Line 6 FBV MkII Advanced User Guide, English (Rev. 2)

FBV MkII Advanced User Guide: Controlling Line 6 POD Farm 2Preferences - MIDI dialog on Windows® XP• As the initial default, you’ll see all ports for all Line 6 MIDI devices already selected. You maywant to de-select all except the ones you want to use for POD Farm 2 control. Your settings willthen be remembered on subsequent uses of the application.• In the above example you can see that we’ve chosen to receive MIDI from only the Port 1 outputof the connected Line 6 FBV Shortboard MkII controller. (Note that our connected Line 6 UX2device is also an option, since its Footswitch 1 & 2 connections can be configured to send MIDIcommands as well, but we’ll just be using FBV MkII, port 1 for this example.)• Click OK to exit the POD Farm 2 Preferences and complete the MIDI input configuration steps.POD Farm 2 Plug-In - MIDI Input ConfigurationPOD Farm 2 Plug-In, like all audio effects Plug-Ins, is utilized within your DAW software’s audio tracks.POD Farm 2 Plug-In can receive MIDI from your FBV MkII USB MIDI Ports to allow remote MIDIcontrol of its many parameters, however, it is necessary to route the MIDI communication throughyour DAW software to access POD Farm 2 Plug-In. This configuration can be slightly different amongDAW applications, so it is recommend that you consult your DAW’s documentation for details. Theprocess typically entails choosing to receive MIDI from your FBV MkII MIDI Port(s) within the DAWapplication, and then routing the MIDI in to one of the DAW’s MIDI tracks and out to the audio trackwhere POD Farm 2 Plug-In is inserted.To follow, we’ve provided a brief tutorial using the popular Ableton Live ® DAW application forconfiguring an FBV MkII device to access the parameters within POD Farm 2 Plug-In. The steps aresimilar using other DAW applications, so this should serve as a good introduction.TIP: For tutorials on setting up external MIDI control of POD Farm 2 Plug-In within several popularDAW applications, please be sure to grab the POD Farm 2 Recording Setup Guide - available fordownload from the POD Farm Online Help site!With your FBV MkII device connected to your computer, launch the Ableton Live software, and go to:• Mac ® - Ableton Live menu > Preferences > MIDI/Sync page• Windows ® - Options menu > Preferences > MIDI/Sync pageHere you will see that Ableton Live automatically detects your FBV MkII MIDI Out ports. You mightsee additional devices’ MIDI Ports appear here as well, depending what other MIDI hardware/softwareyou have installed on your computer.4•8