Line 6 Bass POD xt Live User Manual - MIDI Manuals

GETTING SET UP • In The StudioIn The StudioTo use the USB connector, visit www.line6.com/monkey and use it to grab Bass PODXTLive USB Driver software.3 • 8What are you connecting to?Your Bass PODXT Live needs to adjust itself to deliver the best possible sounddepending on what you’re connecting to. Press the OUTPUT MODE/SYSTEMbutton so the display asks, “What are you connecting to?”18Press the Soft Button below DEST and turn the EFFECT TWEAK knob 12 to selectSTUDIO: DIRECT mode. In this mode, Line 6’s exclusive A.I.R. II DSP is active, andyou are treated to a virtual speaker-cabinet-air-microphone experience that’s so goodyou may never use a regular bass amplifier and microphone setup again.The DEST setting you select will be remembered by your Bass PODXT Live, so you don’thave to re-set it every time you power up. If you change it to a different setting for aspecial situation you come across, don’t forget to change it back again to the setting younormally use once you get back to your standard setup. When you plug yourheadphones into Bass PODXT Live, DEST will be automatically set to STUDIO:DIRECT, giving you the best tone for private jamming.The Ins and Outs of Great ToneIf you’re hooking your Bass PODXT Live up to a recorder, mixer, or other equipment, besure you are plugging its outputs into line level inputs on your other gear, as opposedto microphone level or guitar level inputs. This will ensure that you get the best signalto-noiseratio (lots of juicy guitar tone, not too much hiss) with Bass PODXT Live.Some equipment only gives you a single input for both mic & line level sources,allowing you to trim low level signals (like mics) up to a high level at the inputs. If youare plugging your Bass PODXT Live into one of these inputs, try setting the trim tominimum, and twisting Bass PODXT Live’s rear panel LEVEL 6 knob and top panel