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Line 6 POD Farm™ 2 Basic User Guide

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1. Table of Contents ae A ii ee ee pane ee eee System Requirements POD Farm 2 Plug In amp Standalone Operation 101 a AR AAA A Updating amp Resistere w th Line 6 Monk iaa Le Product Activation amp Authorization c ccccccccccecceccescceccecceccescescessesscescescessessetcessesseessess 1103 POD Farm 2 for iLok SHH HHH HHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEHHHHHHHHHHHEHEHHHHHHHHHEHHHEHHHHHHHHHHEHHH HHH HSH 1 sing Your Line 6 Hardware 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 MIDI Controller Hardware 20 M ki h C j 20 a Ing t e onnection Ho b01460940400140140140141080148008014614044440404400060040000041010400101011011010101010101014101001101010100101011010101041010110410104101010104114114100141010014064004040141041414004044 14 O 2 fj UX1 SH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHSH 2 CE A A f KB37 SA AR P 6 sing your Line 6 Hardware as the Default Audio Device ooooococcnoonnncnnononananoncnnonanos LO OD Farm 2 POD Farm Elements Plug Ins cccccccsscsssees bo SHH
2. Start Here chapter for purchasing activating amp authorizing your POD Farm 2 license and Line 6 or iLok hardware all necessary tasks should be easily completed If you have more than one Line 6 and or iLok device that include valid POD Farm 2 Plug In licenses connected to your computer The device that includes the greater number of Add Ons is the one that is used for authorization In this scenario the POD Farm 2 Elements Plug In instances will include all models available for the authorized device and its Add Ons For example If you have both an iLok with the POD Farm 2 Platinum license and a POD Studio UX2 with the POD Farm 2 Plug In license but no Add On model packs the iLok will be utilized as the authorized device allowing use of the full set of models provided by the iLok Platinum license You can check what device is being utilized as the authorized device and see all active Model Pack Add Ons within the About POD Farm dialog accessed via the Line 6 logo button on the Main Control Bar of each Plug In 1964 Blackface Lux ma 1 Main Control Bar 2 Panel View Display 3 Sienal Flow View Display 3 3 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Main Control Bar The Main Control Bar is always shown at the top of the POD Farm 2 Plug In window and includes a number of global controls and View buttons Input Control Next Prev Preset Buttons Dual To
3. Hardware Selection Y Multiple Line 6 devices are attached to your computer that are 4 compatible with POD Farm Choose which device you wish to connect to oO Don t show this dialog at startup again You can change this setting later in the POD Farm preferences OK J The Hardware Selection dialog If you prefer to not be prompted with the Hardware Selection dialog in the future you can check the Don t show this dialog again box within the dialog Or you can use the Launch POD Farm using option within the POD Farm 2 Preferences Hardware dialog to force POD Farm 2 to always use the selected device provided the selected device is connected Launch POD Farm using The Preferences Hardware dialog s Launch POD Farm using option You can check what device is being utilized and see all active Model Pack Add Ons within the About POD Farm dialog accessed via the Line 6 logo button on the Main Control Bar of POD Farm 2 ToneDirect Monitoring ToneDirect Monitoring is a unique feature of Line 6 USB audio interfaces that provides an extremely low latency monitor signal for your POD Farm 2 processed Tones The ToneDirect monitor signal is routed through your device directly to your Main Analog Outputs while your input source signal is simultaneously fed out the Record Sends to your DAW software for recording This allows you to configure your Tones in POD Farm 2 while in standalone mode a
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5. Assignments View see the next section Note that automation assignments are not saved with your POD Farm 2 Tone preset but are retained within your DAW project when it is saved Automation Assignments View Display Once one or more POD Farm 2 Plug In parameters have been assigned to Automation Slots you will see these Knob and Switch Slot assignments listed here in the Automation Assignments View display This display is a very handy reference since the POD Farm 2 Plug In Automation Slots will appear within your DAW listed only by the POD Farm 2 Automation Slot number amp name MIDI Assignments button Automation Assignments button Clear All button Clear button The Automation Assignments View Column Header Click on any column name to sort the list up or down by the selected column Note that you can also resize the width of a column by clicking on the little grab bar at the right of the column title and dragging MIDI amp Automation display buttons Click to toggle between the MIDI and Automation displays Clear All Click to remove all assignments currently shown in the Automation Display regardless of selected items Automation Assignment columns e Clear button Click this button at the left of any row to remove the individual automation assignment e Parameter Relates to the Plug In Automation Slot s name as it will appear in your DAW application s automation menus Knob 2 Switch 1
6. you ll see the selected model come into view in the rotating carousel panel display below e Double click on the model within the carousel panel display and it is then placed in a default location within the currently selected Tone s signal flow typically to the right of the selected model e Alternatively you can drag the model directly into either Tone path below Note that effects models can be dropped into any position before or after the amp preamp as you drag your model over the Signal Flow View you ll see the other models spread apart to indicate where your new model can be dropped You can also reposition most models once they are loaded in the Signal Flow View just drag the model left or right to see and hear what is possible 3 7 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e White arrow indicators in SFV Note that in some cases when dragging an Amp Preamp or Cab model from the Gear View carousel into the SFV you ll see white arrows appear on an existing model within the SFV The white arrows are displayed whenever there is one and only one legal location in a Tone path for the item being dragged For example when a Guitar or Bass Amp model already exists in a Tone a Preamp model can only legally be inserted immediately to the right of the existing Amp model Therefore when dragging in a Preamp if you try to insert it anywhere else in the Tone s path you ll see
7. 2 processed or DAW track signal Since this also utilizes the Windows audio driver and internal routing the input signal suffers a bit of delay before heard through your monitors i e not a low latency functionality unlike the POD Farm 2 ToneDirect Monitoring and the ASIO audio driver provide Therefore it is not recommended to check this option with POD Farm 2 or DAW software running 2 12 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm ELEMENTS PLUG Ns Welcome to the wonderful world of POD Farm 2 Plug In where legendary studio standard tone and classic vintage effects are all available to you within your favorite Mac or Windows DAW Digital Audio Workstation software in a flexible native software Plug In format In this chapter we ll cover the basics for using the POD Farm 2 and POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Note that most features described in this chapter regarding the POD Farm 2 Plug In are also the same for POD Farm 2 when in standalone operation For details covering the additional features unique to standalone operation please see POD Farm 2 Standalone Operation on page 4e1 About Plug Ins There are many types of Plug Ins in the world of software Plug Ins are relatively small applications that can only run when loaded inside a compatible host software application Plug Ins operate within the host application to extend the capab
8. 2ch 24bit HH Ch Volume Value dB Mute Thru M Q SST 07 a 2 ees 0 76 00010 O gt w oj o e 8 OC Configure device Configure speakers Use this device for sound input 4 Use this device for sound output EJ Play alerts and sound effects through this device Mac OS X 10 6 Audio MIDI Setup utility settings for Default Device Select your Line 6 audio device in the left panel and then click the Settings menu at the bottom of the window e Default Input Use this device for sound input if you want your applications to use this device for audio recording Note For Line 6 devices that offer multiple Source Inputs UX1 UX2 UX8 amp KB37 choose the Source Input to record from within the Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings application found in System Preferences e Default Output Select Use this device for sound output if you want your applications to use this device for audio playback e Default device indicators The default Input amp Output device is indicated in the left panel by Mic and Speaker icons as shown here for our UX2 UX2 4 inf 2 out e Level sliders Select the Input and Output screen within the right panel to access the recording amp playback level sliders for the selected device Keep the Output sliders set to 100 and use the Output amp Phones knobs on your Line 6 hardware to adjust playback levels more easily 2 9 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your
9. 4 inch TRS audio cable or proper cable adapter for this connection Analog Outs These Left and Right balanced jacks are your main outputs and carry all the audio from KB37 the audio from your audio software on the computer and the monitor signal from anything plugged into any KB37 input These are what you want to connect to your powered speakers or monitoring system for a recording setup You can also connect these outputs to the analog inputs on a P A system or on a mixing console if you want to route your POD Farm 2 processed signal to other live or recording configurations Footswitch and Expression Pedal Inputs Connect up to two on off footswitches in the Footswitch 1 amp 2 inputs and an expression pedal in the Expression input to send MIDI control messages to POD Farm 2 or to any DAW or MIDI software For the footswitch you can use most any available momentary or sustain pedal type footswitch that includes a 1 4 inch connector For the expression pedal the Line 6 EX 1 pedal is designed just for this purpose or you can use a 3rd party expression pedal that includes a 1 4 inch connector To configure just what these footswitches or expression pedal controls transmit use the MIDI Control Settings dialog within the Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices panel The MIDI control message is routed out the KB37 USB MIDI Out Port This MIDI port is selectable within POD Farm 2 or your DAW or MIDI software to provide MIDI control of the d
10. External MIDI controller devices connect to your computer either via USB or 5 Pin MIDI port and send various types of MIDI messages which can be received by your software applications We ve already included some useful MIDI control assignments built right in to a large number of Tone Presets included with POD Farm 2 see page 3 30 Or you can use the POD Farm 2 MIDI Learn feature to easily create your own MIDI assignments between your MIDI device and POD Farm 2 parameters see page 3431 Additionally it is possible to navigate Setlists filled with your desired Presets by configuring your MIDI device to send Bank amp Program Change commands see page 3033 MIDI Controller Devices 3rd party MIDI devices vary greatly Attempting to cover these devices and their capabilities is beyond the scope of this Basic User Guide To follow is some information on using Line 6 devices that offer MIDI control capabilities Please see the additional POD Farm 2 and FBV MkII documentation available from the Line 6 Manuals site for more specifics about MIDI operation 3 29 POD POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins ADNA e FBV MkII Series Controllers Use the Line 6 FBV Control application for configuring the MIDI commands these devices transmit Please see page 330 for more about using FBV MkII to instantly access the POD Farm 2 pre configured MIDI assignments Note that when selecting to receive MIDI from an
11. FBV MkII device in your DAW software you ll see the USB MIDI port names titled differently on Mac amp Windows versions for FBV Express MkII you ll see Express in place of Shortboard in these titles Mac OS X Windows 7 or Vista Windows XP MIDI Out Port 1 FBV Shortboard Mk II Port 1 FBV Shortboard Mk II USB Audio Device MIDI Out Port 2 FBV Shortboard Mk II Port 2 MIDIIN2 FBV Shortboard Mk II USB Audio Device 2 MIDI Out Port3 FBV Shortboard Mk II Port 3 MIDIIN3 FBV Shortboard Mk II USB Audio Device 3 MIDI Out Port 4 FBV Shortboard Mk II Port 4 MIDIIN4 FBV Shortboard Mk II USB Audio Device 4 e POD Studio and TonePort UX8 UX2 KB37 Use the MIDI Control Settings dialog accessible from the MIDI tab of the Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices utility found in the System Preferences on Mac and in the Control Panel on Windows See the POD Studio amp TonePort MIDI Setup Guide for details on using these devices for POD Farm 2 MIDI Control e POD X3 Pro and Live and PODxt Most parameters adjustments on these devices result in a unique fixed MIDI command being fed to their 5 pin MIDI Out please see the Line 6 MIDI CC Reference Guide for details Pre configured MIDI Assignments We ve went ahead and added pre configured MIDI control assignments for some Local parameters within most Tone Presets that come with POD Farm 2 To see the existing MIDI assignments for any loaded Tone
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13. MIDI assignment cannot be changed between Local or Global e Local MIDI assignments appear in yellow text These are saved with the current Tone Preset and therefore do not persist when you change to a different Tone Preset You ll want to be sure to Save your Preset before switching to another Preset or exiting POD Farm 2 to retain Local MIDI assignments e Global Assignments appear in white text and are indicated as Global within the Region column of the MIDI Assignments display Global assignments are not saved with the current Tone Preset but rather persist regardless of the Tone Preset you are using for the current POD Farm 2 Plug In instance Note that these Global assignments remain intact only within the current POD Farm 2 Plug In instance and are saved with your DAW project unless you choose to clear the assignments or remove the instance of the Plug In please see Once one or more MIDI control assignments are created if you adjust the knob pedal or switch on your MIDI hardware you ll see the mapped assignment become highlighted in the MIDI Assignments window This provides a handy reference to see what mappings have been created in the current Tone POD Farm 2 Plug In Parameter Automation Most DAW applications offer parameter automation capabilities for Plug Ins where you can specify on your DAW track to change one or more of the Plug In s knob or switch values over time using editable track envelopes Most DAWs furth
14. POD Farm Elements Plug In Parameter Automation Like most good audio effects plug ins the Elements Plug Ins are automatable from within your DAW host software meaning you can tweak the plug in s parameters e g wah pedal position delay mix level amp volume etc and your adjustments are recorded by the DAW in real time and recreated during playback All major DAW host applications provide Plug In parameter automation capabilities Each application offers these options slightly differently so it is recommended you consult your DAW software s documentation for its specific instructions In all supporting DAW hosts you ll be able to access a menu of parameters for any instance of an Elements Plug In to choose exactly which of the Amp Preamp or Effects models parameter s you want to automate Note Unlike the POD Farm 2 Plug In parameters the Elements Plug Ins parameters do not utilize Automation Slots Each Elements Plug In s set of automatable parameters appear and are accessible within your DAW host instantly as covered in this section 3 45 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Each Elements Plug In presents its list of parameter names in abbreviated form in order to accommodate length limitations of the host software Additionally each Elements Plug In also offers two Global parameters to the DAW host for automation Master Input and Master Output which
15. POD Farm software updates as well as device drivers and firmware updates You can also check the Optional Add Ons tab to see what other goodies might be available for your specific Line 6 device too Note All POD Studio UX1 UX2 amp KB37 devices additionally include the FX Junkie Model Pack for free You ll need to activate this as well as any purchased Add On Model Packs by running Line 6 Monkey see the following section POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Start Here Product Activation amp Authorization Some features of POD Farm 2 and your Line 6 hardware require Activation using Line 6 Monkey and a live Internet connection Also Line 6 USB devices require an Authorization step the first time you connect them to a computer Please be sure to complete all the following steps before using POD Farm 2 As mentioned above Line 6 POD Studio UX1 UX2 UX8 and KB37 devices include one or more Add Ons already installed on the hardware device itself When you connect your POD Studio device and launch Line 6 Monkey for the first time if you are prompted to press the Activate Features button then go ahead and do so to activate the included Add On s Welcome My Account IMPORTANT Press the Activate Features button in the Optional Add Ons tab now E i amp ay Updates Optional Add Ons Item Activated amp 2 Model Packs UX2 Line 6 Monkey Connecti
16. Plugin 5 F POD Farm Elements zi l 2 POD Farm Elements RTAS POD Farm 2 M 22 POD Farm Elements VST M POD Farm 2 VST La ears M POD Farm 2 RTAS Y M POD Farm Elements Plugin M POD Farm Elements AU M POD Farm Elements RTAS M POD Farm Elements VST gt Til Line 6 Drivers amp Applications Windows Plug In Format Options Mac Plug In Format Options For further assistance with POD Farm 2 installation check out the POD Farm 2 Installation Guide document available at POD Farm Online Help With the above steps completed you ll be able to access and utilize POD Farm 2 Plug In in your DAW host software You are of course free to use any type of audio interface with your DAW configuration Please see POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins on page 3 1 for more info Note that POD Farm 2 cannot be run in standalone operation with the iLok alone since this requires the use of a Line 6 POD Studio TonePort or GuitarPort USB audio interface POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware Usinc Your Line 6 HARDWARE The POD Farm 2 software is designed to work with the Line 6 POD Studio family of USB audio interfaces as well as with the Line 6 TonePort and GuitarPort devices Additionally a POD Farm 2 Plug In license can purchased for Line 6 POD X3 and POD xt family devices and for any iLok USB smart key This Basic User Guide walks you through getting up
17. Preset just look in the MIDI Assignments display see page 3 34 The Event column tells you what command your MIDI controller needs to transmit to access each pre configured assignment You ll see that we ve consistently used the following MIDI commands and values to create the pre configured MIDI assignments Therefore if you configure your MIDI controller device to transmit the following you should be able to access most Tone Presets pre configured MIDI assignments instantly Stomp effects Distortions Dynamics Filters On Off MIDI CC 12 Values 127 On 0 Off Mods On Off MIDI CC 13 Values 127 On 0 Off Delays On Off MIDI CC 14 Values 127 On 0 Off Reverbs On Off MIDI CC 15 Values 127 On 0 Off Wahs On Off Bender effect On Off MIDI CC 102 Values 127 On 0 Off Wahs Adjusts Position knob MIDI CC 11 Value 0 thru 127 POD Farm 2 pre configured MIDI Assignments Got a Line 6 FBV MkII Series controller We created all the pre configured MIDI assignments using a Line 6 FBV Shortboard MkII device If you have an FBV MkII you can load the following presets on your FBV device using the Line 6 FBV Control software These two FBV MkII presets are available for download from the POD Farm Online Help site 3 30 POD POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins ADN e For FBV Shortboard MkII Load the file named POD Farm 2 Shortboard fbv This preset
18. Speed knob description below Time Knob Delay effects Speed Knob Modulation effects e When FX Time FX Speed Sync is OFF the Time Speed knob adjusts the Delay Time parameter from 20 2000 ms for Delay effects or the Speed knob adjusts the parameter from 0 10 15 0 Hz for Modulation effects You ll see the tempo in the numerical field to the right of the speed knob alternatively you can double click directly in this numerical field to type in an exact value In this OFF mode the effect is not following the System Tempo see Sync On Off descriptions above e When FX Time FX Speed Sync is ON the effect follows the System Tempo of the Plug In see Sync On Off descriptions above The Time Speed knob selects a note length division of the current System Tempo value from a whole note to a sixteenth note triplet indicated by the Note Value Display System Tempo Host Sync and Tap Tempo Options You ll find these options available at all times in the Main Control Bar at the top right of the POD Farm 2 Plug In window These controls allow you to set a global System Tempo that all time based effects in this instance of POD Farm 2 Plug In can automatically follow Note that individual effects can alternatively have their tempo set independently see previous FX Time FX Speed controls description For the System Tempo there are two modes of operation sync to the DAW host versus setting a BPM manually Host Sync but
19. To create a Setlist Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the Setlists header within the left pane of the Presets View and select the New Setlist command Right click or Ctrl click on the Setlists header to access the New Setlist command A new Setlist is created at the bottom of the list and automatically numbered TIP Whenever you open a Line 6 Bundle l6b or Collection l6c file it is automatically added as a new Setlist just click on the new Setlist to access all the individual Tone Presets contained in the Bundle or Collection To add Tone Presets to a Setlist Use the Search field at the top of the Presets View or browse through your Source folders to find the preset s you want Select one or more presets and just drag them from the preset list pane on the right directly onto the desired Setlist on the left Note that this does not move the actual preset file the original l6t file still remains in its original Source Folder location but rather creates an alias or shortcut within the Setlist to allow you to load the preset from here You can also select Presets and utilize the New Setlist from Selected command within the Preset context menu see page 3915 To create a New Tone directly in a Setlist Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the desired Setlist folder and select the New Tone command A new POD Farm 2 Tone Preset is created and a
20. Type in the Search field to locate a Tone within the selected Source Folder or Setlist Once you ve typed in your search term the numbers at the right indicate the number of results found number of tones total in the selected directory User Text Entry Found Total Tones Clear button Tone Preset Search Controls Press the Clear button to clear any text in the Search field and reset the Preset List display Expand Collapse Button To resize the Presets View to its maximum size for easier browsing click the Expand button Click Collapse to return it to its original size Setlists Any Setlists you create will be displayed in this section Click on one to view its contents Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac on the Setlists header for other options see the Setlists section on page 3871 for details Tone Info Button When a Tone preset is selected you ll see the Info button to the left of its name in the preset list pane Click this button to launch the Tone Info dialog where you can enter and edit information referred to as metadata by those nerdy types that is saved with the Tone If you have multiple Tones selected then the Tone Info dialog allows you to enter and apply the metadata to all selected Tones in one action super cool for adding a common description to numerous Tones in one click 3 14 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Source Folder Configure Butt
21. all those in the following Elements Plug Ins e POD Farm Guitar Amps e POD Farm Bass Amps e POD Farm Distortions e POD Farm Filters e POD Farm Dynamics excluding the Compressor model which receives up to full scale input e When using any of the Elements Plug Ins other than the ones mentioned above the Plug In s Input level can be set up to full scale e Elements Plug In Name Each Elements Plug In type displays its name here e Master Output Level Control and Meters Use the knob and meter here to optimize the audio signal from the Plug In fed back to the host post Plug In processing e The knob provides level adjustment up to 18 dB of output gain for unity gain set knob to the dot as shown or just double click on the knob to reset to unity e Stereo level meters provide peak display with clip indicators TIP Many of Elements Plug Ins models are capable of adding a significant amount of gain to your input signal such as amps distortions compressors etc When using these types of models it is advised to adjust their individual volume and gain knobs to avoid boosting the output signal too high Watch the Master Output meter and make sure it never indicates clipping The Master Output knob can also be used to fine tune the overall Plug In output level e About Box button Click here to launch the About box and get the details about the POD Farm Elements the software version numbers the au
22. allow you to select the type of signal routed to POD Farm 2 Record Sends 1 2 amp 3 4 or Sends 9 10 amp 11 12 for UX8 devices and adjust Send output levels You can think of the two Record Sends as virtual pipelines that each carry a stereo output signal from POD Farm 2 allowing you to select your POD Farm signals within your recording software as Input sources for recording into audio tracks 406 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation Send Source Menus 18 dB Boost button Output Level Fader Output Level Meter Send Source Menus Select the audio Source you want fed independently to each Record Send If POD Farm 2 is in Single Tone mode the options available in the Source menus are e Tone A The fully processed signal fed from Tone A e Tone A semi A signal from Tone A which is processed only by any existing Amp Cab Preamp and effects models positioned to the left of them i e Pre positioned effects e Dry A completely unprocessed signal from the Tone A assigned input source e If POD Farm 2 is in Dual Tone mode the options available in the Send Source menus are e Tone A The fully processed signal fed from Tone A e Tone B The fully processed signal fed from Tone B e Tone A B The fully processed signals fed from both Tone A amp B e Dry A completely unprocessed signal from the Tone A amp B assigned input sources Record Send Level Controls e Use the Level Fader to
23. amp Bass Amp Farm Plug Ins Amp Cab amp Mic Model Selection Just like the big daddy POD Farm 2 Plug In these Amp Plug Ins offer two different Edit Panel screens switchable via the Amp and Cab buttons within the Main Control Bar The Amp panel not surprisingly displays controls for amp models and the Cab panel offers options for speaker cabinets Room ambience amount and mic models VOLUME Elements POD Farm Guitar Amps Amp Edit Panel 3 44 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Elements POD Farm Guitar Amps Cab Edit Panel Please see the POD Farm 2 Plug In Amp View and Cab View descriptions on page 389 for details Functionality is the same for the Elements POD Farm Guitar Amps and Bass Amps Plug ins Delays amp Mods Plug Ins FX Time Speed Controls In addition to the System Tempo options described above on page 3 44 the individual delay and modulation models Edit Panel also displays a set of individual tempo controls which allow you to either follow the System Tempo when this SYNC button is on versus setting a tempo manually via the Time or Speed knob in the Edit Panel Note Value Display Sync On Off Button Time Speed Note Value Knob Tempo Display APEPECH soup sare Please see the POD Farm 2 Plug in FX Time Speed Control descriptions on page 3 11 for details Functionality is the same for these Elements Delay amp Mod Farm controls
24. assign the chosen control Note that clicking in an occupied Slot will overwrite an existing assignment with your new control assignment Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the desired Y knob or switch control to access the Automation menu An arrow at the left of the slot number indicates the selected slot Clicking Clear in the menu will remove the selected Slot as signment POD Farm 2 Plug In assigning a knob parameter to an Automation Slot e The name within the Slot provides descriptive information about the assigned parameter For example the assigned knob parameter in the above screenshot B Analog Delay w Mod FX 5 Mix refers to the Mix parameter of the Analog Delay w Mod effect The B indicates this model is in Tone B and the FX 5 indicates the specific effect model instance see the Model Instance description on page 339 3 37 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Note It is not possible to assign a POD Farm 2 parameter to more than one Automation Slot If the current parameter is already assigned to a Slot clicking in a different Slot will move the assignment to the new Slot e To un assign a parameter Select the Slot you want to un assign then click on Clear from the top of the Automation menu e For easy reference to all Automation assignments for POD Farm 2 Plug In go to the Automation
25. bass amp model within the Signal Flow View double click on its icon in the SFV to display its controls in the Panel View or if the Panel View is already the View displayed a single click on the SFV amp model icon will display its controls Here you can choose to display the amp or speaker cabinet mic options Amp Bypass Button Amp View Button Amp Model Menu Cab View Button MIDDLE TREBLE PRESENCE VOLUME Amp Edit Panel Amp Bypass Button Press to bypass the amp model processing and hear the dry unprocessed sound Note that this bypasses the current Amp Cab and Mic models Amp amp Cab View Buttons Press to toggle between displaying the Amp or the Cab View If you have a preamp in use rather than a guitar or bass amp you won t see these Amp Cab buttons Amp Model Menu The current model name is displayed Click the downward arrow or on the up down buttons at the left to select from a list of available amp models or to replace out the current Tone s amp model Cabinet View From the Amp View pressing the Cab button displays the Cabinet View You ll see that whenever you load a guitar or bass amp model a default speaker cabinet is pre selected to match In the case where the selected amp is a combo amp this same combo enclosure is what you will see as the default in the Cab View But you are certainly not limited to these default cabs You can use the options in the Cab View to select a custom gui
26. channel both channels of the track s audio that is fed into each of the Plug In s Tone Paths When using the Mono Stereo version of POD Farm 2 Plug In available in some DAWs these Input Menus are not displayed Note that you ll see different options if POD Farm 2 Plug In is running a Single Tone or Dual Tone configuration e When in Single Tone Mode you ll see the options of Stereo Left or Right e Stereo allows the Tone path to receive both audio channels from the DAW host e Left or Right allows the Tone path to receive input from the respective audio channel only e When in Dual Tone Mode as pictured above you ll see the options of Left or Right for each Tone which allow each Tone path of the Plug In to receive input from the respective audio channel only e When you select one common input source for both Tone A and B such as shown in the above screen shot where the Left channel audio source is selected for both Tones the A B box becomes active allowing you to choose how this audio is fed to Tones A amp B see the following A B Switch Box description e When the Plug In is inserted on a stereo track or aux bus in your DAW project you ll probably want to set one Tone input to Left and the other to Right to allow you to process each audio channel independently 3 23 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Note that DAW hosts differ in the options they offer for audio
27. channels and signal flow routing For example some offer mono and stereo tracks while others offer only one type of track that accepts either mono or stereo files and for this latter type the track input output is typically fixed as stereo even with mono audio clips Further some DAW applications offer mono versus stereo buses where others offer only stereo Therefore the mono and stereo options may vary slightly with POD Farm 2 Elements Plug Ins and other plug ins among these applications In most cases POD Farm 2 and Elements Plug Ins will automatically configure themselves to match the DAW s track format Further we ve offered a great deal of flexibility with these Input Source options and the additional following features to allow you to achieve most any desired signal flow results Please see the POD Farm 2 Recording Setup Guide for examples using plug ins in specific DAW titles and your DAW s Help for more info A B Switch Box The function of the A B Switch Box is to allow you to route a mono input source into either Tone A or Tone B or into both If you have a Dual Tone configuration within POD Farm 2 Plug In with a mono input source or when Tone A and B s Input Menus are both set to the same mono source see the preceding Input Menus description you ll see this set of switches active in the Mixer Whenever you have a Single Tone configuration and or a stereo input source the A B Switch Box is di
28. computer as well as the monitor signal from anything plugged into any KB37 input Line Inputs If you want to record the signal from a line level source such as your stereo receiver the line outs from a mixing console etc connect them to these Left and Right inputs USB This is where you connect the supplied USB cable to KB37 with the other end going to your computer s USB port 2 6 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware S PDIF Digital Out To send the output of KB37 to an external device digitally connect a 75 Ohm coaxial cable into this RCA jack and then into the S PDIF digital input on the external device This is the best choice for connecting to digital recording devices such as a DAT recorder digital mixer MiniDisk deck etc This S PDIF output sends the same audio as is sent to the KB37 Analog Outs with the exception that any audio coming into the Monitor In jack is not routed to the S PDIF output The digital signal is always sent at 24 bit resolution Monitor In If you want to hear the signal from a line level source mixed with all the other audio coming from your computer but do not want this audio recorded then plug the source in here this Monitor in signal is not fed to the Record Sends or to the S PDIF output This input is perfect to connect your MP3 player or stereo receiver if you want to jam along with your favorite tunes Note that this is a stereo jack so you should use a stereo 1
29. correspond to the Plug In s level knobs on the Main Control Bar The numbered parameters Param 1 Param 2 etc are mapped to the parameters left to right within the Plug In s Edit Panel some models within each plug in have slightly different names for each of these parameters hence the generic naming Note Please see the Elements Plug In chapter in the POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide for reference tables listing each generic parameter name and its corresponding parameter for each effect model Here is an example of how the Elements POD Farm Delays Plug In list of parameters appears in the Ableton Live DAW host application s audio track automation menu note that the Device On parameter is provided by Ableton Live 1 Audio Ext In w Wiz ia Auto 67 Device On Master Impal Master Output Moie Time Param 1 Param 2 Param 3 Ableton Live track Automation Control Chooser Menu Elements POD Farm Delays Plug In You ll see that each Plug In offers one set of automation parameters and these parameters remain constant even if you select a different model within the Plug In For example say you have inserted the POD Farm Delays Plug In on your audio track and you ve selected the Analog Delay model If you choose the Delay s Mix parameter within your DAW host s track automation menu this will allow you to automate the Analog Delay model s Mix
30. deposited as shown above then this means your new POD Farm 2 license asset has been sent to your iLok com account POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Start Here Note If you already have the POD Farm 1 Plug In license on your iLok and purchase the POD Farm 2 iLok upgrade your POD Farm 1 license still remains on your iLok key and allows you to independently run the POD Farm 1 Plug In It is recommended that you do not uninstall your POD Farm 1 iLok license or POD Farm 1 application since existing projects created with your DAW host software may have instances of POD Farm 1 Plug In saved within Keeping both the POD Farm version 1 2 licenses on your iLok key and POD Farm 1 amp 2 applications installed on your computer will assure all these existing projects still load correctly Download amp Install POD Farm 2 We always have the latest POD Farm 2 installer available for free download on the Line 6 Downloads page On the Downloads page select iLok as the Product POD Farm 2 as the Software and then select your computer s Windows or Mac Operating System as shown here FREE SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS You re a special user you ll see more than customers Select your product the software download and the operating system of your computer Product Software os tok FB 00 Farm Bo E ED e Archived Next press the Go button and the correct installer will be displayed for your system so th
31. input signal along with the respective Tone s main processed signal This can be especially handy with bass guitar to mix in a bit of clean direct signal to shape the sound When the knob is set all the way counter clockwise no direct signal is fed to the Tone output e Use the D I Delay knob to add a short delay offset to the D I signal if necessary The main Tone s output may be heard slightly later that the D I signal due to the signal processing time inherent with amps amp effects models We re talking milliseconds here but it could be enough to cause phasing a slightly hollow sounding artifact that results when two off time signals are mixed together thus cancelling some frequencies If you hear any phasing when combining the D I signal slowly turn the Delay knob to increase the delay of the D I signal until the D I and main Tone output signals sound full Assignments View This view offers two display modes MIDI Assignments and Automation Assignments selectable from the buttons at the top left These screens allow you to easily reference and manage your existing MIDI control and parameter automation assignments for the instance of POD Farm 2 Plug In We ve added details about these views within the following sections e MIDI Assignments View Please see POD Farm 2 Plug In MIDI Control on page 329 e Automation Assignments View Please see POD Farm 2 Plug In Parameter Automation on page 3 3
32. mixed with all the other audio coming from your computer but do not want this audio recorded then plug the source in here this Monitor signal is not fed to the Record Sends This input is perfect to connect your MP3 player or stereo receiver if you want to jam along with your favorite tunes Note that this is a stereo jack so you should use a stereo 1 4 inch TRS audio cable or cable adapter for this connection Analog Outs These Left and Right balanced jacks are your main outputs and carry all the audio from UX2 the audio from your audio software on the computer and the monitor signal from anything plugged into any UX2 input These are what you want to connect to your powered speakers or monitoring system for a recording setup 2 5 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware Connect any line level input Connect any line source that you want to Connect up to two footswitches to record into the Line Inputs send MIDI control messages level input source for monitoring to the Stereo Monitor In Instrument Input Connect your electric Guitar or Bass A ee ee eee oe cee z Connect an Connect Connect your USB cable Expression Pedal to your stereo Connect up to two from your computer s USB send MIDI Control Headphones Microphones port messages Connect the Analog Outs Connect to the S PDIF input of to your audio monitors an external device to send the KB37 output signal digitally Microphone Inpu
33. placed Pre or Post of the Amp Group therefore the Amp Group always moves together when dragging left or right in the Tone path When in Dual Tone mode note that you can also drag any model between Tones to move the selected model into any position within the other Tone path Or hold down Ctrl Windows or Option Mac and drag a model to the other Tone path to copy it along with all its current settings Note When dragging an Amp model to move or copy it to the opposite Tone both the Amp and its Default or Custom Cab is moved with it Therefore an existing Amp amp Cab in the destination Tone path will be replaced When dragging a Cab to the opposite Tone this moves or copies only the Cab White Arrow and Model Replacement Indicators When dragging models into the Signal Flow View you may see white arrows appear and or see an existing Amp or Effects model change into a ghost image These are indicators for letting you know about the behaviors for placement of the model you are dragging into the Tone path Please see Selecting a Model on page 37 for details POD Farm 2 Plug In MIDI Control Most POD Farm 2 amp preamp and effects parameters are able to be accessed via MIDI allowing you to control them remotely using an external MIDI controller device such as the Line 6 FBV MkII devices or the pedal amp switch controls on the Line 6 UX8 UX2 KB37 POD X3 Pro and Live and PODxt devices
34. provides all the MIDI commands listed in the above table to access the pre configured On Off and Wah pedal parameters as well as some additional MIDI CC commands e For FBV Express MkII Load the file named POD Farm 2 Express fbv This preset provides the MIDI commands listed in the above table to access the pre configured Wah pedal parameters MIDI Bank amp Program Change settings are also included in both of the above FBV MkII presets to allow footswitches to navigate POD Farm 2 Setlists and any Tone Presets within them see MIDI Control for Setlist amp Preset Navigation on page 3933 Once the FBV Control preset is loaded you can reference all the preset s specific MIDI commands and values within the Line 6 FBV Control application window MIDI Learn The POD Farm 2 MIDI Learn feature allows you to instantly map a MIDI controller device s switches knobs or pedals to practically any POD Farm 2 parameter for remote control This makes it super easy to customize any POD Farm 2 Tone Preset with your own set of MIDI control assignments To follow are the steps for using MIDI Learn e POD Farm 2 parameters that offer MIDI control will respond to MIDI CC Note On and Pitch Wheel type commands Therefore these are the types of commandes yov ll want to configure your MIDI device to transmit to utilize the POD Farm 2 MIDI Learn functionality Also note that most on off switch parameters within POD Farm 2 will require
35. simultaneously This is a great way to control something like a Wah pedal in each Tone A B simultaneously You are not limited to using MIDI Learn to create custom MIDI assignments just for Local parameters Most of the Global POD Farm 2 Plug In system parameters also support MIDI Learn If you want to create some of your own MIDI assignments for Global parameters just right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac on any of the following controls This creates a Global MIDI assignment meaning the assignment will persist regardless of the loaded Tone Preset for the instance of POD Farm 2 Plug In Plug In Master Input amp Output Volume knobs Next Previous Tone Preset buttons Global Gate Threshold amp Decay knob Bypass button System Tempo Tap Tempo button Mixer Tone A amp B Volume faders Balance knobs amp Mute buttons Mixer D I Level and Delay knobs A B Switch Box A B amp A B toggle buttons Tuner Tuner View toggle button Next Previous Setlist buttons TIP Many DAW applications additionally offer their own MIDI Learn capabilities where DAW parameters and Plug In parameters can be accessed directly within the DAW s user interface POD Farm 2 Plug In parameters can typically be accessed this way for MIDI Control as well see your DAW s documentation 3 32 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Minimum and Maximum Position Values By
36. the numbered instance of this model shown in parentheses Note that it is possible to have more than one instance of the same model within a Tone path therefore each effect model you add to a Tone path is given a unique instance number in the order it is added e g FX 1 FX 2 etc You can reference this Instance number next to the model s name within the Signal Flow View to determine exactly to which model the MIDI assignment relates Hover over an effects model in the SFV to see its Model Name and Instance number shown in parentheses Chrome FX 2 e Control The specific button knob or slider in POD Farm 2 to which the assignment is mapped e Min amp Max Value These columns show the minimum and maximum values for the assigned parameter All variable type parameters in POD Farm 2 knobs faders etc can have their Min and Max positions custom defined rather than the default 0 to 100 range by way of the parameter s context menu These Min amp Max values are applied when accessing the parameter via MIDI remote control See Minimum and Maximum Position Values on page 3 33 3935 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Local Global MIDI Assignments As described on page 3 33 POD Farm 2 parameters are defined as either Local or Global Therefore creating a MIDI assignment to a POD Farm 2 parameter follows this Local or Global behavior A
37. your system You may need to run Line 6 Monkey to authorize your purchases Missing Model Packs used in selected AR The columns in the Model tab provide the following helpful information e Edition For iLok there are two POD Farm 2 Plug In licenses available Standard or Platinum If you are using iLok for POD Farm 2 Plug In then this column tells you if the Platinum iLok license is required to authorize each model If you own the Platinum iLok license it includes licenses for all currently available models for POD Farm 2 e Model Pack If you are using a Line 6 USB device for POD Farm 2 rather than an iLok then this column tells you which Model Pack each model requires In our example we can see that the non authorized models require the Bass Model Pack which the Line 6 device does not include e Use the Line 6 Monkey button for Line 6 devices or the Online Store button for iLok devices to go online and purchase Model Packs or an iLok license upgrade if desired If you load the Preset any non authorized model will appear with a red slashed circle icon to its bottom left within the Signal Flow View and is essentially bypassed This indicates that this model is non authorized such as the Hiway 100 Bass amp model appears in SFV in our example Hiway 100 You can still use any Tone preset like this that includes non authorized models since they simply remain bypassed You can choose to remove the model o
38. 6 3 Signal Flow View Display The bottom panel of the POD Farm 2 Plug In window is what we cleverly refer to as the Signal Flow View SFV which displays the chain of models making up the current Single or Dual Tone paths To edit any model s settings just double click directly on the model within the SFV and its editable control panel will be displayed in the upper window see 2 Panel View Display on page 307 Tone A Signal Flow View Single Tone Mode 3 25 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Tone A Tone B Signal Flow View Dual Tone Mode Model Controls amp Context Menu Options Model Controls Hovering over a model icon within the SFV displays an Enable Disable button as well as the model name and model instance shown in parentheses Use the Enable Disable button to bypass the model allowing your signal to flow through it unprocessed The model icon appears transparent when disabled Enable Disable Button Model Name Enabled Model Disabled Model TIP When a Guitar or Bass amp model is disabled its Cab and Mic model remain active This allows you to still have the speaker and mic emulation added to your signal The Cab and Mic models can be independently enabled disabled in the Cab View panel Model Context Menu Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on any amp preamp or effect model s icon within the SFV to bring up it
39. D Farm 2 Plug In license To create your account go here To purchase the POD Farm 2 Plug In license for iLok you can go the Line 6 Online Store and select the iLok hardware option or visit your favorite music gear retailer and pick up the boxed version Note that the iLok USB software key is sold separately and not part of the Line 6 POD Farm 2 Plug In purchase There are a few options for the purchase of POD Farm 2 Plug In for iLok e POD Farm 2 Includes the same great set of guitar amp bass amps mic preamps and effects that come with our POD Studio devices e POD Farm 2 Platinum Includes all the models included with POD Studio devices and additionally includes all the optional Model Pack Add Ons we make e POD Farm 2 Platinum Upgrade For owners of the POD Farm 2 iLok version that want to step up to the 2 Platinum version you can purchase this upgrade e POD Farm version 1 to POD Farm version 2 Upgrade For owners of the POD Farm 1 iLok license version that want to step up to the 2 version you can purchase this upgrade at a discount as compared to the full price of the POD Farm 2 iLok license All POD Farm 2 Plug In versions include RTAS VST AU support for Mac and RTAS VST support for Windows See the info on the Online Store pages for more details If you ve purchased the POD Farm 2 iLok license from the Line 6 Online Store please skip ahead to the iLok Deposit Line 6 Online Store purchase section si
40. I assignments are only retained for the specific instance of the Plug In whereas in the standalone application they are always retained unless you clear them 409 a l A POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation The MIDI control settings that are required to access the pre configured Global MIDI assignments are as follows Tap Tempo Tap repeatedly to set the System Tempo A B Switch Switches between Tone A amp Tone B Tuner View display Toggles Tuner display On Off MIDI CC 17 Values 127 On 0 Off Tone A Level Adjusts Tone A output level Tone B Level Adjusts Tone B output level POD Farm 2 standalone application pre configured Global MIDI assignments As you can see in the table above both the Tone A amp B Levels can be accessed by a MIDI CC 7 command This allows you to set a MIDI expression pedal to transmit CC 7 to control both Tone output levels simultaneously If your current POD Farm 2 configuration includes only a single Tone then the Tone B Level and A B switch assignments will not perform any action FBV MkII Users All MIDI commands listed in the above table are included in the POD Farm 2 Shortboard FBV Control preset for Shortboard The Tone A amp B Level MIDI commands are included in the POD Farm 2 Express FBV Control preset for the Express see MIDI Controller Devices on page 329 MIDI Learn POD Farm 2 in standalone operation offers MIDI Learn functionality
41. IDI Settings application found in System Preferences 2 10 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware Speakers High Definition Audio Device Not plugged in Headphones High Definition Audio Device Not plugged in Digital Audio S PDIF High Definition Audio Device Ready Speakers Line 6 UX Default Device Set Default M Properties Apply Windows Vista amp Windows 7 Sound Playback Default Device settings e Sound Playback Default Device Select your Line 6 audio device here in the Playback tab and choose Set Default if you want your applications to use it for audio playback Click Properties button to adjust the playback level Keep the sliders set to 100 and use the Output amp Phones knobs on your Line 6 hardware to adjust playback levels more easily Microphone High Definition Audio Device Not plugged in Microphone High Definition Audio Device Not plugged in Line In High Definition Audio Device Not plugged in Digital Audio Interface Line 6 UX Default Device Configure Set Default Properties Windows Vista amp Windows 7 Sound Playback Default Device settings e Sound Recording Default Device Select your Line 6 audio device here in the recording tab and choose Set Default if you want your applications to use it for audio recording Click the Properties button to adjust the input level Note For Line 6 devices that offer multiple Source In
42. In then you are of course free to use any manufacturer s audio interface with your computer and audio software Once you have your POD Farm 2 license successfully added to your iLok key just keep the iLok in your USB port and skip ahead to the POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins on page 3 1 chapter Please see POD Farm 2 for iLok on page 14 for info about configuring your iLok key amp license MIDI Controller Hardware The POD Farm 2 Plug In and standalone application both support the use of external MIDI controller devices to remotely access most parameters You can use any MIDI controller device that is capable of transmitting MIDI CC Note On Pitch Wheel and or Bank amp Program Change messages to access POD Farm 2 functions If you have a Line 6 UX2 UX8 or KB37 then you can utilize the MIDI controller features of these devices with POD Farm 2 as described in the device sections that follow Even better the Line 6 FBV MkII Series controllers offer even more options for MIDI control and can be connected to your computer along with your Line 6 USB audio device or iLok for complete audio amp MIDI control with POD Farm 2 Please see POD Farm 2 Plug In MIDI Control on page 3 29 and POD Farm 2 MIDI Control on page 488 for more info Making the Connection You need to connect your Line 6 audio hardware to your computer via USB cable to utilize POD Farm 2 POD Farm 2 Elements Plug Ins
43. Line 6 Hardware Setting Windows to use your Line 6 hardware as the Default Audio Device These settings are made within the Sounds and Audio Devices on Windows XP or Sound on Windows Vista or Windows 7 utility found within the Windows Control Panel Make the following settings for your Windows version Sounds and Audio Devices Properties 2 fx Volume Sounds Audio Voice Hardware Sound playback Default device 7 Line 6 Usiz Sound recording Default device Line amp U2 ae MIDI music playback Pa Default device aa Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth w Volume About Use only default devices Windows XP Sounds and Audio Devices settings for Default Device e Sound Playback Default Device Set this to be your Line 6 audio device if you want your applications to use it for audio playback Click Volume button to adjust the playback level Keep the sliders set to 100 and use the Output amp Phones knobs on your Line 6 hardware to adjust playback levels more easily e Sound Recording Default Device Set this to be your Line 6 audio device if you want your applications to use it for audio recording Click Volume button to adjust the input level Note For Line 6 devices that offer multiple Source Inputs UX1 UX2 UX8 amp KB37 choose the Source Input to record from within the Line 6 Audio M
44. O The Setlists include a hard coded MIDI assignment where you can send MIDI Bank Change messages 0 through 16383 to select the respective numbered Setlist and load the first Tone Preset within the Setlist e Additionally the Previous Next Setlist buttons allow MIDI Learn see previous section so you can set these buttons to learn any MIDI CC type command 3 33 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e To switch through Presets within a Setlist At the left of each Preset within a Setlist you ll see that each is automatically numbered 0 through 127 The Presets within the Setlists include a hard coded MIDI assignment where you can send MIDI Program Change messages 0 through 127 to call up the respective numbered Preset within the currently selected Setlist e Additionally the Previous Next Preset buttons on the Main Control Bar allow MIDI Learn see previous section so you can set these buttons to learn any MIDI CC type command Note that these buttons navigate through the Presets within the currently selected Setlist or within the currently selected Preset Source Folder You ll see that sending the above MIDI commands to POD Farm 2 actively switches between the Setlists and Tone Presets regardless if the Presets View is currently displayed or not Also see Working with Setlists on page 3 21 TIP If you are using a Line 6 FBV MkII contr
45. POD Farm 2 standalone application Here you can view the MIDI commands in use to access all existing Global MIDI assignments as well as any Local MIDI assignments that exist for the current Tone Preset Use the Clear buttons to remove any MIDI assignments Note that Global assignments persist regardless of the current Tone Preset so clearing any Global assignments removes them completely Local assignments are saved individually with each Tone Preset Clear All button Globa Tone A B Off On Globa Tuner Off On Globa Preset Next of On Globa Preset Previous Of On Globa Setlist Previous of On Globa Setlist Next Off On Globa Tap Tempo Ort On Tone A Leve 0 0 Tone B Leve Clear button Local MIDI Assignment Global MIDI Assignment in yellow text in white text The MIDI Assignments View Unlike POD Farm 2 Plug In there are no MIDI and Automation display buttons at the top left of the Assignments View within the POD Farm 2 standalone application Parameter Automation is a feature offered only within the Plug In and therefore no Automation View display exists in the standalone application The features for the MIDI Assignments display within the POD Farm 2 standalone application are otherwise the same as described for the POD Farm 2 Plug In please see MIDI Assignments View Display on page 3034 Hungry for more info Please visit the POD Farm Online Help page on the Line 6 site for additional
46. Plug Ins are installed in Program Files Common Files Digidesign DAE Plug Ins Line 6 Note On Windows 64 bit systems POD Farm 2 Plug In files as well as POD Farm 2 standalone application files are installed within the x86 Program Files directory path Launching POD Farm 2 amp Elements Plug Ins Each of the POD Farm 2 or POD Farm Elements Plug Ins can be inserted on your DAW audio tracks just like any other AU RTAS VST audio effects plug ins please see your DAW application s Help for specifics Once inserted the Plug In s main GUI is typically launched automatically by the DAW if not you can launch it by one of the DAW s track controls If a POD Farm 2 license is not detected you will see an alert message in the Plug In GUI informing you that the Plug In has been launched in a non authorized state and will not pass audio Note that there can be several different scenarios where a POD Farm 2 license may not be detected including 3 2 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e No connected Line 6 USB or iLok device detected e A specific Line 6 USB and or iLok device was detected but no POD Farm 2 license was found on the device e A POD Farm 2 license was found on a connected Line 6 USB device but the device needs to be authorized In all such scenarios a device specific alert message provides details on how to proceed Basically if you follow the steps in the
47. The meter provides peak display with clip indicators to measure the level of your selected Source Input s e You ll see a Mono or Stereo meter here depending on if you ve selected either one or two Input Sources for Tone A amp B see Mixer View on page 405 e The colorized stereo level meters provide the following input level information e The green to yellow range of the meters indicates up to 18 dB instrument level e The yellow range of the meters indicates from 18 dB to 0 dB full scale e The red clip indicators light up if the input exceeds 0 dB Clipping should always be avoided Important Setting your input levels before they are fed into POD Farm 2 is critical for optimizing your audio signal quality Here are some helpful tips concerning Input levels e Some POD Farm 2 models are calibrated to receive an instrument level audio signal 18 dB Therefore when any of these models exist in your Tone path use your instrument or input device s volume or gain controls to optimize the input level coming into POD Farm 2 so that the Input meters remain in the higher end of the green range These instrument level models include all those in the following categories e Guitar Amps e Bass Amps e Distortions e Filters e Dynamics excluding the Compressor model which receives up to full scale input When your Tone path does not include any of the above instrument level models then the I
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49. adjust the output of each Record Send This is how you adjust the level of the signal that gets recorded into your audio software e Use the Output Level Meter to gauge your levels The red clip indicator will light up if your level is too high clipping should always be avoided to produce good quality recordings e Use the 18 dB Boost button if your Send signal is not hot enough When this button is lit an 18 dB gain boost is applied to the Record Send output signal Watch the meters and adjust the Level Slider for nice hot signal Record Send Behaviors It is important to note that when in Dual Tone mode the Record Send Source menu selections also result in slightly different interactions between the Tone A B and Record Send Mixer controls e When a Record Send Source menu is set to Tone A B the Tone A and Tone B Output Level Fader Balance Knob and Mute buttons all affect what is fed to this Record Send as well as what you hear as the POD Farm 2 ToneDirect Monitoring signal 407 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation e When a Record Send Source menu is set to any option other than Tone A B the Tone A and Tone B Mixer controls do not affect what is fed to this Record Send they only affect what you hear as the POD Farm 2 Tone Direct Monitoring signal Note The Mixer View Record Send Send Source menu Send Level Balance and 18 controls are global settings meaning they are not saved ind
50. and makes it possible for us to contact you if new software versions or other cool enhancements are offered cutting edge technology and such So don t put this off any longer Connect your Line 6 hardware to your computer and follow these steps to launch Line 6 Monkey e On Mac Go to Applications Line 6 and double click on Line 6 Monkey e On Windows Go to Start menu Programs Line 6 Tools Line 6 Monkey Login Account You ll need to Login so that Line 6 Monkey can communicate with the online Line 6 Server and provide you with exactly what you need It s just a few clicks and it s free e If you have a Line 6 account type in your User Name and Password at the top of the Monkey dialog e If you have not yet created an account click the New User button and you ll be walked right through the steps Register Your Hardware If you have not already done so you ll be prompted to Register your connected Line 6 hardware Registration may be required to obtain some updates and or to activate some Line 6 products for use with your computer It s a painless process really so click that Register Now button and fill in the blanks on the Web page Grab Those Updates Go to the Updates tab in Line 6 Monkey If you see any items where a newer updated version is available then you should click on that item and let the little monkey fellow walk you through the installation steps This is the easiest way to stay current on the latest
51. and or to use your POD Studio hardware as your computer s audio interface Note that you should always connect to a separate USB controller channel from other USB audio or MIDI interfaces to provide your device with the full USB bandwidth You should also always connect directly to a USB 1 1 or 2 0 port on your computer and not into a USB hub 2o POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware Note Be sure to always power off or mute your speakers or monitoring setup before connecting and disconnecting the USB cable between your Line 6 device and computer as well as before booting up or shutting down your computer if the device is already connected The best practice is to always power on your speakers last and power them off first when connected to other audio gear to avoid a pop which could be damaging to your speakers or to your ears There are some differences in the setup and functionality between the POD Studio interface models so be sure to look for the instructions in the following sections for your specific device Use the handy links here to jump directly to the section covering your POD Studio model GX IXI FIA KB3 ae GX Connect your electric Guitar or Bass Instrument Input Plug in your electric guitar or bass here to feed the instrument s signal into the POD Farm 2 standalone application This allows you to choose your Tone and then route the processed signal to the Record Sen
52. and running with POD Farm 2 and your POD Studio or iLok USB device For more details on using POD Farm 2 with all compatible Line 6 USB devices as well as some handy tips on recording optimizing your computer and more please be sure to see the additional documentation on the POD Farm Online Help site All Line 6 USB audio interfaces utilize the high performance Line 6 audio drivers and therefore are easily configured to work with all your computer s audio applications This means that you can access all your POD tones directly from any audio recording application all at the highest quality But you are of course not just limited to using your Line 6 hardware to record into your computer the outputs provided on the back of your device additionally allow you to feed your POD Farm 2 signal to an external tape machine DAT recorder amplifier PA system or any other external audio hardware Note It is also possible to use any other manufacturer s audio interface with your DAW software and POD Farm 2 Plug In You will still need to keep the Line 6 device or iLok to which the POD Farm 2 Plug In is authorized USB connected to your computer to allow the POD Farm 2 or Elements Plug Ins to launch in an authorized state The POD Farm 2 standalone application always requires that you use your Line 6 USB POD Studio TonePort or GuitarPort device for its ToneDirect audio output If you are using an iLok USB smart key to run POD Farm 2 Plug
53. ard Panner Pan Left Right2 Knob 15 Standard Panner Bypass Knob 16 Ins 1 POD Farm 2 Knob 1 eae 1 Ins 1 POD Farm 2 Knob 3 Ins 1 POD Farm 2 Knob 4 Switch 4 Ins 1 POD Farm 2 Knob 5 Switch 5 Ins 1 POD Farm 2 Knob 6 sai Ins 1 POD Farm 2 Knob 7 Switch 8 Ins 1 POD Farm 2 Knob 8 Switch 9 ccoo Switch 10 Switch 11 Switch 12 Switch 13 Click on the Automation Parameter selector sal here you can choose from an abbreviated list of Switch 16 9 A Master Output parameters Or select the More option to open Master Input a Tone A Level the Add Parameter dialog where it is easier to see eee de T A Bal all Knob Switch Slots amp Fixed parameters E CER Tone A Mute Tone B Mute Note that you may need to scroll down to see all 40 of these POD Farm 2 parameters Cancel The Cubase audio track s Add Parameter list POD Farm 2 Plug In The Ableton Live DAW application Mac and Windows versions requires some added steps before you ll be able to see the POD Farm 2 Plug In Automation Slots within its audio or bus tracks Control Chooser automation parameter menus e Once POD Farm 2 VST or AU Plug In is inserted on a track in your Ableton Live project assign the POD Farm 2 Knob Switch parameters that you wish to expose for automation follow the steps as described in Assigning Parameters to Automation Slots on page 3 37 e In the Live Device Panel pla
54. arm 2 Plug In to follow There are additional tempo amp sync options within the Edit Panel of these effects models as well please see the details in the System Tempo section on page 3812 3 6 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins 2 Panel View Display This area of the POD Farm 2 interface displays either the available models within the Plug In Gear View or the available controls within each model Panel View Pressing the Gear View or Panel View buttons within the Main Control Bar allow you to choose which mode is currently displayed A description of each mode is detailed below Gear View Selected Category Model Categories Class A 3 Fawn Selected Model Scroll Bar Peripheral Models Selecting Model Categories e Press the Gear View button within the Main Control Bar to access Amp and Effect Models e Model category menus are listed horizontally along the top of the Gear View e g Guitar Amps Bass Amps Preamps etc e The currently selected category menu appears lit To select a different category simply click on the model category name and you ll see all its models appear within the carousel panel display Selecting a Model e When you hover over a model category a downward arrow appears to the right of the category name Pressing on the downward arrow displays a list of available models within the category Select a model by clicking on the model name in the list
55. at you can download it to your computer Once the download of the installer file completes run the installer file following its step by step instructions Windows users When you see the Choose Hardware Type screen during the POD Farm 2 installation be sure to check the box for POD Farm 2 for iLok If you are also going to be using any Line 6 USB audio device POD Studio TonePort POD X3 PODxt or GuitarPort then yov ll want to check the POD Farm 2 for Line 6 Devices box as well Choose Hardware Type s Choose the type of hardware y Which version of POD Farm 2 would you like to install V POD Farm 2 for iLok 4 POD Farm 2 for Line 6 Devices Windows iLok Line 6 Hardware Options Mac Users The POD Farm 2 installer s default settings will install the necessary Plug In files for use your iLok as well as the application amp needed audio driver files for any Line 6 USB audio devices automatically POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Start Here Windows amp Mac Users If desired you can uncheck any individual POD Farm 2 and Elements Plug In formats that you may not need But you will need to install at least one POD Farm 2 and Elements Plug In format supported by your host audio software so that you will be able to use these Plug Ins Select components to install 5 eee Custom Install on Macintosh HD M POD Farm 2 VST POD Farm 2 RTAS Package Name M POD Farm 2
56. ce the inserted POD Farm 2 Plug In into Configure Mode Click the arrow button to expand the Live Plug In Device window Click the Configure button to put the Plug In into Configure Mode Placing the inserted POD Farm 2 Plug In into Configure Mode in Ableton Live 3 40 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e Next go into the POD Farm 2 Plug In window display the Panel View for the Amp or Effect for which you have assigned a Knob or Switch parameter to an Automation Slot and click once on the specific Knob or Switch control For example in the previous sections we assigned the Analog Delay W Mod effects Mix knob to the Knob 2 Automation Slot So we ll click on this Delay Mix knob in the POD Farm Plug In GUI Click on the Delay s assigned Mix knob The Knob 2 Automation Slot then appears within the Live project s POD Farm 2 Plug In device window Configuring an assigned POD Farm 2 Plug In parameter in Ableton Live e Repeat the above steps to configure all your assiened POD Farm 2 Plug In parameters and then go to the Ableton Live Control Chooser for your track and you ll be able to access each of these as automatable parameters wilet 2 F Devon o Knob 2 Switch 1 Switch 2 show Anlomated Parameters Only a PELE E ITECH o The assigned Automation Slots we configured now appear in the Live Control Chooser list as aut
57. cluding the Compressor model which receives up to full scale input When your Tone path does not include any of the above instrument level models then the Input level can be set up to full scale Tone New Open Save Options Click on this button to choose the following Tone preset commands e New Creates a new empty Tone preset POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e Open Allows you to browse your computer to open a specific l6t Tone preset file directly This includes l6t Tone preset files you may have created with POD Farm 1 Line 6 Edit GearBox or GuitarPort applications too e Save Saves the currently loaded tone if it is in an un saved state e Save As Creates a copy of the current Tone settings as a new l6t Tone Preset File wherever you like on your computer Important Presets saved from POD Farm 2 Plug In are not backwards compatible with POD Farm POD Farm Plug In version 1 or other earlier Line 6 software versions You can open any POD Farm 1 GearBox Line 6 Edit or GuitarPort l6t preset within POD Farm 2 however you ll need to do a Save As of any such l6t preset file to create a copy of it if you wish to retain the original preset to still be usable in the software in which it was created Next Previous Preset Control Next Previous buttons let you navigate sequentially through the presets in the currently selected Source
58. default all variable parameters knobs sliders faders etc are configured with a Minimum position of 0 and a Maximum position of 100 to provide the full range of the parameter via MIDI remote control However in some cases you might want to customize a parameter such as the Wah effect s Position knob for example so that its Min or Max yields a more narrow sweep To customize these Min amp Max values for a parameter e Load the desired Amp or Effect model in the POD Farm 2 Plug In Panel View e Set the desired knob fader or slider to the value you want as the new minimum position e Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac on the knob fader slider and choose MIDI Control gt Set min to current pos e The parameter s minimum position is now customized To customize the maximum position for a parameter follow the above steps and choose Set max to current pos MIDI Control for Setlist Preset Navigation POD Farm 2 also offers a few options for using your external MIDI controller device to navigate through Setlists amp Tone Presets Previous Next Preset buttons Preset Program numbers for Presets within Setlists Previous Next Setlist buttons Setlist Bank numbers ee Presets View MIDI Control for Setlists e To switch through Setlists At the left of each Setlist within the Presets View you ll see that each Setlist you create is automatically numbered starting with
59. ds to your audio software and your ToneDirect monitoring signal directly to the hardware outputs Connect your stereo Headphones or Line Out Cable Connect USB cable from here to your computer USB This is where you connect the USB cable from GX directly to your computer s USB 1 1 or 2 0 port Line Out Phones Connect this stereo Line Out to your powered speakers or monitoring system When connecting GX as the primary audio interface on your computer this output carries the Master stereo mix from your DAW software as well as anything plugged into the GX Instrument input Alternatively if you prefer to listen to the audio directly from GX using stereo headphones plug them in here If you re using a 3rd party audio interface on your computer these outputs supply the ToneDirect magic to your interface when using the POD Farm 2 standalone application alongside the Plug In See ToneDirect Monitoring on page 4 3 for details 2 2 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware Fann UXI Connect your electric guitar or bass Connect a microphone Connect your stereo headphones Mic Input Connect a microphone here using an XLR cable This feeds the microphone signal into the POD Farm 2 standalone application This allows you to choose your Tone and then route the processed signal to the Record Sends to your audio software and your ToneDirect monitoring signal directly to the hard
60. e Master Output Control Use the knob and meters here to optimize the audio signal from the Plug In fed back to the host post Plug In processing e The knob provides level adjustment up to 18 dB of output gain for unity gain set knob to the dot as shown or just double click on the knob to reset to unity 395 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e Ifyou have a Dual Tone configuration this controls the output for the total mix of Tones A amp B TIP Many models within POD Farm 2 are capable of adding a significant amount of gain to your input signal such as amps distortions compressors etc When using these type of models it is advised to adjust their individual volume and gain knobs to avoid boosting the output signal too high Watch the Master Output meter and make sure it never indicates clipping The Master Output knob can also be used to fine tune the overall Plug In output level Global Gate Controls This is a Noise Gate effect that is offered at the start of the signal chain and can be activated at any time independently of whatever models you have loaded within the POD Farm 2 Plug In Use it to eliminate low amplitude noise on your input signal such as the common buzz from guitar pickups The Global Gate is applied equally to both Tone A and B using these controls e On Off Button Activates or bypasses the Global Gate effect This Gate button appear
61. e set of Amp Effects Models available within POD Farm 2 as well as within the POD Farm Elements Plug Ins If your connected Line 6 device does not include licenses for all optional Add On Model Packs or if you own the Standard POD Farm 2 license for iLok you may see some Presets titles displayed darkened this indicates that the Preset includes one of more models which require an authorized license Note that if POD Farm 2 is not able to detect the license for Add Ons that your connected device should include it could mean that you have not properly authorized the license see Product Activation amp Authorization on page 1e3 In this example the Albert Hall Preset title appears darkened in the Presets List to indicate one or more of its models requires a Model Pack license for which our Line 6 device has no authorization 3 17 pp POD POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins A Another handy reference can be found if you right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on one of these darkened Presets and select the Tone Info dialog The Models tab of the Tone Info ctive Models used in selected Tone s dialog lists all the models in use by the Albert Hall Preset we selected Here we can see that the Hiway 100 Bass Amp and 4x12 Hiway Bass Cab models are the ones our device has no license for Darkened models are not authorized for
62. ear All button Click to choose from a list of options to remove all or selected assignments currently shown in the MIDI Assignments display Click the Clear All button to select one of its options e Clear Selected Removes only the MIDI assignments currently selected in the MIDI Assignment display e Clear All Removes all MIDI assignments regardless of selection e Clear Both Tones Removes only Local MIDI assignments for both Tone A amp Tone B does not remove Global MIDI assignments regardless of selection e Clear Tone A Clear Tone B Clears only Local MIDI assignments for the respective Tone s MIDI assignments does not remove Global MIDI assignments regardless of selection MIDI Assignment columns e Clear button Click to remove the individual MIDI control assignment e Event Shows the specific learned MIDI command type and value or MIDI Event that is currently mapped for the MIDI assignment In the example above the highlighted event is a MIDI CC 11 message which is the required MIDI event your controller device needs to transmit to trigger the Wah assignment e Region Indicates the Tone path Tone A or Tone B in which the Model containing the MIDI assignment resides or indicates a Global parameter see the following Local amp Global MIDI Assignments descriptions e Model Instance The name of the Model containing the MIDI assigned parameter followed by
63. ect from 20 Dynamic 112 Dynamic Tube 47 Close and Tube 47 Far Selecting a Speaker Cabinet from the Gear View s Cab Menu In addition to choosing a cab from within the Cab View as described above you can alternatively choose a Custom speaker cabinet i e a Cab other than the one loaded by default with the current Amp model by going to the Gear View s Cab menu This allows you to view all available Cab models and add one directly into your Tone A or Tone B path in the Signal Flow View When you select a Custom Cab it appears as a separate icon within the Signal Flow View and is indicated as the active Cab by a microphone icon displayed in front Please see the Signal Flow View section on page 3825 for more info It is highly encouraged to think outside the box when it comes to selecting a Cab a different Cab can offer you some very different sound textures from any given amp Note Please also see Guitar and Bass Amps in the Signal Flow View on page 3 28 for more about Amp amp Cab behaviors 3 10 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Effects View Effect Bypass Button Effect Model Menu FX Time FX Speed Controls Effect Bypass Button Bypasses the effect without removing it from the signal path Effect Model Menu Displays the current effect model Click on the downward arrow next to the name to select another model from within the current eff
64. ect model category Click on the up down arrow buttons at the left to navigate through the available models one at a time TIP Effects can be moved within the Signal Flow View to be positioned either before or after the Amp model providing different sonic options See the Signal Flow View section on page 3025 for more info FX Time FX Speed Controls Within Modulation and Delay effects Effects View panels you ll see this set of controls These allow you to set the effect s delay time modulation speed parameter independently of the current POD Farm 2 BPM setting Or you can use the Sync button to instead have the effect follow the System Tempo settings see the following section for info on System Tempo amp Host Sync Note Value Display Sync On Off Button Time Speed Note Value Knob Tempo Display Sync On Off Button Click to toggle FX Tempo On Off e When FX Time FX Speed Sync is OFF the effect s time speed parameter follows the time speed setting shown in this field displayed in milliseconds for delay effects and Hertz for modulation effects The Sync button also determines the behavior of the Time Speed knob 3 11 POD POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e e When FX Time FX Speed Sync is ON the effect s time speed parameter follows the BPM System Tempo see previous section With Sync on you ll also be able to modify the effect tempo by a note value see the Time
65. ed then plug the source in here this Monitor In signal is not fed to the Record Sends This input is perfect to connect your MP3 player or stereo receiver if you want to jam along with your favorite tunes Note that this is a stereo jack so you should use a stereo 1 4 inch TRS audio cable or cable adapter for this connection USB This is where you connect a USB cable to UX1 with the other end going directly to your computer s USB port Analog Outs These Left and Right 1 4 inch jacks are your main outputs and carry all the audio from UX1 the audio playback from your audio software on the computer as well as the audio input signal from anything plugged into any UX1 input These are what you want to connect to your powered speakers or monitoring system for a recording setup Connect your electric Guitar or Bass Connect up to two Connect your stereo Microphones Headphones Microphone Inputs You can receive input from one or two mics at the same time via these inputs using XLR mic cables There is also a 48V Phantom Power switch that you should toggle to on if your mic requires phantom power most condenser type mics do but check the documentation for your mic if you are not sure This feeds each microphone signal independently into the POD Farm 2 standalone application This allows you to choose your Tone and then route the processed signal to the Record Sends to your audio software and your ToneDirect monitoring signal
66. ed into your DAW it is permanent and cannot be changed without recording another pass e Plug Ins sound the same way twice Because you can store Plug In settings as presets precise settings can be recalled easily and loaded reliably Every time you go back to work on a specific song you can rest assured that your tones will be identical to the last session e Plug Ins are automatable Host applications provide easy ways to create and manipulate parameter automation giving you surgical precision of your tone without having to ride the faders of external gear during a record pass e Plug Ins don t break corrode use up batteries or take up space on your floor Supported Plug In Formats POD Farm 2 amp Elements Plug Ins come in the following formats making them compatible with just about every major DAW host software on the planet e VST Virtual Studio Technology format for Windows and Mac recording environments e AU Audio Units format on the Mac platform 39 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e RTAS Real Time Audio Suite for Digidesign Pro Tools Pro Tools LE amp M Powered versions for both Windows and Mac Activating the Plug In Like most audio software Plug Ins POD Farm 2 requires the purchase of a license to allow all components to be fully functional on your computer This license can be added to your Line 6 hardware or an ex
67. er allow you to record parameter automation in real time where you enter an automation write mode and then all changes to the selected Plug In s parameters are recorded and displayed on the track as adjustable envelopes This allows all these parameter changes to be played back and incorporated into your project s mix down DAW host applications typically allow you to access the list of automatable parameters for any AU VST RTAS Plug In by way of an automation parameter menu specific to the audio or aux track where you have inserted the Plug In Each DAW host software offers parameter automation options slightly differently so it is recommended you consult your host software s documentation for their specific instructions and parameter automation capabilities POD Farm 2 Assignable Automation Slots Since POD Farm 2 offers a very large number of automatable parameters for its many amp preamp and effects models you ll see that we ve added assignable Knob and Switch Automation Slots within POD Farm 2 Plug In Each Automation Slot menu allows you to select from among the vast number of POD Farm 2 amp preamp or effect model parameters e 16 Knob Automation Slots allow you to assign variable type controls such as the Mix knob of any effect or the Drive knob of an amp e 16 Switch Automation Slots allow you to assign On Off switches such as the bypass switch for any model or the A B switch In addition
68. erence frequency Mute Switch Activate the Mute switch to completely silence any signal fed out of POD Farm 2 Plug In With the Mute off you ll hear your fully processed POD Farm 2 signal 3 22 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Mixer View The Mixer View is the place to go to get control over the audio input and output options for the Tone A and Tone B signal paths It is important to note that the POD Farm 2 Plug In is capable of either mono mono stereo or stereo operation depending on the options your DAW software provides Some DAW applications that offer mono or stereo plug in configurations will display these options in their Plug In insert menus When POD Farm 2 Plug In is used as a stereo output plug in both Tone A and Tone B are each stereo signal paths and therefore these mixer controls allow you to independently set their output levels and panning When POD Farm 2 Plug In is used as a mono output Plug In the outputs of both Tone A and Tone B are each processed as a mono signal before they are fed to the main mono output of the plug in The controls offered for each Tone A and Tone B are described here A B Switch Box Input Source Menu Balance D I Level D I Delay Output Volume Mute Input Meter Output Meter Input Source Menus Depending on your DAW host software s features when using the stereo POD Farm 2 Plug In you can select the input source left channel right
69. esets Preset List Pane This multi column list displays the contents of the selected Source folder or Setlist at the left Double click directly on any preset in the list to load it Note that you can sort this list in different ways by clicking directly on a column heading Name Artist etc You can also customize the columns that are displayed to show additional Tone Info just right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the header bar at the top of the Preset List Pane and choose to show the columns you want 3 13 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Click on any column s grab bar and drag to resize column width Right click Ctrl click on the header bar Select the desired columns to be displayed in the Preset List Pane The Preset List Pane columns menu TIP The Search function will search for text within all columns displayed in the Preset List Pane So if you want to be able to search for Tones using specific attributes such as custom text you typed into the Notes section of the Tone Info dialog for your Presets you ll need to show that column here to allow the search to utilize it Refresh Button If you ve modified Tones such as by doing a Save As created New Tones or made changes to the Source Folder configuration you may need to click this Refresh button to update the Preset List to show the current contents Search Controls
70. esired software parameters See POD Farm 2 Plug In MIDI Control on page 3e29 Using your Line 6 Hardware as the Default Audio Device Within both Mac and Windows operating systems it is possible to set one audio interface as the default audio device meaning the audio device multimedia applications automatically use for audio playback or recording iTunes Windows Media Player your Internet Browser s player games etc Your Line 6 hardware will certainly provide outstanding audio quality for this purpose but you ll probably want to turn off your Mac or Windows System sounds and avoid running other applications while using POD Farm 2 or your DAW software to avoid unexpected blasts of audio coming through your speakers or into your DAW recordings Note that you do NOT need to select your Line 6 device as the Mac or Windows default audio device for use with POD Farm 2 or DAW applications POD Farm 2 standalone application will use your Line 6 device automatically and most DAWs offer their own audio device selection within their Preferences or Options settings 2e7 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware Setting Mac OS X to use your Line 6 hardware as the Default Audio Device These settings are made within the Audio MIDI Setup utility found at Applications Utilities Audio MIDI Setup Make the following settings for your Mac OS X version 600 Audio MID udi ic MIDI Devices S
71. etc e Region Indicates the Tone path A or B in which the Model containing the assigned parameter resides Or if the parameter is Global one you ll see Global here Global parameters are those for system settings not specific to either Tone A or B such as the Master Input amp Output knobs Global Gate controls etc 3 38 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e Model Instance The name of the Model containing the assigned parameter followed by the numbered instance of this model shown in parentheses e Note that it is possible to have more than one instance of the same model within a Tone path therefore each effect model you add to a Tone path is given a unique instance number e g FX 1 FX 2 etc e You can reference this Instance number next to the model s name within the Signal Flow View to determine exactly to which model the assignment relates e For example if we hover over the Analog Delay W Mod effect model within our Signal Flow View s Tone B we see that this effect model is the one that matches the instance number FX 5 shown in our 2nd row of the Assignments View display Hover your mouse cursor over an effects E model in the SFV to see its Model Name pa and Instance number Analog Delay w Mod FX 5 e Control The specific button knob or slider in POD Farm 2 to which the assignment is mapped Accessing POD Farm 2 P
72. find your pending POD Farm 2 license waiting for you in the Download Licenses section Pending licenses available for download POD Farm 2 i i 12 01 2009 Connect your iLok to your USB port and follow the instructions on the iLok site to Synchronize your iLok key Synchronize Allow the Synchronize process to complete and you ll then be able to select your POD Farm 2 license for download cal POD Farm 2 Line 6 Inc License 12 01 2009 lll Follow the steps listed on the iLok com page to Download the POD Farm 2 License to your iLok key And you re done Now that your iLok USB key is all configured you can log out and exit the iLok web site Your next step is to download the POD Farm 2 application installer and run it on any Mac or Windows computer where you want to run POD Farm 2 Plug In Remember you need to have the iLok key connected to the computer for POD Farm 2 Plug In to run in its authorized state within your host software In the event that your POD Farm 2 license does not appear on your iLok com account you can check the status of the deposit on the iLok Deposits page of your Line 6 account iLok Deposits View Product Activations Add Product Activation Code Description Status iLok User E Order Detail Po id nose A nee Assets at ilok com Note that the Status may initially appear as queued for a short time until accepted by iLok com for processing Once it appears as
73. folder or Setlist if you ve created any You can select different folders in the Presets View Tone Preset Menu Indicates the currently selected preset name Click to expand the menu of available presets When any of the current preset s settings have changed an asterisk appears at the end of the name to indicate the preset is in a tweaked un saved state Click directly on the up down arrow controls at the left of the preset name to step through the current list of presets one at a time Note that the list of Presets shown here consists of the selected Source Folder within the Presets View please see Presets View on page 3 13 Dual Tone Button The POD Farm 2 Dual Tone feature allows you to create two independent Tone paths in the Plug In using either one common mono input source or for each channel of a stereo input source This control provides the option of one tone path single tone or two tone paths dual tone e If only one Tone path currently exists in the Signal Flow View SFV the Dual Tone button appears unlit Click the unlit Dual Tone button to choose from the options for adding Tone B e Create Empty Tone Creates a Tone B with no models loaded e Copy Current Tone Creates a Tone B duplicating Tone A s current models and settings e When two Tone paths exist in the SFV the Dual Tone button appears lit Click the lit Dual Tone button to choose from the options for removing a Ton
74. ge at the top of the Add Ons tab just click the Authorize button to finish configuring your computer to use your new hardware and Add Ons My Account inew updates available Optional Add Ons Updates You must click the Authorize button to enable this computer to use your activated Add Org Them fictivated 1 A That s it you re done You are now ready to use POD Farm 2 and your Add Ons POD Farm 2 for iLok POD Farm 2 Plug In is protected software and requires an authorized license to run on your computer The POD Farm 2 Plug In license comes with or can be added to all the Line 6 USB audio interfaces as discussed in the Line 6 Monkey and Hardware sections of this User Guide Line 6 also offers the POD Farm 2 Plug In license to be purchased specifically for your iLok USB smart key The POD Farm 2 Plug In license activates the POD Farm 2 and POD Farm Elements Plug Ins for Mac or Windows computers Upgrade pricing is also available for owners of the POD Farm 1 Plug In If you don t already have an iLok key you can purchase one at most stores where audio software is sold or directly from iLok com To follow are the steps for purchasing and configuring POD Farm 2 Plug In and your iLok What is an iLok The iLok key is a proprietary USB hardware dongle that holds licenses for software protected by the PACE Anti Piracy Interlok system The iLok USB Key If you own an iLok and purcha
75. gnal level of each Tone Use the Master Input Level knob on the Main Control Bar to adjust the overall input level if needed The red clip indicators at the top of the meter will light up if your level is too high clipping should always be avoided e Use the Output Meters to gauge the output level of each Tone Use the Volume Fader to independently adjust the Tone s output level The red clip indicators will light up if your level is too high Mute Button Tone A or B can be muted individually by activating the Mute button When muted the respective Tone path in the Signal Flow View is dimmed and no audio at all is passed from its output back to the DAW It can be especially useful to Mute one Tone s output when you have a Dual Tone configuration in POD Farm 2 Plug In to allow you to tweak the opposite Tone and hear your changes more clearly 3 24 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Balance Knob Each Tone offers this knob to independently pan its output left right Obviously if the audio track or aux bus you have POD Farm 2 Plug In inserted on has a mono output you ll want to keep both Tones Balance set to center Try panning each Tone differently on Dual Tone configurations for big spacious stereo results TIP Double click on the Balance knob to easily reset it to Center D I Direct Inject Knobs e Use the D I Level knob for Tone A or B to blend in some of your direct
76. h each Tone preset Choose the options you want in the menus or type in whatever text you like for the non menu text fields Be sure to click OK to retain your changes Name Folder Users Steve Docun Author Style Sub Style Artist Guitarist Pickup Style Pickup Pos Tone Type Notes The Tone Info dialog Info tab single Tone selected TIP You can configure the Presets View to show any of these Tone Info fields see page 3 13 Multiple Mode If you have two or more Tones selected the Tone Info dialog launches in Multiple mode where the checked fields will apply the text to all the selected tones in one action super cool for adding useful descriptions to numerous Tone presets all in one shot 3 16 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Name Folder Multiple Author Style Sub Style Artist Guitarist Track Pickup Style Pickup Pos Tone Type Notes The Tone Info dialog Info tab in Multiple mode multiple Tones selected Models Tab The Models tab shows you all the amp effects models used within the selected Tone s including info about each of these models see the next section for more on the Model tab Loading a Preset with Non authorized Models As discussed in the Start Here chapter Line 6 offers optional Model Pack Add Ons for your Line 6 hardware as well as a Platinum license version for iLok which expand th
77. ick any preset to load it or drag the preset directly form the Presets List on the right directly into the Signal Flow View below Note that you can multi select Tone presets hold your Shift or Ctrl key while clicking or Ctrl Cmd A to select all Tone presets in the current folder and perform functions on all selected files at once as described in the sections below The new Setlists feature also allows you to create your own custom Setlists to easily manage your presets and arrange them to match your own recording or performance habits Source Contents Preset List Pane Refresh button Search Controls Expand Button GE SE SE Se SEE SE SE SE at GE Setlists Source Folders Config Button Tone Info Button Selected Preset Source Contents All the specified Tone Folders are listed here POD Farm 2 creates its own parent Tone preset folder and fills it with preset files during installation in Documents Line 6 Tones POD Farm 2 Mac or My Documents Line 61 Tones POD Farm 2 Windows You can add additional folders to have the Presets View display their Tone presets as well see page 3815 Note The Tone Presets within the POD Farm 1 MIDI Source Folder are actually the Factory Tone Presets that came with POD Farm 1 which have been upgraded to POD Farm 2 version Presets with MIDI assignments added If you own POD Farm 1 this means you likely won t need to manually import all the old POD Farm 1 Source Folder s Pr
78. ilities of the host In the world of music software audio Plug Ins find frequent use inside audio MIDI host recording amp sequencing programs commonly referred to as DAW Digital Audio Workstation applications Audio Plug Ins provide signal processing for your audio tracks and or live audio input A helpful analogy for Plug Ins is to think of them as effects pedals Effects pedals change the tone of your bass or guitar before the signal reaches your amplifier As with pedals rack effects units or any other conventional piece of outboard gear Plug Ins provide familiar knobs sliders amp buttons for tweaking their parameters For example a distortion Plug In will most likely have similar controls to a typical distortion pedal such as drive gain and tone Visually Plug Ins often resemble the physical gear they emulate In the case of POD Farm 2 you ll probably recognize the controls and overall look of the amps amp effects since we purposely followed those of the classic gear each is based on When working with DAW software using Plug Ins provides some great benefits over using outboard effects like pedals or rack processors such as e Plug Ins are non destructive to your audio track This means that you can add or remove effects and tweak their settings as often as you like without permanently affecting the original audio recording Conversely if any processing such as an effect or amp tone is added before the signal is record
79. ing e Online Support Takes you directly to the Line 6 Community Support site e Hardware Driver Settings Launches the Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices dialog where you can make adjustments for your USB audio driver and MIDI options e Update with Line 6 Monkey Launches Line 6 Monkey the intelligent online update software Please see Updating amp Registering with Line 6 Monkey on page 1 2 e About POD Farm Windows only Launches the About box which includes info about your connected hardware software version Add Ons other geeky stuff Activating POD Farm 2 Like most good audio software the POD Farm 2 standalone application requires the purchase of a license to allow all components to be fully functional on your computer This license can be added to any individual Line 6 POD Studio TonePort or GuitarPort device If you haven t already activated your POD Farm 2 license and Line 6 device please see Product Activation amp Authorization on page 1 e3 for instructions Note that POD Farm 2 cannot be run in standalone operation with an iLok POD X3 or PODxt device A POD Farm 2 Plug In license can be added to any of these Line 6 iLok devices however the POD Farm 2 standalone application specifically requires the use of a Line 6 POD Studio TonePort or GuitarPort USB audio interface Launching POD Farm 2 You must first connect your Line 6 POD Studio TonePort or GuitarPort device containing your POD Fa
80. ion e CD DVD drive if installing from POD Farm 2 CD e One free USB 1 1 or 2 0 compatible port on computer USB hubs are not supported for Line 6 devices e Internet connection for online features e Compatible Line 6 USB hardware or iLok device must be connected to computer amp authorized to use the POD Farm 2 Plug In or POD Farm 2 in standalone operation e POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Line 6 POD Studio TonePort GuitarPort POD X3 POD xt or iLok iLok versions require iLok USB Smart Key not included and an Internet connection for activation e POD Farm 2 Standalone Operation POD Studio TonePort GuitarPort Mac e G5 dual 1 8 GHz or better e Mac OS X 10 4 11 10 5 or 10 6 e AU RTAS or VST compatible host software required for Plug Ins Windows e Pentium IV 1 4 GHz or better e Windows XP SP3 Windows XP x64 SP2 Windows Vista 32 Bit SP2 and 64 Bit SP2 Windows 7 32 Bit and 64 Bit e RTAS or VST compatible host software required for Plug Ins Purchasing POD Farm 2 The POD Farm 2 software includes the POD Farm 2 POD Farm Elements Plug Ins and POD Farm 2 standalone application for Mac and Windows computers POD Farm 2 requires a license to run either the Plug Ins or standalone application in a non restricted mode This license is included with the purchase of a new Line 6 POD Studio device purchased after the release of POD Farm 2 or is avai
81. isting iLok USB key and then activated for your use If you haven t already activated your POD Farm 2 license please see Product Activation amp Authorization on page 1e3 for Line 6 hardware devices or POD Farm 2 for iLok on page 1 4 for iLok instructions Where Can I Find the POD Farm 2 Plug Ins On My Computer Most DAW host applications will scan and find your POD Farm 2 amp Elements Plug Ins automatically on launch But if you don t see POD Farm 2 or Elements Plug Ins in your host s Plug In menus then you ll need to configure your host s Plug In options to find them such options are typically found in the host s Preferences For POD Farm Elements Plug Ins You ll see these appear as 11 individual Plug Ins within your DAW host s Plug In menus titled POD Farm Guitar Amps POD Farm Delays etc You have some options during the POD Farm 2 installation to tell the Plug Ins where to install but if you did not define a custom location here is the default install location for each of the POD Farm 2 Plug In formats e On Mac e Audio Units Plug Ins are installed in Library Audio Plug Ins Components e VST Plug Ins are installed in Library Audio Plug Ins VST Line 6 e RTAS Plug Ins are installed in Library Application Support Digidesign Plug Ins Line 6 e On Windows e VST Plug Ins are installed in Program Files Line6 POD Farm 2 VST Line 6 e RTAS
82. ividually with each Tone Preset but rather persist regardless of the Tone Preset loaded However you may see the Send Source menu options change accordingly when loading a Preset with a Single Tone versus Dual Tone configuration Tuner View Click the Tuner View button on the Main Control Bar to display the Tuner and pluck a string on your guitar or bass and get in tune Pitch Indicator Flat Indicator Arrow Note Display Reference Control Mute Switch See the POD Farm 2 Plug In chapter s Tuner View on page 3822 for descriptions of the Tuner controls POD Farm 2 MIDI Control Like POD Farm 2 Plug In POD Farm 2 in standalone operation also offers remote control over the majority of its parameters via an external MIDI controller device The functionality is essentially the same as with POD Farm 2 Plug In so please refer to POD Farm 2 Plug In MIDI Control on page 329 To follow we ve listed the details that are unique for MIDI control with POD Farm 2 in standalone operation Configuring POD Farm 2 for MIDI Control You first need to configure POD Farm 2 to receive MIDI communication from your connected MIDI controller device Be sure to connect your MIDI device to your computer before launching POD Farm 2 then make the following settings 408 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation e Launch the POD Farm 2 Preferences dialog and go to the MIDI tab Here you will be able select any connec
83. lable for purchase if you own a Line 6 TonePort GuitarPort POD X3 or PODxt device Special upgrade pricing is also available if you already own a license for the POD Farm 1 0 Plug In please see the Line 6 Online Store at www line6 com store shop POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Start Here The POD Farm 2 and Elements Plug In license is also available for an iLok USB key Upgrade pricing is available for owners of the POD Farm 1 Plug In iLok license Please see POD Farm 2 for iLok If you don t already have one please create a Line 6 online account now It is free and is necessary for activating and retrieving your POD Farm 2 license To create your account go here Updating amp Registering with Line 6 Monkey Attention iLok users You won t need to run Line 6 Monkey Obtaining and authorizing the POD Farm 2 license or POD Farm 2 upgrade for an iLok USB key has its own simple online process that you can perform on any Internet connected computer Please skip ahead to POD Farm 2 for iLok for details Line 6 Monkey is the intelligent updater utility automatically installed with your POD Farm 2 application It s a great idea to run Line 6 Monkey immediately after POD Farm 2 installation and to do so often to be sure you have the latest updates for all your Line 6 software and hardware products Registering your Line 6 hardware is also very important because it ensures that you re dialed in for warranty service
84. log see next section e Rename Allows you to edit the title of the selected Preset available for single preset selection only e New Setlist from Selected Creates a new Setlist containing shortcuts to the selected Preset s e Reset Load Count The Loads column in the Presets List keeps a count of how many times you ve actually loaded each Preset Selecting this command resets the count to 0 Note that the Loads column is not displayed in the Presets List by default but you can choose to show it from the Preset List s context menu see page 30 13 3 15 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e Remove from Library Removes the selected Preset s from the Presets List Note that this does not permanently remove the Tone Preset l6t file from your hard drive it only makes the Presets View ignore the Preset Therefore if you perform a Scan the Preset will re appear in the Presets List If you wish to permanently delete a Tone Preset you can do so by accessing the l6t file using the Mac Finder or Windows Explorer windows and delete it as you would any other file from your computer Tone Info Dialog As mentioned above you can launch the Tone Info dialog via the Tone Info button in the Presets List Pane or by a right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac on the selected Tone Here you can enter edit and save all kinds of descriptive information wit
85. lug In Parameters in your DAW for Automation Typically a selectable list of Plug In automation parameters in your DAW host application will display all 32 POD Farm 2 assignable parameters plus all fixed parameters for each loaded instance of POD Farm 2 Plug In The assignable Automation Slots appear in this menu regardless if you have actually assigned a specific amp preamp or effect parameter to these 32 Slots Non assigned Slots will still be automatable within the DAW host but it simply will not control any POD Farm 2 knob or switch controls until you assign them As an example here is how an audio track s Automation Parameter list appears in the Steinberg Cubase DAW application when POD Farm 2 VST Plug In is inserted Other DAW host applications may offer access to this list of available Plug In parameters slightly differently but the same POD Farm 2 Plug In Automation Slots will appear in all DAW host applications and for AU and RTAS Plug In versions as well 3 39 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Click on the small arrow button at the left of the Cubase audio track to display an Automation Lane 0 0 8 Add Parameter Parameter v A 1 POD Farm 2 _ Wm s Audio 01 OOO Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5 Knob 6 Ins 1 POD Farm 2 Tone A Level sr no Volume oa Mute Knob 10 Input Gain Knob 11 Linked Panner eds ve Standard Panner Pan Left Right ara Stand
86. nce your purchase does not require the Activation steps Note You can perform the following Online Purchase Activation and iLok licensing processes on any computer that has Internet access These steps do not necessarily need to be performed on the computer on which you plan to use POD Farm 2 Plug In 5 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Start Here Product Activation Retail boxed version only For your purchase of the boxed POD Farm 2 license for iLok you ll find an Activation Code printed on a card within the box With this card in hand go to the Line 6 Online iLok Activation page read through the steps in the Product Activation section and enter your Activation Code and click Submit Product Activation Activation code Submit y Next you ll be prompted for the iLok User ID for your iLok com account Product Activation Your activation code has been processed for the product listed below and is now ready to be deposited to Lok POD Farm 2 iLok User ID MyiLokAccountName Important Make sure that you enter your iLok com User ID correctly Line 6 is not responsible for incorrect entries and may charge a fee to amend iLok com User ID errors If you are unsure of you User ID or do not have one please visit this page for more information about Lok com Continue 3 4 Cancel 5 Enter your iLok User ID This is the Username you use to login to your account at iLok com Type it in a
87. nd click Continue Deposit iLok License Below is the information that will be deposited to iLok Product POD Farm Z iLok User ID MyiLokAccountName Please verify that the information is correct It cannot be changed once the deposit has been requested Confirm amp Submit 3 Cancel 5 Next you are prompted to verify that your iLok User ID is entered correctly Please be sure it is to avoid the added task of contacting iLok to fix it Click Confirm Submit if all is correct Once the E 39 process completes a POD Farm 2 license is Deposited in your iLok com account Proceed to the iLok com website to download the license to your iLok USB key Please skip ahead to the iLok License section POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Start Here iLok Deposit Line 6 Online Store purchase This section applies if you ve purchased POD Farm 2 Plug In for iLok directly from the Line 6 Online Store Once your transaction is complete log into your Line6 com account and go to the iLok Deposits page Here you can check the Status of your iLok License iLok Deposits View Product Activations Add Product Activation Code POD F 2 inserted Deposit id Detail ds este e Initially following your Online Store transaction you should see the Status listed here as inserted as shown above Click the Deposit button to proceed Deposit iLok License If you currently do not have an iLok account crea
88. ne A and Tone B POD Farm 2 standalone operation offers the following options which differ from those in POD Farm 2 Plug In Tone A amp B Input Source Menus e Each Tone s Input Source menu allows you to choose which of your Line 6 hardware s inputs Instrument Mic 1 Line Stereo etc is routed to the respective Tone path Note that the options available in the menu differ depending on the connected Line 6 hardware and for Single versus Dual Tone modes Note When a Line 6 GX D I or GuitarPort is the device in use no Input Menus are displayed since these devices offer a single fixed Instrument Input e In Single Tone mode the Tone A Input Source menu lists each of the mono amp stereo Input Sources your specific Line 6 device offers e In Dual Tone mode there is an Input Source menu provided for each Tone as in the above screen example The Source menu for Tone A lists each of the mono inputs your device offers The Source menu for Tone B is dynamic and contingent upon the source selected for Tone A 405 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation E diles F Instrument The Tone A Input Source menu options with a UX2 device Single Tone Mode left Dual Tone mode right For descriptions of additional Tone A B controls please refer to the POD Farm 2 Plug In chapter s section Mixer View on page 3023 Also see Record Send Behaviors on page 4e7 for how Tone AGB Mixer control
89. ne Button Tone New Open Save Options Tone Preset Menu Master Output Control View Buttons View Buttons Global Gate Controls About Box Button System Tempo Controls Input Control Use the knob and meters here to optimize the audio signal fed into the Plug In e The knob provides level adjustment up to 18 dB of input gain For unity gain set knob to the dot or just double click on the knob to reset to unity e The colorized stereo level meters provide the following input level information e The green to yellow range of the meters indicates up to 18 dB instrument level The yellow range of the meters indicates from 18 dB to O dB full scale The red clip indicators light up if the input exceeds O dB Clipping should always be avoided If there is a mono input source then only one meter is shown Important Setting your input level in POD Farm 2 Plug In is critical for optimizing your audio signal quality Here are some helpful tips for configuring Input levels e Some POD Farm 2 models are calibrated to receive an instrument level audio signal 18 dB Therefore when any of these models exist in your Tone path it is best to adjust the POD Farm 2 Plug In Input Control knob so that the Input meters remain in the higher end of the green range These instrument level models include all those in the following categories e Guitar Amps e Bass Amps e Distortions o Filters e Dynamics ex
90. ne level source such as a keyboard your stereo receiver the line out from a mixing console etc connect them to these Left and Right inputs USB This is where you connect a USB cable to UX2 with the other end going to your computer s USB port Footswitch Inputs You can connect up to two on off footswitches here and use the MIDI Control Settings dialog within the Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices panel to configure the type of MIDI message that is transmitted You can use most any available momentary or sustain pedal type footswitch that includes a 1 4 inch connector The MIDI control message is routed to the UX2 USB MIDI Out Port This MIDI port is selectable within POD Farm 2 or your DAW or MIDI software to provide MIDI control of the desired software parameters Please see POD Farm 2 Plug In MIDI Control on page 30209 S PDIF Digital Out To send the output of UX2 to an external device digitally connect a 75 Ohm coaxial cable into this RCA jack and then into the S PDIF digital input on the external device This is the best choice for connecting to digital recording devices such as a DAT recorder digital mixing console etc This S PDIF output sends the same audio as is sent to the UX2 Analog Outs with the exception that any audio coming into the Monitor In jack is not routed to the S PDIF output The digital signal is always sent at 24 bit resolution Monitor In If you want to hear the signal from a line level source
91. nput level can be as high as full scale Master Output Control Use the knob and meter here to optimize the POD Farm 2 Tone A amp B monitor output level TIP The Master Output knob amp meter control only the ToneDirect Monitoring output of POD Farm 2 the signal you hear from your Line 6 hardware Main amp Headphone outputs Use the Mixer View s Record Send faders see page 486 to independently control the levels fed to your DAW software for recording e Ifyou have a Dual Tone signal path this controls the total mix of Tones A amp B 4e4 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation e The knob provides level adjustment from 0 silence to 100 unity gain e Stereo level meters provide peak display with clip indicators TIP Many models within POD Farm 2 are capable of adding a significant amount of gain to your input signal such as amps distortions compressors etc When using these type of models it is advised to adjust their individual volume and gain knobs to avoid boosting the output signal too high Watch the Master Output meter and make sure it never indicates clipping The Master Output knob can also be used to fine tune the POD Farm 2 main output level Mixer View A B Switch Box Tone A B Controls Record Send Controls Tone A amp B Controls The controls in this section of the Mixer allow you to choose and adjust the input sources individually for the signal paths of To
92. oller the available POD Farm 2 FBV Control preset provides pre configured Setlist amp Tone Preset navigation settings See MIDI Controller Devices on page 3029 MIDI Assignments View Display To reference all MIDI control assignments that exist for the currently loaded POD Farm 2 Tone Preset go to the MIDI Assignments View by way of the Assignments View button on the Main Control Bar This display will show you all the MIDI command settings required to access the current MIDI assignments within each Tone This information allows you to manually configure the settings on your MIDI device to match and access these existing MIDI assignments If using the POD Farm 2 MIDI Learn feature you ll see your assignments added here as you create them as well MIDI Assignments button Automation Assignments button Clear All button T f f Clear button Local MIDI assignment Global MIDI assignment in yellow text in white text The POD Farm 2 MIDI Assignments View Column Header Click on any column name to sort the list up or down by the selected column Note that you can also resize the width of a column by clicking on the little grab bar at the right of the column title and dragging MIDI amp Automation Assignments buttons Click to toggle between the MIDI Assignments and Automation Assignments displays 3 34 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Cl
93. omatable parameters 3 41 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins POD Farm Elements Plug Ins User Interface Overview You can think of each of the several POD Farm Elements Plug Ins as one category of amps or effects models from POD Farm 2 offered as an individual Plug In This allows you to expand your DAW capabilities with practically any conceivable number and combination of guitar amps bass amps cabs preamps and or effects and to completely customize the order of these components within your signal chain It is recommended to first read through the preceding POD Farm 2 Plug In User Interface section since the features within each Elements Plug In window are essentially a subset of POD Farm 2 and function similarly Each Elements Plug In includes these same features and controls when loaded within your DAW host application except where called out in the following descriptions CAB a AE E IAE AAA RAP a mw e i d aT a eo e e iris n irs Ea E a e a AE ME A E a ty a ae Ws ee ET ga A ad e aS a 1 4 see Fa Le a s ew i i r Y i fe E E E i aa E T gt Lae i a a ee eh ia Wye a ME gr gs I me DP rd A a E F 1 pl L i k F A T F ka oe a T fe rh pa E ra 7 gt A e i Se A GA aa si A F e get a e LE ri Waag ae POD Farm Elements Guitar Amps Plug In User Interface 1 Elements Main Control Bar 2 Elements Edit Panel Element
94. on If you want to configure the Source Folder contents so that the Presets View can display other Tone presets you have stored on your computer l6t preset files you may have created with other Line 6 applications such as POD Farm 1 GuitarPort Line 6 Edit or GearBox press this button to display the configuration view View Toggle Add Tone Folder Remove Tone Folder List of Current Tone Folders TIP POD Farm 2 includes all the Presets included in POD Farm version 1 as well as those included with GearBox software and other Line 6 products and more Therefore if you add these products additional Preset source folders to POD Farm 2 you will likely see duplicates of these commonly titled Presets To avoid this you may want to only select individual sub folders from these other products which contain unique Tone Presets Preset Context Menu Options If you right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on an individual Preset within the Presets List Pane you ll see a context menu with several handy options Also note that if you have selected multiple Tone Presets and then right click Ctrl click you ll also be presented with all the same options with the exception of the Rename command which can be performed on all the selected Presets in one action The Tone Preset Context menu one Preset selected The Tone Preset Context menu multiple Presets selected e Tone Info Launches the Tone Info dia
95. on USB ESN IMPORTANT Your hardware has not yet been activated to allow all the features you purchased Change Device Close this message then click the Activate Features button in Monkey s Optional Add Ons tab to complete activation RifFiorks 2 Line 6 Edition Propellerhead Record Activate Features Support If you ve purchased additional Add Ons for your Line 6 device you will have received a license key for each Add On purchase directly from Line 6 Launch Line 6 Monkey go to the Optional Add Ons tab and then follow these steps e You can find your Add On purchase license key by logging into the Line 6 My Account online page and looking in the License Keys page you can keep the Line 6 Monkey application window open while you go to the web site e Copy the numerical license key code that appears on this page e Go back to the Line 6 Monkey screen and click on the Activate Purchase button A window will pop up prompting you to enter the license key Line 6 Purchase Activation Enter the license code For the purchase you wish to activate e Activation turns the Add On features on in your POD Farm compatible hardware so they can operate in the POD Farm 2 standalone application and or POD Farm 2 Plug ins l 3 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Start Here When using your Line 6 USB hardware on a new or different computer for the first time you may also see the following messa
96. other geeky stuff e Preferences Launches the Preferences dialog where you can configure various POD Farm 2 application settings For details on settings found in the Preferences please see the POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide available for download from the POD Farm Online Help site e Quit POD Farm 2 Exits the application File For details on Tone Preset files and the behaviors for the following commands see Presets View on page 3e13 e New Loads a new empty Tone Preset so you can build your own Tone from scratch e Open Loads an existing saved Tone Preset file e Save Saves the currently loaded Tone Preset e Save As Saves a copy of the currently loaded Tone Preset e Tone Info Launches the Tone Info dialog where you can add descriptive amp searchable text that is saved with the Tone Preset e Preferences Windows only Launches the Preferences dialog where you can configure various POD Farm 2 application settings For details on settings found in the Preferences please see the POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide available for download from the POD Farm Online Help site e Recent Tones Presents a list of your recently opened Tone Presets e Exit Windows only Exits the application Window This menu is shown only on Mac e Minimize Minimizes main application window de POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation e POD Farm Help Launches this PDF document you are now read
97. parameter as expected If you then select the Tube Echo model within this same instance of the POD Farm Delays Plug In your host automation remains mapped to the Mix parameter and automatically controls the mix for the Tube Echo model So fire up that DAW of yours and start putting these great POD Farm 2 amp Elements Plug Ins to work You ll be amazed at the array of sounds at your fingertips 3 46 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation POD Farm 2 STANDALONE OPERATION This chapter covers features unique to POD Farm 2 in standalone operation To run POD Farm 2 in standalone operation it is required to have a Line 6 POD Studio TonePort or GuitarPort USB audio interface connected to your computer and a POD Farm 2 license activated on the device Note that all other features are identical in operation to those of the Plug In so please review the POD Farm 2 Plug In chapter on page 381 for details on other features Application Menu Commands To follow are descriptions for commands found in the POD Farm 2 application menus Note that there are some differences in the location of some commands between Mac OS X and Windows as called out in these descriptions Follow the links for the related sections describing these features POD Farm 2 This menu is shown only on Mac e About POD Farm Launches the About box which includes info about your connected hardware software version Add Ons amp
98. puts UX1 UX2 UX8 amp KB37 choose the Source Input to record from within the Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings application found in System Preferences 2e1 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware 8 Digital Audio Interface Properties You can listen to a portable music player or other device through this Digital Audio Interface jack Power Management Continue running when on battery power 5 Disable automatically to save power Windows Vista amp Windows 7 Sound Recording Properties Listen settings On Windows Vista and Windows 7 only you ll also see this Listen tab once you click the Properties button from the Recording tab screen The Listen to Device checkbox and Playback through menu when configured as shown above route any audio that is fed into an input on your Default Recording Device to the selected Playback device For example this allows you to hear an instrument mic or line in source plugged into your UX2 through the UX2 outputs which you would not otherwise be able to hear unless running the POD Farm 2 standalone application or if running a DAW application that offers input monitoring features Note that once this Listen to this device box is checked however it will always route input audio to the device s output This may not be what you want when using POD Farm 2 and or DAW software since you ll likely prefer to monitor only your POD Farm
99. r replace it with another model 3 18 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Saving a Tone Preset To save the currently loaded Tone Preset click on the Tone options button to the left of the Preset menu on the Main Control Bar and select Save to overwrite the current Preset with your edited settings Upgrading a Tone Preset If you ve opened an l6t Tone Preset file that was created with Line 6 POD Farm version 1 other Line 6 application amp or POD device you ll be prompted to upgrade the Tone Preset to a POD Farm 2 target version Upgrade Tone dialog Since POD Farm 2 Tone Presets are not backward compatible and can only be opened within POD Farm 2 Plug In or the POD Farm 2 standalone application Therefore if you want to retain your original Tone Preset so that you can still open it within other Line 6 applications or devices you ll need to choose the Save As option to save a copy of the Tone Preset see the following Save As dialog options Choose the Upgrade option if you don t care about loading your saved Tone Preset in anything other than POD Farm 2 and this will convert the original file to a POD Farm 2 format Preset Save As As mentioned above Save As allows you to create a new unique copy of the current Tone Preset When you choose the Save As command you ll be presented with a dialog where you can enter a title choose your Save directory as well as add a pletho
100. ra of descriptive information that gets saved as Tone Info text along with the Tone Preset Name Target Overwrite existing tones Folder Author Style Sub Style Artist Guitarist Track Pickup Style Pickup Pos Tone Type Notes Save Tone As dialog 3 19 pp POD POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins ADN Target Tone Type Use the Target menu to save the Tone Preset in a particular Tone format to set the Tone presets compatibility for POD Farm version 2 or other earlier Line 6 applications or devices Note that the list displayed in the Target menu will include only valid Target formats for the Tone you are saving For example only POD Farm versions 1 amp 2 and POD X3 supports Dual Tone configurations therefore when saving a Dual Tone only these targets will be available in the menu The Save As Target menu Tone Preset Icons You ll see that Tone presets saved in different target formats appear within the Preset List Pane with unique icons to help you identify them Amp Setup and FX Setup Presets If you load one of the several Bundle files available from Line 6 devices or from the Line 6 Factory Presets download site within POD Farm 2 see the following Setlists section regarding Bundle files you will likely get some of these Amp amp FX Setup types of presets These differ from Tone presets in that these change only the amp or effects models wi
101. rm 2 license to your computer before launching POD Farm 2 Upon launch of the POD Farm 2 standalone application if a license is not detected you will see an alert message informing you that the application has been launched in a non authorized state and will not pass audio Note that there can be several different scenarios where a POD Farm 2 license may not be detected including e No connected Line 6 POD Studio TonePort or GuitarPort device detected e A specific Line 6 device was detected but no POD Farm 2 license was found on the device e A POD Farm 2 license was found on a connected Line 6 device but the device needs to be authorized for use with this computer In all such scenarios a device specific alert message provides details on how to proceed Basically if you follow the steps in the Start Here chapter for purchasing amp authorizing your POD Farm 2 license and Line 6 hardware all necessary tasks should be easily completed If you have more than one Line 6 POD Studio TonePort and or GuitarPort device that include valid POD Farm 2 licenses connected to your computer On the launch of the POD Farm 2 standalone application you ll be prompted with the Hardware Select dialog to choose which of the devices to use as the authorized device Note that you will need to select one that includes a valid POD Farm 2 license to be able to utilize the device with POD Farm 2 422 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation
102. rn to place POD Farm 2 Plug In in MIDI Learn mode 3 31 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e Press the desired footswitch move a pedal or turn a knob on your assigned MIDI hardware to send its MIDI control message Since we want to remotely control the Mix knob here a variable parameter that can be adjusted move the pedal or a knob on your MIDI device When mapping to POD Farm 2 on off type parameters it is better to use a switch or footswitch on your device e Presto POD Farm 2 Plug In automatically learns the MIDI message and maps it to the selected POD Farm 2 parameter In our example the Delay Mix knob is now able to be remote controlled by the pedal or knob you accessed If you right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac on the Mix knob once again you ll see the learned assignment in the menu or switch to the MIDI Assignments View to reference all assignments The menu now shows the learned MIDI command as assigned e To remove a MIDI assignment select Clear from the context menu or use the options in the MIDI Assignments View display see page 334 TIP You are not limited to assigning a single MIDI command to just one POD Farm 2 parameter For example if you want to control two or more parameters with the pedal on your MIDI controller device simply use MIDI Learn to assign the pedal to both and these two parameters will be controlled
103. s Main Control Bar The top row of all Elements Plug Ins windows include the following common controls Master Input Control Elements Plug In Name Master Output Control About Box button Model Menu Main Control Bar Elements POD Farm Distortions Plug In Note The POD Farm Tuner Plug In does not include the Main Control Bar Input amp Output Controls or Model Menu e Input Control Use the knob and meters here to optimize the audio signal fed into the Plug In The colorized stereo level meters provide the following input level information e The green to yellow range of the meters indicates up to 18 dB instrument level e The yellow range of the meters indicates from 18 dB to O dB full scale 3 42 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e The red clip indicators light up if the input exceeds O dB Clipping should always be avoided e Ifthere is a mono input source then only one meter is shown Important Setting your input level in the Elements Plug Ins is critical for optimizing your audio signal quality Here are some helpful tips for configuring Input levels e Some models are calibrated to receive an instrument level audio signal 18 dB Therefore when using any of these models it is best to adjust the Plug In Input Control knob so that the Input meters remain in the higher end of the green range These instrument level models include
104. s context menu Facial Fuzz Model Context Menu e Bypass Bypass the model s processing you ll see this toggles the Enable Disable button state described above e Delete Remove the model from your Tone e You can alternatively drag any model icon out of the SFV area until you see a poof cloud next to your mouse cursor indicating the model is removed from the tone path Note that this behavior differs slightly between DAW host applications and Operating Systems however dragging a model icon from the SFV and dropping it specifically within the upper panel of the Plug In will always result in deleting the model 3 26 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins e Replace The contents of the model s Gear category menu is conveniently displayed here so that you can easily replace the current model with another of the same model type Selecting a Model Clicking once on any model icon selects the model as indicated by the amber colored corners displayed around it Selected Model Non Selected Model Mixer Control Click on the Mixer Control icon to enter the Mixer View where individual Tone level and input output settings can be made Mixer Control Please see the Mixer View on page 3823 for details about all settings within the Mixer A B Switch Box Control When your POD Farm 2 Tone configuration consists of a Dual Tone where each Tone s input so
105. s interact with the Record Sends UX1 UX2 amp KB37 Users If you want to Mute only the Main Analog Outs of your device but still hear your monitor signal through your Headphones output such as when recording with a Mic where you need to silence your monitor system in the room use the Mute Mains for Mic Record option in the Preferences Tones dialog A B Switch Box The function of the A B Switch Box is to allow you to route a single input source into either Tone A or Tone B or into both If you have a Dual Tone configuration within POD Farm 2 with a single input source or when Tone B s Input Menu is set to Same as Tone A you ll see this A B Switch Box active in the Mixer Whenever you have a Single Tone configuration or have different input sources in Tone A and B the A B Switch Box is disabled e Click the A B button to toggle between feeding your single input source into either Tone A or Tone B The A and B lights tell you which Tone is active e Click the A B button to feed your single input source into both Tones A and B simultaneously Both A and B lights illuminate to indicate A B mode is active Note that this is a duplicate of the A B Switch Box you see in the Signal Flow View and functions the same we ve simply added it here as well so that you can easily toggle these Tone A B options while making your Mixer adjustments Wasn t that thoughtful of us Record Send Controls The controls in this section
106. s lit when active e Threshold Knob Adjusts the amplitude level to match that of the noise floor you want to eliminate This determines at what signal level the gate closes and silences the input e Decay Knob Adjusts the duration for which a signal is allowed to sustain before the gate closes and silences the signal Set this to allow your notes to sustain to a natural sounding length just before the audible signal drops to that of the noise floor or sooner if you purposely want to create a cut off effect View Selection amp Tuner Buttons These six buttons allow you to choose what is displayed in the panel below The Tuner button allows you to toggle the Tuner on off at any time See the following sections for details on each of these different Views and the Tuner Gear View Presets View Mixer View Tuner View Panel View Launch About box Assignments View About Box Button Line 6 Logo Click here to launch the About box which includes plenty of geeky information such as the software version the Line 6 iLok hardware that the Plug In is using for its authorization your active Add On Model Packs etc and don t forget to wait for the scrolling credits if you are into that kind of thing System Tempo Controls These controls allow you to sync to the tempo of the host DAW s project tempo or to manually tap in a tempo for Modulation and Delay effects within this instance of POD F
107. s you want to hear them for your performance and then choose to feed either this processed signal or a dry unprocessed signal to your DAW Recording a dry signal in your DAW software allows you to then use POD Farm 2 Plug In on the DAW track to non destructively make changes to your recorded track s Tone any time up until your final mix Or you can choose to feed the fully processed Tone from the POD Farm 2 standalone application to the Record Sends and record your POD Farm 2 Tones exactly as you hear them Please see the following Mixer View section for details on configuring the Record Sends Also since ToneDirect handles all the monitoring completely through your Line 6 POD Studio TonePort or GuitarPort hardware rather than through your DAW software you won t need to use your DAW s software monitoring features This means you can typically keep the DAW software s buffers at higher settings for greater stability and better CPU performance 403 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation Main Control Bar The Main Control Bar is always shown at the top of the POD Farm 2 window and includes a number of global controls and View buttons The controls are the same here as described in the Plug In chapter s 1 Main Control Bar on page 34 with the exception of the Input amp Output controls described as follows Input Meter Master Output Control The Main Control Bar Input Meter
108. sabled in the Mixer View e Click the A B button to toggle between feeding your mono input source into either Tone A or Tone B The A and B lights tell you which Tone is active e Click the A B button to feed your mono input source into both Tones A and B simultaneously Both A and B lights illuminate when A B mode is active Note The A B switch toggles only the input fed to each Tone path on or off which is a different thing than Muting a Tone For example if you toggle the A B switch so that only Tone A is active this stops your input signal from being fed into Tone B but the output of Tone B is not muted so that if you happened to have a Delay effect still repeating your last note within Tone B these repeats would not be cut off by toggling the A B switch Also note that the Tone path for Tone B would not become dimmed in this example such as it does if you click on the Mute switch in the Mixer to Mute the Tone s output The A B Switch Box you see here is a duplicate of the A B Switch Box you see in the Signal Flow View and functions the same we ve simply added it here as well so that you can easily toggle these Tone A B options while making your Mixer adjustments Wasn t that thoughtful of us Output Volume Fader amp Meters e Use the Volume Fader to independently set the output level of each Tone before it is fed to the main POD Farm 2 Plug In output e Use the Input Meters to gauge the incoming si
109. se the POD Farm 2 Plug In for iLok you can use the iLok USB key to store your POD Farm 2 Plug In license as well as any other Mac and Windows iLok enabled software licenses all on the one iLok USB key The iLok is portable and allows you to run POD Farm 2 Plug In on any computer without the need for Line 6 hardware It is also easy to manage all your iLok software licenses at iLok com where you can set up a secure account view all licenses on your iLok key take delivery of new licenses and even move them between multiple iLok keys l 4 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Start Here Create an iLok Account If you ve just purchased a new iLok USB key your first step is to go to the iLok com site to set up an account Note that it is important you set up only ONE account even if you own multiple iLok keys Create your account here If you already have an iLok account then you ll use it for the following steps Next for a new iLok key you ll need to download the iLok Client Software and the iLok Driver and install them There are a few different options here depending if you want to manage your iLok on the same computer as you plan on actually using POD Farm 2 Plug In on or not Please see the steps outlined on the iLok com Help page for the complete instructions Purchasing POD Farm 2 Plug In for iLok If you don t already have one create a Line 6 account now It is free and is necessary for activating and retrieving your PO
110. tar or bass speaker cabinet change the positioning of the cabinet in the room and select from among four different microphone models 3 9 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Room Value Cabinet Model Menu Cab View Button Cab Bypass Button Mic Model Menu Cab Edit Panel Room Value Early Reflections e Drag the cabinet toward the back of the room for more ambient room tone or toward the front for less e Alternatively you can click directly on the numerical field and drag up down to adjust the amount of room sound or early reflections in recording lingo Cabinet Model Menu The currently selected Cabinet model name is displayed Click the down arrow or on the up down buttons at the left to switch to a different Cab Note that you can choose any Guitar or Bass Cab for any Amp Cab Bypass Button This button bypasses the Cab Mic models allowing you to get the equivalent of a direct out sound sans speaker emulation from the current Guitar or Bass Amp model Mic Model Menu e The currently selected microphone model name is displayed Press the downward arrow to the right of the microphone name or on the up down buttons at the left to select one of several microphone models e Ifyou have a guitar cabinet in use you ll be able to select from 57 On Axis 57 Off Axis 421 Dynamic and 67 Condenser e If you have a bass cabinet in use you ll be able to sel
111. te one at www ilok com before continuing iLok User ID MyiLokAccountName Important Make sure that you enter your Lok com User ID correctly Line 6 is not responsible for incorrect entries and may charge a fee to amend iLok com User ID errors If you are unsure of you User ID or do not have one please visit this page for more information about Lok com Continue Cancel Next you are prompted to enter your iLok User ID This is the Username you use to login to your account at iLok com Type it in and click Continue Deposit iLok License Below is the information that will be deposited to iLok Product POD Farm 2 iLok User ID MyiLokAccountName Please verify that the information is correct It cannot be changed once the deposit has been requested Confirm amp Submit J Cancel b You are then asked to verify that the iLok User ID is entered correctly Please be sure it is to avoid the added task of contacting iLok to fix it Click Confirm amp Submit if all is correct You should next see confirmation that your iLok Deposit was successful and your license has been sent to iLok com Head on over to the iLok com website and log into your account there to download your license If any error was encountered you can return to the iLok Deposits page and repeat the process POD POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Start Here ain iLok License Once logged in to your iLok com account you should
112. ted MIDI controller device or any MIDI Input Port to which your device is connected Choose which MIDI devices you wish to use with POD Farm Preferences MIDI dialog selecting a MIDI controller device Mac OS X Choose which MIDI devices you wish to use with POD Farm Preferences MIDI dialog on Windows 7 or Windows Vista Choose which MIDI devices you wish to use with POD Farm Preferences MIDI dialog on Windows XP e In the above examples you can see that we ve chosen to receive MIDI from only the Port 1 output of the connected Line 6 FBV Shortboard MkII Note that our connected Line 6 UX2 device is also an option since its Footswitch 1 amp 2 connections can be configured to send MIDI commands e You then need to configure your MIDI controller to transmit whatever MIDI commands are desired as mentioned in POD Farm 2 Plug In MIDI Control on page 3 29 POD Farm 2 Presets with Pre configured MIDI Assignments As described on page 3430 for POD Farm 2 Plug In the pre configured MIDI control assignments are also available for most of the POD Farm 2 Source Folder s Tone Presets The POD Farm 2 standalone application additionally includes several pre configured Global MIDI assignments As the Global label suggests these MIDI assignments are accessible at all times regardless of the Tone Preset loaded Note that this differs from the POD Farm 2 Plug In behavior where Global MID
113. that you set your control s MIDI CC switch mode to Toggle to toggle the parameter between on and off or to Momentary to set the parameter to on only when the switch is held e You ll need to configure your DAW software to receive MIDI from your connected MIDI controller device to feed it to the audio track where POD Farm 2 Plug In is inserted This is typically accomplished by setting up a MIDI track s Input to receive from your MIDI controller the MIDI track s output to the audio track amp Plug In and arming the track to receive MIDI Please see your DAW application s Help for configuring these MIDI Input options e Once you ve successfully configured your DAW to feed MIDI input to POD Farm 2 Plug In In the POD Farm 2 Plug In window double click on any model in the Signal Flow View to load its Edit Panel in the Panel View Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the model s knob slider or switch that you want to control remotely and select the MIDI Control menu For example load a Delay effect model and then right click Ctrl click directly on the Delay s Mix knob within the Panel View to assign this parameter e In the MIDI Control sub menu click MIDI Learn This places POD Farm 2 into MIDI Learn mode where it waits to receive a command from your connected MIDI device Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the desired control Delay Mix knob in this example Select MIDI Lea
114. that your mouse cursor displays a slashed circle icon and white arrows indicate the legal drop position Mouse cursor indicates the Preamp model being dragged cannot be dropped in the current position American Classic White arrows indicate the legal position where the Preamp can be inserted White arrows indicate the legal drop location for a dragged model e Model Replacement indicator in SFV A Tone path cannot exceed its maximum model capacity one each for Amp Cab amp Preamp models and 10 total effects models Therefore if dragging a new model into a Tone path where a maximum model count exists the new model must replace an existing model In this scenario the model to be replaced is indicated with a ghost image when dragging over it as shown here A ghost image indicates the existing Amp or Effects model is to be replaced by the one being dragged into the Tone path Scroll Bar e Click and drag left or right to browse through models e Alternatively use your mouse wheel to scroll through the models POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Panel View The Panel View provides a close up view of the selected model and control over all its available parameters To access the Panel View for any Amp Cab or Effect model click the Panel View button then click on the desired item within the Signal Flow View AmpView Once you ve selected a guitar amp or
115. thin the currently loaded Tone Note that you won t see the currently loaded Tone name change in POD Farm 2 when loading one of these since it is actually only modifying the current Tone You can identify these types of presets by their icons when displayed in the Preset List pane Amp Setups have an amp icon and FX setups have an FX pedal icon You can also show the Type column in the Preset List Pane for a text description of what the tone is Amp Setup preset FX Setup preset Amp amp FX Setup type presets displayed in the Preset List Pane 3 20 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Working with Setlists A new feature in POD Farm 2 is the ability to create an unlimited number of Setlists lists within which you can create shortcuts to your desired Tone Presets This offers you a great way to arrange your Tone presets in multiple ways and makes finding your related presets a snap You can create your own Setlists and fill them with Tones however you like you won t see any Setlists here until you create them When you create Setlists note that a unique number is assigned at the left of each Setlist automatically This is its assiened Bank number which allows the Setlist to be recalled remotely via MIDI Control Likewise the number to the left of each Preset within a Setlist denotes its Program number See the MIDI Control section on page 3 29 for details
116. thorized Line 6 device or iLok hardware and Add On Model Packs in use Elements Plug In About Box e Model Menu Offers selection of the available amp preamp effects models 3 43 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Additionally the Elements Guitar Amps amp Bass Amps and the Delays amp Mods Plug In interfaces offer a few more controls on the Main Control Bar Guitar mps Bass Amps Plug Ins Amp Cab View Buttons These buttons toggle the Edit Panel between displaying the amp model versus speaker cabinet model see the following sections for more about selecting amps cabs Delays and Mods Plug Ins System Tempo Buttons These controls allow you to set a System Tempo that these time based effects can automatically follow Note that individual models can alternatively have their tempo set independently Please see the POD Farm 2 Plug In System Tempo and Host Sync descriptions page 3412 for these for details on this functionality 2 Elements Edit Panel This section of the Elements Plug In window displays all the editable parameters for the selected amp or effects model Most of these amps preamps and effects should have pretty familiar knobs and buttons if you ve used some classic guitar bass and studio gear The Guitar and Bass Amp Farm Plug Ins and Delay amp Mod Farm Plug Ins have some additional options so to follow are some pointers on these features Guitar
117. to the 32 assignable Automation Slots POD Farm 2 Plug In also presents several additional fixed parameters within your DAW host s parameter menu Where POD Farm 2 Plug In is inserted on any DAW track this total list of parameters appears in your DAW s track automation parameter menu as follows 3 36 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins POD Farm 2 Plug In Parameter List Assignable Knob Parameters Knob 1 thru Knob 16 Each can be assigned to any supported variable parameter Assignable Switch Parameters Sw 1 thru Sw 16 Each can be assigned to any supported on off parameter Fixed Parameters Plug In Input Volume Plug In Output Volume Assigning Parameters to Automation Slots Before you ll be able to utilize your DAW host s track automation for POD Farm 2 knob or switch parameters it is necessary to first assign the desired parameters to Automation Slots To assign a POD Farm 2 Plug In amp preamp or effect parameter to an Automation Slot e Load the desired Amp Preamp or Effect model into the POD Farm 2 Panel View e Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the desired POD Farm 2 knob or switch control to bring up the Automation menu The menu displays a list of 16 Knob or Switch Automation Slots pertaining to the type of control you ve selected Initially these Slots are all empty un assigned to any parameter e Click within any Slot to
118. to the hardware outputs Instrument Input To input your electric guitar or bass plug it into one of these inputs Either of these feeds the instrument s signal into the POD Farm 2 standalone application where you can choose your tone and then route the processed signal both to the Record Sends to your audio software and your ToneDirect monitoring signal directly to the hardware outputs e Norm This input is for a standard instrument level output e Pad This input is designed for high output level basses and guitars such as those with active pickups Plug your high output instrument into here Phones To listen using stereo headphones plug them into this 1 4 inch stereo jack This headphone jack outputs the same signal fed to the Analog Outs The audio from your audio software on the computer as well as the monitor signal from anything plugged into any UX2 input 294 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware Connect to the S PDIF input of an Connect your USB cable from external device to send UX2 s output your computer s USB port digitally Connect a footswitch here to send MIDI Connect any line level input control messages source for monitoring to the Stereo Monitor In Connect any line level input source that you want to record into the _ine Inputs Connect the Analog Outs to your audio monitors os ee Line Inputs If you want to record the signal from a li
119. ton BPM Field Tap Button 0 TAP Host Sync On Host Sync Off Host Sync Button Click the Host Sync button to activate this feature This sets the POD Farm 2 Plug In System Tempo to follow the current project tempo of the VST AU RTAS host software Note that even if your host project includes tempo changes POD Farm 2 Plug In will follow those changes when Host Sync is active To have a Modulation or Delay effect utilize this Host Sync you additionally need to set the effect s FX Tempo Sync On Off button to On BPM Field Tap Button Click the Host Sync button to toggle the Host Sync mode off and you can then use these options to manually set a System Tempo for POD Farm 2 Plug In There are a few ways to manually set a specific BPM Click directly on the BPM value and drag up down double click on the BPM value and type in a new value or tap in the desired tempo by clicking directly on the Tap button and you ll see the BPM field then display the actual tempo you tapped in For best results click several times at a steady rate for it to determine your desired tap tempo To have a Modulation or Delay effect utilize this BPM value you additionally need to set the effect s FX Tempo Sync On Off button to On 3 12 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Presets View Presets View provides a convenient way to browse and load Tones from your local Tone library Just double cl
120. ts You can receive input from one or two mics at the same time via these inputs using XLR mic cable connections There is also a 48V Phantom Power switch to the right that you should toggle to on if your mic requires phantom power most condenser type mics do but check the documentation for your mic if you are not sure These inputs feed each microphone signal independently into the POD Farm 2 standalone application where you can choose your tone and then route the processed signal to the Record Sends to your audio software and your ToneDirect monitoring signal directly to the hardware outputs Instrument Input Plug in your electric guitar or bass here to feed the instrument s signal into the POD Farm 2 standalone application This allows you to choose your Tone and then route the processed signal to the Record Sends to your audio software and your ToneDirect monitoring signal directly to the hardware outputs Use the Pad switch at the right to optimize the input level for your instrument e Off For a standard electric guitar or bass e On For high output level guitars and basses especially those with active pickups If you find that your instrument is over driving the input with too high a signal use this Pad option Headphones To listen using stereo headphones plug them into this 1 4 inch stereo jack This headphone jack outputs the same signal fed to the Analog Outs the audio from your audio software on the
121. ur own title To remove a Setlist Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the Setlist and select Remove Setlist Note that this will also delete all the Tone Preset shortcuts that exist in the Setlist but the actual saved Tone Preset l6t files themselves remain on your computer Tuner View Click the Tuner button on the Main Control Bar to display the Tuner View and get in tune Pitch Indicator Flat Indicator Arrow Note Display Reference Control Mute Switch Tuning Indicators The Note Display in the center of the tuner will tell you the note you plucked while the Pitch Indicator appears within the horizontal meter display informing you if your tuning is flat left of the center of the meter or sharp right of the center You ll see a right pointing green arrow appear as pictured above if your tuning is flat or a left pointing arrow if sharp Additionally you ll see the Pitch Indicator turn green when your plucked string is in tune Reference Control The Tuner s Reference Control tells the Tuner what to use as the base tuning reference note 425 to 444 Hz 440 Hz is the standard reference value for A and is generally used for tuning reference Unless you have a particular need to adjust the Tuner s reference you probably want to stick with the standard 440 Hz setting for this control To adjust the reference either click on the number and drag up down or double click and enter the desired ref
122. urce is the same mono audio channel you ll see this A B Switch Box at the left of the Signal Flow View See the Mixer View on page 3 23 for more about Tone input source selection Just like a hardware A B type switch box this allows you to choose the destination signal path s for your input signal Click directly on either of the switch buttons on the A B Switch Box 3 27 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Guitar and Bass Amps in the Signal Flow View There are several options for matching amps with speaker cabinets in POD Farm 2 therefore you ll see your loaded Amp Cab displayed in the Signal Flow View differently depending on your selection also see Cabinet View on page 399 You ll see a microphone icon placed in front of the active speaker cabinet in each Tone note that the Mic icon and angle shown reflect the specific Mic model options selected as well To follow are the different Amp Cab Mic SFV display scenarios e When a Combo Amp with its Default Cab option is loaded you ll see the Combo with the Mic icon in front Combo Amp Model with Default Cab e When a Combo Amp and a Custom Cab are loaded you ll see the Cab displayed as a separate model placed to the right of the Combo The Mic is shown in front of the Custom Cab to indicate this is the Cab you are hearing Combo Amp Model with Custom Cab e When an Amp Head Model is in
123. use a separate Cab is displayed immediately to its right whether the Cab is the Default or a Custom Cab The Mic is shown in front of the Cab to indicate you are hearing the signal through this Cab Amp Head Model with Default or Custom Cab e When an Amp with No Cabinet selected is loaded you ll see only the Amp Combo or Head with no Cab or Mic indicating that you are hearing a direct signal out of the amp with no speaker cabinet modeling applied Amp with No Cabinet option selected Combo or Head no Cab or Mic is displayed e tis also possible to have no Amp loaded at all or only a Preamp in your Tone in which case of course you ll see no Amp Cab Mic in the SFV 3 28 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins Moving Amp Effects Models POD Farm 2 Effects models offer the ability to be dragged left or right within the signal chain to any position either before Pre or after Post the Amp Cab Preamp models within the Tone path This can offer slightly different sonic results depending on the effect and amp settings in use To move an effect simply click and drag it left or right and you ll see the other models move apart indicating the location where the effect can be dropped When grabbing an Amp Cab or Preamp model you ll see that all three icons are moved together we refer to this as the Amp Group Effects models can only be
124. utomatically numbered in the List Pane on the right You can type in your own title for this new preset Note that the Tone is created with a default set of models you can of course customize the Tone with your own models and settings in the Gear View To remove a Tone Preset from a Setlist Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the Tone Preset in the List Pane on the right and select Remove Tone from Setlist To rearrange the order of Setlists To change the order of existing Setlists simply click and drag any Setlist up or down in the Setlists pane Note that the Bank numbers at the left of the Setlists always remain in ascending order therefore rearranging your Setlist order also affects the Bank Change number by which each is recalled via MIDI 3 21 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide POD Farm 2 amp POD Farm Elements Plug Ins To rearrange the order of Presets within a Setlist To change the order of existing Tone Presets within a Setlist click on the Setlist to display its contents in the right Preset List pane Then click and drag any Preset up or down in the Preset List pane Note that the Program numbers at the left of the Presets always remain in ascending order therefore rearranging your Preset order also affects the Program Change number by which each is recalled via MIDI To rename a Setlist Right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac directly on the Setlist select Rename Setlist and type in yo
125. ware outputs Note UX1 devices do not include phantom power for Mic input If your microphone requires phantom power an external power source must be used Instrument Input Plug in your electric guitar or bass here to feed the instrument s signal into the POD Farm 2 standalone application This allows you to choose your Tone and then route the processed signal to the Record Sends to your audio software and your ToneDirect monitoring signal directly to the hardware outputs Phones To listen using stereo headphones plug them into this 1 4 inch stereo jack This headphone jack outputs the same signal fed to the Analog Outs The audio from your audio software on the computer as well as anything plugged into any UX1 input Connect any line level input source for monitoring to the Stereo Connect a USB cable from here to Monitor In your computer s USB port Connect any line level input source that you want to record Connect the Analog Outs into the Line Inputs to your audio monitors Line Inputs To record the signal from a line level source such as a keyboard your stereo receiver the line out from a mixing console etc connect them to these Left and Right inputs 2 3 POD POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware Fann Monitor In If you want to hear the signal from a line level source along with all the other audio coming from your computer but do not want this audio record
126. which allows you to assign your MIDI device s pedals knobs and switches to POD Farm 2 parameters in just a few clicks of the mouse You can use MIDI Learn to create your own mappings to POD Farm 2 Local and Global parameters The functionality is the same as described for POD Farm 2 Plug In please refer to the POD Farm 2 Plug In chapter s MIDI Learn on page 3 31 for details MIDI Control for Setlist amp Preset Navigation Just like the POD Farm 2 Plug In the POD Farm 2 standalone application also offers the same options for using your external MIDI controller device to navigate through Setlists amp their Tone Presets Please see MIDI Control for Setlist amp Preset Navigation on page 3033 In addition to the POD Farm 2 Plug In options we ve also created some pre configured Global MIDI assignments for accessing Setlists and Presets in the POD Farm 2 standalone application Set your MIDI controller device s switches to send the following MIDI CC values to access these navigation settings You ll also be able to see these settings within the MIDI Assignments View see next section MIDI CC 20 Values 127 On 0 Off MIDI CC 21 Values 127 On 0 Off MIDI CC 27 Values 127 On 0 Off MIDI CC 26 Values 127 On 0 Off 4 10 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Standalone Operation MIDI Assignments View This display allows you to easily reference and manage MIDI control assignments for the
127. ystem Settings Default Input UX2 a Default Output P UX2 KH System Output Built in Output a Properties For UX2 a lt L Clock Source Default Audio Input m Audio Output Record Send 1 2 H Source Default Format 48000 0Hz Master Stream Source Default Format 48000 0 Hz 2ch 24bit a Ch Volume value dB Mute Thru Ch Volume Value dB Mute M M e oa O 1 p i 000 O gt a7 o O 2 p 100 000 0 2 A H g 7G g oo H Mac OS X 10 4 amp 10 5 Audio MIDI Setup utility settings for Default Device e Default Input Set this to be your Line 6 audio device if you want your applications to use it for audio recording e Default Output Set this to be your Line 6 audio device if you want your applications to use it for audio playback e Properties For Set this to be your Line 6 audio device to display sliders below to control its recording and playback levels Keep the Audio Output sliders set to 100 and use the Output amp Phones knobs on your Line 6 hardware to adjust playback levels more easily 2 8 POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide Using Your Line 6 Hardware ane Audio Devices Built in Microphone UX2 P 2in 0 out U Clock source Default a Built in Input Built in Output SSP 0 in 2 out EJ 4 Record Send 1 2 B 10 42 Source Default v Format 44100 0 Hz

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