Owner's Manual

POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide – Using Your Line 6 Hardware
2•9
Front Panel Features
Guitar/Bass Inputs
• High-Z instrument inputs for guitar and bass are conveniently located on the front panel,
providing convenient access for fast instrument switching.
• -20 dB pad switches provide attenuation for hot levels, typically for instruments with onboard
preamps or active pickups.
• UX8 instrument inputs work directly with POD Farm 2 when used in standalone operation
to provide ToneDirect™ Monitoring, which provides a fully processed signal with ultra-low
latency, critical for tracking with the desired sound.
Note that the Tones from the POD Farm 2 standalone application will show up in your DAW software
as Record Sends 9-10 and 11-12. Use the “Mixer View” in the POD Farm 2 standalone application
to congure the level and type of audio you want fed to these Record Sends (Tone 1, Tone 2, Mix of
Tone 1 & 2, or Dry Input). You’ll also see four additional Record Sends in your recording application
for UX8 (Sends 1-2 thru 7-8). These Sends are fed directly by the UX8 analog inputs 1 – 8. You
can simultaneously record the direct, unprocessed signal from any of these Sends for later processing
using POD Farm 2 Plug-In! For more info, check out the full chapter - “POD Farm™ 2 Standalone
Operation” on page 6•1.
Microphone Input Controls
Rear panel XLR input levels are controlled by a row of Trim knobs on the front panel. Use these inputs
for microphones or balanced input signals with a gain range of 0 dB to 45 dB.
Each XLR input has a -20 dB pad switch, which can be used to provide more headroom for high output
microphones. A 75 Hz cutoff switch is also provided, useful for eliminating low frequency rumble from
microphone sources.
Two +48v phantom power switches are provided for powered mics, such as condenser mics. Phantom
power is distributed via two XLR input banks, permitting the option to run dynamic mics in a non-
powered bank.