thrash4ever Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Hi guys... I purchased the all-in-one bundle from Guitar Center that comes with the Mac Mini, M-Audio Mobile Pre, Pro Tools 9, and Pod Farm 2.55. I can get podfarm working in Garageband and Reaper, but I just can't seem to get it to do what I want on Pro Tools. I really want to limit myself to ProTools since I bought this thing and ought to be using it, so what I really need is a step-by-step. Can somebody tell me: What type of new track should I insert? My biggest problem is that even the couple times I've figured out how to hear Podfarm through ProTools, I have not been able to actually record anything. After inserting a new track and selecting the Podfarm plug-in, how do I get it from THAT point, to where I can arm the track, hit record, and actually record. Please bare in mind I am somewhat computer illiterate, but I follow directions well. I come from a strictly plug in and play musical background and am just now getting into home recording to still provide myself a creative outlet, so there's a lot of things that I still am figuring out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dellers Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 You should just make an audio track (mono) and insert POD Farm, and then you just have to choose the right input and arm the track and make PT ready to record. I've made a screenshot just in case. Might be a bit small, but I think you can see the black circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 What POD Farm 2.5 license did it come with, Hardware Independent or i-Lok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigChas52 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 What device are you using for input? Make sure that you have that selected in ProTools as both your hardware device, and as the playback engine in the "Setup" menu drop-down. In PT10, make sure that you have your input source selected in the track that you are going to record. If you are going to use the POD Farm plug in later, record the track dry. POD Farm will allow you to record the track either wet or dry. It can get confusing here, as ProTools may decide to rename the inputs. For example, in my setup the wet input is labeled "Guitar" and the dry input is labeled "Mic" The POD Farm 2.55 plug in is not for initial recording. It is best used as a post recording effect applied against a track you've recorded dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrash4ever Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 What device are you using for input? Make sure that you have that selected in ProTools as both your hardware device, and as the playback engine in the "Setup" menu drop-down. In PT10, make sure that you have your input source selected in the track that you are going to record. If you are going to use the POD Farm plug in later, record the track dry. POD Farm will allow you to record the track either wet or dry. It can get confusing here, as ProTools may decide to rename the inputs. For example, in my setup the wet input is labeled "Guitar" and the dry input is labeled "Mic" The POD Farm 2.55 plug in is not for initial recording. It is best used as a post recording effect applied against a track you've recorded dry. I am using an M-Audio MobilePre that came with the bundle. I'll try tinkering with the inputs and see if that ends up with something being recorded, thanks! What POD Farm 2.5 license did it come with, Hardware Independent or i-Lok? I-Lok. You should just make an audio track (mono) and insert POD Farm, and then you just have to choose the right input and arm the track and make PT ready to record. I've made a screenshot just in case. Might be a bit small, but I think you can see the black circles. Admittedly I tried that and it didn't work. Maybe the trick is with which input it is like what BigChas said. It's kinda crazy, I feel like I am doing everything I should be, but it just isn't working. Needless to say, I'll try again on my next day off. Thanks guys for your advice, and if it works I'll put that my problem has been answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 The i-Lok POD Farm will not run as a standalone, it will only run as a plug-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrash4ever Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Thanks for all your help everyone. I finally got it up and running today and recorded at least a basic track. Now to finetune my tones and mixing abilities. You guys are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBiddi123 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 i can't just "insert" Pod farm as i can find it? My UX1 is connected but i can't find pod farm on pro tools, i can only use outside of pro tools. any suggestions would be appreciated. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 couple of possible things.... 1st is if you're using pro tools 11, it does not support pod farm (or vst's, au's, or rtas plugins) second possibility is you may not have a license for the plugin... i can't just "insert" Pod farm as i can find it? My UX1 is connected but i can't find pod farm on pro tools, i can only use outside of pro tools. any suggestions would be appreciated. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBiddi123 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Oh it must be because it doesn't support it, i thought it did! thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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