Owner's Manual

POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide – POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins
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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.