Call for Layouts: Line6 POD Family of Controllers

Question

Please share your setups for all Line6 Pod controllers from the Line6 Pod Family.

 

Please include any relevant screenshots, pics, docs, or anything else in addition to your layout files (.mididesigner) or page files (.mididesignerpage).

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Answer 1

I've been using MIDI Designer for a couple of weeks and with this wonderful tool, I finally found a way to control my LINE6 gears from my iPad without having to spend days trying to understand how the tool works.

Here are some layouts I've built for LINE6 POD X3 LIVE:

BANK 1:

• POD X3 LIVE main controls.
  • Linked to MIDI channel 5 and 6 (but you can use any channel you want). Since DUAL mode uses next MIDI channel, remember that MIDI channel 6 cannot be assigned to other devices.

• POD X3 LIVE – Main + Reverb + Delay libraries and controls

 

• POD X3 LIVE – Main + EQ and Wah libraries and controls

 

• POD X3 LIVE – Main + Modulation library and controls

• POD X3 LIVE – Main + Stomp boxes library and controls

BANK2:

Guitar Amplifiers

Guitar Cabinets + Pre-Amplifiers (Guitar, Bass and Voice)

Bass Amplifiers and Cabinets

 

Now enjoy controlling your LINE 6 POD X3 LIVE with MIDI Designer and your iPad:

 

Comments

+1 Thanks so much for sharing, François. This is truly awesome, and contains some design touches that I've never considered (like the "pre" and "post" buttons on top of the crossfader). Nice work! I would love to see a video of this someday, of course! Best of luck and thanks for your continued help and support with MD!

Answer 2

I've been using MIDI Designer for some time and with this wonderful tool, I finally found a way to control my LINE6 gears from my iPad without having to spend days trying to understand how the tool works.

Here is layout I've built for LINE6 DT50 series amplifiers. Layout is based on latest release of DT50 Firmware (V 2.0)

Once again, feel free to change control style and label.

BANK 1: BANK is composed of 6 pages, 3 for channel “A” and 3 for channel “B”. I had to create 2 pages for amplifier selection because DT50 can be controlled 2 different ways.

• Mode 1:
  • Selecting amplifier model automatically sets Cab, Voicing, Negative Feedback loop, Lamp boost level, Amp Class, Tube configuration, Feedback Capacitor and Phase Inversion B+ Voltage to default values sets by LINE6
• Mode 2:
  • User selects amplifier model and then selects  Cab, Voicing, Negative Feedback loop, Lamp boost level, Amp Class, Tube configuration, Feedback Capacitor and Phase Inversion B+ Voltage.

I’m still trying to find a way to be able to use the same “Amplifier Selection Grid” (8X4) and have 2 SUPERCONTROLS attached to a single grid without triggering both SUPERCONTROLS at the same time, which is not a good thingJ. Once I find how to do this, I will be able to remove 2 pages from this layout.

Examples below are based on Channel “A”, it looks the same for channel “B”.

• DT50 MAIN controls + Amplifier selection with LINE6 default cabinets settings

• DT50 MAIN controls + Amplifier selection + user selected CAB selection and controls

Make sure to use MIDI channel 1 as DT50 will only listen to MIDI channel 1 and 2.

 

Now enjoy controlling LINE6 DT50 Amplifier with MIDI Designer and your iPad.

Note that this layout also contains HD500 pages on BANK 2. If you are not using HD500 with your DT50, you can remove HD500 pages. Keeping them does not alter MIDI Designer performance.

Comments

A huge thanks for this, François. These templates are really great. I hope to see them go somewhere from here.

Answer 3

With many many thanks to fdesnoyers here is my setup for Pod 2.0. After seeing his designs for Line6 products I had to try Midi Designer.

I thought I would be able to build an interface for my HD-500 but I should have read fdesnoyers post more carefully. Very dissapointed I could only see patch change info transmitting from HD-500 but at least everything can be accessed from the HD-500 itself.

That was not the case with the Pod 2.0. Wish I had Midi Designer back when it was apart of my main rig. Not being able to access presence controls or bright switch among other things without a computer was a killer. I had to use only amp models that didnt include those missing functions to have full control if I was looking for sounds 'on the job'. Severely limited my options as almost all of the modelled amps have these.

Anyhoo here is my quicky setup..I only got Midi Designer yesterday (am quite sure I have some OCD haha) but sifting through Line6 midi implementation charts and endlessy jumping back to fdesnoyers layout (my 'owners manual'..thankyou again sensei!!) I think I have managed to include almost every possible function.

Main tab has preset list, main amp controls and simple FX enable/bypass.

The 1st tab is for amp and cab sim selection. Although the buttons do work I find I have to select them multiple times before my Pod responds. Using the sliders is instant response but because Line6 used some weird ordering of FX/amps the slider isnt exactly intuitive

Next is the FX tab, which has the same problem with buttons and sliders.(Probably wrong place to ask but is this a bug or something I have gone about wrong?)

And finally my 'pedals' tab which I made due to not being able to fit anymore functions on FX page. Tried to make it into a big wah and volume pedal haha.

Touching the wah fader will turn the wah on so you need to hit on/off button a couple of times to turn it back off again. (is there a better way I could have done this?)

I wish I had this back when I used the Pod all the time. Found functions I never knew it could do..who knew the compressor was always available?? Have certainly never heard Line6 mention it nor has their foot controllers or software allowed it. I used to run a comp pedal into the Pod to use it with other FX!! Would have been nice to know without sifting through midi charts!

Cant thankyou enough for such great software and many thanks again to fdesnoyers for the inspiration and layout to learn from. Hope someone else gets some use from this layout.

http://mididesigner.com/qa/?qa=blob&qa_blobid=4211572564355030435

Comments

WOW! Very impressive work. I'm happy to see that other LINE6 users are using MIDI Designer to control their gears. On stage, it's the perfect GUI to modify "on the fly" sounds and effects.

You'll see, once you start to play with this tool, you can't stop.

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Hi gtroc71,

Just to let you know that I modified page for HD500. I found some flaws in my design that I corrected. Since you mentioned that you're also using HD500 board, I would suggest to load latest page you can find on my post.

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Hi Again,
Regarding problems you seem to have with some controls, I'll take a look. Unless Dan is not OK with this (after all, he his THE master...) I don't mid if you post help request here. After all, this is called Q&A, isn't it ?

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Thanks man, cant wait to try your updated design.
Feel free to check out the button/fader issue I mentioned.
It may be difficult to diagnose without actually plugging into a Pod 2.0 cause the interface always 'looked' like it had worked properly but the Pod wouldn't respond till I hit a button several times.
My real dream is hd-edit on an ipad..would love to control hd500 from it
Thanks again

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Wow, I didn't even know this layout existed. Amazing. Yes, any issues you might be having, let me know. If you need help pinpointing, I'm glad to help. Again, REALLY nice work. Congrats.

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Updated version of POD X3 LIVE Layout available (February 3rd 2013). Fixed bugs (PRE and POST buttons now highlighted in correct order). PRE and POST buttons removed from STOMP page since STOMP effect cannot be moved in effect chain on POD X3.

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Updated version of POD X3 LIVE Layout available (February 4th 2013)

Guitar - Bass amplifiers and cabinets added.
Pre-Amp added

Answer 4

I've been using MIDI Designer for some time and with this wonderful tool, I finally found a way to control my LINE6 gears from my iPad without having to spend days trying to understand how the tool works.

Here is layout I've built for LINE6 POD HD500. Layout is based on latest release of HD500 Firmware (V 2.1)

BANK 2: All controls are defined on BANK 2 since I’m using other BANK 1 for  DT50 Amplifier.

• POD HD500 Controls.
  • Not so many controls via MIDI, at least for what I captured using MIDI sniffers.
  • HD series is very different from other POD series; maybe that's why there are not so many controls (amps, effects, etc.) you can drive with MIDI commands.
  • I'm using MIDI channel 1 for HD500, You can change channel assignment with just one click (refer to MIDI Designer User Guide) but if you use your HD500 with a DT50 amp, leave it to 1 as DT50 will only listen to MIDI channels 1 and 2.
  • Foot TAP Tempo, I use 2 buttons:
    • 1 Toggle to set "tempo" (what else...). You need to tap twice. Time between ON and OFF state will determine tempo speed.
    • 1 Momentary set as SUPERCONTROL for Toggle button. I use this one to set "fast tempo" more easily.

Having to rely on aside reference grid to remember which pre-set I have to select to load song setup was not very pleasant. I decided to reproduce most of SETLIST panels on pages. Sequence is very simple:

 

• First: select SETLIST
• Second: select pre-set. As long as you stay in the same SETLIST you can change pre-set without having to select SETLIST again.

If you’re using HD500 board in conjunction with DT50 amplifier, you can modify DT50 parameters (Cab, Voicing, Negative Feedback loop, Lamp boost level, Amp Class, Tube configuration, Feedback Capacitor and Phase Inversion B+ Voltage) by loading DT50 pages (Channel “A” and Channel “B) within the same BANK or using a different BANK.

Now enjoy controlling LINE6 HD500 with MIDI Designer and your iPad: 

Note that this layout also contains DT50 Amplifiers pages on BANK 1. If you are not using DT50 amplifier with your HD500, you can remove the DT50 pages. Keeping them does not alter MIDI Designer performance.