LIVE SETUPS: PEDAL POWER
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generally go in POD’s effect loop. And things like compressor, chorus, flanger,
phaser, tremolo and vibrato might work either in front of your POD or in the loop,
depending on what sound you’re looking for. Putting a volume pedal in the loop
lets you control the volume without changing the tone. Or put it before POD to
control how hard you’re driving POD’s input, which lets you pedal yourself to
cleaner or dirtier tones. (The volume pedal of the Line 6 Floor Board – which we
are about to describe – does all this too, and can also change position for each
channel you choose.)
PEDAL POWER
POD has a couple of foot control options: the Line 6 Floor Board and FB4. While
we’ll go into all the details in a later chapter, for now it’s good to know that the
FB4 is a four-button foot switch that allows you to select between four POD
memories and Tap your effect speeds and tempos. Its big brother, the Floor Board,
allows hands-free selection of any of the sounds programmed in your POD’s
channels, plus a wah pedal, a volume pedal, stomp box-style individual on/off
control of POD effects, Tap control for effect speeds/tempos, and tuner control.
Whichever you Line 6 foot controller you choose, it will plug into the rear panel
Pedal jack on your POD. You can also control your POD with a standard MIDI
control pedal.
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