Pod Farm 2 Plug In and Pod X3 V2.0 Released
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Line 6 has announced Pod Farm 2 and Pod Farm 2 Platinum alongside a Version 2.0 upgrade for the Pod X3 at Musikmesse 2010.
The plug-ins, which will run in AU/RTAS/VST hosts, offer extensive model count, enhanced routing options and full MIDI support. Flexible DSP allows users to build Dual Tones which can run as individual signal paths with up to 20 effect models inserted into the chain at any point. Also included is Pod Farm Elements, additional plug-in models grouped by type to allow access to single models of amp, preamp or effect.
Control over Pod Farm 2 and Pod Farm Platinum by an external MIDI device including the Line 6 FBV is now possible, and an intuitive MIDI learn function enables users to configure parameters remotely, including volume, mute, tap tempo and the new A/B/Y box feature.
Pod Farm 2 Platinum features 78 modeled guitar amps, 24 cabs, 22 bass cabs, 97 effects and six microphone pre-amps for an impressive range of tonal options. Both plug-ins are compatable with Mac or Windows and can be authorised with and iLok key or with the Line 6 hardware.
The Pod X3 V2.0 is a free update for all X3 products which offers additional effects including a guitar vocoder. Other effects include tremolos, pitch shifters, delays and phasers, all based on classic stombox models or rack gear.
Also available as a free upgrade is M13 version 2, adding over 20 effects to the M13 Stompbox modeler, and the Spider IV version 1.04, which adds artist created presets. Pod Farm 2 is available as a free download to Pod Farm and Pod Studio users who registered their product after 1st October 2009.
Tags: line 6 pod farm 2, line 6 x3 v2
I just bought one of the pod studio devices like a week ago… why do I have to pay for an upgrade to 2.0? everything in the box was outdated to start with. I had to download all new drivers and applications.
Needless to say I will not buy anything Line 6 again. Just bring on the updated drivers from now on….. IMO Amplitube 3 is much better anyway.
joeriff
My mistake, if you have recently registered a product you can still get a free upgrade to v2. though I had to dig around the Line6 website to find information on how to obtain the free update to v2.0. On their main page regarding this upgrade promotion it dose not explain what to do, it links you to the store to purchase. The info was buried in an FAQ section on one of the other pages… basically run Monkey to get a license and then go login your account and download and install the 2.0 software.
After trying out v2.0 for a few hours or so, I have to say that I still find Amplitube v3 to be a much more robust software.
JOERIFF