POD Farm™ 2
Installer GuIDe
POD Farm™ 2 Plug-In, POD Farm™ Elements Plug-Ins
& POD Farm™ 2 Standalone Application
Mac OS® X, Windows® XP, Windows
Vista® & Windows® 7
Table of Contents
Preparing to Install ..................................................................................1•1
POD Farm 2 License ....................................................................................................... 1•1
System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 1•2
Installation on Mac OS® X ......................................................................2•1
iLok Users ....................................................................................................................... 2•6
Uninstalling POD Farm and Device Drivers ................................................................. 2•6
Uninstalling POD Farm 2 & Elements Plug-Ins ............................................................ 2•7
Installation on Windows
iLok Users ..................................................................................................................... 3•12
Uninstalling POD Farm 2 and Other Components ..................................................... 3•12
Line 6 Monkey™ & Additional Resources ..............................................4•1
Purchasing the POD Farm 2 License .............................................................................. 4•2
Product Activation & Authorization ............................................................................. 4•3
Additional Resources ...................................................................................................... 4•4
® .................................................................................. 3•1
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POD Farm 2.0 Installer Guide: Preparing to Install
PreParing to install
This document will walk you through the installation process for the Line 6 POD Farm™ 2 software
package, which includes POD Farm 2 & Elements Plug-Ins, POD Farm 2 & Elements Plug-Ins for iLok,
POD Farm 2 standalone application, Line 6 USB audio interface drivers, and the Line 6 Monkey™
utility. Note that the installer will allow you to install the POD Farm 2 Plug-Ins & application on your
computer, but you will still need to own a POD Farm 2 License for these items to be fully functional.
POD Farm 2 License
POD Farm 2 & Elements Plug-Ins and the POD Farm 2 standalone application require authorization
before you will be able to use them to process audio on your computer. The authorization “License
Key” for POD Farm 2 is included for newly purchased POD Studio™ devices, and is sold for all other
TonePort™, GuitarPort™, POD® X3 and POD®xt devices as an optional Add-On. The POD Farm 2
Plug-In License is also sold for iLok USB key devices. An Upgrade license is available if you already
own a POD Farm™ 1 Plug-In license. For info on authorization on Line 6 USB devices, please see
“Line 6 Monkey™ & Additional Resources” on page 4•1. For adding the POD Farm 2 iLok License to
your iLok USB key, please see the POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide, which can be downloaded from
the POD Farm Online Help site. Or, head on over to the Line 6 Online Store for more about POD
Farm 2 and other optional Add-Ons.
Quit All Other Applications
It is strongly recommended that you exit all other programs before running the POD Farm 2 installation
program.
Restart Before Re-Installing
If you need to re-install POD Farm 2, you should restart your computer just before you run the POD
Farm 2 installer. This ensures that your computer has not retained older system or driver files, which
can cause conflicts when re-installing.
Where’s the Installer?
If you just purchased a new Line 6 POD Studio device, it may include a POD Farm 2 software CD in
the box for both Mac® and Windows® computers. Just insert the POD Farm 2 CD into your CD-ROM
drive to install all components from this CD. On Mac®, the CD image (or disk image if downloaded)
will appear in Finder windows and on the Desktop. On Windows®, the installer will usually start
automatically. If it doesn’t, then browse the CD and double click on the POD Farm 2.exe file.
If you cannot find the Line 6 CD, or if you want to install POD Farm 2/POD Farm 2 Plug-In for use
with other Line 6 USB audio interfaces or for your iLok, no worries! We always have the POD Farm 2
installer freely available online on the Line 6 Software Downloads site.
• If you already have the Line 6 Monkey software utility installed on your computer - You can
connect your Line 6 USB audio device and launch Line 6 Monkey. This will scan your system
and recommend the best version of POD Farm for you (as well as additional updates and AddOns).
For more details on Line 6 Monkey, check out “Line 6 Monkey™ & Additional Resources” on page 4•1
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POD Farm 2.0 Installer Guide: Preparing to Install
• If you do not yet have Line 6 Monkey on your computer - You can download the POD Farm 2
installer by going to www.line6.com/software/. Be sure to choose your specific Line 6 USB device
from the Product selector, “POD Farm 2” from the Software selector, and the specific Mac® or
Windows® operating system version your computer uses from the OS selector.
System Requirements
We recommend that you read the separate POD Farm 2 Release Notes documentation for the full,
detailed System Requirements, as well as up to date info on compatibility with other hardware, software
and operating systems. This documentation is available from the Line 6 Online Knowledge Base and
the POD Farm Online Help page.
POD Farm 2 supports the following computer operating systems:
• Mac OS® X versions - 10.4.11 (Tiger®), 10.5 (Leopard®) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard®).
• Windows® versions - Windows® XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista® Service Pack 2, or
Windows® 7.
• POD Farm 2, POD Farm 2 Plug-In & POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins are 32 bit applications, but
are compatible with both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows® & Mac® systems.
What if I Have Line 6 POD Farm Version 1 Installed?
No problem! It is suggested that you keep POD Farm 1 (as well as POD Farm 1 Plug-In) installed on
your computer, since you might have some existing DAW projects that utilize the POD Farm 1 Tone
Presets and POD Farm 1 Plug-In. Note that you cannot launch both POD Farm 1 and 2 in standalone
operation concurrently, but you can launch and use either version by itself. There is no restriction on
using both the POD Farm 1 and POD Farm 2 Plug-In concurrently within your DAW host projects. It
is also possible to load any of your Tone Presets created in POD Farm 1 within POD Farm 2!
What if I Have Line 6 GearBox™ Installed?
If you already have the Line 6 GearBox/GearBox Plug-In software installed on your Mac® or Windows®
computer, then it is recommended that you update to the latest GearBox 3.7 version (or a later version,
if available) so that it will coexist happily with POD Farm 2. To get the latest GearBox version,
connect your Line 6 USB device and launch Line 6 Monkey, or go directly to the Line 6 Software
Downloads page and choose “GearBox” to download the latest installer (yes, it is free). GearBox is
also required if you want to access the optional Line 6 GuitarPort Online membership service - if you
are already a GuitarPort Online member, just keep on using GuitarPort as your software. If you are not
a member, then what are you waiting for? Check out the free 30 day trial in GearBox and see what all
the fuss is about.
Once you’ve updated GearBox to version 3.7 or later, simply run the POD Farm 2 installer following
the steps in this document. You can still use either software and your GearBox Tone Presets remain
intact, and can also be utilized within POD Farm 2. It is not supported to run both POD Farm 2 in
standalone operation and GearBox in standalone operation at the same time. However, if you happen
to own both POD Farm 1 or 2 Plug-In and GearBox Plug-In, it is possible to utilize any or all within
your DAW host software, provided you have the authorized hardware connected.
POD X3 & PODxt users: Note that the POD Farm 2 standalone application is not supported with POD
X3 or PODxt (although POD Farm 2 & Elements Plug-Ins are supported as an optional Add-On for you).
GearBox is the software for you if you want to run a “standalone” application for your POD device.
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POD Farm 2.0 Installer Guide: Installation on Mac OS X
installation on Mac os® X
To follow are the steps for installing POD Farm™ 2 on a Mac OS® X computer. Remember to disconnect
the USB cable from your Line 6 hardware before running the installation. Note that you may need to
restart your computer to finish the POD Farm 2 installation, so now is a good time to save any open
documents and exit all other programs.
Launch Screen
The first screen you will see after opening the POD Farm 2 CD window (or disk image window if
downloaded) is as follows. Double-click on POD Farm 2.mpkg, as instructed to launch the installer.
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POD Farm 2.0 Installer Guide: Installation on Mac OS X
Welcome
When the installer starts, you will see a Welcome dialog - read the text and click Continue.
Read Me
A dialog with the POD Farm 2 “Read Me” text is presented next. It’s called “Read Me” for a good
reason! Please review the information carefully, and click Continue when ready to proceed.
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POD Farm 2.0 Installer Guide: Installation on Mac OS X
License Agreement
The installer presents you with the License Agreement. After carefully reading the Agreement, select
Agree if you consent to the terms of this license. Then click Continue and the Installer will allow you
to proceed. If you do not agree with the license, you cannot install POD Farm 2.
Installation Type
Here you have the choice to proceed with the “standard” installation, which essentially installs
all components (recommended for most users). Just click on Install to proceed with the standard
installation. Or, click on the Customize button to select the specific components you want installed
(for more advanced users).
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POD Farm 2.0 Installer Guide: Installation on Mac OS X
If you clicked the Customize button, you’ll see the following screen, where you can de-select any
individual components that you do not want to install:
• POD Farm 2 Plug-Ins & POD Farm Elements Plug-Ins - You’ll see here that these Plug-Ins
are offered in three formats:
• AU - Supported by most Mac® DAW host applications.
• VST® - Supported only by some DAW host applications.
• RTAS® - Specifically for Digidesign Pro Tools® versions.
Check your DAW application’s documentation to see which Plug-In formats are supported. You can
uncheck the formats you do not need to install. If you are not sure, there is no harm in just keeping
them all checked.
• Line 6 Drivers & Applications - Once again, it is OK to keep all items checked, but you may
not need to install all of these, depending on the hardware you are using:
• POD Farm 2 Application - This is the POD Farm standalone application, which requires
a Line 6 POD Studio™, TonePort™ or GuitarPort™ USB audio device to run. If you have
a POD® X3, POD®xt or iLok device, then you can use the Plug-Ins but not the POD Farm
2 application.
• Line 6 Monkey™ - This installs the Line 6 intelligent update application. It is recommended
all users install Monkey!
• Line 6 Audio/MIDI Driver items - These three items are needed if you are using any Line
6 POD Studio, TonePort, GuitarPort, POD X3 or PODxt device. (None are necessary if you
have no Line 6 USB device and are only to be using an iLok key).
Once all your preferred components are selected, click the Install button to begin the installation.
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POD Farm 2.0 Installer Guide: Installation on Mac OS X
Install - Authenticate
You will be prompted to authenticate your Mac® account name and password. Enter the credentials
then click OK. The installation process will then run until completed.
You may also be prompted with the alert that you will be required to restart your computer to complete
the installation process - click Continue Installation to proceed.
Finish
And…tada! You’re done. After the installer performs its magic, you may be prompted to Restart your
computer for the changes to take effect.
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POD Farm 2.0 Installer Guide: Installation on Mac OS X
Once you’ve restarted your computer, connect your Line 6 hardware directly to your Mac® USB port
(it is not recommended to connect your Line 6 hardware to a USB hub).
Run Line 6 Monkey
It is recommended that you next run Line 6 Monkey to allow it to check your system and see if there
are any other available updates for your system. Please go on ahead to “Line 6 Monkey™ & Additional
Resources” on page 4•1 for more information.
iLok Users
If you have purchased POD Farm 2 Plug-In for your iLok USB key, then you will need to download the
POD Farm 2 Plug-In License to your iLok key. If you need some help with this process, please grab the
POD Farm 2 Basic User Guide from the POD Farm Online Help site.
Uninstalling POD Farm and Device Drivers
To remove the POD Farm 2 application from your computer, simply move the POD Farm 2 file from
the Applications/Line6 folder into the Trash. This will not remove your saved POD Farm 2 Tone
Presets since they are saved by default within the /Documents/Line 6/Tones directory (unless you
manually saved them in a different location).
By default, POD Farm 2 saves all its Tone Presets to the /Documents/Line 6/Tones/POD Farm 2 folder.
If you want to permanently remove all these Presets, the you can drag the entire POD Farm 2 folder to
the Trash. However, we highly recommend you keep these around if you plan on installing POD Farm
2 again, or, copy the folder to a disk if you want to move them to another computer!
To uninstall the Device Drivers for Line 6 POD Studio, TonePort, POD X3, PODxt and GuitarPort
devices, run the Line 6 Driver Uninstaller.app, which is found in the Applications/Line6/Drivers
folder. Follow these steps:
Click the Uninstall button.
Enter your Mac® account name and password and click OK - the uninstaller will run its course.
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