GETTING SET UP • PODxt — In The Studio
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flick your computer monitor’s power switch off; record your guitar part; stop your
recording, flick the monitor back on, and check out the buzz-free playback. Flatscreen
LCD monitors generally don’t cause hum and buzz. And just in case you’re looking for
an excuse to buy one... Line 6 Variax guitars are immune to this sort of radiation-
induced hum also, since it does not use traditional magnetic pickups.
Pedal Power
PODXT has a couple of foot control options that make getting great guitar tracks even
easier: the L
INE 6 FBV and FBV Shortboard. While we’ll go into all the details in a
later chapter, it’s good to know that both allow you to select POD
XT channels, tap in
your effect speeds/times/tempos, and kick in the tuner, plus both give you Wah and
Volume pedal control. Whichever of these two Line 6 foot controllers you choose, it
will plug into the POD
XT Pedal jack. Remember that the older Line 6 Floor Board
and FB4 pedals will not work with your POD
XT.
MIDI Mania
Those of you with MIDI-capable studios will find that your PODXT lets you control
everything via MIDI. Using MIDI, you can select any POD
XT Channel and automate
any POD
XT parameter. You are truly lord of your domain. Pretty neat, huh? Read the
Deep Editing & MIDI Control chapter if you plan to venture into this realm.
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