Owner's Manual

POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide - POD Farm 2 Plug-In
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• 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/Speed knob description below).
Time Knob (Delay effects) / Speed Knob (Modulation effects)
• 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 eld to
the right of the speed knob - alternatively, you can double-click directly in this numerical
eld to type in an exact value. In this OFF mode, the effect is not following the System
Tempo (see Sync On/Off descriptions above).
• 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 nd 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 Off
Host Sync On
Host Sync button BPM Field Tap Button
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 specic 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 eld 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.”