User manual LINE 6 POD FARM 2 ADVANCED GUIDE

[. . . ] ® Version 2 - AdVAnced User GUide Getting Started With Your Hardware GX DI UX1 UX2 KB37 POD X3 Family UX8 Guitar Port PODXT Family POD FarmTM 2 Basics iLok POD Farm 2 Plug-In Elements Plug-Ins Standalone Operation Online Resources POD Farm Online Support Line 6 Online Store Table of Contents Start Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·1 About Line 6 Hardware & Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·1 System Requirements - POD Farm 2 Plug-In & Standalone Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·1 Updating & Registering with Line 6 MonkeyTM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1·2 Product Activation & Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Guitar & Bass Amp Farm Plug-Ins - Amp, Cab & 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 on either side of the Model menu. The Amp panel, not surprisingly, displays controls for amp models, and the Cab panel offers options for speaker cabinet selection, "Room" ambience amount and mic models: Elements "POD Farm Guitar Amps" Amp Edit Panel 5·3 POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide ­ 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 4·10 for details. Delays & Mods Plug-Ins - FX Time/Speed Controls - In addition to the System Tempo options described on page 5·3, the individual delay and modulation models' Edit Panel additionally 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 Knob Tempo Display Please see the POD Farm 2 Plug-in FX Time/Speed Control descriptions on page 4·13 for details. Functionality is the same for these Elements Delay & Mod Farm controls. Note: POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins do not support external MIDI control. 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. 5·4 POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide ­ POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins Note: Unlike POD Farm 2 Plug-In, the automatable parameters within Elements Plug-Ins are all "fixed" that is, it is not required to assign an Elements Plug-In parameter to an "Automation Slot" as is done with POD Farm 2 Plug-In. 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 correspond to the Plug-In's level knobs on the Main Control Bar. Here is an example of how the Elements "POD Farm Delays" Plug-In list of parameters appears in the Ableton Live DAW host application audio track's "Control Chooser" menu (note that the "Device On" parameter is provided by Ableton Live®): Ableton Live track Control Chooser (automation parameter) menu - Elements "POD Farm Delays" Plug-In The numbered parameters that appear for the Elements Plug-Ins (such as the "Param1", "Param2" and "Param3" for the Delays Plug-In, as shown above) will sometimes correspond to different knobs within the Plug-In, depending on the selected model. For example, with the Digital Delay model selected, "Param2" corresponds to the "Low" knob. With the Tube Echo model selected, "Param2" corresponds to the "Flutter" knob. You can see the automation parameter indicated as you hover your mouse cursor over each control in the Plug-In GUI: The tooltip displayed when hovering your mouse cursor over or adjusting Plug-In controls indicates the automation parameter name, as shown here for the Elements Delays Plug-In The "Param2" automation assignment corresponds to different controls for the Digital Delay and Tube Echo models Once you select any parameter within your DAW host's automation menu, it remains assigned to the parameter, 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 Digital Delay model. If you choose the Delay's "Param2" parameter within your DAW host's track automation menu, this will allow you to automate the Analog Delay model's "Low" knob. 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 "Param1" parameter, but will then control the "Flutter" knob for the Tube Echo model. 5·5 POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide ­ POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins - Automation Parameter Reference As described in the previous section, All Elements Plug-Ins (with the exception of the Tuner) offers a set of automation parameters, accessible within your DAW host application. As you'll see in your DAW hosts' automation menus, many of the Elements Plug-In parameters have rather "generic" names, since they can refer to different parameters depending on the Plug-In's currently selected model (as covered in the previous section). To follow are reference tables showing what each selectable automation parameter corresponds to within each Elements Plug-In, per model. There are no reference tables for the "POD Farm Wahs, " "POD Farm Reverbs, " "POD Farm Guitar Amps" or "POD Farm Bass Amps" Elements Plug-Ins since all their parameter names appear in the DAW automation menus just as you see their corresponding controls named in the Plug-In's GUI. Note that some of the effects models in these tables are optional, available only with the Model Pack Add-Ons for your Line 6 USB device (or with the Platinum iLok license). Models are indicated as follows: · Standard Models (included with all POD Studio, TonePort & GuitarPort devices, as well as with the iLok Standard POD Farm 2 license), appear in black text. · FX Junkie Pack Models appear in blue text. Model Bass Overdrive Boost + EQ Bronze Master Classic Distortion Facial Fuzz Fuzz Pi Killer Z Octave Fuzz Screamer Tube Drive Param1 Bass Gain Drive Drive Drive Drive Drive Drive Drive Drive DISTORTIONS Param 2 Param 3 Treble Bass Tone Gain Gain Gain Contour Gain Gain Treble Tone Tone Tone Gain Tone Tone Gain Drive Treble Param 4 Gain Mid Blend Param 5 Mid Freq Mid Mid Freq Bass Model Auto Swell Blue Comp Blue Comp Treb Compressor Ramp Sustain Level DYNAMICS Param1 Depth Level Sustain Gain Param 2 Threshold 5·6 POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide ­ POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins Model Female De-Esser Male De-Esser Noise Gate Red Comp Vetta Comp Vetta Juice Volume DYNAMICS Param1 Frequency Frequency Threshold Sustain Sensitivity Amount Minimum FILTERS Amount Amount Decay Level Level Level Level Param 2 Filters Auto Wah Bender Buzz Wave Clean Sweep Dingo Tron Double Bass Rez Synth Saturn 5 Ring Mod Seismik Synth Sub Octaves Synth Analog Synth FX Synth Harmony Synth Lead Synth String Pedal Wave Decay Param1 Sensitivity Q Heel Filter Param 2 Toe Decay Q Q Decay Param 3 Sensitivity Sensitivity -2 Octave Filter -1 Octave Wave Wave Wave -1 Oct Gain Wave Wave Interval 1 Wave Wave -2 Oct Gain Filter Filter Interval 2 Filter Filter MODS Decay Decay Wave Decay Attack Models Analog Chorus Analog Square Chorus Auto Pan Bias Tremolo Expo Flange Hi Talk Jet Flanger Line 6 Flanger Depth Depth Wave Wave Depth Depth Depth Depth Param1 Bass Bass Param 2 Treble Treble Param 3 Feedback Q Feedback Predelay Manual 5·7 POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide ­ POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins MODS Models Lumpy Phase Opto Tremolo Phaser POD Purple X Random Chorus Random S & H Rotary Drum Rotary Drum + Horn Sine Chorus Stereo Expo Chorus Stereo Square Chorus Stereo Square Flange Sweeper Tape Eater U-Vibe Warble-Matic Depth Depth Depth Depth Depth Feedback Depth Depth Q DELAYS Models Analog Delay Analog Delay w/ Modulation Tube Echo Multi-Head Delay Sweep Echo Digital Delay Stereo Delay Ping Pong Delay Reverse Delay Echo Platter Tape Echo Low Rez Phaze Eko Bubble Echo Param1 Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Offset Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Heads Bass Tone Speed Speed Flutter Treble Bits Depth Depth Bass Speed Flutter Heads Speed Bass Fdbk Left Offset Param 2 Treble Depth Drive Flutter Depth Treble Fdbk Right Spread Param 3 Depth Wave Feedback Feedback Depth Depth Depth Bass Q Tone Tone Bass Predelay Predelay Predelay Q Flutter Treble Feedback Feedback Feedback Frequency Distortion Treble Param1 Bass Param 2 Treble Param 3 5·8 POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide ­ POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins Models PREAMPS + EQ (Preamp Parameters 1 - 6) Preamp 1 Preamp 2 Preamp 3 Preamp 4 Preamp 5 Lo Freq Lo Freq Lo Gain Lo Gain Lo Shelf Sw. Hi Shelf Sw. Preamp 6 Lo Mid Freq Lo Mid Freq High Pass Freq High Pass Freq A m e r i c a n Drive Classic Vintage Vintage UK Lo-Fi Modern Console Drive Drive Drive Lo Mid Gain Hi Pass Freq Lo Mid Gain Hi Pass Freq Lo Shelf Freq Lo Gain Lo Shelf Freq Lo Gain Lo Mid Freq. [. . . ] You can plug your Variax guitar or bass directly into POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro devices and process the numerous guitar/bass sounds even further with the all your favorite POD flavors. To get even more out of your Variax, you can also purchase the Variax Workbench software which allows you to dive deeper and tweak pickup, body & control options, alternate tunings, create custom presets and more!p Return to "What Is. . . " contents What is Wah? Wahs is one of the categories of effects within POD Farm 2 and the Elements Plug-Ins. There are two different Wah models to choose ­ the Vetta Wah, and the Weeper (or even more Wahs if you own some of the optional Model Packs). [. . . ]