Line 6 Bass POD xt Live User Manual - MIDI Manuals

Stomp, Mod & Delay/Verb Models • Auto WahAuto WahDo you want the Funk? Do you need the Funk? Well, we’ve gotthe Funk, right here for you! What self-respecting, bass-playingfilter-junkie would be without a Mu-Tron III envelope follower,as used by the mighty George Clinton and others?Part auto-wah, part triggered filter, it’s all about wacky, and thismodel based on* the Mu-Tron III gives it to you both comingand going. Go ahead—unbutton that shirt, put on the flares,and get down with your bad self! The SENS knob varies thefilter’s response to your playing, and Q adjusts the filter’s width.6 • 10Synth ModelsTo learn about the Synth Models, see Synth and Filter Effects on page 6•16.Modulation ModelsModulation effects are things that swoosh, pulse and warble—from phase shifters toflangers to choruses to filter effects. Why are they called modulation effects? Well, if weconsult a dictionary, we discover that ‘modulate,’ in the electronic world means to“alter the amplitude or frequency of (a wave) by (using) a wave of a lower frequency tocarry a signal” (definition courtesy of The Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary, ThirdEdition, thank you very much). That modulating wave is what causes all thatswooshing, pulsing, and warbling.There are two set of effects in the Bass PODXT Live Modulation models line-up. Thefirst set includes Chorus, Flanger, Phase, Vibrato, Tremolo and Rotary Speaker effects.All of these include controls for SPEED and DEPTH. SPEED controls how fast (or slow)the modulating waveform sweeps. DEPTH controls the overall amplitude of the* All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated oraffiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions and images are provided for the sole purposeof identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development.