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In fact, Amp Models automatically load with all the amp-related settings pre-set for a
ready to go tone. Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Cab/A.I.R., etc. will all be
determined by the Amp Model you choose — giving you a ready-to-rock sound with
the turn of just this one knob. Once you get familiar with POD
XT, you can change
these amp-associated defaults to customize the settings of each of the Amp Models to fit
your tastes. Note that when you’re in Manual Mode, Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence,
Channel Volume and Reverb are set by the physical knob positions instead of being
automatically set with the amp selection. Complete details are in Chapter 5.
Select - The PODXT has 64 Channel Memories that store a huge variety of
complete amp-and-effect selections pre-programmed by the tone mavens at Line 6.
They are arranged in 16 banks of four channels each. (The four are called A, B, C, and
D.) You can think of each bank as a sort of virtual four-channel guitar amp — and
you’ll find that the same layout is used on the optional Line 6 foot controllers for
POD
XT (the FBV and FBV Shortboard) which are discussed later in Chapter 8.
You load POD
XT channels by turning the SELECT knob. You can press one of the four
“soft buttons” under the display to load one of the other channels of the current bank.
When recalling a channel, you may have left the physical B
ASS knob at minimum,
whereas the just-recalled channel has this control set to max. To change B
ASS (or
anything else), just grab the knob you want and tweak. To leave the Channel Memory
world and enter Manual operation, press any of the buttons under POD
XT’s display
twice. The display will read Manual Mode to let you know you’ve got WYSIWYG
(what-you-see-is-what-you-get) operation, and all the physical knob positions are being
used to determine your sound. More on all this later.
When the E
DIT, SAVE or TUNE/SYSTEM button is lit, the SELECT knob selects from
the available display pages. When you press E
DIT, it selects pages of effect and channel
parameters; when you press T
UNE/SYSTEM, it takes you through all of the Tuner and
system-wide settings; when S
AVE is lit, you’ll find amp and effect customization
features as well as MIDI dump operations. The vertical “scroll bar” on the left side of
each display page shows you where you are in that group of pages.
Display - PODXT’s LCD (liquid crystal display) is your window into every
parameter and setting available. Here’s how to get around:
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