Line 6 GX, TonePort UX8, TonePort DI, UX1, UX2 manual What is Re-Amping, What is a Record Send?, 918

POD Farm 1.01 – Glossary (What Is...?)

•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-InAdd-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.

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