Line 6 POD Studio UX2, POD Studio KB37, TonePort UX2, TonePort UX8 Setup Manual

POD Studio™ & TonePort™

MIDI Setup Guide

Conﬁguring KB37, UX2 & UX8 MIDI Functionality with

POD Farm™ 2, GearBox™ & 3rd Party Software

Mac OS® X & Windows

Table of ConTenTs

Start Here ................................................................................................1•1

Updating & Registering with Line 6 Monkey™ ............................................................ 1•1

Connecting Footswitches and Pedals ............................................................................. 1•3

MIDI Control Conﬁguration ...................................................................2•1

Default MIDI Control Settings ...................................................................................... 2•1

Choosing a Controller Mapping Preset .......................................................................... 2•2

Customizing Controller Settings .................................................................................... 2•3

Line 6 Device MIDI Ports and MIDI Thru .................................................................... 2•5

Line 6 GearBox - Control Settings ................................................................................2•5

Controlling Ableton Live® Software .......................................................3•1

Ableton Live Controller Mapping Preset ..................................................................... 3•2

Using Ableton Live’s MIDI Map Mode ......................................................................... 3•3

Mapping the Expression Pedal Controller .....................................................................3•4

Mapping to an AU/VST® Effect Parameter ................................................................... 3•6

Control Automation Recording with your Expression Pedal ........................................ 3•8

KB37 Keyboard Functions .............................................................................................. 3•9

MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications ............................................4•1

Propellerhead Reason Apple GarageBand

Apple Logic® .................................................................................................................. 4•7

Cakewalk SONAR™ ...................................................................................................4•13

MOTU Digital Performer™ - Transport Control ........................................................4•21

Digidesign Pro Tools® LE - Transport Control ............................................................ 4•24

Steinberg Cubase® ....................................................................................................... 4•28

® .................................................................................................................................................................................4•1

® ........................................................................................................................................................................................4•6

Controlling POD Farm™ 2 .....................................................................5•1

MIDI Device Setup ......................................................................................................... 5•1

POD Farm 2 Plug-In - DAW Conﬁguration ................................................................... 5•4

POD Farm 2 Standalone Operation ............................................................................... 5•6

Additional Online Resources ..................................................................6•1

Line 6, POD, POD Studio, TonePort, POD Farm, Line 6 Monkey, GuitarPort, FBV, FBV Express, FBV Shortboard and GearBox are trademarks of Line 6, Inc. All other product names, trademarks, and artists’ names are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or afﬁliated with Line 6.

MIDI Setup Guide: Start Here

sTarT Here

Congratulations if you’ve obtained a Line 6 POD Studio™ or TonePort™ UX2, UX8 or KB37, since you are now equipped not only with a high performance USB audio interface and tone machine, but also built in power for remote, hands-free control of the Line 6 POD Farm™ 2, POD Farm™ 2 Plug-In & GearBox™ software, as well as 3rd party MIDI/DAW applications! This document will walk you through setting up and using your Line 6 POD Studio/TonePort* Footswitch, Pedal & controller features for use with Line 6 and 3rd party software that responds to MIDI control.

To get the most out of your POD Studio or TonePort with these applications, it is recommended you ﬁrst read through the very helpful info in their User Manuals. If you cannot ﬁnd these printed manuals, then you can download them free from the Line 6 Support site at http://line6.com/support/manuals/.

*Note that the both Line 6 POD Studio and TonePort branded UX2, UX8 and KB37 devices include the same MIDI control features. The info in this MIDI Setup Guide applies to both POD Studio and TonePort models, unless otherwise noted.

Updating & Registering with Line 6 Monkey™

OK, so maybe you already read about doing this updating & registration stuff for your POD Studio/ TonePort, but in case you were too excited with your new gear to get to that yet, now is the time to do it! It’s a simple process really, just run Line 6 Monkey on your computer with an Internet connection. Line 6 Monkey™ is the intelligent updater software utility that is typically installed with other Line 6 software titles. If you don’t already have it installed, you can get free from the Line 6 site at www.

line6.com/monkey/.

Once you’ve installed the Line 6 Monkey software, connect your POD Studio/TonePort to your computer’s USB port. Be sure to exit all Line 6 and MIDI/DAW applications that might be running. With your computer’s Internet connection active, follow these steps to launch Line 6 Monkey:

• On Mac®, go to Applications > Line 6 > Line 6 Monkey

• On Windows®, go to the Start button menu > Programs > Line 6 > Tools > Line 6 Monkey

You’ll need to Login so that Line 6 Monkey can communicate with the online Line 6 Server to provide the speciﬁc product updates for your gear. It’s just a few clicks, and it’s free!

• If you have a Line 6 account, type in your User Name and Password at the top of the Monkey dialog.

• If you have not yet created an account, click the New User button and you’ll be walked right through the steps.

1•1

MIDI Setup Guide: Start Here

Registration of your Line 6 gear may be required for some updates and product authorizations, and is also important because it ensures that you’re dialed in for warranty service and makes it possible for us to contact you if new software versions or other cool enhancements are offered - cutting edge technology and such!

If you have not already done so, you’ll be prompted to Register your connected Line 6 device. Just click that Register button when prompted and ﬁll in the blanks on the web page. This page will list all your registered Line 6 gear in one place.

Grab those Updates

Once Line 6 Monkey launches, it will automatically detect your connected Line 6 USB device. Within the Updates page in Line 6 Monkey, if you see any items indicated with an exclamation symbol then you should select the item in the list, click on the Update Selection button, and let the little Monkey fellow walk you through the installation steps. Items in the Updates screen indicated with a green check , are up-to-date and require no attention.

The columns on the right of the Updates list tell you the version numbers for all currently installed items and available updates. Click on any item in the Updates list and refer to its description in the Help and Info pane below. Also, at the left you’ll see your connected Line 6 device shown, along with its unique ESN (Electronic Serial Number), should you ever need to reference this ID number for registration or warranty service.

The Updates and Optional Add-Ons screens in Line 6 Monkey are also an easy way to get the Line 6 POD Farm 2 and GearBox software, as well as Add-On Model Packs. POD Farm 2 & POD Farm 2 Plug-In is available for purchase to all POD Studio & TonePort owners, and special upgrade pricing is available if you’ve already purchased the POD Farm 1 Plug-In Add-On. GearBox is available for free.

*Note that the POD Farm version 1 software & Plug-In is also still available using Line 6 Monkey for all POD Studio and TonePort devices. However, POD Farm 1 does not support MIDI control via external MIDI controller devices. Most DAW applications will still allow MIDI control of POD Farm 1 Plug-In via its own MIDI track options - please see your DAW application’s documentation.

Running Line 6 Monkey is the easiest way to stay current on the latest Line 6 software and hardware updates!

1•2

MIDI Setup Guide: Start Here

The Line 6 Monkey Updates page

Connecting Footswitches and Pedals

The UX2, UX8 and KB37 devices include two 1/4 inch Footswitch jacks for connecting optional footswitches. Typically, you’ll want the non-latching, “momentary” type footswitch for these connections (such as those commonly sold as “sustain pedals” for keyboard controllers). You can connect to either or both of these jacks to utilize the independent Footswitch 1 and Footswitch 2 controls.

The UX8 and KB37 devices include one 1/4-inch Expression jack for connecting an expression pedal. The Line 6 EX-1 Expression Pedal is designed to work with the POD Studio & TonePort devices for just this purpose - It utilizes a 10k Ohm pot and connects to Line 6 devices with a 1/4-inch TS plug. See the next section about calibrating an Expression Pedal. The EX-1 can be purchased directly from the Line 6 Online Store, or from most Line 6 dealers. Most other 3rd party “expression pedal” products will work as well.

Connect up to two footswitch pedals into these Footswitch 1 & 2 jacks

UX2 Footswitch connections

1•3

Connect up to two footswitch pedals into these Footswitch 1 & 2 jacks

Connect an expression pedal to the Expression jack

UX8 Footswitch and Expression Pedal connections

Connect an expression pedal to the Expression jack

MIDI Setup Guide: Start Here

Connect up to two footswitch pedals into these Footswitch 1 & 2 jacks

KB37 Footswitch & Expression Pedal connections

KB37 Wheel, Knob & Button Controllers

In addition to the Footswitch and Expression Pedal connections, POD Studio/TonePort KB37 offers a whole set of knobs, wheels, switches and even transport buttons that can be used to control parameters within POD Farm 2, GearBox or MIDI/DAW software. These controls all transmit MIDI control messages via the unit’s USB MIDI Out port, allowing remote control of parameters in real-time. These KB37 controllers are named as follows:

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19

1•4

MIDI Setup Guide: Start Here

1 Octave Up 11 Transport - Rewind

2 Octave Down 12 Transport - Forward

3 Pitch Bend Wheel 13 Transport - Stop

4 Modulation Wheel 14 Transport - Play

5 Sound Select (Previous) 15 Transport - Record

6 Sound Select (Next) 16 Button 1

7 Knob 1 17 Button 2

8 Knob 2 18 Button 3

9 Knob 3 19 Button 4

10 Knob 4

For information on how to map these controllers to POD Farm 2, GearBox and MIDI/DAW software parameters, please see “MIDI Control Conﬁguration” on page 2•1.

KB37 Note Keys & Pitch Wheel

KB37’s note keys and pitch wheel automatically transmit MIDI note-on and pitch bend messages to the KB37 USB MIDI Out port (these do not send any data to GearBox). There is typically no conﬁguration required for these - once your MIDI/DAW software is conﬁgured to receive MIDI from the KB37 MIDI Out port, it should automatically receive the messages, allowing you to record into a MIDI track and trigger software instruments. The Octave Select switches allow you to change the note range up/down that the device’s 37 note keys transmit, as indicated by the Octave Select LEDs.

For some helpful examples on how to conﬁgure your MIDI/DAW software for KB37, please see

“Controllers and 3rd Party Applications” on page 4•1.

With the above steps complete you should now be ready to dive into the following chapters with your Line 6 POD Studio or TonePort gear!

1•5

MIDI Setup Guide: MIDI Control Conﬁguration

MIDI ConTrol ConfIguraTIon

In this chapter we’ll show how to conﬁgure the speciﬁc type of MIDI messages your POD Studio™/ TonePort™ controllers transmit when you access them. This is all accomplished using the Line 6 MIDI Control Settings dialog, where you can view these settings, as well as create and save your own customized preset control mappings to load any time.

Default MIDI Control Settings

UX2, UX8 & KB37 ship with a default set of MIDI Control Messages assigned to their controllers, as shown in the handy table below. Your device will send these MIDI commands right “out of the box”, without any further conﬁguration needed. Note that by default your Line 6 device sends out two different sets of MIDI messages - one set is transmitted directly to the Line 6 GearBox™ application (if launched), and the other transmitted to the POD Studio/TonePort USB MIDI Out port. MIDI data transmitted out the USB MIDI Out port are the ones you’ll be sending to POD Farm™ 2 and other software.

There are a number of preset “Controller Mappings” available for you to select from within the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices dialog. The GearBox & MIDI Default preset is the one initially loaded for your device. This preset consists of the following settings. Note that the GearBox Parameter column lists what the speciﬁc GearBox action will be, while the MIDI Message column lists what is transmitted to the USB MIDI Out port:

GearBox & MIDI Default Preset Assignments

POD Studio/

TonePort Model

KB37 Modulation wheel (No Assignment) CC 001 Mod Wheel

KB37 Sound Select (Previous) Next Tone Preset Program Change –1

KB37 Sound Select (Next) Previous Tone Preset Program Change +1

KB37 Knob 1 Amp – Drive CC 073 (Attack Time)

KB37 Knob 2 Amp – Bass CC 075 (Decay Time)

KB37 Knob 3 Amp – Middle CC 072 (Release Time)

KB37 Knob 4 Amp – Treble CC 091 (Effects 1 Depth)

KB37 Button 1 Stomp – toggle on/off CC 065 (Portamento)

KB37 Button 2 Mod – toggle on/off CC 127 (Poly On)

KB37 Button 3 Delay – toggle on/off CC 126 (Mono On)

KB37 Button 4 Reverb – toggle on/off CC 123 (All Notes Off)

KB37 Stop Stop MMC Stop

KB37 Play Play MMC Play

KB37 Record Loop MMC Record Punch

KB37 Rewind Rewind MMC Rewind

Switch/Controller

Name

GearBox Parameter MIDI Message

2•1

MIDI Setup Guide: MIDI Control Conﬁguration

POD Studio/

TonePort Model

KB37 Forward Forward MMC Fast Forward

KB37, UX8 Expression Pedal Wah CC 11 (Expression)

KB37. UX8, UX2

Switch/Controller

GearBox Parameter MIDI Message

Name

Footswitch 1 Stomp – toggle on/off CC 64 (Sustain)

Footswitch 2 Tuner MMC Record Punch

Choosing a Controller Mapping Preset

In addition to the default GearBox and MIDI Default preset described above, there are also several presets for speciﬁc MIDI/DAW software applications as well. You can select one of these presets from the Controller Mapping menu within the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices dialog:

• Windows® - Control Panel > Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices > MIDI tab

• Mac® - System Preferences > Line 6 Audio-MIDI Devices > MIDI tab

Please see the following chapters for more information regarding the 3rd party application presets. To see and edit the individual controller settings, you can launch the MIDI Control Settings dialog, as explained in the next section.

Note: There is not a preset for POD Farm 2 control, however, we’ve provided a set for you to conﬁgure in

“Recommended MIDI Control Settings for POD Farm 2” on page 5•1.

2•2

MIDI Setup Guide: MIDI Control Conﬁguration

Customizing Controller Settings

To customize of any of the individual POD Studio/TonePort settings, launch the MIDI Control Settings dialog from within the Line 6 Audio-MIDI Settings dialog:

To follow is an example of the MIDI Control Settings dialog, as displayed with a connected KB37 device. Note that if you have a UX2 or UX8, you’ll see only the switches & controllers offered by those devices (Footswitch 1 & 2 for UX2 and Footswitch 1 &2 and Expression Pedal for UX8). See the following descriptions for details on the ﬁelds within the MIDI Control Settings dialog.

The Switch/Controller column populates with all assignable controllers for your device (KB37 shown here)

Name and save your custom mappings as a preset

Choose which GearBox Control function (if any) to assign to the respective Switch/Controller

Choose the type of Control, which CC/Action it will perform, and the Switch Mode for each respective

Switch/Controller

2•3

Click Apply to commit the displayed settings to your device, then OK to exit the dialog

MIDI Setup Guide: MIDI Control Conﬁguration

Switch/Controller - Lists the physical wheel, button, knob, footswitch or pedal controllers available on your POD Studio/TonePort device.

GearBox Control - Allows you to select from a menu what action is performed in the GearBox software when the controller is accessed. Note that you can choose “None” to disable any controller.

To MIDI Out - Allows you to select from a menu the type of MIDI message transmitted to the device’s USB MIDI Out port to control POD Farm 2 or MIDI/DAW software. The options are as follows (note that the Mod Wheel, Knobs, and Expression Pedal controllers are limited to MIDI CC or MIDI CC 14 bit options only):

• None: Sends no MIDI data. Basically, this is to disable the selected controller. If you don’t plan on using some footswitches or pedals within the preset you are creating, it is best to set these individually to None to avoid unexpectedly triggering functions in your targeted software!

• Bank Change: A numerical value typically used to switch through Patch or Preset Banks. For POD Farm 2, Bank Change can be used to navigate through your Setlists in the Presets View.

• Program Change: A numerical value typically used to switch through Presets within a selected Bank. For POD Farm 2, Program Change can be used to navigate through the individual Tone presets within a Setlist.

• MIDI CC (MIDI Continuous Control): A set of Value and Range numbers commonly used by MIDI software and hardware to provide access to parameters. For POD Farm 2, amp, preamp and effects models’ parameters utilize MIDI CC messages. Most 3rd party DAW applications also respond to MIDI CC type messages for their parameters - please check your application’s documentation.

• MIDI CC 14 bit (Wheel, Knob & Exp. Pedal controllers only): A higher resolution MIDI CC option - it is best to select this option when controlling a parameter in your software that requires greater precision so that you can adjust the control more smoothly without hearing “zippering” or large jumps in incremental settings.

• MMC (MIDI Machine Control): Speciﬁc commands commonly used for controlling transport buttons and mechanical functions (Play, Stop, Record, etc.)

• Mackie Control: Speciﬁc commands in the “Mackie Universal Controller” format, commonly used for transport parameters and mechanical functions (Play, Stop, Record, etc.), for software that supports the Mackie Control format.

MIDI CC/Action - Sets the Value for the MIDI command type in use. The options differ depending on the current setting in the “To MIDI Out” ﬁeld:

• For MIDI CC - Choose the CC value from 0 to 127. You may also choose “Custom” to then allow the Toggle 1/Up and Toggle 2/Down options to become selectable, so that each successive Toggle action can be deﬁned with its own separate MIDI CC value.

• For Program Change - Choose Increment to transmit the next higher program number, or decrement to transmit the next lower Program number.

• For MMC - Choose the MMC command type by name (Play, Stop, Play/Stop toggle, Pause, Record Punch, Record Punch-Pro Tools, Rew, FF).

• For Mackie Control - Choose the command type by name (Play, Stop, Play/Stop toggle, Pause, Record Punch, Rew, FF).

2•4

MIDI Setup Guide: MIDI Control Conﬁguration

Switch Mode - Sets the switch behavior. These options are available for some MIDI CC, MMC and Mackie commands. The three types of switch behaviors are as follows - you may need to check your MIDI/DAW software’s documentation to see how its parameters are programmed to respond to these different MIDI switch commands:

• Single - Sends a single MIDI message and value on each press. This option is best when triggering a software function the same each time, such as the playback of a sample.

• Toggle - Sends two different MIDI CC LSB values (0 and 127 - typically interpreted as “off” and “on” respectively), alternating between the two on each successive press of the switch. Some software parameters respond to these toggled MIDI commands to do things such as toggle a parameter on and off.

• Momentary - Sends a single MIDI message and value (127 - typically interpreted as “on”) only while switch is held down only, and then sends a single MIDI message and value (0 - typically interpreted as “off”) when switch is released. A common use for this type of switch behavior is for a piano/synth Sustain pedal footswitch.

* Note: The Mackie Control protocol uses MIDI note events to activate speciﬁc functions. When using the KB37 as a Mackie Control input device, MIDI note messages may trigger Mackie Control-related functions within a given host application. In Ableton Live, for example, D5 (MIDI note 74) toggles between the Arrangement and Session views.

Toggle1/Up Toggle2/Dn CC/Val Columns - These columns become selectable when the MIDI

Command is set to “MIDI CC” and Value is set to “Custom”. MSB + LSB values can be then be entered here to specify the Toggle 1/Up and Toggle 2/Down switch behaviors. This allows these two different MIDI CC values to be sent, alternating on each successive press of the switch controller.

Line 6 Device MIDI Ports and MIDI Thru

A feature worth noting for all Line 6 POD Studio & TonePort devices’ MIDI Ports is that all offer a “MIDI Thru” capability. This means that just about any MIDI software application can send or receive MIDI data across these Line 6 “virtual” USB MIDI In & MIDI Out ports. For example, if you have two MIDI software applications that you want to send/receive MIDI communication between, you can typically conﬁgure one application to transmit to the Line 6 USB MIDI In port, and conﬁgure the other application to receive from the Line 6 USB MIDI Out port. With the correct MIDI channels selected within each application, the Line 6 MIDI ports should allow this MIDI data to run “Thru” from one application to the other.

Line 6 GearBox - Control Settings

Here are a few helpful tips in using your POD Studio or TonePort to control the Line 6 GearBox software.

GearBox Dual-Tone Settings

When using your Line 6 device to control the Line 6 GearBox software - Note that if you have selected one of the Dual-Tone settings in the GearBox Source Select menu, then the controllers will affect the parameters for Tone 1 only of your GearBox tone preset. The Dual-Tone settings are the ones with the “&” in their names.

2•5

MIDI Setup Guide: MIDI Control Conﬁguration

Dual-Tone settings are the ones with the “&” in their names

For example, if you are currently using Inst & Mic 1 as your Source, then UX2/KB37 will only trigger the assigned functions for the Instrument tone, which is the “Tone 1” of this Source.

Controlling GearBox Functions via MIDI SysEx

Worth mention here is the fact that some GearBox functions are actually controlled via MIDI System Exclusive messages (or “SysEx” as the hip MIDI folks like to call it). These GearBox functions include Monitor and Send levels, Next/Previous Tone, GPO Track levels, etc. These can be controlled externally if you have a MIDI device or software utility capable of sending MIDI SysEx.

For more information about MIDI SysEx and external control of GearBox, please see the MIDI Continuous Controller Reference document, downloadable from the POD Studio or TonePort

Manuals download page.

GuitarPort™ Online Player Transport Control

In addition, the following MIDI events are recognized for the GuitarPort™ Online (GPO) Player transport control within the GearBox software. These 3 byte MIDI short messages (not SysEx) are based on the Mackie control speciﬁcation.

GPO Transport Function MIDI Message

Track Play 90 5E 7F

Track Stop 90 5D 7F

Track FWD Start 90 5C 7F

Track FWD Stop 90 5C 00

Track REW Start 90 5B 7F

Track REW Stop 90 5B 00

2•6

MIDI Setup Guide: Controlling Ableton Live

ConTrollIng ableTon lIve® sofTware

This chapter includes instructions for using your Line 6 POD Studio™ or TonePort™ UX2/UX8/KB37 with the popular Ableton Live DAW software, including the Ableton Live Lite - Line 6 Edition, which comes included with some Line 6 devices. The special Line 6 Edition of this software offers a set of pre-deﬁned MIDI controller functions with your Line 6 hardware. We’ve provided examples here as well for customizing your Line 6 POD Studio/TonePort controller mappings, using the Ableton Live MIDI Map Mode, controlling effects Plug-In parameters and more. These functions are also available in other popular DAW applications, and often the conﬁguration steps are similar for their MIDI control features. Also see the following chapter for more speciﬁc instructions on conﬁguring other popular MIDI/DAW software for use with your Line 6 device.

If you received the Ableton Live Lite - Line 6 Edition with your Line 6 product, you can upgrade to the latest Live Lite - Line 6 Edition version free at http://www.ableton.com/free-line6-upgrade. If you want to try the following examples with the latest Ableton Live full version, you can download a free Demo version at http://www.ableton.com/downloads.

Ableton Live MIDI Input Device Conﬁguration

First, we need to conﬁgure the Ableton Live software to receive MIDI from your Line 6 device. In Ableton Live, as well as in many other DAW applications, there are separate options for choosing a MIDI keyboard (such as for playing a software instrument & recording MIDI notes into a MIDI track) and for choosing a MIDI Controller or Control Surface device (for remote control of software parameters). The following examples will show us conﬁguring KB37, since it can perform both these types of MIDI functions, but we’ll note where any settings might differ for UX2 and UX8.

With your UX2/UX8/KB37 device connected to your USB port, launch the Ableton Live software, and go to:

• Mac® - Ableton Live > Preferences > MIDI/Sync page

• Windows® - Options > Preferences > MIDI/Sync page

Here you will see that Live automatically detects your Line 6 device’s MIDI ports. You might see additional devices’ MIDI Ports appear here as well, depending what other MIDI hardware/software you have installed on your computer.

Select your Line 6 device here so that Live will receive MIDI from it’s USB MIDI Out port

Click the Track and Remote buttons both to On for your Line 6 device’s MIDI Input*

3•1

MIDI Setup Guide: Controlling Ableton Live

*It is actually only necessary to turn on the MIDI In “Remote” option to allow Live to receive MIDI controller data from the selected device. However, to allow Live to receive MIDI into a MIDI track you do need to turn on the “Track” option. You need MIDI track input to utilize KB37 as a keyboard controller, and/or to route MIDI control data directly to POD Farm 2 and other Plug-Ins that offer direct MIDI control.

Close the Preferences dialog - this completes the MIDI input device conﬁguration steps.

Ableton Live Controller Mapping Preset

The easiest way to get started using your UX2/UX8/KB37 as a controller device with Ableton Live software is to select the Ableton Live preset in the Line 6 Controller Mapping dialog. This preset loads the following MIDI controller settings (UX2 will display only Footswitch controllers, and UX8 only Footswitch and Expression Pedal controllers):

Note to Line 6 GearBox users... This preset has all the GearBox Control ﬁelds set to “None”, which means your device will not transmit any commands to the GearBox standalone application. You can change the GearBox column settings to control GearBox and Ableton Live or another DAW software simultaneously if you like - please see “MIDI Control Conﬁguration” on page 2•1 for details.

If you are using the Live Lite - Line 6 Edition version, the following settings of this preset are “pre-

mapped” already for you in the software. (If you are using a full Ableton Live version, we’ll show you how to map these controllers yourself in the next sections).

Footswitch Controller Behaviors - With this Ableton Live preset loaded, the Footswitches provide the following behaviors for hands-free control:

• Footswitch 1: Toggles the Live transport between Play/Stop functions.

• Footswitch 2: Toggles the Live transport Punch Record function.

3•2

MIDI Setup Guide: Controlling Ableton Live

Transport buttons (KB37) - The transport buttons are all mapped to provide the following behaviors:

Metronome On/Off

Play

Loop On/Off

Stop

KB37’s transport buttons - Ableton Live Lite Line 6 Edition “pre-mapped” functions

Global Record

Using Ableton Live’s MIDI Map Mode

All versions of Ableton Live include this “MIDI Map Mode” feature, which makes it simple to map any switch, knob, wheel or pedal controller to a speciﬁc parameter in the software. Note that many other DAW applications also offer a similar functionality (sometimes referred to as “MIDI Learn”) and your Line 6 MIDI controllers will work similarly in those applications as well. The ﬁrst step is always to conﬁgure your device’s controllers to transmit a MIDI command, such as we already did by simply selecting the Ableton Live preset in the previous steps. Live utilizes MIDI CC commands for most of its mappings - other DAW software commonly does as well, but might alternatively utilize MMC or Mackie commands for some functions (please check your DAW software’s documentation details).

As an example, we’ll show you how to set up the Start/Stop and Punch In/Out functions for the TonePort UX2/UX8/KB37 footswitches manually. In the Line 6 MIDI Control Settings dialog, conﬁgure the MIDI settings shown below for the Footswitch 1 & 2 controllers. Be sure to click the Apply button after making the settings or they will not be established on your device!

In Ableton Live, follow these steps:

In the upper right corner of the main window, click on the MIDI button. It should light up blue, indicating you have entered “MIDI Map Mode”

Then go over to the Transport and click once on the Play button

3•3

Press Footswitch 1. The numbers 1/2 appear inside the Play Button. This is telling you that the button is “mapped” to respond to MIDI Channel 1, MIDI CC 2

Click on the Stop button then press Footswitch 1 again. Since we conﬁgured the Footswitch to toggle between transmitting CC 2 & CC 3, this button now receives the CC 3 value

Now click on the Record button, then press Footswitch 2. This now maps MIDI CC 6 to toggle Record on/off

Click on the MIDI button when done, to exit MIDI Map Mode

MIDI Setup Guide: Controlling Ableton Live

You’re done! Give the footswitches a try and you should see Live’s transport trigger accordingly. Using the same procedure, you can now map any of your POD Studio/TonePort controllers to other Ableton Live functions. Read on for more examples.

Mapping the Expression Pedal Controller

Next, we’ll map the Expression Pedal to one of Live’s software parameters so that we can control it hands-free! The Expression Pedal transmits a stream of MIDI CC values, so you can map to any available Live parameter that has an adjustable range, such as an effect knob or slider. We’ll ﬁrst map the pedal to Live’s Chorus effect - Dry/Wet parameter. This will allow us to change the Dry/Wet mix of Live’s Chorus effect in real-time. Note that this also makes it possible to “write” parameter automation in real-time using the Expression Pedal - more on that later.

• Connect an Expression Pedal into the Expression jack on your UX2/UX8/KB37, and launch the Line 6 MIDI Control Settings and conﬁgure the Expression Pedal controller to send a MIDI CC

- we’ll use CC 5. Your settings should look like this (and remember to click the Apply button when done):

• In Ableton Live, ﬁrst record or load an audio ﬁle in an audio track so that you have something to play and hear your effect in action.

• Load the Chorus as an insert effect on this audio track. You can do this by selecting Effects>Chorus>Chorus in the Live Devices panel and then drag this Chorus effect on top of

your audio track to insert it.

3•4

MIDI Setup Guide: Controlling Ableton Live

Drag the Chorus effect to your Audio track to insert it

• You’ll then see the Chorus effect module appear in Live’s lower effects panel. Now place Live into MIDI Map Mode (see the instructions in the previous section). Once in Map Mode, you will see the Chorus effect’s “map-able” parameters highlighted.

• We’re going to map to the Chorus Dry/Wet knob. Just click on the knob and Live will then wait to receive a MIDI Control command. Move your Pedal until you see the text at the bottom of Live’s screen indicate that the Dry/Wet parameter was successfully mapped:

Click on the Dry/Wet knob.

The text at the bottom ﬁeld of Live indicates it is waiting for you to press a Controller on your MIDI device to map it.

The newly mapped MIDI Channel 1/CC 5 is now displayed.

• Since we conﬁgured the Pedal controller to send MIDI CC 5, you should see that Live’s Chorus Mix knob is mapped to Channel 1, CC 5.

The text shows mapping details.

3•5

MIDI Setup Guide: Controlling Ableton Live

Exit Live’s MIDI Map Mode and give it a try - You should see the Chorus Dry/Wet knob respond to your Expression Pedal’s movement. You can repeat the above steps and map the pedal to any other Live effects’ knobs or even the Live Mixer faders & knobs. Or, if you have a KB37, you can map KB37’s knob or Mod Wheel controllers following the above steps as well.

Mapping to an AU/VST® Effect Parameter

As with most DAW software, with Ableton Live you are not just limited to mapping your controllers to Live’s parameters. Once a 3rd party AU or VST® Plug-In is loaded in the software, it is also possible to map to the Plug-In’s parameters. In this example we’ll show you how to map the Expression Pedal controller to the Line 6 POD Farm™ Plug-In’s Wah Position parameter. This allows you work the pedal and control the POD Farm Wah effect in real-time! These steps also work for the Line 6 POD Farm 2* & GearBox Plug-Ins, or most any 3rd party AU or VST Plug-In effect you might have installed.

*Note that for POD Farm 2 Plug-In, it is also possible to use the POD Farm 2 MIDI Learn function to map your MIDI controller directly to the Plug-In parameters. See the POD Farm 2 chapter for details.

• In the Line 6 MIDI Control Settings dialog, conﬁgure your Expression Pedal controller to send a MIDI CC - we’ll again use CC 5. Your settings should look like this (and remember to click the Apply button when done):

• In Ableton Live, record or load an audio ﬁle in an audio track. A recorded clean rhythm guitar would work nicely here. We’re working in Live’s “Arrangement View” here.

• In the Live Plug-In Devices Browser panel, select your Plug-In and drag it on top of your audio track.

• You’ll see the effect module load into Live’s lower panel. If you click on the little arrow at the top of this effect module, you’ll see it expands to expose a Conﬁgure option. This allows you to add parameters from the Plug-In’s edit window so that it is accessible within the effect module display.

3•6

+ 43 hidden pages

Line 6 POD Studio UX2, POD Studio KB37, TonePort UX2, TonePort UX8 Setup Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual