Pod Farm iLok Licenses are not subject to model pack purchases.  Only Pod Farm Standard for iLok and Pod Farm Platinum for iLok are applicable to iLok licensing and model pack additions do not apply. 

What is it?

POD Farm 2.5 and POD Farm 2.5 Platinum are premium tone plug-ins that add world-renowned POD® tone to any DAW.

POD Farm 2.5 offers hand-picked recording essentials for guitar, bass and vocals while POD Farm 2.5 Platinum delivers a stunning collection of more than 250 meaty models. Download POD Farm 2.5 for free to get a taste of what it can do with a limited model set.

What’s new?

·         Hardware independence – use any audio interface!

·         64-bit support

·         Free trial version

I own POD Farm 2. Do I get a free upgrade to POD Farm 2.5?

Yes! Just download POD Farm 2.5 from www.Line6.com/software and enjoy!

What are some classic POD Farm features?

·         Vintage and modern models of amps, cabs, studio-standard effects, classic stompboxes and colorful preamps

·         It can work as a stand-alone app – no DAW required!

·         Flexible DSP and effect routing capability

·         Simple drag-and-drop interface for easy tone switching and control

·         POD Farm Elements lets you load single models or FX groups to save CPU power

·         Compatible with any MIDI controller including Line 6 FBV Shortboard™ MkII and FBV Express™ MkII

·         Mac® AU/RTAS®/VST® and Windows® RTAS®/VST® compatible; iLok USB Smart Key version available

Can I use POD Farm 2.5 with my current hardware?

Absolutely. But we’d recommend POD Studio interfaces, since they have the lowest latency and best signal-to-noise ratio for guitarists.

Can I try before I buy?

Yes! Go here and download POD Farm 2.5 for free. Test-drive the guitar models, Dual Tone functionality and more. Use it as long as you want and upgrade to POD Farm 2.5 at any time.

Can I use my model packs with the demo version?

One of the limitations of the free version is that you can only use the model set that comes with the demo. You can use your model packs with POD Farm 2.5 if you purchase a license for it.

Where can I purchase POD Farm 2.5 and POD Farm 2.5 Platinum?

Download it directly from Line 6 here.

Where can I learn more?

Visit www.line6.com/podfarm

1. No Audio Input/Output from POD Farm 2.5 Standalone using a Line 6 Audio Interface

• This was a problem with POD Farm 2.50 that was fixed in 2.51.
• Windows
  • Completely uninstall POD Farm 2.50, then, download and install POD Farm 2.55 from the Line 6 downloads page.
• Mac
  • Completely uninstall POD Farm 2.50 following the removal instructions below in problem 2.
  • Then, download and install POD Farm 2.55 from the Line 6 downloads page.

2. If you are experiencing the following symptoms on a Mac computer:

• POD Farm 2.5x standalone and/or plug-in not authorized on Mac.
  
• POD Farm 2.5x crashes in standalone mode when Changing presets.
• Pro Tools crash when instantiating POD Farm 2.5x plug-in to a track or changing presets in plug-in.
  
• POD Farm 2.5x plug-in settings are not retained in Pro Tools project after saving, closing, then, re-opening project.
  

   Please try the following:

• Close all open programs out, go to the Mac HD/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Line 6 folder.  ***If you are on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.x and 10.8.x, the Library folder is hidden.  To 'unhide' this folder, you must first run the terminal program located in the Applications/Utilities folder.  Once Terminal is running, at the command prompt, type the following:
  • chflags nohidden /Users/Username/Library
    • *The username is the username of your computer which has the house icon under Places
  • Hit enter.  There will be no indication that anything happend except for a new command prompt if it worked.
  • With the Library folder now visible, go to:  Mac HD/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Line 6 folder
• CTRL+Click on that Line 6 folder in that location folder and select GET INFO.  Check the permissions at the bottom of GET INFO, and check to see if they are set to READ ONLY. If so, manually change the permissions to Read & Write.
• Then, run License Manager and just sign in with your Line 6 username.
• After signing in, the Line 6 folder in the above location should be populated with new items such as a Guitarport and License Manager folders, and a L6system file.
• Then, close out License Manager and test POD Farm 2.55 standalone or plug-in within your DAW once again.

3. Amp Models no longer available in POD Farm 2.0 or older after installing POD Farm 2.5x

• This was a problem with POD Farm 2.50 that was fixed in 2.51.
• Windows:
  • Completely uninstall both POD Farm 1 and POD Farm 2 using the Line 6 Uninstaller within Programs/Line 6/Tools folder.
  • Download and re-install POD Farm 2.55 from the Line 6 website.
  • If you must also have POD Farm 1 on that computer as well, make sure to install POD Farm 1.12 BEFORE installing POD Farm 2.55 on your system.
• Mac:
  • Throw away all versions of POD Farm 1 or 2 applications to the trash from the Applications/Line6 folder.
  • Manually search in the following locations and delete any of the files found from within each of these folders:

                              Library/Audio/Plugin-Ins/Components

Library/Audio/Plugin-Ins/VST
Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers
Library/Frameworks (look for L6WXTG and L6WXTY.framework and delete them)
Library/Application Support/Line 6
Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins
(Username)/Library/Application Support/Line 6
Applications/Line 6
User/Documents/Line 6
User/Library/Preferences (Line6 preferences, should be something like com.line6.xxxxx, etc. Delete.)

• Empty the Trash.
• Next, go into Applications/Utilities and launch the Terminal application and type the following commands at the prompt:
  • cd // (then press the enter key)
  • cd /private/var/db/receipts (then press the enter key)
  • sudo rm -i com.line6* (then press the enter key)
  • Enter your Mac OSX account password. Note: you will NOT see the cursor acknowledge any characters being input; you will need to type your system password correctly and hit "Enter"!
  • Type Yes to every option/question to remove Line 6 software components (there will be a good number of confirmations, FYI).
• Download and install POD Farm 2.55 from the Line 6 website.

4. RTAS Plug-ins Not Loading after POD Farm 2.5 Instantiation

• An error message pops up at startup with the following:  Pro Tools could not load the following plug-ins either because no valid authorization could be found, the iLok key was not connected or the plug-in was damaged.  It also lists the POD Farm 2 and POD Farm Elements plug-ins below the message.
• This is a Windows-based problem and seems to be an issue if Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable is not updated or installed properly on the computer system. Using Windows Update to install/update Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable so that POD Farm 2.5 can have access to the libraries it needs to run correctly usually fixes the problem.
• Please see the attachment at the bottom of this document titled 'Visual C plus Update.docx' for Windows Update instructions and screen shots.

5. Incorrect Graphics/GUI in POD Farm 2.5x plug-in

Installing POD Farm 1 after installing POD Farm 2.51 can downgrade the POD Farm system files.  This will cause POD Farm 2.51 not to function.  The workaround is to install POD Farm 2.51 after POD Farm 1 to restore functionality.

This will install:

- POD Farm 2.5x application

- Drivers for Line 6 hardware

- Line 6 Monkey update utility

- Line 6 License Manager

2) After installing the software above, connect your Line 6 hardware (if applicable) and run the Line 6 Monkey to ensure that the POD Farm 2.5x application and your Line 6 hardware drivers* are updated (*Line 6 hardware only).

3) Close Line 6 Monkey and run Line 6 License Manager:

- If you are using Line 6 hardware (POD Studio/Toneport), select the hardware from the left side of License Manager and hit the 'Authorize' button for that device.  Afterward, you may need to click on an 'Install' button to install the assets to the Line 6 hardware.  Do NOT authorize your computer if you are using Line 6 Hardware with POD Farm 2.5x.

- If you are NOT using Line 6 hardware with POD Farm, just select your computer within License Manager and just click the 'Authorize' button to authorize the license to the computer.

*For a Video outline of how License Manager works click Here.

4) Close License Manager and start POD Farm 2.5x.  You can now begin using the program.  If you are using Line 6 hardware, make sure to connect your speakers or headphones to the Audio OUTPUTS of the Line 6 hardware.

Starting with Mac OS X driver 5.1.2, our Mac drivers for our products are compatible with Intel Macs only.  Unfortunately, it isn't practical for us to continiue to support platforms such as Power PC that the manufacturer (Apple) no longer supports.  Please continue to use driver 4.7.1 for Power PC systems (last driver release for Power PC systems).  We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

A small number of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion customers have reported problems with noise or distortion occurring intermittently when recording or playing back audio over USB with Line 6 devices.  Mac Driver 7.2.4 implements several changes which should improve these issues on all Line 6 USB devices.

If you continue to have problems with audio using our latest 7.2.4 driver for Mac OS X, please submit a support ticket at http://line6.com/support/tickets/add.html.

Line 6 Customer Support