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Behind the Scenes with Co-Founder Michel Doidic

Dec 2, 2011 Line 6 Spotlight

Michel Doidic, co-founder of Line 6 with Marcus Ryle, reflects on the company’s founding and its pivotal product introductions. Line 6 is the industry leader in digital modeling technology, and has been the pioneer in bringing a host of modeling products, both hardware and software based, to musicians worldwide. In the following Q&A, Michel Doidic [...]

Tags: AXSYS 212, line 6, Line 6 Co-founder, Michel Doidic, pod

Deep Dive into the Effects of the POD HD Multi-Effects Processors: Stereo Delay

Nov 1, 2011 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

It’s been a little while since my last Tips & Tricks blog post, but it’s good to be back exploring some of the effects in POD HD multi-effects processors! We’re well on our way through all 19 delay models in these bad boys, but we still have a few more to go. About the Stereo [...]

Tags: Advanced Guitar Modeling, blog, effects, multi-effects, multi-effects processors, pedalboard, pod, POD HD, POD HD500

POD HD Multi-effects Get Extra Models and More with Free v1.3 Firmware Update

Sep 9, 2011 Line 6 General

Welcome to our 100th blog post! When we asked our Facebook friends what they thought our 100th post should be about, “more info on the POD HD v1.3 update” was a popular response. Well, ask and ye shall receive! Dive deep into v1.3 with Line 6 DSP guru Kris Daniel and find out what’s behind [...]

Tags: blog, effects, fimrware update, firmware, line 6, line6, m9 stompbox modeler, multi-effects, multi-effects processors, pod, POD HD, update

Deep Dive into the Effects of the POD HD Multi-Effects Processors: Dynamic Delay

Aug 23, 2011 Line 6 General, Line 6 Tips & Tricks

The Dynamic Delay effect in the POD HD multi-effects processors is, in my opinion, the cleanest sounding digital delay model in the entire device. It should be. It’s inspired by* the famous T.C. Electronic® 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay, a true industry standard in the music world throughout the late 80s into the 90s and even [...]

Tags: amp, effects, fx, line 6, line6miller, multi-effects, multi-effects processors, pod, POD HD, Rick Miller

JTV and POD HD500 Multi-effect: Building the Perfect Beast

Jul 21, 2011 Line 6 General

In the last blog post, I talked about using the James Tyler Variax and POD® HD500 multi-effect pedal to tackle the daunting task of recreating and taking the vast array of tones created in the studio to the stage. My personal experience in the past has been that the results are one huge compromise. Unless, [...]

Tags: 12 string, acoustic, custom, hd500, humbuckers, james tyler variax, jtv, multi-effect, multieffect, pedal board, pedalboard, pod, POD HD500

Employee Spotlight: Kris Daniel, Senior DSP Software Engineer

Jul 8, 2011 Line 6 General

Before you came to Line 6, what, if any, was your previous experience working in the music industry? I worked for a start-up company in Philadelphia called G-Vox for about three years. We made these funny magnetic hexaphonic pickups for electric guitars that would connect to your PC and it would output MIDI, mostly for [...]

Tags: amp, amp modeling, DSP, dt50, employee, guitarport, HD, hd300, hd400, hd500, m13, midi, modeling, philly, pod, POD HD, software

Employee Spotlight: Dan Castillo, Lead Product Tester/Lab Coordinator

Jun 3, 2011 Line 6 General

Before you came to Line 6 what was your experience working in the music industry? Before working at Line 6 I went to school for recording engineering.  I was in a band and used my education to record our album while working at the school helping students with their recording projects. How did you come [...]

Tags: dt50, games, hd500, inspire, m13, pod, POD HD, pod xt live, recording, technology, tester, testing, toneport, ux8

Build the Best Artist Tones With Line 6 Modeling Amps and Multi-Effects

Apr 8, 2011 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

By Line6Miller You’ve just purchased your new Line 6 gear. Whether it’s a Spider® IV modeling amplifier or new POD® HD multi-effect, your quest for tone has begun. The only problem is where to start. How do you approach tone-building? How do you dial in that blues, metal or rock tone that drove you to [...]

Tags: amplifier, band, community, custom tone, customtone, factory, FAQ, fighters, foo, grohl, guitargeek, hd500, manual, miller, output mode, paredes, patch, patches, pod, POD HD, preset, spider 4, spider IV, tone, uberproaudio

Musical Odyssey, with a Side of Mealworms

Apr 1, 2011 Line 6 General

[Please ignore the following characters: MPQHD5QU2W3W - They made me do it]

Some gigs are a little stranger than others. This would be one of those.

Tags: dl4, line 6, m9, m9 stompbox modeler, pod

Line 6 Guide to Home Recording, Part 4: Effects and Automation

Mar 18, 2011 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

In the last article of our Home Recording series, effects and automation — and the freedom they deliver — are explored in detail. Make sure to read the other parts in the series (Part 1: the Computer, Part 2: Choosing Microphones and Part 3: DAW Software) for valuable information that will make your recordings better [...]

Tags: application, audio, automation, bass, chorus, daw, dry, dynamics faders, effects, effects sends, eq, guitar, level, Middle, mix, mixer, monitor, panning, pod, pod farm, presence, preset, pro tools, propellerhead, protools, record, reverb, send, sequencer, tonedirect, tones, track, transport, Treble, verse, wah

Employee Spotlight: Andy Z., Product Design Manager

Feb 4, 2011 Line 6 General

What do you do at Line 6? Product Design Manager. I manage all the non-engineering aspects of the products including getting the product manuals written, the silk art created and the packaging scheduled. How did you end up at Line 6? Some friends who worked here got me involved on some projects on a per [...]

Tags: 500, andy, dt50, g30, gin blossoms, HD, james tyler variax, jtv, jtv-69, jtv69, models, pod, pod farm, POD HD, Relay, rembrants, roto, tonecore, variax acoustic, zuckerman

Recording With POD X3 Live: Teddy K. Bares All

Nov 4, 2009 Line 6 Artists

By Teddy Kumpel Time is money for busy New York guitarist Teddy Kumpel. And when he’s in the recording studio, his time needs to be spent recording guitar tracks, not fiddling amp knobs. Teddy relies on Line 6 gear to record great tone and meet his deadlines. I played guitar on a record for Saul [...]

Tags: acoustic, bass, guitar, pod, pod x3 live, recording, teddy kumpel, variax, workbench, x3, x3 live