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THERE’S MAGIC IN THE A.I.R. . . .
POD delivers its TubeTone modeling tones through our latest innovation: Line 6's
A.I.R. direct recording output. The A.I.R. (acoustically integrated recording)
technology is the result of intensive research and careful study of the tonal
characteristics produced by the interaction of amplifiers, cabinets, speakers,
microphones and the recording room during the recording process.
The direct output of many preamps, amplifiers and direct box-style amp
replacements available today offer some limited form of cabinet simulation or
speaker emulation. Those that happen to be more than simple high end roll offs
have little or no control options. These cabinet simulations cannot reproduce the
markedly different tones of different cabinets which arise from the choice of
speakers, wood, and other design elements. They also fail to reproduce the
significant tonal contribution of microphone selection and placement, and do
nothing to reproduce the subtle ambience of the recording space.
The result is the familiar dissatisfaction with direct recording products - even
those that deliver a reasonably usable basic tone fail to reproduce the “life” of the
guitar sound, and destroy the proper feel in the process. It is as if your guitar strings
became heavier and less responsive, like they just went up a couple of gauges when
you plugged into your direct box. And your sound lost its life.
POD's combination of TubeTone Amp Models and A.I.R. technology provides
superior direct tones by recreating all the elements contributing to a great recorded
guitar sound, and giving you that tone with the same feel as playing through a real
amp and speaker cabinet:
• The effect of the guitar amplifier electronics is emulated by the TubeTone Amp
Model you choose. Each model was developed from extensive study of a classic
amplifier treasured as a tone classic.
• In a guitar amp, once the guitar signal passes through the electronics, it is output
to one or more speakers in a speaker cabinet. The specific design of the speakers,
how many there are, and how they are arranged contributes significantly to your
guitar tone, as does the construction and resulting tone of the wood box itself. A
Marshall head driving a single 12-inch speaker in an open-back cabinet, for
instance, will sound dramatically different from the same head driving a 4x12
closed-back cabinet. Line 6 has carefully constructed virtual software speaker
cabinets that emulate the contribution made by real speaker cabinets to great
guitar sound.
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