forget to set the front panel Input
Select switch to the Line Input position.
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