Controls & Connections

This knob, along with the Tone Controls, Reverb, and Tone Volume knobs, adjusts the Tone that is currently selected – Tone 1 or Tone 2. See Chapter 4 for more info on Dual Tone and how this all works.

11Tone Controls – Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence. Just like any guitar amp. And when you change Amp Models, the response and interactivity of these controls change, too—so they act like the tone controls of the original amp that inspired the Amp Model you’ve selected.

 

Reverb – spin this knob to set the Reverb level of the Tone that is currently

 

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13Tone Volume – this knob controls the current Tone’s relative volume level.

14Master Volume – this controls the overall output level of POD X3 Pro and also sets the headphone level. Changing the Master Volume level does not change your tone, so you can get the tone you want at any volume level. This setting is not saved when you store settings into one of the POD X3 Pro’s memory locations.

When running into line level gear (like recorders, mixers and PA’s), POD X3 Pro will generally give the best signal-to-noise performance when you have the Master Volume control at max. With the Master Volume control turned down low, you may get extra hiss – which obviously isn’t what you want – if you turn up your mixer or recorder’s output to compensate. In order to allow you to set the Master Volume as high as possible when connecting to recording, mixing, and other studio gear, be sure you are plugging POD X3 Pro’s outputs into line level, not microphone or guitar level inputs. Line level inputs should allow you to turn POD X3 Pro’s MasterVolume up all the way (or close to it) and thereby get the best sound possible. If your gear has inputs that function as mic/line level inputs, try to set the trim for those inputs to the minimum level, and POD X3 Pro’s Master Volume to maximum, when setting levels.

15Microphone Input – plug in your microphone here. The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1, Tone 2 or both. See Chapter 6 for more info.

16Trim Control – use the Trim Control to get a nice, healthy level.

17Guitar In – plug your guitar or bass in here. It’s a mono, unbalanced connection. The Inputs page is where you assign whether this input feeds Tone 1, Tone 2 or both. See Chapter 6 for details.

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