Click on the Audio track’s Input Routing
selector to choose the recording input. You’ll see all the Input Buses here that you created in the VST Connections - Input dialog. You can choose either a stereo or mono input* The Audio tracks’ Output Routing should default to your Line 6 device’s Output 1-2
(Or, if you created additional Output Buses in the VST Connections dialog, you can choose the preferred one here)
*Note that for a stereo audio track, choosing a Stereo Input Bus will record a stereo file. Choosing a Mono Input Bus will record a mono file. If you create a mono audio track, then you can only choose a Mono Input Bus (or only one channel of your Stereo Bus) as the track input, and this will record a mono file.
Set Input Monitoring Options...
As mentioned in the previous Choose your Line 6 Gear Configuration section, you’ll want to keep Cubase’s Monitor function “off” on the audio track if you are utilizing POD Farm in Standalone operation, or if using POD X3 or PODxt for their Monitoring capabilities. This way, your input is not also fed through the Cubase software.
Keep the audio track’s Monitor button set to OFF
(You can access this and most other track controls on both the Track Header or to the left in the “Inspector”)
If you are using POD Studio/TonePort/GuitarPort an not running POD Farm in Standalone operation, then you’ll want to turn the Cubase track’s Monitor button “ON” to hear your input signal through the Cubase software. You’ll likely also want to insert POD Farm Plug-In on this audio track now and dial in a Tone to hear applied to your input signal while recording. See the Cubase documentation for more about it’s Monitor options.
Arm Your Track & Set Your Levels
Click the Record Enable button “ON” to arm the audio track for recording*
*Note that the track meters in Cubase will not measure the input signal unless the Input Monitoring feature is on (which of course we just turned OFF in the last step). You can display the Cubase Mixer and the level meters there are active for inputs with the Monitor function on or off.
If desired, launch the Mixer and you can view the meters for the respective Audio track to gauge your input levels before you start recording
If you are using POD Studio/TonePort/GuitarPort hardware and not running POD Farm in •
Standalone operation, then you’ll need to use your guitar’s volume knob, the hardware’s Mic Gain knob, or the volume on the external device plugged into any Line In.
If you are using POD X3/PODxt hardware, adjust your levels using the onboard Output controls •
for what is routed to the Record Send you’ve selected for the audio track’s inputs.
If you are using POD Farm in Standalone operation, use POD Farm’s Mixer View. Note that here •
you can choose the type of signal fed to either Record Send and adjust the levels independently of the signal you hear coming from the ToneDirect™ Monitoring signal!
Adjust the Record Send Level
If the Record Send output is still very low, even after turning up the Amp & Effects Models’ volumes, activate the +18 boost Choose the type of “Source” signal that is fed to each Send (Processed, Dry or Semi-Processed)*
POD Farm Standalone Mixer - Record Send controls
* Note that you’ll have different options for POD Farm’s Record Send Sources depending on if you currently have a Single or Dual Tone running. Please see the Mixer View section of the POD Farm Standalone chapter for more info.
Start Recording!
Insert POD Farm Plug-In
If you want to insert POD Farm Plug-In on your track, just click on one of the Inserts menus, found both in the Cubase Track Inspector to the left of the track, and in the Cubase Mixer. For more info on using POD Farm Plug-In in a VST Host application, please see the Using POD Farm Plug-In section in the Plug-In chapter.
Click on one of the Insert menus for your audio track and choose POD Farm Plug- In from the list
Cubase supports the VST Plug-In format on Mac, so if you installed the VST POD Farm Plug-In during your POD Farm installation, it should be available in Cubase, as shown above. If POD Farm Plug-In does not appear within the Cubase Insert menu, you may need to set Cubase to find it. To do this go to the Cubase Devices menu...
In the Devices menu, select Plug-in Information
In the VST Plug-ins screen, click the VST 2.x Plug-in Paths button
Click the Add button and browse to the directory where your POD Farm VST Plug-In is installed. Unless you chose a custom location during the POD Farm installation, by default the directory is:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST
Once you’ve added the new path, click OK and exit this dialog.
Now, back in the VST Plug-in dialog, click the Update button to have Cubase rescan your system, and you should see POD Farm Plug-In appear in the VST list. POD Farm Plug-In should then be available within the Cubase Insert menus