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Controls & Connections

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2 Select Knob – turning this knob will do different things depending on what

page you’re on.

Home Page – turn to select presets. See Chapter 4 for all the detail.

Edit Page – turn to pick a different Model. This works for the Amp, Stomp, Mod,

Delay, Reverb, and Wah edit pages. Full details are in Chapter 5.

You can also press this knob to store your own tweaked-up sounds in POD X3 Live. Just

press, choose what to store and where to store it, and press the button again to complete

the Save. Chapter 4 will ﬁll you in.

3 Home / Hold for Commands – press to return to the Home Page. For

User Presets, press repeatedly to toggle between the Tone Path Home Page and the Big

Number Home Page. Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter the Commands page. Full

details are in Chapter 6.

4 Inputs – press to enter the Inputs setup page to conﬁgure which inputs you’re using.

Full details are in Chapter 6.

5 4-way Nav – pressing these buttons will also do different things depending on

what page you’re on.

Home Page – press Up, Down, Left, and Right to navigate to a processing block.

Edit Page – press Up and Down to move through each row of parameters available.

You can also press the Left and Right to move to the previous or next processing block

in the Tone path.

6 On/Off – press to turn the selected processing block on or off (the blocks are on

when the buttons are lit and the block on the Home Page is solid). Double-press to enter

the processing block’s Edit page, where you can ﬁne-tune the parameters for that block.

Double-press the same button again (or press the Home button) to leave the Edit page

and return to the Home Page. Chapter 5 gives you details on all the Edit pages available.

7 Outputs / Hold for System – press to enter the Outputs setup page, where

you can set up POD X3 Live for whatever you’re connecting it to. This is a very important

step for getting the best sound out of your POD X3 Live. Press and hold for 2 seconds to

enter the System setup page. Full details are in Chapter 6.

Contents

Main POD X3 Family Pilots Handbook WARNING: SERIAL NO: CAUTION: NOTICE: You should read these Important Safety Instructions Keep these instructions in a safe place Page Table of Contents Reference: Conguration & Setup .......................................61 Example Setups .....................................................................71 USB & Computer Software ..................................................81 Appendix A: Signal Flow .......................................................A1 Page Tu T o r i a l : PoD X3 li v e f o r Gu i T a r 12 Page 14 15 10. Select the EQ. 11. Tweak the EQ. Page Page 18 16. Tweak combined volume of Tone 1 + Tone 2. 17. Save. 21 Tu T o r i a l : PoD X3 & PoD X3 Pr o f o r Gu i T a r 22 23 24 9. Set the Delay tempo, and set it to run post (after the Amp Model). 10. Select the EQ. 11. Tweak the EQ. 25 12. Turn both Tones on at once. 13. Load preset to Tone 2 only. 14. Select and tweak Tone 1/Tone 2. 26 15. These knobs and buttons control only one Tone at a time: 16. Tweak the combined volume of Tone 1 + Tone 2. 17. Save. 31 Co n T r o l s & Co n n e C T i o n s POD X3 32 33 34 Page 36 37 38 POD X3 Live 39 310 311 312 Page 314 315 316 POD X3 Pro 317 318 319 Page Page 322 323 Page 41 Ge T T i n G ar o u n D , T o n e s & Tu n e r Home Page 42 43 44 The Dual Tone Concept 45 46 Tone Volume Controls 47 Preset Folders Getting Around, Tones & Tuner 48 Recalling Presets You can also choose to recall only Tone 1: 49 Recalling User Presets on POD X3 Live 410 Locking Tone 2 Saving Tones 411 Tuner 440HZ E Page 51 re f e r e n C e : T w e a k i n G To n e s Amp + Cab 52 Tone Controls 53 54 Stomp Boxes 55 56 57 Modulation Effects 58 59 Delay 510 511 Reverb 512 Gate 513 Compressor 1 514 EQ 515 Wah 516 Volume Pedal 517 Effects Loop ( Page 61 re f e r e n C e : Co n f i G u r aT i o n & se T u P Inputs 62 Outputs 63 64 65 System 66 67 Commands Page 71 eX a m P l e se T u P s Mono or Stereo Recording or Direct to Mixer/PA 72 Recording Tone 1 & 2 to Separate Mono Tracks Recording T one 1 & 2 to Separate Stereo T racks ( & POD X3 Pro only) 73 Feed One Guitar Amp Feed Two Guitar Amps, One for Tone 1 and One for Tone 2 74 Feed Two Guitar Amps, One Wet and One Dry 75 Feed a Guitar Amp and Send Separate XLR Direct Outs ( X3 Live & POD X3 Pro only) 76 Electric Guitar to On-Stage Amp and Direct Out + Vocals/ Acoustic/etc. to Direct Out Only Page Page 81 usB & C o m P u T e r s Updating POD X3, POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pros Firmware 82 Setting Up For USB Recording 83 USB Sends When Operating In Stereo Tone Mode Page aP P e n D i X a: si G n a l fl o w A1 POD X3 A2 POD X3 Live XLR, A3 POD X3 Pro XLR, AES/EBU, Unprocessed