Line 6 Finally Give us the POD Engine in Software Form

Published: Mon November 20, 2006  News Feed

Whether you’re recording or mixing your music, great tone is essential. With the new GearBox™ Plug-in, it’s easier than ever to give your songs that professional, polished, high-end sound.

Get instant access to models of an incredible selection of vintage and modern gear just the way you want it – as a plug-in.

With Line 6’s exclusive ToneDirect™ monitoring, you can enjoy killer tone with near-zero latency – you don’t have to sacrifice killer feel, dynamics and responsiveness.

With the GearBox Plug-in, every sound you need is ready to go at a moment’s notice.

There are two different GearBox Plug-in Bundles to fit your needs.

SilverGearBox Silver

  • 18 guitar amps, 24 guitar cabinets
  • 5 bass amps, 5 bass cabinets
  • 6 mic preamps
  • 30 stompbox and studio effects

GoldGearBox Gold

  • 78 guitar amps, 24 guitar cabs
  • 28 bass amps, 22 bass cabs
  • 6 mic preamps
  • 80 plus stompbox and studio effects


Guitar Amps

Whether you’re looking for a huge high gain crunch or a smooth, glassy clean tone, the GearBox™ Plug-in delivers all the right sounds for any style of playing. It’s all here. Mix and match amps and cabs, add some sizzle with stompbox and studio effects, and even save your virtual guitar rig to recall it whenever you record. All of the models are taken from our award winning POD® XT and our flagship Vetta™ II amp, so you get the most detailed models possible to make your music sound it’s best.

Included in Silver and Gold Bundles

  • 1. "Wide panel" Fender®  Deluxe Reverb®    
  • 2. Fender®  Bassman®   
  • 3. Fender®  Deluxe Reverb®   
  • 4. Vox® AC-30   
  • 5. Marshall® Super Lead   
  • 6. Marshall® Super Lead ("jumped" channels)   
  • 7. Roland® JC-120   
  • 8. Marshall® JCM-800   
  • 9. Soldano SLO-100   
  • 10. Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®   
  • 11. Marshall® 1974X (18W Reissue)   
  • 12. Orange AD30TC    
  • 13. L6 Treadplate   
  • 14. L6 Chemical X   
  • 15. L6 Insane   
  • 16. L6 Piezacoustic 2   
  • 17. L6 Spinal Puppet   
  • 18. L6 Tube Instrument Preamp   

 

Included in Just the Gold Bundle

  • 19. Bogner Uberschall   
  • 20. Cornford mk50h   
  • 21. Diezel VH4-Lead   
  • 22. Diezel Herbert   
  • 23. ENGL® Powerball   
  • 24. Marshall® Silver Jubilee   
  • 25. Marshall® JCM-900-Clean   
  • 26. Marshall® JCM-900-Dist   
  • 27. Marshall® JCM-2000   
  • 28. Mesa/Boogie® Triple Rectifier®   
  • 29. Peavey® 5150 II®   
  • 30. Bogner Ecstasy   
  • 31. Diezel VH4-Crunch   
  • 32. Fender® Vibroverb   
  • 33. Fender® Dual Showman® Head   
  • 34. Marshall® JMP-1   
  • 35. Vox® AC-15   
  • 36. Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+   
  • 37. Fender® Bassman® Head   
  • 38. Gretsch® 6156   
  • 39. Fender® Mini Twin Reverb®   
  • 40. Gibson® GA-18 Explorer®   
  • 41. Marshall® Super Bass   
  • 42. Marshall® Major   
  • 43. Silvertone® Twin Twelve   
  • 44. Supro® Thunderbolt   
  • 45. Vox® Fawn Non-Top Boost AC30   
  • 46. Dumble® Clean   
  • 47. Soldano SP88   
  • 48. Marshall® JCM 2000   
  • 49. Marshall® Super Lead Variac   
  • 50. Matchless DC-30   
  • 51. Blackface Fender® Twin Reverb®   
  • 52. Marshall® "Block Logo" JTM-45 head   
  • 53. Matchless Chieftain   
  • 54. Supro® S6616   
  • 55. Fender® Tweed Champ®   
  • 56. Hiwatt® DR-103   
  • 57. L6 Big Bottom   
  • 58. L6 Fuzz   
  • 59. L6 Octone   
  • 60. L6 Smash   
  • 61. L6 Sparkle Cln   
  • 62. L6 Throttle   
  • 63. L6 Clean   
  • 64. L6 Mood   
  • 65. L6 Agro   
  • 66. L6 Class A   
  • 67. L6 Variax Acoustic   
  • 68. L6 JTS 45   
  • 69. L6 Lunatic   
  • 70. L6 Bayou   
  • 71. L6 Crunch   
  • 72. L6 Purge   
  • 73. L6 Sparkle   
  • 74. L6 Super Cln   
  • 75. L6 SuperSpark   
  • 76. L6 Twang   
  • 77. L6 Chunk Chunk

Bass Tones

Whether you’re tracking a live bass groove or finding just the right character for the bottom end of your mix, you don’t even have to leave your seat.  The GearBox™ Plug-in gives you the most in-demand bass amp tones on the planet along with essential effects like EQ and compression, all from the world-standard Bass POD® XT.  A great bass sound will give your track that professional edge it needs

Bass Tones Included in Both Silver and Gold Bundles

  • 1. Ampeg® SVT    
  • 2. Ampeg® B-15A   
  • 3. Eden Traveler WT-300   
  • 4. Fender® Bassman® head   
  • 5. Gallien Kruger 800RB   

Bass Tones Just Included in Just the Gold Bundle

  • 6. Hiwatt® DR-103   
  • 7. Hiwatt® 200DR   
  • 8. Fender® Dual Showman®   
  • 9. Fender® Bassman® Combo   
  • 10. Mesa/Boogie® Bass 400+   
  • 11. Polytone Minibrute   
  • 12. Sunn® Coliseum   
  • 13. SWR® SM-500   
  • 14. Versatone Pan-O-Flex   
  • 15. Vox® AC-100   
  • 16. Marshall® Major   
  • 17. Marshall® Plexi Super Bass   
  • 18. Acoustic 360   
  • 19. Aguilar® DB750   
  • 20. Alembic F-2B   
  • 21. L6 Tube Bass Preamp   
  • 22. L6 Classic Jazz   
  • 23. L6 Brit Invader   
  • 24. L6 Super Thor   
  • 25. L6 Frankenstein   
  • 26. L6 Ebony Lux   
  • 27. L6 Doppelganger   
  • 28. L6 Sub Dub


Effects

You already dialed-in a great amp tone and a great vocal sound for your new song, now it’s time to add some effects.  With the GearBox™ Plug-in you get seemingly limitless options for mixing guitar, bass, vocals, and more.  From subtle reverbs to full-blown fuzz, all the effects you’ll ever need are built right in. Standard stompbox effects, high-dollar vintage studio effects, and much more are at your disposal.  Dive in and get inspired.

Effects Included in both Silver and Gold Bundles

  • 1. Teletronics LA-2A®    
  • 2. EP-1 Tube Echoplex   
  • 3. Electro-Harmonix® Deluxe Memory Man   
  • 4. Uni-Vibe   
  • 5. MXR® Phase 90   
  • 6. Fender® Deluxe Reverb® Tremolo   
  • 7. Leslie® 145   
  • 8. Arbiter® Fuzz Face   
  • 9. Ibanez® Tube Screamer®   
  • 10. Big Muff Pi®   
  • 11. ProCo Rat   
  • 12. Maestro® Bass Brassmaster   
  • 13. Sans Amp Bass Driver   
  • 14. Arbiter® Cry Baby   
  • 15. L6 Vetta Comp   
  • 16. L6 Sub Octaves   
  • 17. L6 Bender pitch effect   
  • 18. L6 Male De-Esser   
  • 19. L6 Female De-Esser   
  • 20. L6 Vetta Wah   
  • 21. L6 Digital Delay   
  • 22. L6 Six band semi-parametric EQ   
  • 23. L6 Flanger   
  • 24. L6 Sine Chorus   
  • 25. L6 Noise Gate   
  • 26. L6 Standard Spring Reverb   
  • 27. L6 Brite Room Reverb   
  • 28. L6 Medium Hall Reverb   
  • 29. L6 Cavernous Reverb   
  • 30. L6 Slap Plate Reverb   

Effects Included in Just the Gold Bundle

  • 31. Boss® CS-1 Compressor (treble switch)   
  • 32. Tycobrahe Octavia®   
  • 33. Binson EchoRec   
  • 34. Maestro® EP-3 Echoplex   
  • 35. Boss® DM2 Analog Delay   
  • 36. Roland® RE-101 Space Echo   
  • 37. Square CE-1 Chorus   
  • 38. A/DA Flanger   
  • 39. Boss® CS-1 Compressor   
  • 40. MXR® Dyna Comp   
  • 41. Vox® V847 Wah   
  • 42. Custom Vox® V847 Wah   
  • 43. Colorsound® Wah-Fuzz   
  • 44. Maestro® Boomerang Wah   
  • 45. Cry Baby® Super - Jen Electronics   
  • 46. RMC Real McCoy 1 Wah   
  • 47. Mu-Tron® III Down   
  • 48. Moog and ARP style synth filters   
  • 49. Moog Lead   
  • 50. ARP Solina / Elka® Strings   
  • 51. Boss® Metal Zone MT-2   
  • 52. Chandler Tube Driver®   
  • 53. Fender® Vibratone   
  • 54. L6 Sweep Echo   
  • 55. L6 Reverse Delay   
  • 56. L6 Stereo Delay   
  • 57. L6 Ping Pong Delay   
  • 58. L6 Small Room   
  • 59. L6 Lux Spring   
  • 60. L6 Auto Swell   
  • 61. L6 Auto Pan   
  • 62. L6 Large Hall   
  • 63. L6 Vintage Plate   
  • 64. 64 Mu-Tron® III   
  • 65. 1960 Vox® AC15 Tremolo   
  • 66. L6 Tiled Room   
  • 67. L6 Rich Chamber   
  • 68. L6 Large Plate   
  • 69. Boss® CE-1 Chorus Ensemble   
  • 70. L6 King Spring   
  • 71. L6 Dark Hall   
  • 72. L6 Chamber   
  • 73. Boss® Metal Zone   
  • 74. L6 Vetta Juice   
  • 75. L6 Boost & EQ   
  • 76. L6 Clean Sweep   
  • 77. L6 Seizmik Synth   
  • 78. L6 Double Bass   
  • 79. L6 Buzz Wave   
  • 80. L6 Rez Synth   
  • 81. L6 Saturn 5 Ring Mod   
  • 82. L6 Synth FX   
  • 83. L6 Synth Harmony   
  • 84. L6 Squarge Chorus   
  • 85. L6 Expo Chorus   
  • 86. L6 Random Chorus   
  • 87. L6 Square Flange   
  • 88. L6 Expo Flange   
  • 89. L6 Lumpy Phase   
  • 90. L6 Hi-Talk   
  • 91. L6 Sweeper   
  • 92. L6 POD Purple X   
  • 93. L6 Random Sample and Hold   
  • 94. L6 Tape Eater   
  • 95. L6 Warble-matic   
  • 96. L6 Low Rez Delay   
  • 97. L6 Phaze Eko   
  • 98. L6 Bubble Eko 


Professional Vocal Tone
 
Any producer will tell you that to record a great-sounding vocal, you need the right equipment.  This usually consists of an incredibly expensive mic preamp along with the right selection of pre and post effects.  With the GearBox™ Plug-in, you have everything you need not only to record an album-quality vocal, but to give it just the right color for your final mix.  Now you can make your lead vocal sound exactly how you hear it in your head.

Vocal Tone Included in Both Silver and Gold

  • 1. API® - 512c with API® 550b EQ    
  • 2. Neve 1073    
  • 3. Avalon Vt737   
  • 4. Requisite Y7   
  • 5. L6 Solid State Console   
  • 6. L6 Lo-Fi   

Line 6 Monkey

The best way to check your computer for compatibility is to run Line 6 Monkey software. It makes all these technical details as easy to understand as thumbs up and thumbs down.
Click here for all the detail.

WINDOWS®

  • Pentium® 4 1.2GHz or better (2.5Ghz or more recommended)
  • Windows® XP (with SP2 only)
  • Host application that supports VST Plug-ins*
  • 512MB RAM minimum (1GB or more recommended)
  • 1GB free HD space minimum (10GB or more recommended for recording)
  • Internet connection required for activation (once activated, Internet connection is not required)

MACINTOSH®

  • Intel® or Power PC® based G4 1.5GHz or better (G4 1.67 or better recommended)
  • OS X 10.4 or better
  • Host application that supports Audio Unit (AU) Plug-ins*
  • 512MB RAM minimum (1GB or more recommended)
  • 1GB free HD space minimum (10GB or more recommended for recording)
  • Internet connection required for activation (once activated, Internet connection is not required)

*RTAS support coming Summer 2007

USB

  • One free USB 1.1 or 2.0 compatible port on computer (USB hubs are not supported)

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