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Interfaces will at least have balanced TRS outs. Do your monitors have XLR and TRS balanced inputs?
Mine have both and they're doing ok with TRS lines.
I haven't got the monitors yet.
thanks!
Interfaces will at least have balanced TRS outs. Do your monitors have XLR and TRS balanced inputs?
Mine have both and they're doing ok with TRS lines.
Unless OP means something completely different he already has an interface, the Line 6 Pod X3 and the guide, https://l6c-acdn2.line6.net/data/6/...20.653911037.1598073273-1739868599.1598073273
Shows a very comprehensive amount of I/O (p13) including MIDI in and out on DIN. They seem to have fallen off the radar recently but the Line 6 interfaces always used to get a good rep and had low latency.
OP, will need a rake of DIN cables to hook things up and some software to generate sounds, drums etc and I would guess Reaper would serve to get him going?
The HD650s are well respected but monitors of some sort are generally more convenient when playing and some say headphones make final mixes difficult.
Room treatment is highly desirable of course but if a typical small bedroom with carpet, bed and other 'soft stuff' about it should be reasonable with small monitors close too. What 'Near field monitoring' is all about in any case! OP is not going to get smooth, sub 80Hz bass in a small room no matter what he does.
Yes, 8 G of ram is totally adequate IMHO for even quite complex audio work. SSD, does not need to be huge, small external USB 3.0 1tB drive to save/backup keeping large files off the SSD.
Yes, get a mic! The Pod has an XLR input and you never know when you will need it. Fork! If nothing else you can use it to 'slate' takes...i.e. "Take ten, trying to nail this *&*^g riff!" If cash is limited the Behringer 8500 dynamic is a steal at ~$20.
Dave.
Right chap. It would seem you have never used an interface, I have never used a Pod 6 and the rear of the Pod is a bit of a nightmare!
Does yours look like the attached? If so, read on...
The pod connects to the PC with a USB 'A to B' cable, probably got one with it but they are a $ or two almost anywhere.
I strongly suggest you read the manual for the pod and if you don't have it, download it. R.E.A.D. The section devoted to "connection to a computer" and download any drivers they suggest you need. (the manual suggests you should have, or be able to download some recording software but if you don't have that, download "Audacity" for now)
Plug guitar in and you should get the meters moving on the computer software. You can listen to the PC output on headphones but there are both XLR and jack outputs to drive external active monitor speakers or a hi fi amp if you have such a rig handy (but go easy on dad's speakers with distorted axe).
I am sorry I cannot be of more help but as I say, I know jack about the Line 6 save what I can glean from the handbook. Rest assured though that you can 'plug about' and try things with impunity, you won't cause smoke. Keep the cans round your neck though, i.e. 'off ears' while you experiment because you could get very loud bursts of guitar or feedback.
"Such fun"!
Dave.
Yes the diagram is the same as mine!
I will be having a look at the line 6 manual to see how to connect it to a PC.
As for 'dad', well he died 20 years ago when I was forty.
many thanks!
currently, Roland vs2480 in a home studio,
I am upgrading to a DAW.
looking to go the imac 32gb
logic pro x route,
what mixing board/surface controller to incorporate,
Presonus Studiolive 32SC
Allen and Heath QU24
Midas M32R
Behringer X32
I have an Akai 5000
& a Line 6 Pod HD Pro X
what way would you go on a budget?
would love to use an older mixing board but that's just not feasible.
Pete
The 18i20 is a nice unit, for sure, but Pedro specifically mentioned going with an Imac, which provides Thunderbolt. Its an inherently more efficient protocol, and you should get better I/O performance in terms of latency. That's why I mentioned looking at the Quantum, MOTU or UA interfaces.
For Win/PC users, USB is the way to go. I'm running the Tascam US16x08. Similar to the 18i20, 8 mic preamps, 8 balanced line inputs, headphone and speaker outputs, balanced line outputs, USB2.0 and Midi i/O. I also looked at the 18i20 and Presonus units. I definitely wanted 8 mic inputs. I can also feed 4 busses from my old Yamaha MX12/4 to the line inputs for additional feed if I needed them. Haven't so far.
What the Doc says is partially true. It depends on whether you are open to doing everything in the box, or if you like the workflow that you had with the Roland, like having physical ( and automated ) faders.
Device like the Allen Heath QU24 were primarily designed for doing live mixing, but they have now integrated DAW control/interface functionality. This will be important if you are doing live recording of bands. You can feed 24 or 32 tracks directly to your DAW in real time.
If you are going to mostly be recording single tracks, or even something like a drum track, you can get by with a nice 2 to 8 channel interface. These would be something like the Presonus Quantum, Motu or Universal Audio interfaces. Choose the number of simultaneous inputs that you need and work from there.
Some people really like physical faders, others adjust to doing things on screen easily. It depends on your style of working and comfort level.
If you haven't already done so, you might download Reaper, and give it a spin to see if you really need the faders. The first subjects you should look at is effects routing, followed by the automation. While track automation isn't normally a beginners topic, I figure if you've been using the VS2470, you have a good grasp on recording techniques. Automation is implemented differently in a DAW, but the end result is the same. Volume automation is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. It can either be done with a mouse editing individual points, or you can have it read the fader positions.
I'm not familiar with the workings of the Roland, but if you can export a set of raw tracks, then you can try mixing them down inside the DAW.