Line 6 3.7 What is a Flanger?, What is the FX Loop (POD X3 Live/X3 Pro)?, What is Gate?

Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Glossary (What Is...?)
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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 Van Halen, for instance, used flanger effects as an
important part of his signature sound on many classic Van Halen recordings. For details on each of
the Flanger controls, move your mouse over the control and look in the Info Bar at the bottom of the
GearBox window.
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What is the FX Loop (POD X3 Live/X3 Pro)?
With a POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro device in use, you’ll see options available for configuring the FX
Loop options for Tone 1 (the equivalent of the controls found on the Tone “FX Loop” edit screen).
The FX Loop provides a mono send and stereo return, able to be used with stomp boxes or line level
devices. Different hardware effects can require different input levels, or can change the signal level
before it comes back into the Return jack, so you can use the Send & Return level controls here to
keep the levels consistent. Toggle the Loop Pro or Post to be placed before or after the Amp in the
signal chain, and adjust the Mix to blend the Effects Loop signal in with your Tone 1 signal. Note that
these Effects Loop settings are saved with your Tone Preset.
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What is Gate?