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V e r s i o n 3.7 U s e r G U i d e Getting Star ted With Y our Har dwar e GX UX1 UX2 KB37 DI UX8 PODxt PODxt Liv e PODxt Pr o GearBo x Basics Stand-Alone Application Online Resour ces Recor ding & Mor e Step b y Step Recor ding Setups, Installation, T r oubleshooting and mor e Stor e Model P acks & Plug-In Suppor t Online Support Page s Gu[...]
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ii T ab le of Contents Star t Her e ................................................................................................ 1• 1 About Line 6 Hardware & Software .............................................................................. 1• 1 Before Y ou Get Started ...............................................................[...]
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iii MIDI Control ................................................................................................................. 4• 9 GearBox with PODxt ................................................................................................... 4•1 4 PODxt MIDI Control ..................................................................[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Star t Her e 1•1 S t a r t H e r e About Line 6 Hardwar e & Softwar e Befor e Y ou Get Star ted OK, you’ve got your guitar , a computer and a head full of songs and cool licks, so how do you get this all going? Y ou’re just a few steps away from turning your computer into a serious tone, jamming and recording machi[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Star t Here 1•2 On Mac • ® , go to Applications - Line 6. On W indows • ® XP ® , go to Start button - Programs - Line 6 - T ools. On W indows • ® V ista ® , go to Start button - All Programs - Line 6 - T ools. Login Account Y ou’ll need to Login so that Line 6 Monkey can communicate with the online Li[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Star t Here 1•3 The destination computer has an Internet connection This is the easiest scenario: Download and install the GearBox application (always available at line6. com/software ). This will also install the necessary drivers for your hardware and the Line 6 Monkey application. GearBox Plug-in doesn’t work!!! Where[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Star t Here 1•4 On your computer: Locate and copy all • .aet files to removable media (burn to a CD, copy to a Flash drive, etc…). In W indows ® environments, these files can be found in the C:Document_and_Settings (username)Application DataLine 6GuitarPort folder; on Mac®, look in /Users/(username)/ Librar[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•1 U S i n g Y o U r L i n e 6 H a r d w a r e The GearBox 3.7 software is designed to work with all Line 6 T onePort, GuitarPort, POD X3, and PODxt hardware. Y our Line 6 device, since it connects to your computer via USB and utilizes the high-performance Line 6 Audio & MIDI drivers, is ea[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•2 Phones - If you want to listen to the audio from T onePort using stereo headphones, then plug them into this 1/4-inch stereo jack. This headphone jack outputs the same signal fed to the Analog Outs on the rear panel of T onePort; the audio from your audio software on the computer , as well a[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•3 T oneP or t UX2 Connect up to two Microphones Connect your electric Guitar or Bass Connect your stereo Headphones Microphone Inputs - Y ou can receive input from one or two mics at the same time using these ins. There is also a +48V Phantom Power switch that you should toggle to “on” if [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•4 Connect any line level input source that you want to record into the Line Inputs Connect up to two standard toggle or momentary pedal switches into the Footswitches jacks for remote control of GearBox and audio application functions Connect any line level input source for monitoring to the S[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•5 *Note that when using T onePort and the GuitarPort Online membership service with GearBox, the GuitarPort Online playback audio is never routed to this S/PDIF output. This is necessary to comply with artist copyright requirements that Line 6 follows for the GuitarPort Online T racks and arti[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•6 T oneP or t UX8 The T onePort UX8 is a multichannel recording interface designed for professional use, offering plenty of headroom, a wide dynamic range and an exceedingly low noise floor . Designed with high quality electrical components and a rugged exterior , the UX8 is built to provide [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•7 *Note that when using T onePort and the GuitarPort Online membership service within GearBox, the GuitarPort Online playback audio is never routed to this S/PDIF output. This is necessary to comply with artist copyright requirements that Line 6 follows for the GuitarPort Online T racks and ar[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•8 Line Le vel and XLR Inputs 8 unbalanced line level inputs are available for recording line level sources, such as a keyboard, stereo receiver , the line out from a mixing console, etc. Connect to line level inputs using 1/4-inch TS audio cables. 8 XLR preamp inputs are provided for balanced [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•9 Micr ophone Input Controls Rear panel XLR input levels are controlled by a row of T rim knobs on the front panel. Use these inputs for microphones or balanced input signals with a gain range of 0 dB to 45 dB. Each XLR input has a -20 dB pad switch, which can be used to provide more headroom [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•10 Main Outputs 1-2 are controlled by a main volume knob and main mute button. The volume knob is an analog level control and does not affect any level being sent to your computer . When Mute is engaged, as solid amber LED illuminates, blinking about once every 2 seconds. Note that these contr[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•11 T oneP or t KB37 Connect any line level input source for monitoring to the Stereo Monitor In Connect any line level input source that you want to record into the Line Inputs Connect your electric Guitar or Bass Connect up to two standard toggle or momentary pedal switches into the Footswitc[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•12 Expression Pedal - Connect a 1/4-inch TS expression pedal to control V olume, W ah or any other MIDI CC parameter in GearBox or your recording application. T o configure the expression pedal, go to the GearBox preferences . USB - This, of course, is where you connect the supplied USB cable[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•13 T oneP or t DI Connect your electric Guitar or Bass Guitar/Bass - T o input your electric guitar or bass, plug it in here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. This input also features a Pad switch; engage this switch when using a guitar/bass with high-output or active pickups, to [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•14 Phones - If you want to listen to the audio from T onePort using stereo headphones, then plug them into this 1/4-inch stereo jack. This headphone jack outputs the same signal fed to the Analog Outs on the rear panel of T onePort; the audio from your audio software on the computer , as well [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•15 T oneP or t GX Connect your electric Guitar or Bass Guitar/Bass - T o input your electric guitar or bass, plug it in here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. Connect your stereo Headphones/Line Out Cable Connect USB cable from here to your computer* USB - This, of course, is wher[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•16 GuitarP or t Instrument input - your electric guitar or bass, plug it into this input using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. This inputs the signal into GearBox where you can choose your T one and route the processed signal both to your audio software and out the GuitarPort outputs.[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•17 POD X3 Input 1 - Connect your guitar or bass Input 2 - Connect your microphone Phones - Connect your stereo Headphones Left & Right Analog Outputs – Connect to your powered speakers or mixer USB 2.0 - Connect to your computer* S/PDIF Out - Connect to other S/PDIF devices Input 1 (Inst[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•18 USB 2.0 - This is where you connect the supplied USB cable to POD X3, with the other end going to your computer’ s USB 2.0 port. Of course, your POD is capable of processing your T ones all by itself, but you’ll need to connect the USB cable to your computer to use it with GearBox, and [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•19 POD X3 Liv e Guitar in - Connect your guitar or bass V ariax In - Connect your V ariax Guitar here CD/MP3 In - Connect an audio player Left & Right Live Outs Connect to your powered speakers or mixer USB 2.0 - Connect to your computer* S/PDIF Out - Connect to other S/PDIF devices Phones[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•20 V ariax In - Got yourself a Line 6 V ariax guitar? Plug it in here for a direct digital audio connection between the guitar and POD X3 Live. The POD X3 Live Inputs screen is where you assign whether this input feeds T one 1, T one 2 or both. Left & Right Live Outs - The unbalanced 1/4-i[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•21 POD X3 Pr o Guitar and Mic Input Channel Strips POD X3 Pro offers two sets of inputs on the front left of the unit. Think of these as two identical sets of inputs, for which you can use the options on the POD X3 Pro’ s Inputs page whether these inputs feed T one 1, T one 2 or both. There [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•22 S/PDIF digital outputs. This signal is also fed out the Record Sends digitally to your computer across the USB 2.0 connection. When you are connected via USB to your computer , you can also launch GearBox and use it to alternatively load T ones stored on your hard disc, edit them on your sc[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•23 V ariax In - Connect your V ariax Guitar USB 2.0 - Connect to your computer* S/PDIF In & Out - Connect digitally to other S/PDIF devices FBV Pedal In - Connect a Line 6 FBV controller AES/EBU In & Out - Connect digitally to other AES/EBU devices MIDI In & Out/Thru - Connect to e[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•24 to another device’ s MIDI Out. Use standard 5-pin MIDI cables for these connections. For more information, please see your POD X3 Pilot’ s Handbook , or check out the more comprehensive MIDI documentation available for download on the GearBox - User Manuals page of the Line 6 web site. [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•25 Studio/Direct Outputs – These balanced XLR outs carry your tone complete with speaker/microphone/ room simulation, perfect in the studio for pro-quality sound or as a direct send to a house mixer or P A when playing live. Output Level Switch – Use this to toggle the level of the Studio/[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•26 PODxt Phones - Connect your stereo Headphones Instrument Input - Connect your guitar or bass Instrument Input – Connect your electric guitar or bass here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. PODxt itself contains the processing power that turns your naked input signal into that [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•27 PODxt Liv e Instrument Input - Connect your guitar or bass Analog Line Outs – connect to your powered speakers or mixer Aux Input – (Monitor in) connect a line level, stereo output (from your stereo, MP3 player , etc) Phones - Connect your stereo Headphones USB - Connect to your compute[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•28 PODxt PRO Instrument Input - Connect your guitar or bass Phones - Connect your stereo Headphones Instrument input – Connect your electric guitar or bass here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument cable. PODxt Pro itself contains the processing power that turns your naked input signal in[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•29 Unbalanced and Balanced Analog Line Outs - The Left and Right Unbalanced ¼-inch jacks and the Balanced XLR jacks output all audio signals; the audio from your audio software on the computer , and anything plugged into any the Instrument inputs (and effects loop, if you are using it). So, t[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•30 PODxt - Audio Signal Routing & Re-Amping Re-Amping is the fancy , schmancy name for recording a dry , unaltered instrument signal to be processed later during mixing - this gives you the greatest flexibility to make later tone tweaks, since you don’t have to commit a particular sound[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•31 allowing you to listen to or record the PODxt-processed result via PODxt’ s analog outputs. Y ou can also use this mode during initial recording, so that unprocessed guitar can be recorded to a track, and the output of that track can be sent by the recording program to PODxt at the same t[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•32 Routing analog outputs to another sound car d If you want to use GearBox and your Line 6 device in a computer recording setup where a sound card already exists, then you might find it useful to connect your Analog Outs into the analog inputs of the existing sound card. More information can[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•33 T oneDirect ™ and y our Line 6 Hardwar e as the pr eferr ed Audio Interface/Sound Card If you choose your Line 6 hardware as the preferred sound card for your audio setup, you get the benefits of T oneDirect™ monitoring automatically when running the GearBox application for tone contro[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•34 Connect Output B from the splitter to your Line 6 Hardware, the outputs of which will be • connected to your audio interface, or a mixer (if you don’t want to connect to your audio interface, or if your interface does not support input monitoring). Launch the GearBox application, and[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•35 Choosing y our Line 6 Hardwar e as the Pref err ed Audio Device Setting up your Line 6 Hardware as the preferred Audio device means that all system sounds, as well as the audio output of your mp3 player and other audio applications will be routed thru your hardware. Windo ws ® XP ® Go to [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•36 Windo ws ® Vista ® Go to the V ista Control Panel, and select Sound. In the Playback tab... Select your Line 6 hardware if it shows the green checkmark then it is currently the default device for playback. If not, then click the Set Default button. If yo want to set your Line 6 hard- ware[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Using Y our Line 6 Hardware 2•37 GuitarPort users Connect a 1/8-inch stereo cord to the Headphone Out, or use the Stereo RCA Line outputs with an adapter . Connect the other end to the Line Input of your sound card. T onePort users Connect the mono 1/4-inch Analog Line Outputs (if you have a UX8 then you probably want to u[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•1 L i n e 6 d r i v e r P a n e L & r e c o r d i n g So, just how does all that huge amount of T one get routed around between your Line 6 gear , computer and recording software you ask? All this is performed by the audio driver - a software component installed with GearBox that allows [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•2 it to the Record Sends its internal Monitoring system immediately , to provide a low latency monitor signal, and then mixes it with the rest of your audio to your monitoring system. The Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices Dialo g Since your Line 6 device includes our high-performance audio driver , [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•3 have even more options, so be sure to also read up on the UX8 specific sections... 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 1 – Line 6 Device selector: Allows selection of any supported Line 6 USB audio device that is connected. Note that if you have more than one supported device connected, each will be s[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•4 *Note that T onePort and GuitarPort devices also offer T oneDirect™ Monitoring, which is a separate audio path with its own Buffer setting. This allows you to keep the above ASIO Buffer Size at a “safer”, higher value, yet still benefit from low latency monitoring of your input sign[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•5 idea to also go to the Sounds tab and set it to the No Sounds sound scheme to avoid also getting blasts of all those V ista system alerts, beeps and dings blaring through your monitors or headphones! The V ista Sound Control Panel dialog - Playback tab Y ou can also click on the Properties[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•6 T onePort GX, DI, GuitarPort and PODxt devices are always “fixed” to only route their “instrument” 1 /4 input signal into GearBox. When a GuitarPort or PODxt is the selected device, this Input Source Select list offers only “Instrument” as the source. PODxt & POD X3 device[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•7 effects, and a fully unprocessed signal. Dual-T one Source*: If you’ve selected one of the dual input configurations from the input menu, • Record 3-4 will always carry the signal from the second audio source. When GearBox is running, these sends will carry the T one 2 signal of a [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•8 PODxt devices show only one Record Send (Record 1-2). The type of signal that is routed to the Record Send 1-2 is determined by the PODxt Signal Routing option within the Audio Signal Routing menu at the left. Note that this Audio Signal Routing determines this signal type regardless if Ge[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•9 The Inputs & Recording tab lets you select specific inputs for recording. Input source options are as follows: Input 1: Instrument 1 or XLR 1 or Line 1 or S/PDIF (L) Input 2: Instrument 2 or XLR 2 or Line 2 or S/PDIF (R) Input 3: XLR 3 or Line 3 Input 4: XLR 4 or Line 4 Input 5: XLR 5[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•10 Hardware Meters Show Use this menu to select the input and output levels you want the UX8’ s hardware meters to display . Clock Source Set your preferred T onePort UX8 clock source with this menu. Select S/PDIF to sync the UX8 to S/PDIF clock source from another device’ s digital outp[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•11 Y ou can specify different mix settings for each pair of UX8 outputs if you like. By default, the only sounds that come out of the UX8 are the computer’ s output and GearBox 9-10 signal (fully processed), all through the physical Main Outs 1-2. Y ou can directly monitor other UX8 inputs[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•12 displayed in the adjacent level meter and includes the combination of input sources and computer - generated signals, such as those assigned to the current output from within your recording software. Note that computer -generated signals (e.g. - the playback audio from your audio software[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•13 Mac ® - Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices Dialo g Y ou can launch the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices dialog from within the Mac ® System Preferences, or from the GearBox Preferences > Hardware tab. On Mac ® systems, all Line 6 hardware utilizes the Mac ® OS X ® Core Audio driver format, which [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•14 4 - ESN: Displays the current device’ s unique Electronic Serial Number . 5 – Run Audio-MIDI Setup button: On Mac ® systems, Core Audio sound card driver settings are configured in the OS X ® Audio-MIDI Settings utility . This button launches this dialog for you (see following OS X[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•15 The • System Output option allows you to choose which sound card the Mac System Settings are played through. Y ou may NOT want to choose this to be your Line 6 device, since it can be rather annoying to hear those dings, beeps or frogs croaking at blaring volumes in your headphones o[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•16 Mac ® OS X ® Audio-MIDI Settings Dialog (T oneP or t UX8 Only) 5e 5f 5a 5b 5c 5d 5a – System Settings: The • Default Input and Default Output options allow you to choose the sound card you want your audio applications to use by default. If you want this to be your Line 6 device, [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•17 *It is recommended that you do not use the Sample Rate selector in the Mac Audio-MIDI Setup dialog to set your sample rate when your recording software is running. T ypically , your recording software will offer a Sample Rate option within its own “Preferences” or “Audio Setup” se[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•18 Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings Dialog - Inputs & Recor ding T ab 1 2 1 – Input Source Select: This is a mirrored control for the Source Select within the GearBox application where it allows you to select which physical input is used on the device. Note that this control is ONL Y selecta[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•19 T onePort GX, DI and GuitarPort devices are always “fixed” to only route their 1/4-inch input signals into GearBox. W ith one of these devices, this Input Source Select list offers only “Instrument” as the source. POD X3 and PODxt devices are “fixed” to route their input sig[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•20 T one 2, as well as the Send volume knob also affect the signals fed to Send 1-2. For example, Send 1-2 carries the same signal you hear on POD X3’ s Main outputs, which could be just T one 1, or some combination of T one 1 & 2. Y our POD X3 Output screen options allow you to mute, [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•21 Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings Dialog - Inputs & Recor ding T ab (T oneP or t UX8 Only) 2 3 4 5 1 1 – Input Source Select: T onePort UX8 offers 8 individual input sources, each with its own selector where you can choose which physical input is to be used for each. Input source options a[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•22 the instantaneous feel necessary for competent performance while tracking. When GearBox is not in use, the Input 1 & input 2 selectors are available. As shown here, T onePort UX8 offers several input Sources to choose from. The selected Source is what gets routed to the Device Send. S[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•23 Outputs & Monitoring T ab (T onePort UX8 Only - Mac) Important: Note that the Outputs & Monitoring tab provides control over monitoring levels, specifically , what you hear coming out of the UX8. These controls do not affect Send levels, the audio that streams into your recording[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•24 By default, the only sounds that come out of the UX8 are the computer’ s output and GearBox 9-10 signal (fully processed), all through Main Outs 1-2. Y ou can directly monitor other UX8 inputs by unmuting (unchecking the Mute checkbox for) the corresponding input source in this tab. The[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•25 Main Mix vs. T alent Mix The UX8’ s two front panel headphone outputs mirror Outs 1-2 and 3-4 respectively . Y ou can use the monitor controls, for example, to create a “main mix (1-2)” that captures the overall image of the recording project, while a separate “talent mix (3-4)”[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Driver P anel & Recording 3•26 Impor tant Things to Kno w for Recording This section will give you some pointers for using your Line 6 Hardware for recording, to help you get your brain wrapped around all that complex computer stuff your geeky friends talk about at parties. W e’ve got even more info, including setup [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•1 g e a r B o x S t a n d -a L o n e a P P L i c a t i o n This chapter offers a tour of the GearBox interface when in use with a Line 6 T onePort, GuitarPort or PODxt family device in use. POD X3, POD X3 Live & POD X3 Pro owners - please skip to the following GearBox with POD X3 chapt[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•2 GearBo x Contr ols and Operation 11 12 13 14 15 16 23 22 21 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 19 18 17 All descriptions that follow are the same for W indows ® or Mac ® , unless otherwise noted. 1 – Source Select menu: T onePort UX1, UX2, UX8, KB37 – Here is where you choose which physical i[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•3 6 - T one Options menu: Click this button to do an “A/B” Compare of your settings vs. preset settings, view or edit the T one Info, Save the T one, or Save As to do a copy of the current T one. 7 - Monitor controls: Monitor V olume – • the level of whatever input signal you ar[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•4 For T onePort/GuitarPort devices – These controls affect the Monitor and playback signal paths for both Record Sends 1-2 and 3-4, or both T ones when using a Dual-T one Source. For T onePort UX8 only – Note that GearBox’ s record sends are labeled “9-10” and “11-12”. 9 - By[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•5 +18 button – • Boosts the level of the Record Send – useful if your GearBox signal is a weak one and you need more level to get a good record level. Mono button – • sums the GearBox stereo T one to a Mono signal for Record Send 1-2 (the same mono signal is fed to both Sen[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•6 22 - Show/Hide Effects display button: Click this button to collapse or expand the area which shows the Effects Control display and Record Send 1-2 controls. For T onePort UX8 only – Note that UX8 hardware meters are configured in the Line 6 Audio- MIDI Devices application, Inputs &am[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•7 GearBox! Note: T onePort DI, GX and GuitarPort can only run in Single-T one configuration. Pr e/P ost Recor d Send GearBox displays an additional Record Send for T onePort and GuitarPort devices, which provides several useful signal routing functions. When you have a single input Source[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•8 In the • PRE position, Send 3-4 taps into the audio path before any processing is applied to the input source, routing a totally dry signal thru the USB port. This is useful when using plug-ins, including the GearBox Plug-in, since you can record a pass with a no-compromise, great f[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•9 For T onePort UX8 only – T one 1 and T one 2 route to Record Send 9-10 and Record Send 11-12 respectively . In Dual -T one mode, the T one 1 & T one 2 toggle buttons appear at the top left to allow you to show the Amp and FX configuration for the respective T one path. Note that t[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•10 T o send out MIDI CC data from the adjustment of GearBox onscreen knobs & switches, check this box. T o control GearBox features (such as W ah or V olume) from a 3rd party hardware MIDI controller device or software, choose the MIDI Port that your controller unit is connected to. Ge[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 3 2 1 KB37 default messages for non-GearBox applications Contr oller Default MIDI/Contr ol Message 1 - Octave up None (internally shifts note numbers +1 octave; Not Re-assignable) 2 - Octave down None (internally shifts note numbers -1 octave; N[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•12 Click here to display the Line 6 Audio- MIDI Device control panel Select the Hardware tab Select the MIDI tab Click here to recall any Preset or Default Mappings ...Or click here to create a Custom MIDI Mapping[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•13 This column populates with all re-assignable controllers for your device (T onePort KB37 shown here) Name and Save your Custom Mapping as a Preset Choose which GearBox function (if any) to assign to controllers Choose the T ype of Control, which CC/Action it will perform, and the Switch[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•14 GearBo x with PODxt One fundamental difference between PODxt versus T onePort & GuitarPort devices is that PODxt units have their own onboard DSP processing and Memory . Y ou can think of GearBox as a computer “user interface” for what is running on your PODxt device. Because of[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Stand-Alone Application 4•15 level routed to your Record Send 1-2 as well as the “playback” level of audio software that is routing its output back to your PODxt. 4 - Pan slider : Pans your source input left or right. This affects the signal that is routed to BOTH your Record Send 1-2 and the Monitor path. Doub[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•1 g e a r B o x S t a n d -a L o n e a P P L i c a t i o n - Pod x3 POD X3, POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro are the newest additions to the Line 6 USB device family , and X3 is the most powerful POD model yet! POD X3 devices are capable of processing two completely independent T ones and, therefore, offer [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•2 1 – Input T one 1 & T one 2 menus: Here is where you choose which physical inputs you want fed to each T one 1 and T one 2. Note that POD X3 Live and Pro offer additional options in their Input menus since these units includes Line 6 V ariax inputs and other physical inputs. T o route your phy[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•3 3 - T one 1 & 2 buttons: The function of these “1” and “2’ buttons is different, depending if you are currently in Single T one versus Dual T one mode (see #9 regarding toggling Dual T one on/off): When in Single T one mode • - If only a single T one is active (the Dual T one button[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•4 you click... Click here to show the effect’ s edit display Click here to enable/disable the effect Clicking on the top portion • of each of the little amp or “stomp box” icons in this row will toggle the lower Effects Panel to display that effect block’ s controls. Y ou can do this inde[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•5 FX Loop (POD X3 Live & Pro only) • Click on the top portion of the icon to display the FX Loop settings Click on the lower portion of the icon to toggle the Loop on/off W ith a POD X3 Live or Pro device in use, you’ll see options available for configuring the FX Loop settings (the equiva[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•6 Monitor knob • - Attenuates the overall level of the Studio/Direct Mix heard via POD X3 (i.e. USB Hardware Monitoring). This affects the Monitor level of both T ones 1 & 2. (Note that this knob does not affect what is fed to Sends 1 & 2 and, therefore, will not affect the recording leve[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•7 Pan T one 2 independently to the Left or Right out jack Mute/Un-Mute T one 2 (Un-Muted) Pan T one 1 independently to the Left or Right out jack Mute/Un-Mute T one 1 (Un-Muted) 1/4 Inch Out controls are displayed when one of the Live modes is selected Note - For POD X3 Live and Pro units’ Digital o[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•8 POD X3 Live Pedal Control Options Pedal Control Pedal Assignment for T one 1 & T one 2 T one 1 COMP button assign (POD X3 Live) T one 1 FX LOOP button assign (POD X3) T weak parameter assignment for Pedal 1 & Pedal 2 T one 2 COMP button assign (POD X3 Live) T one 2 FX LOOP button assign (POD[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•9 Sa ving & Opening POD X3 T ones Within GearBo x W ith the powerful new Dual T one abilities of the mighty POD X3 family devices, we’ve also added some File menu options in GearBox. The File menu commands allow you to not only Save & Open T one 1 or T one 2 individually , but also to Save &[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•10 activate the Dual T one function and tweak either T one to make them a bit different if you want to experiment. Save As... - Launches the Save As dialog where you can edit the name, enter descriptive information, and Browse to where to save the Dual T one preset. Clicking the Save button in the dia[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•11 Note - For even more control over your Dual T ones, be sure to also check out the following section on the new POD X3 Hardware Memory W indow . File > T one 1 Open... - Launches the File > Open dialog allowing you to select any GearBox Dual T one or Single T one preset file from your compute[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•12 File > T one 2 Open... - Launches the File > Open dialog allowing you to select any GearBox Dual T one or Single T one preset file from your computer’ s hard disk. Choosing a Single T one file • loads the data from the preset, fully replacing the data previously in the edit buffer , [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•13 buffer and not immediately written to the on-board POD X3 hardware memory - to do this you can use the GearBox Hardware Memory window’ s “Put” function. T one T ranslations - Opening T ones Created with Non-POD X3 De vices Y ou are certainly not limited to opening only T one preset files tha[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•14 buffer” as it’ s sometimes referred to in Line 6 documentation). The key to syncing the data shown in this window with the actual data stored within your POD X3 device’ s on-board memory is to use the “ Get ” and “ Put ” functions, as you’ll see described in this section. Banks view[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•15 items within the Hardware Memory window . It is possible to select a Bank, a Channel or a T one. It is also possible to select multiple Banks, multiple Channels or multiple T ones so that you can drag and drop just the ones you want. T o follow are some tips for making selections... Selecting a Ban[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•16 Multiple Banks selected Multiple Channels selected Multiple T ones selected Using Y our K e yboard It is also possible to navigate and perform other actions within the Hardware W indow by using your keyboard... Up/Down Arrow keys - Once a Bank or Channel is selected, the arrow keys will move the se[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•17 The “Put Selected” button will write the Local memory T ones in the selected Bank(s) or Channel(s) to your POD X3’ s on-board memory , overwriting only the selected Banks/Channels. (See the previous section about how to select multiple items in the Hardware Memory window). Drag & Dr op Op[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•18 Re-Order • - If you drag a selected Channel or Bank onto the dividing line between two Channels or Banks, the selected data is inserted at the target location, shuffling the other Channel/Bank data to fill in the location from where the selected came from. For example, if you select Bank 1 a[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•19 Editing an individual T one name - Click directly on any T one’ s name within a Channel and you’ll see the name become highlighted. Y ou can then type in a new name for the T one - hit the Return key (Mac) or Enter key (W indows) for the text to be accepted. Double click directly on the text na[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•20 window . Note that this means the Bundle is created with all T ones within the Local memory (which may differ from the on-board memory User Bank contents, if you have edited or moved any T ones using GearBox). Y ou can then use the Bundle Open button to load the complete Bundle all back into the Ha[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•21 V ariax Bass settings panel (for Bass 700 & 705) Note: T o allow changes made in the GearBox V ariax panel control your connected V ariax guitar , you’ll need to be sure to set the POD X3 Live/X3 Pro’ s Input screen, V ariax option to “ Enable Global Control ”. If this option is set to [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox with POD X3 5•22 POD X3 Liv e & Pro MIDI Contr ol POD X3 Live and Pro units include MIDI 5-pin In/Out jacks, making them capable of sending and receiving MIDI controller data for these X3 devices’ controls. POD X3 devices do not include USB “software” MIDI ports. However , if you are looking for an easy w[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•1 g e a r B o x H o w t o ... Basic Operation ....................................................................................... 6• 3 How to turn GearBox’ s software knobs .......................................................................... 6• 3 How to fine-tune GearBox’ s knobs [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•2 How to load a T rack from an Audio CD ...................................................................... 6•1 8 How to load a T rack file from GuitarPort Online ........................................................ 6•2 1 How to load a T rack file from your hard disk ...................[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•3 Basic Operation Ho w to turn GearBo x’ s software knobs Click your mouse anywhere on the knob (W indows • ® users, you’ll be using your left mouse button for this). While continuing to hold the mouse button, drag the mouse up and down. • Do not drag your mouse in a circular turning [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•4 arrows for the Effects section and the Browser . p Return to How T o T opics Ho w to sho w/hide the Br o wser The bottom portion of the GearBox window , where the GuitarPort Online content and other items are shown, is called the Browser . Click the arrow button at the top left side of it, to the [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•5 Note – There is no T uner display available with GearBox when set to use POD X3/X3 Live/X3 Pro devices. The on-board POD X3 tuner can, of course, still be used when connected to your computer , you just will not see it displayed within GearBox. Y ou can then play an open single string on your gu[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•6 Metr onome Tips The Metronome provides a simple “beat sequencer” you can use to practice your timing. T o use the metronome, press the Metronome button above the Browser . The metronome will then be displayed within the Browser panel. Metronome Controls Speed • - The metronome’ s tempo [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•7 “beat sequencer”. Saving • - The last modified sequence will be automatically saved as “Custom”, but you may want to click the “Save” button and give your percussive creation a name. This also keeps you from overwriting it later by modifying another sequence. If you get bored of [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•8 All the effects have basic sounds programmed so they’re ready to go if you turn them on. This T one can be, of course, completely customized by you, so you can turn it into whatever you want. Saving the Basic T one - Once you’ve made alterations to this basic T one, you can then choose Save T [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•9 Y ou can create, edit and save your own T ones any time you like. A T one includes your Guitar or Bass Amp & Cab, Preamp, and Effect Mo del selections and their settings. The yellow T one menu at the top left of the GearBox program’ s window shows which T one is currently selected and will a[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•10 the volume of Sss and Ssh sounds that get recorded. T o use the De-Esser appropriately , try first recording a test vocal track without it. If you hear more Sss and Shh sounds that you would like, try adding a band of EQ to that recorded track in your recording program. Set that EQ to provide a [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•11 Y ou can also select use GearBox’ s Preferences to set how it will configure itself for your Line 6 hardware. Choose Preferences from GearBox’ s Edit menu (Windows ® ) or GearBox menu (Mac ® ) and select the Hardware tab: If your Line 6 hardware is connected to your computer and it’ s no[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•12 Ho w to select y our Pref err ed Audio Device See the Choosing your Line 6 Hardware as your preferred device section in Chapter 2 to learn how to set your Line 6 device or some other soundcard as your Preferred Audio Device in W indows ® or Mac ® . p Return to How T o T opics Ho w to connect y [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•13 T o check for any available updates for GearBox software or your Line 6 Gear… with your Line 6 hardware USB cable connected, and with your computer’ s Internet connection active, launch Line 6 Monkey from GearBox’ s Help menu. Don’ t forget to check out all those additional items availabl[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•14 The FX Junkie pack models will be spread out among Stomps, Mods, and Delays and will be preceded by an FX . The Power Pack is included as a standard feature set on PODxt family devices, and is an optional upgrade on T onePort/GuitarPort. Power Pack mo dels will not have any special prefix, but t[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•15 Ho w to pur chase the GearBo x Plug-In The GearBox Plug-In works with all T onePort, GuitarPort, POD X3 and PODxt devices - and comes included with the purchase of any T onePort DI or T onePort UX8 unit. The GearBox Plug-In works with W indows ® VST ® , Mac ® AU ® and both W indows ® and Mac[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•16 Getting distortion or clipping as you try to make these adjustments? See Noise and Distortion • troubleshooting. p Return to How T o T opics Ho w to connect to the Internet Y ou need an Internet connection to use the GuitarPort Online features of GearBox. If you do not already have an Intern[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•17 Additionally , by default the GearBox installer creates a T racks folder and stores your GuitarPort Online T racks within it at this location: W indows® - My DocumentsLine 6T racks Mac® – Documents/Line 6/T racks Alternatively , T racks can be stored anywhere on your hard disk, and can be o[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•18 Ho w to join GuitarP ort Online If you’re not already a member of GuitarPort Online, click the GuitarPort Online button above the Browser with your Internet connection active and the Browser will show you how to become a member or take a tour to see what GuitarPort Online is all about. If you w[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•19 GuitarPort can load audio from a standard Audio CD. The steps are slightly different depending if you are on Mac ® or W indows ® : Mac®: Click on the Player button above the Browser . • Insert an Audio CD (you can disable auto-launch of CD player programs). • Click LOAD FROM: CD, sel[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•20 TIP – Y ou can launch the Mac® iT unes® program if you want to have it connect to the Internet and retrieve the CD Artist name and T rack info for the CD. Once iT unes® does this, you can close it and the Open dialog will then show all the actual CD T rack names since they will be stored in [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•21 Once you click Save, the CD track is automatically loaded in the Player and you can play this • track just like any other GPO T rack or Hard Disk file using the transport. p Return to How T o T opic Ho w to load a T rack file fr om GuitarP ort Online Note – you must be a GuitarPort Onlin[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•22 Ho w to load a T rack file fr om y our hard disk Click the LOAD F ROM: Hard Disk button in the Player to load a GuitarPort T rack file that you have saved to your hard disk. The recently used T racks are also available from the T rack Loaded menu: p Return to How T o T opics Ho w to load Guitar[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•23 p Return to How T o T opics Ho w to set the Loop start and end points When the Loop is on for the T rack loaded in the Player button above the Browser , you’ll be able to see and set the Loop’ s start and end points in the T rack Sections Display: Click the Loop button to light it red if it?[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•24 GuitarPort Online members have access to the Online T one Locker , which appears in this right pane of the T one Locker Y ou can also, of course, share T ones that are stored on your local hard disk by emailing them as individual file attachments to your friends who also have GearBox. p Return t[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Ho w T o .... 6•25 p Return to How T o T opics Ho w to sho w/hide the effect contr ol panel It can be handy to hide the effect details when you don’t need to fine-tune the effects, and you want to have more space available to view items in the Browser . Click the arrow button at the left side of the effects area[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In 7•1 g e a r B o x P L U g -i n W elcome to the wonderful world of GearBox™ Plug-In, where legendary , studio-standard tone and classic vintage effects are all available to you within your favorite recording application, in a flexible native software plug-in format! Windo ws ® 64 Bit Support As mentioned[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In 7•2 MIDI automation means using MIDI messages, either from an external controller like a Line 6 T onePort KB37, or from the host application, to modify parameter settings on the target plug-in. Most host applications, such as Steinberg Cubase ® or Cakewalk SONAR ® , provide robust MIDI sequencing capabili[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In 7•3 Grab any available updates Login to your Line 6 account *T onePort UX8 and DI Silver/Gold bundle customers: The GearBox Plug-In is included in your purchase, and needs only to be enabled on your computer . This way , please… Pur chasing the GearBo x Plug-In Click on the Optional Add-Ons tab, select Ge[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In 7•4 Activating the Plug-In In Line 6 Monkey , click on Activate Purchase . A window will pop up, that will prompt you to enter the activation key you just received. Line 6 Monkey will connect to the server to validate the license, and program your hardware. That’ s it, you’re done! Y ou are now ready to[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In 7•5 GearBo x Plug-In Contr ols and Operation The GearBox Plug-In Graphical User Interface or GUI (you guessed it, it’ s pronounced “gooey”) is remarkably similar to that of the GearBox application, so we invite you to refer to the GearBox Stand- Alone Application section for a description of all the c[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – GearBox Plug-In 7•6 Wher e Can I Find the GearBo x Plug-In On My Computer? Y our favorite recording application must locate the GearBox Plug-In in order to use it. Some applications scan your hard drive for all available plug-ins while others need you to point them to the correct folder . On W indows ® : VST • ® - Y[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•1 M o d e L g a L L e r Y Guitar Amp & Cab Models ...................................................................... 8• 3 Line 6 Chemical X ......................................................................................................... 8• 3 Line 6 Insane ..............................[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•2 Analog Delay w/Modulation ..................................................................... 8•1 5 T ube Echo .................................................................................................. 8•1 5 Digital Delay .....................................................................[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•3 Y ou probably know by now that we’re relentless tone fanatics here at Line 6. Once we’ve set our sights on creating a software emulation of a particular piece of gear , we go to great lengths to be sure that we’ve gotten our hands on the very best example of an amp, preamp, effect or speaker cabine[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•4 Line 6 Spinal Puppet Y ou know how , when you’re playing head-bangin’ music, you look out into the audience and see all those heads bobbing up and down? Those are Spinal Puppets. Need we say more? p Return to Model Gallery List Line 6 T readplate Looking for tight, high gain tone? The kind of sound t[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•5 the kind of tone that the Bassman® can deliver at higher gain settings, you had to crank it up loud enough to do some serious damage to anyone who might be standing close by . Now you can get that kind of tone at a bedroom or studio level — or even through your headphones! T ry a Drive setting of abou[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•6 The AC 30 with T op Boost was the amp made famous by many British invasion bands. Much of the unique character of the V ox® sound can be attributed to the fact that Class A amps overdrive in a very different way than Class AB. Brian May of Queen, Mike Campbell of T om Petty’ s Heartbreakers, and The E[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•7 extra saturation. Some guys loved this sound so much that they pulled the chassis and permanently wired a jumper into the amp. Being the obsessive/compulsive tone freaks we are, we just had to give you the 1968 Plexi Jump Lead model to give you a sound based on* of this setup. * All product names used in[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•8 are provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’ s sound model development. p Return to Model Gallery List 1993 Solo 100 Head The 1993 Solo 100 Head Amp Model is based on* a Soldano SLO-100 head. Mike Soldano first came to fame as the guy who cou[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•9 Brit Gain 18 Based on the Marshall® 1974X “authentic re-issue” of the famous 1974 18W Combo from the late ‘60’ s. (brief editorial aside: Marshall® has had a long tradition of coming up with model numbers that can easily be taken for years. The Model 1974 combo was manufacturer from 1965 to 196[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•10 Adventurous recordists will find that it can even be used to add some tube warmth or distorted grind to just about anything — warming up keyboards, crunching up drums, and fuzzing up vocals the way producers and engineers often do in the studio with vintage tube gear . When you do this stuff, you wan[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•11 SUPRO is a registered trademark of Zinky Electronics. GIBSON is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp. GRETSCH is a registered trademark of Fred W . Gretsch Enterprises, Ltd. FENDER, CHAMP , DELUXE REVERB, TWIN REVERB and BASSMAN are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•12 AMPEG and PORT AFLEX are registered trademarks of St. Louis Music, Inc. MOTOWN is a registered trademark of UMG Recordings, Inc. P BASS is a registered trademark of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. p Return to Model Gallery List Adam and Ev e After David Eden made cabs for SWR® for 3 or 4 years,[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•13 the “mid 80’ s metal bass” tone. It’ s the perfect choice when you’re ready for a little Pyromania.... *All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions and images are[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•14 Vintag e U .K. GearBox’ s V intage UK model is based on* the truly classic Neve 1073 pre-amp. Designed by Rupert Neve in the early 1970’ s, as a discrete transistor mic/line amp with 3-band EQ and high-pass filter , the 1073 was used in a variety of Neve consoles. NOT known for being the flattest [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•15 Console Here’ s our model inspired by solid state console mic pre designs, delivering flat frequency response that is very clean and without the additional personality that the other Preamp Mo dels provide. This is a great choice when you want to capture quality audio without adding color , as you mi[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•16 * MAESTRO® and ECHOPLEX® are trademarks of Gibson Guitar Corp. and are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions and images are provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’ s sound model development. Dig[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•17 and images are provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’ s sound model development. U-Vibe The U-V ibe model is based on* the now-legendary Uni-V ibe, which was put on the map in 1969 by Jimi Hendrix. Essentially a four -stage phase shifter , [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•18 p Return to Model Gallery List Stomp Stomp Effects give you a choice of Models of classic distortions stompboxes, a stomp box-style compressor , and a couple of De-Esser effects designed for taming Sss and Shh sounds that are common when recording vocals. Facial Fuzz Sometime in late 1966, an infamous c[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•19 Classic Distortion Born and bred in the late ‘70s, the ProCo Rat was the beginning of a new generation of distortion boxes. W ith a sound that was angrier and more aggressive than a fuzz, the Rat put teeth into a new breed of metal that was beginning to crawl to the surface of the music scene. The TON[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•20 products that were studied during Line 6’ s sound model development. Brite Room Here’ s the sound of a live, bright room to add life to any track. Medium Hall A medium sized hall with heavy reflections - this one is meant to be heard. Ca v ernous Now that’ s big! Fire this verb up and get set for[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•21 same sort of territory , with a bit of a uniquely Line 6 bent. Choose this distortion for your bass or any other signal and it will immediately become a very close and furry friend. Note for non-bass players: this stomp box absolutely rocks on signals other than bass. No, really , try it. Br onze Master[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•22 EQ The 4 Band Semi-Parametric EQ lets you emphasize and de-emphasize selected ranges of audio frequencies, from bass to midrange to treble. The knobs on the left of the EQ’ s control panel let you choose the frequency that each of the 4 bands of the EQ will focus on, and set the amount of gain that wi[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•23 esser performs its gain reduction only on the selected frequency band, unlike the more typical insert- style De-Essing of the Male De-Esser . Male De-Esser The Male De-esser should be your first choice for controlling the Sss and Shh sounds of male vocalists, although as with all things musical, you ma[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•24 Model List T o follow is a list of all Amp, Cab and Effects models that are included as “Factory-Standard*” models for each Line 6 device supported by GearBox, as well as included within each optional Model Pack. These models will appear within the GearBox Amp Model, Cab Model and Effect Model menus[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•25 Model Name GuitarP ort- T oneP ort Standard POD X3 POD XT Standard P o wer P ack Metal Shop P ack Collector Classics P ack FX Junkie P ack Bass Expan. P ack 1953 Small T weed n n n 1958 T weed B-Man n n n 1960 T iny T weed n n 1964 Blackface ‘Lux n n n 1965 Double V erb n n n 1996 Mini Double n n 1960[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•26 Model Name GuitarP ort- T oneP ort Standard POD X3 POD XT Standard P o wer P ack Metal Shop P ack Collector Classics P ack FX Junkie P ack Bass Expan. P ack Line 6 Super Clean n n Line 6 Super Sparkle n n Line 6 Sparkle Clean n n Line 6 Crunch n n Line 6 Smash n n Line 6 Fuzz n n Line 6 Chunk Chunk n n [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•27 Model Name GuitarP ort- T oneP ort Standard POD X3 POD XT Standard P o wer P ack Metal Shop P ack Collector Classics P ack FX Junkie P ack Bass Expan. P ack Line 6 Super Thor n n Line 6 Frankenstein n n Line 6 Ebony Lux n n Line 6 Doppleganger n n Line 6 Sub Dub n n 1972 Amp 360 n n 2003 Jaguar n n 1975[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•28 Model Name GuitarP ort- T oneP ort Standard POD X3 POD XT Standard P o wer P ack Metal Shop P ack Collector Classics P ack FX Junkie P ack Bass Expan. P ack Guitar Cabs 1x6 1960s Super O n n n 1x8 1960 T iny T weed n n n 1x10 1959 Gibtone n n n 1x10 1960 G-Brand n n n 1x12 2001 Line 6 n n n 1x12 1953 Sm[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•29 Model Name GuitarP ort- T oneP ort Standard POD X3 POD XT Standard P o wer P ack Metal Shop P ack Collector Classics P ack FX Junkie P ack Bass Expan. P ack 1x18+12 Stadium n n 2x10 Modern UK n n 2x15 Doubleshow n n n 2x15 California n n 2x15 Class A n n 4x10 Line 6 n n 4x10 T weed n n 4x10 Adam and Eve[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•30 Model Name GuitarP ort- T oneP ort Standard POD X3 POD XT Standard P o wer P ack Metal Shop P ack Collector Classics P ack FX Junkie P ack Bass Expan. P ack T ube Echo n n n Multi-Head Delay n n n Sweep Echo n n n Digital Delay n n n Stereo Delay n n n Ping Pong Delay n n n Reverse Delay n n n T ape Ech[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•31 Model Name GuitarP ort- T oneP ort Standard POD X3 POD XT Standard P o wer P ack Metal Shop P ack Collector Classics P ack FX Junkie P ack Bass Expan. P ack Hi T alk n n Sweeper n n W arble-Matic n n Stereo Expo Chorus n n Stereo Square Flange n n Re verb FX ‘Lux Spring n n n Standard Spring n n n Kin[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Model Galler y 8•32 Model Name GuitarP ort- T oneP ort Standard POD X3 POD XT Standard P o wer P ack Metal Shop P ack Collector Classics P ack FX Junkie P ack Bass Expan. P ack Bronze Master n n n W ah FX V etta W ah n n n Fassel n n n W eeper n n n Chrome n n n Chrome Custom n n n Throaty n n n Conductor n n n Colorful n [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•1 t r o U B L e S H o o t i n g Audio Glitches ............................................................................................................... 9• 2 Auto-connect options don’t work .................................................................................. 9• 4 Why can’t I h[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•2 Audio Glitches Audible pops and clicks and other audio glitches may occur when another program or device is trying to stream audio or video, or your computer cannot provide enough system resources (RAM memory , or hard disk or computer processor speed) for GearBox. There can be many different causes fo[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•3 Start button > Settings > Control Panel > Line 6 Audio-MIDI device Note that some W indows ® audio programs also offer access to an ASIO Buffer size control within their own preferences or audio options, but is recommended that you always make ASIO buffer settings adjustments in the Line 6 Au[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•4 T ry adjusting the Buffer slider to the right to reduce the demands puts on your computer to play T racks. Hard disk access speed - One common cause of clicks and pops in your recording and playback audio is caused from your computer not being able to write/read the audio data from your hard disk fast [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•5 Wh y can’ t I hear the effects? Each effect – Gate, W ah, Comp, EQ, Stomp, Mo d, Delay and V erb – can be turned on and off independently of the others, by clicking on the lower portion of its stomp box icon. Y ou’ll see the OFF or ON status shown on this icon. T o see the settings for the effe[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•6 Disabling auto-launching of Windo ws Media Pla y er , iT unes or other CD pla y er pro grams while using GearBo x W indows ® Media Player ® , W inAmp ® , iT unes ® and other CD player programs can be set so that, each time you insert a CD into your computer , they auto-launch and start playing the [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•7 look in the Updates tab. Just select the Driver item and you can choose to install (or re-install) just the driver here. p Return to T roubleshooting List Guitar v olume is too quiet at max setting If you’re not getting as much volume as you want from the guitar T one you’ve chosen, you may need to[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•8 Y ou also need to have a live Internet connection, so be sure your Internet or network connection is plugged in and active before looking for more complex solutions! Note that if you own more than one of these Line 6 devices, that your GuitarPort Online membership is only authenticated on the one devic[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•9 Multiple computers: Using GearBo x and GuitarP ort Online on more than one computer Y ou can use GearBox and the GuitarPort Online features with more than one computer if you like. Y ou will, of course, need to install the GearBox software on each computer . Once you’ve done that, just connect your L[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•10 Is the guitar input working with your T onePort/GuitarPort hardware? – • The light on the GuitarPort hardware also acts as an input level indicator , flashing orange when medium volume sound is being received at the guitar connector , and red when the maximum level is reached. If the light doe[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•11 If you can hear POD’ s guitar processing, but can’ t hear T racks or other audio played back by • the GearBox Player , check to make sure you have the T rack Level slider up (at the top of the Browser window when the Player is in view), and make sure you aren’t having a USB problem. If your[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•12 be picking up electrical noise from your computer’ s display or other sources. Y ou can generally reduce these noises with the GearBox Gate and Hum Reducer features. Speaker or other Audio System Noise when using T onePort or GuitarPort hardware • – It’ s also possible that the noise is occ[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•13 T rack pla yback when using the Pla y er is frequently inter rupted Interrupted T rack playback may be caused when another USB device is trying to stream audio or video, or your computer cannot provide enough system resources (RAM memory or computer processor speed) for GearBox. First, it’ s a good [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – T roubleshooting 9•14 USB Connectivity It is specifically recommended that you always connect your Line 6 device directly to your • computer’ s “built-in” USB port and not into a USB hub. USB hubs are known to sometimes cause communication errors with USB audio devices. USB audio devices require a fast, uninter[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•1 w H a t i S … What is A.I.R.? ............................................................................................................. 10• 3 What is the Amp button (PODxt & POD X3 only)? .................................................. 10• 3 What are the Amp, Cab and Effect Mod[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•2 What are Sends? ......................................................................................................... 10•2 3 What is a Soundcard? ................................................................................................. 10•2 4 What is Stomp? .....................[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•3 What is A.I.R.? A.I.R. is the Line 6 exclusive Acoustically Integrated Recording technology that accurately simulates the sound of a microphone and recording space. Click on the A.I.R. icon when the effects panel is shown, and you will be able to adjust A.I.R. for the current T one. Point your [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•4 special sound quality that makes it a truly remarkable guitar sound machine. W e lock ourselves away in the Line 6 labs and sound studios to study this piece of classic equipment in exhaustive detail. W e play guitars through it, listen to it, measure, write software, and then play and listen s[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•5 controls of the original amplifier that was modeled for GearBox. These are shown as three- dimensional knobs in the main part of the amp panel, like Drive, T one and V olume on the Small T weed panel above. “Bonus” Knobs – • Some Amp Models also have additional tone controls that we[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•6 What is the Auto-Select (T ones) Button? This button is available in the Player interface, within the Browser when the Player button is active. It can be used with T racks available from GuitarPort Online to automatically load up a recommended T one custom-made to match the T rack. It is also u[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•7 Click the buttons along the top of the Browser to access the different features: GuitarPort Online - • Connect to a world of guitar online... Player - • GuitarPort’ s advanced jam tools. Metronome - • Configure a custom beat to play along to. T one Locker - • Organize you[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•8 Show/Hide Browser – • The arrow button at the left shows/hides the Browser . p Return to What Is T opics What is the Bypass button? The Bypass button will bypass ALL the GearBox processing of your input signal*. The monitor signal you hear will then be rather “naked”, as well as the [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•9 What is Comp (Compr essor)? Comp , which is an abbreviation for Compressor , is one of the GearBox Effects. Compressors even out signals by reducing the volume of the loudest sounds to better match the volume of quieter sounds. Y ou can use subtle compression to make your guitar playing sound m[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•10 What is the CPU Usag e Meter? The CPU Usage Meter at the bottom right corner of the GearBox window shows how much of your computer’ s CPU horsepower is being used to power GearBox. If you see the meter close to fully lit (as the meter shown above is), GearBox is putting a heavy load on your [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•11 and create your own individual T ones. T one 1 is always on, and you can optionally click the Dual T one button at the top of GearBox to additionally toggle on T one 2 to enter Dual T one mo de. Note there are different configurations for a Dual T one setting, depending on how you choose to f[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•12 As you move your mouse over any effect control, you’ll get a description and tips on using the • control in the Info Bar at the bottom of the GearBox window . Click switches in the Control Panel or turn any knobs to adjust the selected effect. Or double- • click numerical values to[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•13 What is a Flanger? Flanger is one of the GearBox Mod Effects. Flanger is most famously known as the “jet-plane” whoosh effect of several classic 70s recordings. It can also be used to give a “swooshy” or “swept” sound to guitar , or just to create a “bigger” sound. Eddie V an H[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•14 The Gate effect included in GearBox is designed to reduce the noise that your guitar makes when you are not playing. Y ou can think of it as a gate that opens to let your guitar sound through when you play , and closes when you stop playing to shut out the noise you would otherwise hear after [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•15 T o use the Half Speed Button: Click the button to light it red. • Use the T rack controls, including the Loop, as normal. • Click the Half Speed button again to return to normal playback speed. • p Return to What Is T opics What is the Hardwar e Memor y windo w (POD X3)? The Ha[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•16 What ar e Hot K eys (k eyboard shortcut assignments)? What Hot Keys are available in GearBox? Y ou can type on your computer’ s keyboard to activate various GearBox functions: Hot K ey Assignments Command - Action Windo ws ® Mac ® Main Menu Commands File-T one-Open Ctrl + O z O File-T one-[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•17 Hot K ey Assignments Command - Action Windo ws ® Mac ® Next Section F10 z F10 Set Loop Start F11 z F11 Set Loop End F12 z F12 Br o wser Scroll Down Down Arrow , Spacebar Down Arrow , Spacebar Scroll Up Up Arrow , Shift + Spacebar Up Arrow , Ò Spacebar Scroll Left Left Arrow Left Arrow Scrol[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•18 What is the Hum Reducer? The Hum Reducer reduces the noise that your guitar (or bass guitar) puts out*, including noise that is caused by electrical interference from your computer display and other sources that are picked up by your guitar’ s pickups. The Hum Reducer will not completely eli[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•19 The Info Bar is the area at the very bottom of the GearBox window . Point your mouse (you don’t have to click the mouse button) at something in the GearBox program and look at the Info Bar to see a description of the thing you’re pointing at as well as brief instructions on how to use it. [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•20 #4. When CC #4 messages are received by the GearBox software, the W ah’ s Position knob moves accordingly , and you’ll hear your guitar T one change just the way it would if a wah pedal was being used. Please see the MIDI Continuous Controller Reference document on the GearBox - User Manua[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•21 The • Bass Expansion Model pack delivers 28 bass amp and 22 bass cab models all paired with the perfect mic selections. *POD X3 Owners: Y our POD X3 already includes all these Model Packs! But don’t put your wallet away just yet, there are still some other Add-Ons you can purchase via L[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•22 a tab named Device Manager . Select your CD here and navigate to an option to enable digital audio playback of the CD (if this option is provided), and you will now be able to playback audio from your computer’ s CD drive in any program, and hear it coming out of your Line 6 device. If your [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•23 What is the Refer ence contr ol in the T uner? This control is available within the T uner interface. It tells the T uner what to tune to. 440Hz is the standard reference value for A, and is generally used for tuning reference. All the T racks available from GuitarPort Online use the standard [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•24 What is a Soundcard? A soundcard is the piece of hardware in (or attached to) your computer that plays back and receives sound into the computer for recording or other uses. The purpose of a soundcard is to convert audio from analog to digital (for recording into your computer) and to convert [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•25 could be dotted-eighth notes while your tremolo pulses along in quarter note time. p Return to What Is T opics What is a T one? A T one is a saved setting for all controls that affect the processed sound applied to T onePort inputs. T ones stored on your computer are accessed from the T ones m[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•26 What is the T one Librar y? The T one Library is your resource for Line 6 created T ones – and its free! This library holds a collection of T ones matching the sounds of the greatest guitarists, bands and gear of all time. Originally created for the Line 6 GuitarPort Online T racks and Lesso[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•27 Note that the T one name appears in italics since it is not a saved T one yet. If you want to keep this T one, be sure to do File > T one > Save to permanently save this T one into your GearBox T ones folder . 9 -Pick-up type indicator: Y ou’ll see that either the “single coil” or [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•28 Computer List When you first install GearBox, the following items are displayed in the Computer list on the left side of the T one Locker: The • Preset folder containing a selection of factory-programmed T ones. The • User folder containing T ones you save from the File menu. If you[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•29 The • All Users folder . Inside this folder , you’ll find the Public folders of all GuitarPort Online users. Hear what other GuitarPort Online users have created for you to share! The • Private folder . T ones in this folder are only visible to you. Copy T ones here if you want to[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•30 The Name and Load buttons above the Memory list will be grayed out until you have opened the Amp Setups , FX Setups or T ones folder and selected one or more of the memory locations within it. Na vigating F olders Y ou can double-click a folder in the T one Locker to open it. The folder select[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•31 folder . Cop y < GuitarPort Online members can use the < Copy button to copy one or more T ones or folders from the Online list to their local Computer list: Open your • Private or Public folder on the right so that the name of the folder is shown in the folder selector at the top o[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•32 been selected in the list. > Selected When PODxt users select “ PODxt Memory ” from the Right List Shows menu at the top of the T one Locker to see your PODxt’ s memory , the button can be used to send data from the Computer list to your PODxt memory: Select a • T one , Am p Setu[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•33 resides on your computer , look in the GearBox Preferences – T racks tab and see the “T ones Root Folder” setting. p Return to What Is T opics What is the T rack Le vel? The T rack Level slider is available in the Player interface, which is displayed in the Browser when selecting the Pla[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•34 What is the T ransfer Manag er? The T ransfer Manager shows the status of in progress, completed, and aborted transfers of data between your computer and GuitarPort Online. Download progress activity shows at the bottom right of the GearBox program’ s window . Click there to open the T ransf[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•35 What is T remolo? T remolo is one kind of effect that can be run by GearBox’ s Mod (Modulation) Effect. T remolo produces a pulsing sound. It works by turning the volume of your input down and back up again repeatedly , at the speed set for the tremolo. For details on each of the T remolo co[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•36 allows you to dive deeper and tweak pickup, body & control options, alternate tunings, create custom presets and more! Please check out the Line 6 site for more about V ariax . p Return to What Is T opics What is V erb (Re verb)? V erb , an abbreviation for Reverb, is one of the GearBox Ef[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•37 can be set “Pre” or “Post” in the signal chain. POD X3 family devices only - With a POD X3 device connected, the V olume panel in GearBox offers a Pre/Post switch, Min V olume and Max V olume controls, which are the same parameters you’ll see on your POD X3’ s on-board edit screen [...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Glossar y (What Is...?) 10•38 What is Windo ws ® 64 Bit? Microsoft offers several “flavors” of the Windows operating system for PC’ s, and the most common ones for every-day computer folks these days are W indows ® XP ® and W indows ® V ista ® . These versions of W indows are “32 bit” operating systems, des[...]
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Line 6 GearBo x 3.7 – Online Help & Suppor t 11•1 o n L i n e H e L P & S U P P o r t Hungry for more info? W e’ve got plenty of helpful resources just a click away ... -Several additional Help documents covering the latest GearBox news and support info, MIDI Control, product Release Notes and more are available here: GearBox - User M[...]