A quick look at the audio hardware i personally use the line 6 kb37 pod studio or tone post an affordable and versatile piece of audio hardware for the. I bought a pod ux2 interface the other day, i installed pod farm 2 and line 6 monkey. Pod studio kb37 boasts up to 96 khz24bit recording, exclusive line 6 tonedirect monitoring for nearzero latency, and the lowest noise for recording guitar. Line 6, pod studio, toneport, pod, pod x3, pod farm, line 6 monkey, guitarport. Hi guys, i have a line 6 pod studio ux2 black face and i recently got a new mac os. I now have a school issued older macbook air with garageband. I have a line6 kb37 that my dad used to use with our older imac. As mentioned above, line 6 pod studio, ux1, ux2, ux8 and kb37 devices include. It is a 37key usb midi keyboardcontrol surface and toneport. Line 6 pod farm 2 software is the mac and windows companion for all line 6. I had to restart the mac after installing the driver. Called line 6 tech support and they suggested reinstalling the latest pod farm 2 which includes the latest driver. Garageband responds to midi cc007 and 010 for current track volume and pan, and these parameters can be assigned to the existing garageband midi preset of the line 6 audiomidi devices settings.
Plus, the included software bundle offers ableton live lite line 6 studio edition 16track recording software, reason adapted virtual studio, riffworks t4 recording software, and pod farm. A big problem with pod farm 2, ux2, garage band and mac. Pod studio ux2 and pod farm stand alone with garageband 09 duration. Highquality mic preamps deliver extreme clarity and dynamic range. Aimed primarily at guitarists who need audio interfacing and a keyboard, the kb37 seems to have a lot to offer for the price. While line 6 started out as a company catering predominantly for guitarists, products such as the toneport suggest. Line 6 pod farm 2 recording setup guide english rev. Line 6 pod farm is the mac and windows software companion or all line 6. Line 6 unveils its new line of usb audio interface. Went back and changed buffer size back to 256, still no crackling. In fact, the toneport kb37 includes a fully functional, twochannel toneport. I know usb works because garageband knows the ux2 is plugged in.
I went to select pod farm 2 plugin, and it says it isnt authorized. Downloaded the latest line 6 monkey and made sure im using the latest components. This setting can be found in system preferences other line 6 audiomididevices. Pod farm pod studio toneport knowledge base line 6. Mac keyboard to ux2 to garageband not working pod farm. Exclusive line 6 tonedirect monitoring eliminates latency so you can record with amp and effect modelingwithout sacrificing tone or feel. In order to control the transport functions in garageband with the kb37 you. Setting up the kb37 transport with cubase the kb37 has control wheels and buttons like many other mackie or others transport cotrollers. Setting up a line 6 device as an external sound card on a mac. Went into studio settings, changed the buffer size to 512 from 256 and bingo, crackling gone. The info in this midi setup guide applies to both pod studio and toneport models, unless otherwise noted. Made sure the processed guitar signal is being routed to garageband. Pod studio kb37 boasts up to 96 khz24bit recording, exclusive line 6 tonedirect monitoring for nearzero latency, and the lowest.