POD EFFECTS: DEEP EDITING
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POD EFFECTS
DEEP EDITING
For tweak heads and MIDI-philes, we’ve included a handy MIDI editor/librarian
program which is made by Emagic, and called Sound Diver. The program runs on
Macintosh and Windows computers, and can turn your computer into a POD
command station. It lets you take “remote control,” and do everything that can be
done from your POD’s front panel, plus a bunch of other cool stuff like saving and
swapping sounds on the computer, as well as accessing additional Amp Models
and effect parameters that lurk deep within the heart of POD. All the details are
in the Deep Editing & MIDI Control chapter. Once you’ve looked over the
basic information below on the POD effects, you may want to check out that
chapter to find out about the extras that a POD-computer-MIDI connection can
bring you.
POD ONBOARD EFFECTS
In addition to all the great Amp Models built into POD, there are some great
sounding effects. To pick which effect you want to hear, turn the Effects
Knob. When you first select the Effect you want, your helpful POD will preset the
effect’s parameters so you’re instantly ready to go with a great sound. You can
adjust the character of the effect you’ve chosen by tapping the Tap Tempo
control, and turning the Effect Tweak knob. Here’s how it all shakes down:
Reverbs - Reverb is the effect that makes it sound like something is in a
room. It’s basically a whole bunch of echoes smeared together to give you a sense
of sound in an ambient space. With POD, Reverb is always available. You control
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