® POD® HD300 & POD® HD400 Advanced Guide An in-depth exploration of the features & functionality of POD HD300 & POD HD400 Electrophonic Limited Edition Table of Contents Setup Details .......................................................................... 1•1 Setup Options ................................................................................................ 1•1 Pedal Calibration ........................................................................................... 1•4 Factory Restore ............................................................................................... 1•5 Features & Functionality ....................................................... 2•1 Tuner Mode .................................................................................................... 2•1 Smart FX ........................................................................................................ 2•2 Noise Gate ..................................................................................................... 2•3 Volume ........................................................................................................... 2•3 FX Loop (POD HD400 Only) ....................................................................... 2•4 Tap Tempo ...................................................................................................... 2•4 Pedal Control ................................................................................................. 2•4 L6 LINK™ ..................................................................................................... 2•5 Output Mode Options .................................................................................... 2•5 POD HD Edit Software .................................................................................. 2•7 Working with Presets ............................................................ 3•1 Accessing Presets ........................................................................................... 3•1 Saving Presets ................................................................................................. 3•3 Edit Mode ............................................................................... 4•1 Accessing Edit Mode ...................................................................................... 4•1 SETUP Menu ................................................................................................. 4•2 AMP Menu .................................................................................................... 4•2 FX1, FX2 & FX3 Menus ................................................................................. 4•2 REVERB Menu .............................................................................................. 4•3 GATE Menu ................................................................................................... 4•3 WAH Menu ................................................................................................... 4•4 VOL Menu ..................................................................................................... 4•4 FX Loop Menu (POD HD400 Only) ............................................................. 4•5 MIDI DUMP .................................................................................................. 4•7 Amp, Cab & Mic Models ........................................................ 5•1 Parameter Details ........................................................................................... 5•1 AMP Edit Mode ............................................................................................. 5•2 Manual Mode ................................................................................................. 5•7 FX Only Mode ................................................................................................ 5•7 AutoFX SETUP Parameter ............................................................................ 5•8 Amp/Preamp Models ..................................................................................... 5•8 Cab Models .................................................................................................. 5•10 FX Models ............................................................................... 6•1 FX1 Models - Reference Table ....................................................................... 6•1 Common FX1, FX2 & FX3 Parameters ......................................................... 6•3 New FX1 Models (Flash v.2.0)....................................................................... 6•4 FX1 GAIN Swoosh Models - Parameters ...................................................... 6•5 FX1 VARIOUS Swoosh Models - Parameters ............................................... 6•5 FX1 PITCH Swoosh Models - Parameters ..................................................... 6•7 FX2 Models - Reference Table ..................................................................... 6•11 Common FX2 Parameters ............................................................................ 6•12 Common FILTER Swoosh Parameters ......................................................... 6•13 FX3 Models - Reference Table ..................................................................... 6•14 Common FX3 Parameters ............................................................................ 6•15 Reverb Models - Reference Table ................................................................ 6•16 Common Reverb Parameters ....................................................................... 6•17 Wah Models ................................................................................................. 6•18 Using the Looper ................................................................... 7•1 Looper Controls ............................................................................................. 7•1 USB Audio .............................................................................. 8•1 The Line 6 USB Audio Driver ...................................................................... 8•1 The Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices Panel ........................................................ 8•3 Mac® - Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices ............................................................. 8•4 Windows® - Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices ..................................................... 8•9 Appendix A: Line 6 Monkey™ .............................................. A•1 Launch Line 6 Monkey ................................................................................. A•1 Login Account .............................................................................................. A•1 Grab Those Updates ..................................................................................... A•2 Appendix B: MIDI ...................................................................B•1 MIDI SysEx Functionality .............................................................................B•1 MIDI Dump - Backing Up Presets .................................................................B•2 Restoring Presets ............................................................................................B•2 Line 6, POD, DT50, DT25, Vetta, CustomTone, Variax, L6 LINK and Line 6 Monkey are trademarks of Line 6, Inc. All other product names, trademarks and artists’ names are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. Product names, images, and artists’ names are used solely to identify the products whose tones and sounds were studied during the Line 6 sound model development for this product. The use of these products, trademarks, images, and artists’ names does not imply any cooperation or endorsement. Copyright © 2012 Line 6, Inc. Setup Details SETUP DETAILS In this chapter, we’ll cover the options found within the POD® HD300 & POD® HD400 1•1 Setup screen, calibrating your device’s on-board pedal, and performing a Factory Reset. This Guide covers POD HD300 & HD400 devices with Flash Memory version 2.0 (or later) installed. It is highly recommended to use Line 6 Monkey™ to install the latest available Flash Memory version & all available updates - See “Appendix A: Line 6 Monkey™” on page A•1. Details throughout this Guide pertain to both POD HD300 & HD400, unless otherwise noted. Setup Options The Setup screen is where you configure system settings for POD HD. Most options can be left as-is after you’ve set them initially. They’ll be recalled each time you power-up and are “global” (the settings persist regardless of the current Preset). To access the Setup options, press the PRESETS knob, and use the Nav. Disc Left/Right arrow buttons to navigate to the SETUP menu: Use Left/Right to navi- Press knob to enter gate to SETUP menu EDIT mode Rotate the knob to Use Up/Down to change the setting for select the next/previous the selected parameter SETUP parameter Setup Details Output Mode - Live Options 1•2 Use the OUTPUT MODE switch on the back of your POD HD device to configure the type of signal fed to your outputs for Live mode (see “Output Mode Options” on page 2•5). Choose the setting that best matches your intended use. • ComboFrt: For connecting into the front input of a typical combo amp (this is the default setting). • ComboAmp: For connecting to the power amp of a combo amp. • StackFrt: For connecting into the front input of a typical amp head. • StackAmp: For connecting to the power amp of an amp head. AutoFX • AutoFX - Disabled: Selecting an Amp Model via the Amp knob does not alter