Pod Farm problem...

[vejichan]

I have a problem when using POD farm. Sometimes when i open up a preset or save a high gain preset and come back to it. It's a clean sound.. even when i fiddle w/the gain knob/bass/treble/mid knob no effect.. there is no gain what's going on? Even when i save a distorted setting in my DAw..when i re-open it .. clean sound. Same thing w/opening other people's presets...
does anybody have this same problem?

thanks

 

[He's Dead, Jim]

Read the manual and make sure it's being routed correctly. If you're using it as a standalone application that's why it's clean.

 

[vejichan]

thanks but even when i open up another person's distorted preset
it comes out as clean both in reaper and in standalone.. actually i don't mean just clean but the sound is not being affected at all. Even when i go up and down on the gain knob of the amp.. nothing..
how do i route it correctly?
maybe i missed something?

 

[Ascendant]

maybe i missed something?

Probably, take another look at the manual.

 

[SethTheGreat]

The "routing" shouldn't be any more complicated than opening the plugin, just like opening any other plugin on an audio track... Are you maybe monitoring your direct signal instead of monitoring the audio after processing?

 

[He's Dead, Jim]

The "routing" shouldn't be any more complicated than opening the plugin, just like opening any other plugin on an audio track... Are you maybe monitoring your direct signal instead of monitoring the audio after processing?

This is what I meant by routing. Pod Farm has an option to play the wet signal but record a dry signal. The option is in the Record Send settings, which is where you route it. I'm probably not using the technical term but that's my guess.

Also check your sound card settings, make sure that's set to the proper thing.

 

[SethTheGreat]

This is what I meant by routing. Pod Farm has an option to play the wet signal but record a dry signal. The option is in the Record Send settings, which is where you route it. I'm probably not using the technical term but that's my guess.

Also check your sound card settings, make sure that's set to the proper thing.

You and I are using podfarm differently I guess...

Monitoring the wet signal and recording a dry signal is not an "option" in my case, it's just the way it works (same with any ampsim). I'm in cubase (I assume the same with reaper and I know it's the same with logic) and I open pod farm on a track, just like if I was opening a reverb plugin or a compressor plugin, and it just affects the "dry" audio playing on the track.

I'm not trying to argue, clearing this up could be very important for the OP.

(Still speaking to He's Dead, Jim) Are you using it as standalone and then sending the audio into your DAW? Or does (assuming) reaper handle plugins differently than I'm aware of?

 

[MotherEel]

I'd contact one of the manufacturers (pod or daw).

 

[SethTheGreat]

I'd contact one of the manufacturers (pod or daw).

As far as we know right now, he's got his interface set to allow "direct" monitoring and then doesn't have pod farm set to accept incoming audio from his interface. It could be something very simple.

 

[He's Dead, Jim]

You and I are using podfarm differently I guess...

Monitoring the wet signal and recording a dry signal is not an "option" in my case, it's just the way it works (same with any ampsim). I'm in cubase (I assume the same with reaper and I know it's the same with logic) and I open pod farm on a track, just like if I was opening a reverb plugin or a compressor plugin, and it just affects the "dry" audio playing on the track.

I'm not trying to argue, clearing this up could be very important for the OP.

(Still speaking to He's Dead, Jim) Are you using it as standalone and then sending the audio into your DAW? Or does (assuming) reaper handle plugins differently than I'm aware of?

The standlone application has different options, which is what I'm referring to. In other words, you will record hearing a wet signal, record the dry signal, but when you play it back, you only hear the dry signal. Unless, of course, you take your settings from the standalone, save them, quit, and then apply the plug-in within your DAW. This is one of the ways of using POD Farm, and it's the only way (according to the manual) to actually record with the promised "ToneDirect Monitoring" that (allegedly, lolz) minimizes latency.

If I'm wrong, I'm wrong; no harm no foul (hopefully). I'm simply suggesting that the settings in the standalone application should be checked to make sure this is not the case.

 

[vejichan]

thanks for all the helpful responses.

 

[SethTheGreat]

The standlone application has different options, which is what I'm referring to. In other words, you will record hearing a wet signal, record the dry signal, but when you play it back, you only hear the dry signal. Unless, of course, you take your settings from the standalone, save them, quit, and then apply the plug-in within your DAW. This is one of the ways of using POD Farm, and it's the only way (according to the manual) to actually record with the promised "ToneDirect Monitoring" that (allegedly, lolz) minimizes latency.

If I'm wrong, I'm wrong; no harm no foul (hopefully). I'm simply suggesting that the settings in the standalone application should be checked to make sure this is not the case.

Gooootcha! That makes much more sense haha.. I never use it as a standalone so I'm very unfamiliar with it like that.

Vejichan, please let us know if you get it figured out.