GETTING SET UP: SCENARIO TWO – POD PLAYS LIVE
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SCENARIO TWO – POD PLAYS LIVE
If you’re going to be using your POD in a live situation, as either the “front end” for a
guitar amplifier, or for its direct output to a sound system, here’s what you need to know
to get set up:
Mount Up
If you perform live, you’ll probably want to have the POD in a handy spot on
stage. One of the easiest ways to get it there is with the optional POD mic stand,
amp top, and desk adaptors you can get from Line 6 – they’re described on the
POD Tools CD and the Line 6 web site. We know this is another shameless plug to
get you to buy more gear, but what the heck – these really are handy little items to
get the POD’s righteous red aluminum chassis wherever you need it for mid-show
tweaking. And that custom POD carry case is just the bomb.... Now back to
educational stuff:
Gimme Some A.I.R.
When you’re playing live with POD, you’ve got a choice of two setups: you can
plug straight out of the POD’s outputs into the house system for awesome tone
without the hassle of mics and cabinets and all that other stage setup, or you can
just plug your POD in between your guitar and guitar amplifier so the POD acts as
a tone shaping front end for the amp.
For plugging into a PA or other sound system, flip the
A.I.R. switch to its
“Direct” position. In this mode, the A.I.R. DSP is active, and you are getting a
virtual version of the speaker-cabinet-air-microphone experience that’s so good you
may never use a regular guitar amplifier and microphone set up on stage again. The
POD 1/4" TRS outputs are versatile, merrily sending their magic tones into +4dBu
balanced, or -10dBV unbalanced inputs. Quality cables are obviously
recommended for best performance.
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