LINE 6 POD xt [46/82] Configure a footswitch to control the gearbox player transport

FBV MkII Advanced User Guide: Controlling Line 6 GearBox

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Conﬁgure a Footswitch to Toggle your Amp or Effects On/Off

The GearBox.fbv preset already conﬁgures the GearBox amp and effects items to be “toggled” on/off,

but if you want to change the assignment of any switch, you can refer to the Line 6 MIDI Continuous

Controller Reference PDF, and take a look at the GearBox MIDI CC chart. Look up the desired GearBox

effect parameter and note its CC number. For example, say you want to make your “C” labeled FBV

footswitch toggle the GearBox Delay effect on and off. In the GearBox MIDI CC chart, you’ll see this

has CC #28 listed as the assignment:

You can also see in the Notes column that the CC Values of 0-63 will set the Delay “Off”, and 64-

127 will set the Delay “On”. But you do not need to manually conﬁgure these CC toggle values, since

setting the Switch Mode for your FBV footswitch control to “Toggle” will set them automatically for

you, so that the MIDI message sent alternates between “127” (On) and “0” (Off) for each successive

press of the footswitch. Therefore, the settings you want to enter into the FBV Control application’s

Control Properties list for the “C” footswitch control are as follows:

• MIDI Command: MIDI CC

• Value: CC# 028

• MIDI Port: 1 (Optionally, you can choose any available port here, but your GearBox MIDI In

setting needs to match to receive the command - see “Get Connected” on page 5•1.)

• MIDI Channel: 1 (GearBox receives MIDI on Channel 1 only.)

• Switch Mode: Toggle

Conﬁgure a Footswitch to Control the GearBox Player Transport

The Player module within GearBox allows you to load and play audio ﬁles from a CD or your computer

hard drive, or to play GuitarPort Online membership Lessons & Tracks. If you want to keep your hands

on your guitar while jamming along with the Player, then you can assign any of your FBV footswitches

to control the Player’s Rewind, Play, Stop or Fast Forward transport options. To do so, simply set the

MIDI Command to “Mackie” and then choose the desired function in the Value column, as shown

here:

OK, you should now be all set with your FBV with GearBox, so stop mousing around on that computer

and focus on the music!