Deep Editing & MIDI Control:  

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MIDI Channel

MIDI allows 16 different channels of information to be transmitted and received 
through one MIDI cable. The MIDI channel is independent of, and has nothing 
to do with, POD’s channels for storing individual sound programs. 

You tune POD in to listen to a particular MIDI channel (like choosing a channel 
on a TV or a station on a radio), and make sure the device that you want POD to 
listen to is transmitting on that same MIDI Channel. To set POD’s MIDI channel, 
press the 

MIDI

 button (which will light up). The single-digit display will show 

you the channel POD is currently tuned in to. Use the 

Up

 and 

Down

 arrows to 

select a different MIDI channel. POD will display channels 10–16 by lighting up 
the decimal point to the right of the single digit. So “2.” means channel 12.

You can also set POD to listen to all channels (Omni mode) by selecting 

A

 (A for 

all) for the MIDI channel. When in Omni mode, POD will transmit on MIDI 
channel 1.

MIDI Messages

MIDI allows several different kinds of messages, each with a different purpose: 

MIDI Program Changes -

 Program change messages tell a device to switch from 

one sound or setup to another. With POD, program changes change from one 
channel to another. So, for instance, when POD receives program change number 
1, it will select Bank 1, Channel A. When it gets program change number 2, it will 
select Bank 1, Channel B. And so on, as the chart in 

Appendix C

 shows.

MIDI Controllers -

 MIDI controller messages allow you to control a device’s 

parameters in real time. So, for instance, you can use a MIDI controller to vary the 
setting the of the POD 

Drive

 control, or the 

Reverb

 level. Each of POD’s 

parameters are mapped to a MIDI controller, so you can take full control of your 
POD. The chart in 

Appendix D

 lists each POD parameter, the controller 

assigned to it, and how that controller affects POD. Note that the wah and