Line 6 POD 2.0

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How good is this system for recording?

I am looking at getting a new setup for recording - and I want some kind of direct amp modelling hardware.

The sort of stuff I would look at recording is mainly rock, classic rock, grunge and also with the possibilty of some sugar coated guitar rock. The first ones are more likely though - but obviously I want the system to be as versatile as possible.

I am only looking at recording with this system - I do not intend to use it live.

Now the plan is to get a good soundcard too.

Is the general setup for the Line 6: Guitar > POD > Line In on computer?

I possibly intend to use the POD for guitar and bass (maybe vocals). Is this the kind of hardware I should be looking at getting. I know there other things in the range of the Line 6 - is the software amp modeller a better product than the actual hardware one?

Or is there something that does the same thing but with better results?

Thanks very much in advance,

Sammy.
 
I have used it on recordings and found some of the sounds OK but could have been better. I believe there are better units out there. I used it for band practice this week through the PA as I was too lazy to carry my Twin, I will use it for practice all the time now, much easier.
 
As far as recording goes, it's usable in some cases. For distortion, it's teh suck. Fine for live or amped situations. If you run it through a guitar amp and mike the amp, it's not QUITE as bad.
 
I was about to ask the same question. Amp modelers are becoming quite popular but I'm not so sure about the sound. Iwas planing to use it for recording. Some opinions?
 
It's got some usable sounds, no doubt. For bluesy stuff it's good and for hi gain rhythm stuff I found it fairly usable.

BUT I got rid of it. Good but not great.
 
I have never used a POD of any model, but I've been reading modeler wars on netfora for a few years now and have (and do) use other modelers to record.

Here's what I know about modelers, generally speaking:

Most modelers can be used to get some genuinely excellent, pro-quality recorded sounds if you really know what you're doing with the patch programming. This is neither simple nor easy, and most people never get it even close to right because they're too lazy, impatient or stupid, or the modeler deep-programming interface is too unwieldy for efficient use.

No modeler will get every great sound you want, or hear in your head.

Almost all factory presets are garbage.

I have a friend who is a music producer for a household-name media empire in Hollywood. Even though he has access to state-of-the-art recording studios, he does some of his pre-production work at home in a little bedroom hobby studio like mine. He has used the Johnson J-Station to record a lot of guitar and bass stuff that was as good as anything he got in the "real" studios, and wound up putting it into the soundtracks of major-release movies and TV series. I've been wowed by it.

The difference between him and the moron who always derides modelers as "junk" is that he knows he's doing...and that's why he gets the big bucks.

 
i have a pod 2.0 and i think its great. i also have a jcm900 and 4x12 which i think sounds great. its just a matter of what you are looking for. there is no way a modeler will reproduce every nuance of what can be achieved by having "insert amp head here" through a 4x12 in a perfect room; however, after many years of debating, i am fully satisfied with the tones i can get from the pod. in other words if you are trying to record the next release for capitol/atlantic/island records i doubt you want to use anything from a pod 2.0, but if you are demoing some material then go for it. hope this helps a little bit
 
+1 to what bongolation said.

Also, I would say that it very much depends on what type of recording you are trying to do, and what kind of music you play.
 
Hi,

Thanks for the excellent, informative and prompt responses guys. Really appreciated.

What do we play? I am most likely going to end up recording classic rock, pop-punk, punk or blues with it.

I mean - obviously I am only looking at recording demo type things. I just wondered what my best options are for the price range.

I appreciate you guys are all pro's... and will probably expect me to mic up my amp or whatever - but that's just not a possibility with the amount of cash I have available.

Definitely not looking at it for live though - purely recording, with those styles of music ^^.

Cheers in advance.
 
Sammy, have you searched the archives here? So many past threads about the POD, its many competitors, and the pros and cons of amp modeling.

Personally, I use a tube amp on stage and a modeler (Johnson J-Station) in my home studio. When I'm sometimes in a pro studio, I use my amp, too, since neighbors and family are no longer a concern. Modelers are a godsend for those of us recording late at night in a home situation. With some patient tweaking, I'm usually able to get close, sometimes surprisingly so, to the sounds I need.

Best,
J.
 
I have a POD 2.0 as well as a J-Station and I picked up a Behringer Bass V-amp (which has some guitar amp models). I also own a few decent low watt guitar amps (Fender Champ, a small Marshal, a Roland Cube and a couple of Peavy amps).

Let me qualify by saying I am primarily a drummer who has good keyboard chops and fair guitar chops - however, since guitar is not my main axe, getting good tone is a continuous challange - which explains why I have so many amps & simulators (yeah I know it's all in the hands!!!!).

I have found the Pod can get very decent "crunch" tones which compare well to the mic'd sounds from the amps I own, although I've not always been as satisfied with clean tones (the J-Station does clean tones very well). The POD can do very well with the overdriven high gain sounds (although I don't need those sounds often with the music I record) While none of my amps is a high cost amp they are all capable of decent tone - yet I more than often use the Pod (or the J-Station).

I do much of my recording at night (damn day job) and the ability to record direct without blasting an amp more than off-sets any percieved compromise of sound.

Sometimes when I can, I do mic an amp, but the work to set up mics, move them around for the "sweet spot", etc. etc. seems like so much more work than the POD.

As indicated, you really need to spend time with the POD to learn the right settings (more so than with most amps) but once you figure out what settings work - it stays consistant. On the contrary, I find I can mic an amp the exact same way two days in a row and not get the same sound.
 
Good for the 'HomeRecording' musician. Decent sounds that you can record at 'the kids are sleeping' volumes. I run mine through some outboard stuff into a vf160ex for my demos.

Not recommended for serious 'money' studio work. Does work in the pro studio for scratch tracks though. I have kept a few tracks because the sound happened to fit the situation but that is a rarity.
 
bongolation said:
I have never used a POD of any model, but I've been reading modeler wars on netfora for a few years now and have (and do) use other modelers to record.

Here's what I know about modelers, generally speaking:

Most modelers can be used to get some genuinely excellent, pro-quality recorded sounds if you really know what you're doing with the patch programming. This is neither simple nor easy, and most people never get it even close to right because they're too lazy, impatient or stupid, or the modeler deep-programming interface is too unwieldy for efficient use.

No modeler will get every great sound you want, or hear in your head.

Almost all factory presets are garbage.

I have a friend who is a music producer for a household-name media empire in Hollywood. Even though he has access to state-of-the-art recording studios, he does some of his pre-production work at home in a little bedroom hobby studio like mine. He has used the Johnson J-Station to record a lot of guitar and bass stuff that was as good as anything he got in the "real" studios, and wound up putting it into the soundtracks of major-release movies and TV series. I've been wowed by it.

The difference between him and the moron who always derides modelers as "junk" is that he knows he's doing...and that's why he gets the big bucks.
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Who wants to spend days messing about with a modeler, when you can just stick a 57 up against a Frender tube amp and hit record, in the knowledge that, as long as the musician can play, it'll sound great?
 
Codmate said:
Who wants to spend days messing about with a modeler, when you can just stick a 57 up against a Frender tube amp and hit record, in the knowledge that, as long as the musician can play, it'll sound great?
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I disagree with that statement. I find Fender amps to be harsh and unpleasant sounding and I've played though just about every model of them. If you spend days with a modeler you can store the patch and call up that exact tone every time. You can't do that with an amp as any small change in the room or position of the mic will yield a different result. I love a good tube amp as well as the next guy but as so many others have pointed out it isn't always feasible to use one. I can get better tones from a Pod or V-Amp pro than from a cheap tube amp and I don't have to worry about the cops beating on my door.
 
ocnor said:
and I don't have to worry about the cops beating on my door.
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A lot of people seem to have that trouble around here. I love living in the country. ;)
 
It sounds like the POD will be a good choice to get me going on recording some demos.

Do I just plug the guitar into it and then line that into my soundcard?
 
Plug and play buddy!
I use the USB port into my computer to record.
I have the POD PRO XT version 3.0
What I really,really like about is I can sit in my living room late at night and dial in all my GTR parts for songs that I'm working on.
Then when I'm ready to record a song I just call up the pre-set I saved.

How many times have you had a killer GTR sound one day and a week later can't quite get it dialed in that way again.

Check out the song called "Burning"(on my sound click)
It's all done with the POD (except the drums)
 
All POD ,even the bass.
Tried running the Vocals thru it but ended up with too much effects
 
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