LINE 6 POD 2.0 [25/97] Gimme some a i r

GETTING SET UP: SCENARIO ONE – IN THE STUDIO

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Gimme Some A.I.R.

If you’re plugging POD’s output into anything other than a guitar ampliﬁer’s input,

ﬂip the

A.I.R. switch to its DIRECT position. In this mode, the A.I.R.

DSP is active, and you are getting a virtual version of the speaker-cabinet-air-

microphone experience that’s so good you may never use a regular guitar ampliﬁer

and microphone set up again. The POD 1/4" TRS outputs are versatile, merrily

sending their magic tones into +4dBu balanced, or -10dBu unbalanced inputs.

Quality cables are obviously recommended for best performance.

Pick the Right Inputs

If you’re hooking your POD up to a recorder, mixer, or other equipment, be sure

you are plugging its outputs into line level inputs on your other gear, as opposed to

microphone level or guitar level inputs. This will insure that you get the best

signal-to-noise ratio (lots of juicy guitar tone, not too much hiss) with POD. Some

equipment uses the same physical inputs for mic & line level sources, allowing you

to trim low level signals (like mics) up to a high level at the inputs. If you are

plugging your POD into one of these inputs, try setting the trim to minimum, and

twisting POD’s Output Level and Chan Vol knobs up to maximum. If your

equipment has a couple of open line-level only inputs, you’ll probably get better

performance by plugging into these, rather than the wide-ranging mic-to-line level

trimmed inputs.

Ready To Play Anywhere

POD makes friends easily. It’s right at home next to a multiple hundred thousand

dollar, bajillion input SSL console, and will just as happily do its thing with your

portable cassette recorder. Here’s how to hook up, starting from the simple stuff

and working our way up the recording system food chain: