LINE6 PODXTLIVE Details
POD® XT Live is an uncomplicated, gig-ready tone machine that's portable and adaptable to different real world stage and recording environments. POD XT Live can be used as the ultimate multi-effects pedal in front of any guitar amp, as a complete direct PA solution, or as the world-standard guitar recording workhorse in the studio.
At the center of POD XT Live is an incredible gathering of over 80 must-have stompbox and studio effects models. This handpicked collection of hits from our award-winning POD XT , stompbox modelers and Vetta™ II will give you rich and deliciously detailed tones at the touch of a footswitch. Effects can be positioned in front (stompbox-style) and behind (studio-post) the Amp and Cab models, giving you organic and dynamic tones normally available in only the most high-end guitar stage rigs.
Based on the most prized amplifiers in the history of guitar, POD XT Live features 36 classic and modern amp models and 24 cab models, all run through 4 incredibly precise and dynamic microphone model options to provide a complete tonal palette for any type of live gig or studio session. This amazing collection of Line 6 Amp Models has been used on countless hit recordings and tours and is now on the floor at your disposal.
POD XT Live has total of 128 preset locations ready for instant recall via large, stage-ready channel footswitches. Right out of the box, PODxt Live is loaded with 64 custom, pre-programmed tones with dedicated patches for running in front of an amp or direct recording. Plus, you've got lots of open locations just waiting to be filled with your own creations or selections from our vast online tone library with thousands of signature sounds from the greatest guitarists, bands, songs and gear of all time.
Features also include a large backlit display, dedicated stompbox on/off switches, combination wah/volume/tweak pedal, tap tempo/tuner switch, an expression pedal input, stereo 1/4-inch analog outs to feed an amp or line inputs, headphone out, aux input for your CD/MP3 player or drum machine, MIDI, and USB computer connectivity for digital I/O, plus deep editing using the free, downloadable Line 6 Edit or GuitarPort software.
POD XT Live of course has a standard analog guitar input - with a selectable pad and adjustable level to handle even super hot active pickup outputs and high output level stompboxes. But there's also a Variax guitar digital connection. Now a Variax's collection of acoustic and electric guitar models, plus POD XT Live's assortment of amps, cabs, and effects can ALL be instantly transformed into virtually any guitar-effect-amp rig with just the press of a footswitch.
POD® is the world standard for guitar tone in studios around the world, and with POD XT Live, you can have total control of that history making tone at your feet.
Over 80 Stompbox and Studio Effects*
36 Legendary and Classic Amp Models*
24 Cab & 4 Mic models*
128 Channel Memories*
Stereo 1/4-inch analog Amp/Line Outs
Variax® Digital Input
Routing Options
Deep Editing
Built-in Chromatic Tuner
Large Backlit Display
Dedicated Stompbox On/Off Switches
Combination Wah/Volume/Tweak Pedal
Tap Tempo/Tuner Switch
Expression Pedal Input
Headphone Out
Aux Input for CD/MP3 players, drum machines, etc.
Full MIDI Support
USB Digital Recording I/O - Plus, Mac/PC editing with free Line 6 Edit™ or GuitarPort® software
POD® XT Live crams in the same collection of sought-after models of classic stompbox and studio effects that powers our world-standard PODxt™. But that’s not all. You also get our FX Junkie Model Pack pre-installed and ready to go. That's a collection of over 80 effect models, using technology from our flagship Vetta™ II amplifier and stompboxes, giving you the freedom to go from mellow tube drive to synth filter madness.
But what fun are a bunch of effects if you can’t wire them up in bizarre and unusual ways? Fortunately, with PODXT Live, you can. Its flexible routing lets you mix and match up to 8 marvelous effects simultaneously. When using an amp model, you can even choose to put some PRE, and some POST. Now you’re on fire!
Here’s a simple effects setup where both the MOD and DELAY effects are running PRE:
But perhaps you'd prefer a studio-style routing, with the MOD effect PRE and the DELAY running POST. With PODXT Live that's easy, too:
For the true tone treasure hunter, here’s the complete signal flow map (including PRE and POST options for Mod, Delay, and the Volume pedal) that will lead you to the pirate's loot:
Chromatic Tuner and Tap Tempo Effects
Tap (Hold/Tuner) - PODXT Live lets you control the time and speed of your effects by simply tapping on this button. To use the TAP control, just tap the button at the tempo you want and the effects will change to match what you tapped.
But wait, that’s not all. Hold the footswitch for about 2 seconds and… bling, bling: Instant digital chromatic tuner! Play a note on your guitar and PODXT Live will show you what it is - and whether it's in tune - on that handy display.
Tuner Bypass/Volume - Normally, the audio will be muted while you’re tuning, but if you prefer to hear yourself tune, you can turn the bypass audio feature off.
Tuner Reference - Want a different reference than A=440Hz? PODXT Live lets you set the reference frequency anywhere from 430-450 Hz. This setting is also stored so you don’t have to reset it every time you power up.
Effect Models based on*:
LA-2A® Compressor
Noise Gate
Fuzz Face
Big Muff Pi®
Tubescreamer®
ProCo Rat
Octavia
CS-1 Comp/Sustainer
Dynacomp
Vetta™ Comp
Auto Swell
Mutron III
Line 6® Sine Chorus
Line 6® Flanger
A/DA® Flanger
MXR® Phase 90
Uni-Vibe
Opto Tremolo model from the 1965 Fender® Deluxe Reverb®
Bias Tremolo model from 1960 Vox® AC-15
Leslie® 145
Vibratone
Auto-pan
Boss® DM-2
Deluxe Memory Man
EP-1 Tube Echoplex
Roland® RE-101 Space Echo
Sweep Echo
Line 6® Digital Delay
Line 6® Stereo Delay
Ping Pong Delay
Reverse Delay
Fender® Deluxe Spring Reverb
Fender® Twin Spring Reverb
King Spring Reverb
Small Room Reverb
Tiled Room Reverb
Brite Room Reverb
Dark Hall Reverb
Medium Hall Reverb
Large Hall Reverb
Rich Chamber Reverb
Chamber Reverb
Cavernous Reverb
Slap Plate Reverb
Vintage Plate Reverb
Large Plate Reverb
Wah modeled after the Vox® Wah
Volume (Pre- or Post-Amp Routing options)
Post-EQ
PLUS FX JUNKIE MODELS based on*:
Line 6® Killer Z
Chandler Tube Driver
Vetta™ Juice
Line 6® Gain Boost
Boss® CS-1 w/ treble switch on
Mutron III Down
Line 6® Clean Sweep
Line 6® Seizmik Synth
Line 6® Double Bass
Line 6® Buzz Wave
Line 6® Rez Synth
Line 6® Ring Modulator
Line 6® Synth Analog
Line 6® Synth FX
Line 6® Synth Harmony
Moog Lead
ARP Solina/Elka® Strings
Square CE-1 Chorus
Line 6® Stereo Chorus
Line 6® Random Chorus
Line 6® Stereo Flange
Line 6® Exponential Flange
Line 6® Lumpy Phase
Line 6® Hi Talk
Line 6® Sweeper
Line 6® POD™ Purple X
Line 6® Sample and Hold
Line 6® Tape Eater
Line 6® Warble-Matic
Binson EchoRec
Maestro® EP-3 Echoplex®
Line 6® Low Rez Delay
Line 6® Phaze Eko
Line 6® Bubble Echo
POD® XT Live has an incredible collection of amp and cab models that have been used on countless hit recordings. Based on the most prized amplifiers in the history of guitar, PODXT Live features 36 amp models and 24 cab models that will take you everywhere from classic and boutique, to modern and insane.
PODXT Live has our A.I.R. II cabinet/microphone modeling, which allows you to choose from 4 different classic mic models and even adjust the position of the mic and how much of the room you hear. PODXT Live 's ability to mix and match speaker cabinets and mics will help you find exactly the vibe that you're looking for.
Amp Models based on*:
Cabinet Models based on*:
Line 6® Clean 6x9 Supro® S6616
Line 6® JTS-45 1x8 1961 Fender® Tweed Champ®
Line 6® Class A 1x10 Gibson®
Line 6® Mood 1x10 Gretsch® 6156
Line 6® Spinal Puppet 1x12 Line 6®
Line 6® Chemical X 1x12 1953 Fender® Tweed Deluxe Reverb®
Line 6® Insane
Line 6® Piezacoustic 2 1x12 1964 Fender® Blackface Deluxe Reverb®
Line 6® Agro
Line 6® Lunatic 1x12 1960 Vox® AC-15
Line 6® Treadplate 1X15 1962 Supro® Thunderbolt
Line 6® Variax Acoustic 2x2 Fender® Mini Twin Reverb®
Budda 2001 Twinmaster
2x12 Line 6®
Fender® 1953 Deluxe Reverb® 2x12 1965 Fender® Blackface Twin Reverb®
Fender® 1958 Bassman®
Fender® 1961 Champ® 2x12 1995 Matchless® Chieftain
Fender® 1964 Deluxe Reverb® 2x12 Roland® JC-120
Fender® 1965 Twin Reverb® 2x12 1967 Vox® AC-30
Gretsch® 1960 6156 2X12 1967 Silvertone® Twin Twelve
Hiwatt® 1973 Custom 100 4x10 Line 6®
Marshall® 1966 JTM-45 4x10 1959 Fender® Bassman®
Marshall® 1968 Super Lead 4x12 Line 6®
Marshall® 1968 Jump Channel 4x12 1967 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks
Marshall® 1968 Variac Plexi
Marshall® 1987 JCM 800 4x12 1968 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks
Marshall® 1996 JMP-1
Matchless® 1996 Chieftain 4x12 1978 Marshall® with stock 70s
Matchless® 1993 DC-30 4x12 1996 Marshall® with Vintage 30s
Mesa/Boogie® 2001 Dual Rectifier® 4x12 Mesa/Boogie®
Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+
Roland® Jazz Chorus 120 Mic Models based on*:
Soldano 1993 SLO-100 Shure® SM-57 On Axis
Supro 1960's S6616 Shure® SM-57 Off Axis
Vox® 1961 AC-15 Sennheiser® MD-421
Vox® 1967 AC-30TB Neumann® U-67
Tube Preamp
POD ® XT Live has a simple, gig-ready setup that's adaptable to all your different stage and studio needs. Whether you're running it as a multi-effect pedal in front of a guitar amp (or into its FX loop), or straight to the house PA, POD XT Live is the best way to take total control of your sound at the gig.
USB - POD XT Live's USB jack lets you connect to most computers and record directly to a wide variety of popular recording software packages. We've even included a USB cable for use with our GuitarPort ® Windows ® based software and POD XT Live Mac®/Windows® driver software. All this software - along with directions for using it - is free for you to download at www.line6.com .
Variax ® - Connect a Line 6 Variax guitar here and experience a whole new world of possibility and sound-control power. In addition to a direct digital audio connection between the guitar and POD XT Live, you can even have the Variax change guitars, pickups, and tone control settings each time you choose a new channel from your POD XT Live 's footswitches.
MIDI In & Out - Connect POD XT Live to your MIDI equipment to select Channel Memories (via Program Change messages), or automate POD XT Live settings (via controllers and/or SySex). You can also use MIDI (or USB) to communicate with the free Line 6 Edit software downloadable from www.line6.com .
Phones - When you want to listen with headphones, plug them in here. POD XT Live automatically switches to Studio Mode whenever headphones are connected.
Output To Amp/Line - The unbalanced 1/4-inch connectors get your POD XT Live's sound to a guitar amplifier, recorder, mixer or PA system. Flick the rear panel switch to AMP when you've got your POD XT Live feeding into the front of a guitar amp, or choose LINE to send you signal to a mixer or PA. The rear panel LEVEL knob sets the - you guessed it! - output level. Changing the OUTPUT level does not change your tone, so you can get the tone you want at any volume level.
Aux Input - Connect a CD player, MP3 player, drum machine, virtual accordion, or other device here, and you'll hear it at POD XT Live 's headphone and Amp/Line outputs. Very handy for jamming along!
Input - Your guitar goes here. Set the switch to norm for use with most passive pickup guitars. If you have to put two 9-volt batteries in your guitar to make it shred, point your guitar down and use that “shark” headstock to flip the switch to pad. (Also handy for those stompboxes that have ridiculously hot output levels.)
Pedal 2 - You can add even more real-time control by connecting a standard expression pedal, such as the Line 6 EX-1. You'll be able to control Wah, Volume, and Tweak functions all at the same time.
In the Studio
STUDIO DIRECT mode:
In this mode, Line 6’s exclusive A.I.R. II DSP is active, and you are treated to a virtual speaker-cabinet-air-microphone experience that’s so good, you may never use a regular guitar amplifier and microphone setup again.
When you plug your headphones into POD® XT Live, DEST will be automatically set to STUDIO DIRECT, giving you the best tone for private jamming.
On Stage
When you’re playing on stage with PODXT Live, you’ve got a choice of setup modes. You can plug your PODXT Live in between your guitar and guitar amplifier so PODXT Live acts as the ultimate tone shaping, effects modeling pedalboard.
You can plug straight out of PODXT Live’s outputs into the house system for awesome amp and effect tone without the hassle of mics and cabinets.
Or you can choose to run PODXT Live into a power amp and speaker cabinets (or into your amp’s FX return), using it as the ultimate preamp. Whichever setup you choose, PODXT Live can dial you in like a pro. Here’s how…
What are you connecting to?
You can supply your PODXT Live with the below answers to this question, thereby ensuring that your friend on the floor gives you the best possible tones.
STUDIO DIRECT - When plugging PODXT Live straight into a P.A., or using in-ear monitoring systems, STUDIO DIRECT gives you amazing amp and effect tone, night after night. Line 6 exclusive A.I.R. II processing serves up a virtual speaker-cabinet-air-microphone experience so good you may never use a regular guitar amplifier and microphone on stage again. You’re as powerful as the entire P.A.—and guaranteed to be in the mix!
2X12 FRONT, 2X12 PWRAMP, 4X12 FRONT & 4X12 PWRAMP - Choose one of these modes when you’re plugging your PODXT Live into another guitar amp, or a power amp and guitar speakers. When you’re running Amp Modeling in your PODXT Live with one of these modes activated, the Mic and Room components of A.I.R. II are turned off, and the Cabinet Models are revoiced to sound their best coming through the kind of speaker you choose. The “Pwramp” variations should be used when you’re running straight into a power amp driving speakers, or running into the effect return of an amp so that its own preamp is bypassed and you’re getting your PODXT Live’s signal right to the power amp section. Choose a “Front” variation when you’re plugging into the front of a combo amp or head, which will also run you through that amp’s preamp section. The two “Front” modes also give you Tone Correction controls.
What is Tone Correction?
The idea of these Tone Correction controls is to adjust PODXT Live ’s overall sound to compensate for the tonal response of the preamp section of the amp that you’re plugging into. We’ve found that it is often necessary to reduce the low frequency or high frequency contents of the PODXT Live to get the best results in this sort of a configuration, or shift the focus of the mid frequencies, so that’s what these controls are set to do.
Plus…
BOSE PS1 - Choose this when plugging into a Bose® PS1 Cylindrical Radiator™ loudspeaker system. We specially tuned this mode for great sound from the innovative new sound system.
LINE6 PODXTLIVE FAQ
What is PODXT Live?
POD® XT Live is a multi-effect floor processor that provides premium guitar tone and professional features in one stage-ready unit. It delivers a wide range of Vetta II-class stompbox, studio, synth effects, amplifier and cabinet models, plus a digital Variax input, and USB computer connectivity.
PODXT Live can be used as the ultimate multi-effect pedal for any guitar amp, a complete direct PA solution, or creative recording device for studio guitar work. PODXT Live provides over 80 sought-after models of stompbox and studio effects. Aside from an extensive collection of reverb choices, PODXT Live includes some of the most popular distortion, compressor, chorus, flanger, rotary, synth, filter, and delay effect models ever assembled.
PODXT Live also delivers an incredible collection of the most prized amplifiers in the history of guitar. It features 36 amplifier models, 24 cab models and 4 microphone model options providing a complete tonal palette for any type of live gig or studio session. The amp and cab models can be positioned in front of or behind the amp model, offering organic and classic tonal possibilities available in the most high-end guitar stage rigs.
PODXT Live provides access to 128 presets via gig-ready channel footswitches. Features also include a large backlit display, dedicated stompbox on/off switches, combination wah/volume pedal, tap tempo/silent tuner switch, an expression pedal input, stereo 1/4-inch analog Amp/Line outs, headphone out, aux input for CD/Mp3 playback, MIDI, and USB computer connectivity for digital I/O and deep editing using free Line 6 Edit/GuitarPort software.
In addition to the standard analog guitar input, a Variax Modeling Guitar digital input seamlessly integrates an electric or acoustic Variax's collection of guitars with PODXT Live’s assortment of amps, cabs, and effects. This entire setup can be instantly transformed into virtually any rig with just the press of a footswitch.
How is PODXT Live different than PODXT and PODXT Pro?
PODXT Live is a complete guitar tone rig built into a rugged, live performance oriented foot controller. The foot controller gives you direct patch access, “Stomp” switches to toggle individual effects, and the ability to set your tempo and tune your guitar. The unit has the same basic connections as a PODXT (bean), but in addition to traditional analog ins and outs, PODXT Live features a Variax digital input/output jack. This allows you to digitally connect a Line 6 Variax guitar with a single cable to PODXT Live which powers the guitar, carries your guitar’s sound output, and allows the Variax to receive preset sounds from the PODXT Live. A single step on a preset switch will reconfigure your effects, amp and cab model - plus set the guitar model and tone information on a connected Variax!
How is PODXT Live related to Vetta II?
PODXT Live utilizes Vetta II's Point-to-Point interactive modeling technology to offer you 36 of Vetta II's incredibly soulful and accurate amp model reproductions. In addition, you get studio effects and all of Vetta II's stomp boxes in a portable and easy to use package. If you add optional Model Packs, you can expand the amp model set of your PODXT Live to equal that of a Vetta II – that’s a total of 72 amp models! In addition, PODXT Live is the only other Line 6 product which features direct digital Variax connectivity.
What amp and cabinet models are in the PODXT Live?
PODXT Live™ features 36 guitar amp models from the Line 6® Vetta™ II including models based on*: '53 Fender® Tweed Deluxe, '61 Fender® Tweed Champ®, '58 Fender® Bassman®, '64 Fender® Blackface Deluxe Reverb®, '65 Fender® Blackface Twin Reverb®, '60 Gretsch® 6156, '73 Hiwatt® Custom 100, '65 Marshall® JTM45, '68 Marshall® Super Lead, '68 Marshall® Jumped Plexi, '68 Marshall® Variac Plexi, '87 Marshall® JCM 800, '96 Marshall® JMP-1, '96 Matchless® Chieftain, '93 Matchless® DC-30, '85 Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+ (drive), '94 Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier® Solo Head, '87 Roland® JC-120, '93 Soldano SLO 100, '60s Supro® S6616, '67 Vox® AC30 TB (Top Boost), '61 Vox® AC15, '01 Budda® Twinmaster, Tube Preamp, Line 6® Clean, Line 6® JTS-45, Line 6® Class A, Line 6® Mood, Line 6® Spinal Puppet, Line 6® Chemical X, Line 6® Insane, Line 6® Piezacoustic 2 L6 Agro, L6 Lunatic, L6 Treadplate, and Variax® Acoustic.
The 24 cabinet models in PODXT Live™ include models based on*: 6x9 Supro® S6616, 1x8 1961 Fender® Tweed Champ®, 1x10 Gibson®, 1x10 Gretsch® 6156, 1x12 Line 6®, 1x12 1953 Fender® Tweed Deluxe, 1x12 1964 Fender® Blackface Deluxe, 1x12 1960 Vox® AC-15, 2x2 Fender® Mini Twin, 2x12 Line 6®, 2x12 1965 Fender® Blackface Twin, 2x12 1996 Matchless® Chieftain, 2x12 Roland® JC-120, 2x12 1967 Vox® AC-30, 4x10 Line 6®, 4x10 1959 Fender® Bassman®, 4x12 Line 6®, 4x12 1967 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks, 4x12 1968 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks, 4x12 1978 Marshall® with stock 70s, 4x12 1996 Marshall® with Vintage 30s, a 4x12 Mesa/Boogie®, a 2x12 1967 Silvertone Twin Twelve, and a 1x15 1962 Supro® Thunderbolt.
It is possible to more than double the number of amp and effect models in your PODXT Live with Model Packs.
What kind of stomp boxes and other effects are included in PODXT Live?
More than 46 stunningly-crafted models of classic stompbox and studio effects including models based on*: Fuzz Face, Big Muff Pi, Tube Screamer, Rat, Octavia, LA-2A Compressor, Dyna Comp, Boss CS-1, Mutron III, ADA Flanger, MXR Phase 90 Flanger, Boss CE-1 Chorus, Leslie 145, Uni-Vibe, Vibratone, Bias Tremolo from the 1960 Vox AC15, Opto Tremolo, Deluxe Memory Man, EP-1 Echoplex, Boss DM-2, RE-101 Space Echo, plus Line 6 originals including the Vetta Comp, Auto Swell, Ping Pong Delay, Reverse Delay, Sweep Echo, stereo delays, spring reverbs, plate reverbs, room reverbs, hall reverbs, Wah Pedal, 4 band semi-parametric EQ, Noise Gate, Volume Pedal and many more.
In addition, PODXT Live also contains the FX Junkie Model Pack preinstalled into the unit. This adds 35 additional synth, filter, and utility effects.
What is A.I.R. II?
A.I.R. II is Line 6's second-generation Acoustically Integrated Recording technology. It expands your sonic choices and creative options by allowing you to choose a variety of microphone models and adjust their placement in front of the cabinet. Microphone choices and placement options include models based on*: Shure SM-57, Sennheiser MD-421 and a Neumann U-67 – on- and off-axis.
What does the USB port do?
The USB port allows direct digital recording from your PODXT Live to your Mac® or PC, plus the ability to use PODXT Live to play back audio from your computer like a soundcard. It also allows you to perform software updates and communicate with MIDI applications such as the Line 6 Monkey intelligent updater, Line 6 Edit and GuitarPort without a MIDI interface – only a USB connection is required.
In order for your computer to be able to communicate with your PODXT Live over USB, you will need to install USB driver software.
Windows® and OS X® users: click here to get the Line 6 Monkey intelligent updater application, which allows you to install the latest drivers.
Is there a computer-based editor for PODXT Live?
Line 6 offers two free pieces of software, both of which give you complete tone editing capabilities for onscreen control of every detail of your PODXT Live's sound.
Available Now! GuitarPort gives Windows® users complete onscreen tone editing along with a unique, integrated audio player for guitarists with looping and half speed, plus optional GuitarPort Online for online Tracks and Tab.
Line 6 Edit is for both Windows® and OS X® operating systems. It provides tone translation between selected Line 6 products and works with our truly vast online tone library of signature sounds of the greatest guitarists, bands, songs and gear of all time.
Can I transfer patches between PODXT Live and other Line 6 products?
Using Line 6 Edit, you can translate Tones from POD® 2.0, POD® XT, POD® XT Pro, Flextone III, HD 147 and GuitarPort to PODXT Live, and translate PODXT Live Tones to Vetta II, GuitarPort, Flextone III and HD 147.
In addition, you can transfer Tones between PODXT Live, PODXT and PODXT Pro with a direct MIDI connection.
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