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Line 6 GearBox 3.1 – Basic Features Guide
HARDWARE HOOKUP
The GearBox 3 software is designed to work with your Line 6 TonePort UX1, UX2, GuitarPort, PODxt,
PODxt Live or PODxt Pro hardware. Your Line 6 device, since it connects to your computer via USB and
utilizes the high-performance Line 6 Audio & MIDI drivers, it is easily configured to work as your
computer’s sound card. This means that you can access all your Tones coming out of GearBox directly
from most any audio recording application, all at the highest quality! But you are of course not just
limited to using your Line 6 hardware to record into your computer – the outputs provided on the back of
your device additionally allow you to feed your GearBox signal to external tape machines, DAT
recorders, PA systems, or whatever else will accept an analog line level signal. Additionally, TonePort
UX2 and PODxt Pro devices include a digital S/PDIF output to allow you to make these connections
digitally!
There are some differences in the setup and functionality between the supported Line 6 devices, so be
sure to look for the instructions in the following sections for your specific device. Primarily, TonePort
and GuitarPort devices function quite similarly since all the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) is performed
on your computer when using these units. PODxt devices do all their DSP magic inside the PODxt itself.
Using the GearBox software is pretty similar for all these devices once you have everything setup. So
here we go…
TonePort UX1 Connections
Connect your electric Guitar or Bass
Connect your
stereo Headphones
Connect a Microphone
Mic - To input a signal from a microphone, connect it here using and XLR cable. This inputs the
microphone signal into GearBox where you can choose your tone, and then route the processed
signal both to your audio software and out the TonePort outputs.
Guitar/Bass - To input your electric guitar or bass, plug it in here using a standard 1/4-inch TS
instrument cable. This inputs the instrument’s signal into GearBox where you can then choose
your tone and route the processed signal both to your audio software and out the TonePort
outputs.
Phones - If you want to listen to the audio from TonePort using stereo headphones, then plug
them into this 1/4-inch stereo jack. This headphone jack outputs the same signal fed to the Analog
Outs on the rear panel of TonePort; the audio from your audio software on the computer, as well
as anything plugged into any TonePort input.
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