Line 6 TonePort DI, TonePort UX8, GX, UX1 How to use the Tuner, For knobs, For Model and Tone menus

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For knobs:

•Click the left button of your mouse anywhere on the knob or other control.

•Use your keyboard’s left/right or up/down arrows to “fine-tune” it’s value, adjusting in small increments.

•To “reset” the Tone 1 or Tone 2 Pan knob to center, double-click directly on the Pan knob.

For Model and Tone menus:

•Your keyboard’s up/down arrows select the next/previous item in the menu once you’ve clicked on the menu to select it.

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How to use the Tuner

When running POD Farm in Standalone operation, click the Tuner View button at the top left of POD Farm to load the Tuner. The Tuner accepts input from anything plugged into the Instrument jack on your Line 6 device.

The Tuner (POD Farm Standalone Operation only)

Pluck an open single string on your guitar (or bass), and the display will show you the note that string is currently tuned to. The large meter in the tuner shows you whether the string is sharp or flat relative to that note. When the indicator is anywhere on the left side of the meter, your string is flat and needs to be tuned up. When the indicator is anywhere on the right side of the meter, your string is sharp and needs to be tuned down. The Mute/Bypass switch lets you choose to Mute your guitar, or to hear it while tuning (with amp/cab/effect processing bypassed).

The Tuner’s Reference control tells the Tuner what to tune to. 440Hz is the standard reference value for A and is generally used for for most modern, western music. Unless you have a particular need to adjust the Tuner’s reference, you probably want to stick with the standard 440Hz setting for this control.

The standard tuning for guitar is, from the largest string to the smallest, E-A-D-G-B-E. POD Farm’s Tuner is “chromatic” - meaning it can tune to any note in the chromatic 12 tone scale - so you are not limited to using it for standard guitar tuning. Use the tuner to try some different tunings as well. For instance, “Drop-D” tuning is accomplished by tuning the biggest string down to D instead of E. The table below provides a number of alternate tunings for you to try. Tunings are listed on the left. Columns labeled String 6 (the fattest string) to String 1 (the thinnest string) tell you the pitch to tune to for each string:

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