Owner's Manual

POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide – Glossary (What Is...?)
10•17
What is Parameter Automation?
Most audio plug-ins are “automatable” from within your audio host software - meaning, adjustments of
the Plug-In parameters (e.g. - wah pedal position, delay mix level, stomp on/off, etc.) can either recorded
in real-time by the host software, or manually adjusted over time with editable envelopes right on the
track where the Plug-In is inserted. All major DAW host applications, such as Steinberg Cubase
®
,
Digidesign Pro Tools
®
, and Cakewalk SONAR™, provide plug-in parameter automation capabilities,
typically on each audio track as well as on aux. bus channels. Each host software offers automation
options slightly differently, so it is recommended you consult your host software’s documentation for
specic instructions.
Within an audio track of the DAW host software, you’ll typically be able to access a menu of automatable
parameters - this menu will also include the automatable parameters of any audio plug-in inserted
on the track. When POD Farm 2 Plug-In is inserted on the track, you’ll see a list of several “xed “
parameters, as well as several “assignable” parameters (listed as “Knob 1” thru “Knob 16” and “Switch”
1 thru “Switch 16”). Within POD Farm 2 Plug-In you can assign the desired POD Farm 2 knob and
switch type parameters to these slots, thus allowing the DAW host to access them. Please see “POD
Farm 2 Plug-In Parameter Automation” on page 4•42.
Elements Plug-Ins each show a “xed” list of parameters to the DAW hosts’ parameter automation
menus. Please see “POD Farm Elements Plug-In Parameter Automation” on page 5•4.
Also check out the additional documentation on the POD Farm Online Help site for working with
POD Farm 2 & Elements Plug-In automation!
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What is a Default Audio Device?
Windows
®
calls the device designated to be automatically used for multimedia applications’ audio
playback and recording the “Default” Audio Device. You can choose to make your Line 6 device your
Default Audio Device - see “Choosing your Line 6 Hardware as the Default Audio Device” on page 2•31.
(Note that most professional DAW applications offer their own, individual sound card input & output
settings, where you can usually select your Line 6 device, regardless of the Windows
®
Default Audio
Device settings.)
Your Line 6 USB audio device is one of the best-sounding USB bus-powered devices around, so if
you do use it as your default audio device, you’ll get no-compromise sound quality. However, on some
systems you will lose some sound capabilities if your Line 6 device is the preferred audio device:
• If you have another existing sound card that provides surround sound via multiple speakers, this
would also be a feature that you would lose by making your Line 6 hardware your preferred audio
device. (Although UX8 with its multiple outputs may be able to be congured for surround and
multi-speaker setups.)
• MIDI File Playback - Some sound cards also have synthesizer chips onboard that some programs
such as Windows
®
Media Player
®
uses to be able to play MIDI les, and some games require
it for their MIDI sound playback as well. Therefore, MIDI playback sounds might also not be
available to you if you were using your Line 6 device as the preferred audio device. If your sound
card has one of these, you could get around this by connecting the audio output from your
computer to the Monitor In jack on the back of your Line 6 device. Another trick to retain synth
functionality for MIDI le playback is to go to START > Control Panel > Sound > Audio tab >
and set MIDI music playback to “Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth” which will play out the
Preferred Audio Device.
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