Owner's Manual

POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide - POD Farm 2 Plug-In
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*Note that DAW hosts differ in the options they offer for audio 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 function slightly differently with
POD Farm 2 (and other Plug-Ins) among these applications. 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 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 conguration 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 conguration and/or a stereo input source, the A/B Switch
Box is disabled in the Mixer View.
• 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.
• 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 & Meters
• 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. (Note that the Master Output Level knob on the Main
Control Bar of the Plug-In controls the combined output of Tone A and B at the nal stage of
the Plug-In’s output.)
• Use the Input Meters to gauge the incoming signal 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.
• 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 - clipping should always be avoided.