Line 6 POD Farm UX1 - Manual (Page 170)

POD Farm 1.01 – Glossary (What Is...?)
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Some older computers have the audio output of their internal CD drive connected to the internal •
sound card via a direct analog connection, so the audio from the CD drive is never “seen” by
the computer as the CD plays. If your computer is set up this way, making your Line 6 device
your preferred audio device would mean you could not use the computer’s CD to play audio CDs
via Windows Media Player or other programs. However, you do sometimes get an alternative
to enable digital playback of the CD. This can be accessed on some Windows ® systems by right
clicking on the “My Computer” icon on your desktop and choosing Properties. You will then see
a tab named Device Manager. Select your CD here and navigate to an option to enable digital
audio playback of the CD (if this option is provided), and you will now be able to playback audio
from your computer’s CD drive in any program, and hear it coming out of your Line 6 device. If
your CD doesn’t support digital playback, you could also get around this by connecting the audio
output from your computer to the Monitor In (or Aux In) jack of your Line 6 device.
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What is Re-Amping
Re-amping is the process by which you can record a completely dry unprocessed signal to your digital
recorder/computer, while monitoring an amp/fx processed tone, and then route the recorded dry audio
back through an amp to apply this sound on the track later. The PODxt family of products features
digital re-amping thru the USB output, allowing you to basically record dry audio and then later on
run the audio back through PODxt to apply your desired Tone to it. This process is covered in detail
in the PODxt Audio Signal Routing section of the Hardware chapter.
Note that for all Line 6 USB, including PODxt devices, you can alternatively purchase and use the
POD Farm Plug-In Add-On to provide the same “non-destructive” benefits within your recording
software! Please check out the POD Farm Plug-In chapter , or the Line 6 Online Store for more info.
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What is a Record Send?
A Record Send is a signal routing mechanism utilized in audio hardware and software mixing systems
which allow specific input signals to be mixed together or processed and then made available to the
recording inputs in your audio recording software. You can think of a Send as a “virtual” audio cable
that carries a signal between your audio hardware device, POD Farm and other applications.
All Line 6 hardware offers a number of Record Sends, which are what appear in your DAW software as
audio inputs and outputs. These Line 6 device Record Sends carry either the unprocessed signal that
you input into your Line 6 device, unless you have POD Farm running in Standalone operation.*
When running POD Farm in Standalone Operation, you can use the Record Sends’ Source selectors
in the Mixer View to set the type of signal that is fed to Record Sends 1-2 and 3-4 (Processed, Semi-
Processed or Dry), as well as set the output levels.