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setting of one knob changes the way that another knob on the amp behaves. All 
in an effort to make our Amp and Cab Models as much like the amps and cabs we 
modeled as possible. 

The resulting Amp and Cab Models are the foundation of POD. Now, then – here 
are a couple of things we want to be completely crystal clear on:

1.

The Line 6 modeling process is a patented, 100% digital software-based 

technology exclusive to Line 6.

2.  Line 6 Modeling is not sampling, nor is it solid state; no special guitar, 

pickup, or cabling is needed.

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 A.I.R.

POD delivers its modeling tones through another innovation: Line 6's A.I.R. 
direct recording output. The A.I.R. (acoustically integrated recording) technology 
is the result of intensive research and careful study of the tonal characteristics 
produced by the interaction of amplifiers, cabinets, speakers, microphones and the 
recording room during the recording process.

The direct output of many preamps, amplifiers and direct box-style amp 
replacements available today offer some limited form of cabinet simulation or 
speaker emulation. Those that happen to be more than simple high end roll offs 
have little or no control options. These cabinet simulations cannot reproduce the 
markedly different tones of different cabinets which arise from the choice of 
speakers, wood, and other design elements. They also fail to reproduce the 
significant tonal contribution of microphone selection and placement, and do 
nothing to reproduce the subtle ambience of the recording space.

The result is the familiar dissatisfaction with direct recording products – even 
those that deliver a reasonably usable basic tone fail to reproduce the “life” of the 
guitar sound, and destroy the proper feel in the process. It is as if your guitar strings 
became heavier and less responsive, like they just went up a couple of gauges when 
you plugged into your direct box. And your sound lost its life.

POD's combination of Amp Models and A.I.R. technology provides superior 
direct tones by recreating all the elements contributing to a great recorded guitar 
sound, and giving you that tone with the same feel as playing through a real amp