® 16C Two–Plus Decades 1 Heir Apparent Twin Harmony Time Stereo FX Loop Transistor Tape Feedback Wow/Fluttr Cali Q Graphic Particle Verb Scale VIEW ACTION PAGE Spread PAGE WAH EXP 1 VOL EXP 2 C D MODE A B TAP EDIT / EXIT TUNER 1.10 OWNER'S MANUAL 40-00-0568 Rev B (For use with POD Go Firmware 1.10) ©2020 Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents Welcome to POD Go 3 The Blocks Common Terminology 3 Input and Output Top Panel 4 Cab/IR 15 Updating POD Go to the Latest Firmware Rear Panel 3 6 Quick Start 7 Hooking It All Up 7 Edit View 9 Play View Selecting Blocks/Adjusting Parameters Choosing a Block's Model Moving Blocks Copying/Pasting a Block Preset List Saving/Naming a Preset TAP Tempo The Tuner 8 9 10 13 13 Amp/Preamp 13 Global EQ 31 Resetting Global EQ 31 Global Settings 32 17 Restori
Welcome to POD Go *NOTE: To import IRs into your POD Go hardware, you'll need to download and install the latest Line 6 POD Go Edit application. POD Go Edit is not only an indispensable librarian for managing and backing up all your presets and IRs, but also provides a full-size display for easy editing, right on your Mac or Windows® computer—and it's free! Visit line6.com/software to get it now.
Top Panel 1 16C Two–Plus Decades 1 Heir Apparent Twin Harmony Time Stereo FX Loop Transistor Tape Feedback Wow/Fluttr Cali Q Graphic Particle Verb Scale 2 VIEW PAGE Spread 3 4 ACTION 5 PAGE 7 WAH EXP 1 VOL EXP 2 6 8 POD GO 9 12 C D MODE B TUNER EDIT / EXIT 11 A TAP 13 4 10
1. Main Display This color LCD is your window into the power of POD Go. 2. 10. Expression Pedal Move the expression pedal to control volume, wah, or a customized combination of amp and/or effects parameters. Activate the hidden toe switch to toggle between EXP 1 and EXP 2. (The LEDs tell you which one is active.) If an external pedal is connected to the rear panel EXP 2 jack, the built-in pedal becomes EXP 1 only. See "Bypass/Control" for more information.
Rear Panel GUITAR IN POD GO 14 EXP 2 FOOTSWITCH 7/8 15 FX LOOP RETURN / AUX SEND (STEREO) (STEREO) 16 MAIN OUT BAL / UNBAL L / MONO RIGHT 17 14. GUITAR IN Connect your guitar or bass to the GUITAR IN jack. 15. EXP 2, FOOTSWITCH 7/8 Connect an expression pedal here to adjust AMP OUT PHONES USB DC IN POWER 18 19 20 21 22 19. PHONES Connect stereo headphones here; turn the VOLUME knob to adjust volume. a wide variety of parameters.
Quick Start Hooking It All Up There are many ways to connect POD Go to other gear, and the following pages illustrate only a few. MAIN OUT USB POD Go with an Amp and/or Powered Speakers Depending on how complex your tones are, POD Go may be able to act as your entire processing rig, providing amp modeling, cab modeling or cab IRs (Impulse Responses), effects, looping, and even a tuner.
Play View While in Play view, turning Knobs 1-5 briefly replaces the bottom row of footswitch boxes with the selected block's parameters: POD Go has two main views—Play view and Edit view. Play view is typically used when performing or jamming. 1. Press Minotaur VIEW to select Play view. The current preset number and name appear along the top of the display and the current footswitch mode's assignments appear on the lower half: 1/16 2.
Edit View Selecting Blocks/Adjusting Parameters POD Go has two main views—Play view and Edit view. Edit view is used for creating and tweaking your tones. 1. While in Edit view, turn the Upper Knob to select blocks. Press Alternatively, press a Stomp mode footswitch to automatically select the block assigned to it. The assigned block is bypassed (or if already bypassed, enabled) and its parameters appear along the bottom of the screen. VIEW to select Edit view.
Choosing a Block's Model Moving Blocks 1. If not already there, press 1. If not already there, press VIEW to select Edit view. 2. Turn the Upper Knob to select the desired block, then turn the Lower Knob to change its model. VIEW to select Edit view. 2. Turn the Upper Knob to select any block (other than Input or Output) and press ACTION. The block appears "picked up" and the action panel appears. Selecting models within the same category can be very quick.
Preset List Saving/Naming a Preset POD Go has 256 preset locations, split into two setlists of 128 presets each—Factory and User. 1. If not already there, press SHORTCUT: To quickly save any changes to the current preset, press ACTION together twice. VIEW to select Play view. 1. Press 2.
TAP Tempo The Tuner Press TAP/TUNER repeatedly to set the tempo in BPM (Beats Per Minute). 1. Hold the TAP/TUNER switch until the Tuner screen appears: G Certain Delay and Modulation parameters, such as Time and Speed, can be represented with fixed numeric values (ms or Hz) or note values (1/4-note, dotted 1/8-note, etc.). When set to note values, the parameter will follow Tap Tempo or incoming (USB) MIDI clock. Press the parameter knob to toggle between ms (or Hz) and note values.
The Blocks Output Settings Knob Parameter Description Input and Output The Input and Output blocks appear at the far left and right of your signal flow. Input 1 Pan Sets the balance between the left and right outputs. If you're only running the LEFT/MONO output, leave this set to Center. 2 Level Sets the overall level of the entire preset. Amp/Preamp Output Every preset has one Amp or Preamp block. Amp blocks contain both preamp and power amp modeling; Preamp blocks contain only preamp modeling.
Amp/Preamp Models (Mono) Amp/Preamp Models (Mono) Model Based On* US Double Nrm Fender Twin Reverb (normal channel) German Mahadeva Bogner® Shiva US Double Vib Fender® Twin Reverb® (vibrato channel) German Ubersonic Bogner® Überschall® Mail Order Twin Silvertone® 1484 Cali Texas Ch 1 MESA/Boogie® Lone Star (clean channel) Divided Duo ÷13 JRT 9/15 Cali Texas Ch 2 MESA/Boogie® Lone Star (drive channel) Interstate Zed Dr Z® Route 66 Cali IV Rhythm 1 MESA/Boogie® Mark IV (channel I) Derail
Cab/IR Amp/Preamp Models (Mono) Model Based On* Agua 51 Aguilar DB51 Cali Bass MESA/Boogie® M9 Carbine Cali 400 Ch1 MESA/Boogie® Bass 400+ (channel 1) Cali 400 Ch2 MESA/Boogie® Bass 400+ (channel 2) G Cougar 800 Gallien-Krueger® GK 800RB Del Sol 300 Sunn® Coliseum 300 Busy One Ch1 Pearce BC-1 preamp (channel 1) Busy One Ch2 Pearce BC-1 preamp (channel 2) Busy One Jump Pearce BC-1 preamp (jumped) Studio Tube Pre Requisite Y7 mic preamp (Preamp list only) By default, changing an Amp or
Cab Models (Mono) Mic Models Model Based On* 4x10 Tweed P10R 4x10" Fender Bassman P10R ® ® 4x12 WhoWatt 100 4x12" Hiwatt® AP Fane® 4x12 Mandarin EM 4x12" Orange® Eminence 4x12 Greenback25 4x12" Marshall® Basketweave G12 M25 4x12 Greenback20 4x12" Marshall Basketweave G12 M20 ® 4x12 Blackback30 4x12" Park 75 G12 H30 4x12 1960 T75 4x12" Marshall 1960 AT75 4x12 Uber V30 4x12" Bogner Uberkab V30 4x12 Uber T75 4x12" Bogner® Uberkab T75 4x12 Cali V30 4x12" MESA/Boogie® 4FB V30 4x12 XXL V30 4x12
Effects Loading Custom IRs Loading custom impulse responses requires connecting to the POD Go Edit software in your Mac or Windows computer. The POD Go Edit application is available as a free download from line6.com/software. POD Go has nearly all the effects of the award-winning HX family of modelers, as well as selected effects from the classic DL4™, DM4™, MM4™, and FM4™ stompboxes and M13®, M9®, and M5® processors. 1. Connect POD Go to your computer via USB and open the POD Go Edit application.
Distortion Models (Mono) Dynamics Models (Mono) Model Based On* Model Based On* Vermin Dist Pro Co RAT Deluxe Comp Line 6 Original KWB Benadrian Kowloon Walled Bunny Distortion Red Squeeze MXR® Dyna Comp Arbitrator Fuzz Arbiter® FuzzFace® Kinky Comp Xotic® SP Compressor Triangle Fuzz Electro-Harmonix® Big Muff Pi® Rochester Comp Line 6 Original, created in conjunction with Billy Sheehan Industrial Fuzz Z.
Modulation Models (Stereo) Modulation Models (Stereo) Model Based On* Model Based On* Optical Trem Fender optical tremolo circuit Barberpole Line 6 Original 60s Bias Trem Vox AC-15 Tremolo Dual Phaser Mu-Tron® Bi-Phase Tremolo/Autopan BOSS® PN-2 U-Vibe Shin-ei Uni-Vibe® Harmonic Tremolo Line 6 Original Phaser MXR® Phase 90 Bleat Chop Trem Lightfoot Labs Goatkeeper Pitch Vibrato BOSS® VB-2 Script Mod Phase MXR® Phase 90 Dimension Roland® Dimension D Pebble Phaser Electro-Harmon
Delay Models (Stereo) Reverb Models (Stereo) Model Based On* Model Based On* Pitch Echo Line 6 Original Double Tank Line 6 Original Transistor Tape Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Plate Line 6 Original Harmony Delay Line 6 Original Room Line 6 Original Bucket Brigade BOSS® DM-2 Chamber Line 6 Original Adriatic Delay BOSS DM-2 w/ Adrian Mod Hall Line 6 Original Adriatic Swell Line 6 Original Echo Line 6 Original Elephant Man Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man Tile Line 6 Original Mult
Filter Models (Stereo) Model Based On* Mutant Filter Musitronics® Mu-Tron® III Mystery Filter Korg® A3 Autofilter Line 6 Original Asheville Pattrn Moog® Moogerfooger® MF-105M MuRF Filter Voice Box Line 6 Original V Tron Musitronics® Mu-Tron® III Q Filter Line 6 Original Seeker Z Vex Seek Wah Obi Wah Oberheim® voltage-controlled S&H filter Tron Up Musitronics® Mu-Tron® III (up position) Tron Down Musitronics® Mu-Tron® III (down position) Throbber Electrix® Filter Factory Slow Filter
6 Switch Looper Parameter Description Trails Trails Off: Any delay repeats or reverb decays are instantly muted when the block is bypassed. Trails On: Any delay repeats or reverb decays continue to decay naturally when the block is bypassed or a different snapshot is selected. 1. Add a 6 Switch Looper block to your preset. 2. Press the Looper assigned footswitch to open Looper mode: 16C Two–Plus Decades Looper 1 UNDO A single mono or stereo Looper can be added as one of the four effects blocks.
Preset EQ 1 Switch Looper ` 1. Add a 1 Switch Looper block to your preset. Every preset has one Preset EQ block. There's no difference between the Preset EQ block and choosing an EQ model for one of the four available effects blocks (except for their respective icons, so you know which is which!). 2. Press the Looper switch. The LED lights red, indicating the loop is recording. 3. Press the Looper switch again. The LED lights green, indicating the loop is playing back. 4.
Wah/Volume FX Loop Every preset has one Wah block (automatically assigned to EXP 1) and one Volume block (automatically assigned to EXP 2). The FX Loop lets you dynamically insert your favorite external stompboxes (or rack effects) into any location in your preset. Wah Volume WAH EXP 1 WAH EXP 1 VOL EXP 2 VOL EXP 2 FX Loop Enabled FX Loop Bypassed Move the expression pedal forward and press the hidden toe switch to toggle between EXP 1 (Wah) and EXP 2 (Volume).
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Snapshots Each preset can have up to 64 parameters assigned to Snapshots; hence, eight octopuses with eight tentacles each. The octopuses can remember four separate groups of on/off statuses and setting tweaks per preset (say, for your verse, chorus, solo, and overindulgent noise segue); that is, POD Go has four snapshots per preset. On Play and Edit views, a small camera icon appears on the right side of the screen. Its number indicates the current snapshot.
SHORTCUT: Hold ACTION and press a parameter knob to quickly remove any controller assignment (including the Snapshots controller). The value appears in color, indicating no controller is assigned to it. NOTE: You can also manually assign the Snapshots controller. From the "Bypass/Control" page, select the desired block and parameter and turn Knob 2 (Controller) to select "Snapshot." 4. Switch back to the snapshot you started with. POD Go instantly and seamlessly returns to its previous state.
Bypass/Control Quick Controller Assign 1. Press and hold the knob for the parameter you wish to control. POD Go jumps to the Bypass/Control page and displays the parameter at Knob 1 (Parameter). By default, adding an effects block automatically assigns it to the next unused stomp footswitch. (You can disable this "FS Auto Assign" behavior within the "Global Settings > Switches/Pedals" menu.
Manual Bypass/Control Assignment 1. Press PAGE and PAGE TIP: By default, bypass toggling for the block via EXP 1 or EXP 2 is configured for "heel down = off" behavior. To reverse bypass behavior, press the Upper Knob (bypass). In such case, the block will be bypassed when moving the expression pedal past the configured Position location.
Clearing All Assignments 1. From the Bypass Assign screen, press ACTION. 2. Press Knob 2 (Clear All Assign) to clear all block assignments. The following dialog appears: Clear all assignments? 110 Hz Cancel Freq OK 3. Press Knob 5 (OK). IMPORTANT! Clearing All Controller Assignments also removes the Wah, Volume, and any other existing controller assignments from EXP 1 and EXP 2.
Global EQ Resetting Global EQ Resetting the Global EQ returns its settings to factory default (flat). 1. From the Global EQ screen, press ACTION. The Global EQ built into POD Go has three fully parametric bands plus variable low and high cut filters, and is used for compensating for the wide disparity in acoustic environments on tour or when traveling from studio to studio. 2. Press Knob 1 (Reset EQ).
Global Settings Restoring All Global Settings The Global Settings menu contains additional parameters that apply to all presets, such as input and output levels, footswitch configurations, etc. 1. From the Global Settings menu, press ACTION. 1. Press PAGE and PAGE Restoring the Global Settings returns them to factory default. Performing this reset does not affect any presets you may have created. 2. Press Knob 1 (Factory Settings). together to open the Menu. The following dialog appears: 2.
Global Settings > Preferences Page Knob Parameter 1 Description 1 Link Amp/Cab 2 Determines whether or not any edits made to a snapshot (block on/off, parameter control, tempo) are remembered when returning to that snapshot. When set to "Recall," any snapshot edits are recalled when jumping from snapshot to snapshot, and appear as you last left them. When Snapshot Edits set to "Discard," any snapshot edits are discarded when jumping from snapshot to snapshot, and appear as the preset was last saved.
Global Settings > MIDI/Tempo Knob Parameter Description 1 MIDI Channel Sets the system base MIDI channel that POD Go uses for both receiving and sending MIDI communication via USB. 2 Tx/Rx MIDI PC Determines whether POD Go transmits a Program Change (PC) message via USB when recalling presets. It also determines whether it responds to incoming PC messages via USB. 3 Rx MIDI Clock Determines whether POD Go responds to incoming MIDI beat clock via USB.
USB Audio/MIDI Computer Input Source POD Go functions as a USB 2.0, multichannel, 24-bit, low-latency audio interface for Windows and Mac computers, as well as for iPad and iPhone mobile devices (with optional Apple Camera Connection Kit adapter), and is compatible with all major DAW software. Refer to the illustration and tables below for a description of how audio is handled between POD Go and your computer.
Recording a Dry DI Track Re-amping Through POD Go For this example, we'll record guitar onto two DAW tracks simultaneously—one capturing the processed tone and the other the unprocessed (dry) DI guitar. Now let's take the dry DI guitar track we recorded and route its playback back through POD Go for processing. GUITAR IN Dry DI Guitar -48.
Core Audio Driver Settings (macOS only) Sound This button launches the Windows Sound Control Panel, where Control you can optionally configure POD Go to be the audio playback Panel device for multi-media applications (such as Windows Media Player, iTunes, etc.) The settings within the Windows Sound Control Panel are not relevant for your DAW software, since standard multi-media applications utilize the standard Windows driver.
Setlist and Preset Recall via MIDI To remotely change setlists from your Mac/PC, send POD Go a CC32 message on MIDI channel 1 according to the table below. Setlist MIDI CC# Value Factory 32 000 User 32 001 NOTE: POD Go responds to MIDI channel 1 by default, but this can be changed from "Global Settings > MIDI/Tempo". To recall a preset, send POD Go a program change (PC) message on MIDI channel 1 according to the table below.
MIDI CC POD Go responds to the following MIDI CC messages over USB: MIDI CC# Value Function Pedal and Footswitch Assignments 1 0-127 Emulates EXP 1 Pedal 2 0-127 Emulates EXP 2 Pedal 49 0-127 Emulates FS1 50 0-127 Emulates FS2 51 0-127 Emulates FS3 52 0-127 Emulates FS4 53 0-127 Emulates FS5 54 0-127 Emulates FS6 55 0-127 Emulates FS7 56 0-127 Emulates FS8 Looper Controls 60 0-63: Overdub; 64-127: Record Looper Record/Overdub 61 0-63: Stop; 64-127: Play Looper Play/Stop
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