Line 6 POD X3 Family usB & C o m P u T e r s

USB & Computer Software

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usB & Co m P u T e r so f T w a r e

Updating POD X3, POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro’s Firmware

Here are step-by-step instructions for making sure your POD X3, POD X3 Live or POD X3

Pro has the latest ﬁrmware installed.

1. From www.line6.com/monkey, download and install the latest version of Line 6

Monkey.

2. Run Monkey.

If this is the ﬁrst time you run Monkey, you don’t yet have driver software installed, •

so Monkey won’t be able to communicate with your POD X3, POD X3 Live or POD

X3 Pro. (And if you have an older version of Monkey, it also may not show your

POD X3, POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro in its list of products when it asks you to

select your product manually.)

If POD X3, POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro is not shown as a product selection, • select

any TonePort from the product select menu that Monkey will show as it starts up.

Once Monkey ﬁnishes start up, login with the user name and password that you use •

for line6.com, or click the New User button near the top of Monkey’s window, create

a user name and password for line6.com, and then use it to log in to Monkey.

3. On the Updates tab, look to see if Line 6 Monkey itself is up to date.

Monkey is listed under Applications on the Updates tab. A green circle with a •

checkmark is shown next to its listing if it’s up to date. If not, highlight its line in

the list of Items, and click the Update button on the right. (Of course, this shouldn’t

be necessary if you just downloaded the latest!)

4. Once Monkey’s up to date, install the latest Line 6 drivers.

In the Updates tab, highlight the Driver item, and click the Update button on the •

right. Monkey will lead you through the process, which requires you to quit Monkey

and possibly restart your machine.

5. Once the driver installation completes, run Monkey again.

Make sure your POD X3, POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro is powered on, and connected •

to your computer via USB. Monkey should automatically recognize your POD X3,

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