line 6 pod question

[darrenoneill]

is the line 6 pod a viable alternative to using an amp in a home recording situations... eg will it sound good plugged in directly

Im particually interested in using it for rock and metal... if anyone has any samples it would help alot in my decision wether to gop this route

thanks!

 

[taeyoung]

is the line 6 pod a viable alternative to using an amp in a home recording situations... eg will it sound good plugged in directly

Im particually interested in using it for rock and metal... if anyone has any samples it would help alot in my decision wether to gop this route

thanks!

I know there are several samples available on this forum, I've listened to several and some of them are quite good...I've heard of several bands that are on major labels that use the line 6 pod xt pro in the studio.

But at the same time, those people usually say it requires a LOT of tweaking to get those good sounds out of it. It's not something that you just plug in and get an instant great sound out of.

I think it's quite convienant and good for home recording demos and such. I've never used the original pod, just the xt pro version though...it's not gonna sound like a tube amp out of the box though (or probably ever for that matter) but not everyone uses tube amps for recording anyways.

Just depends on how picky you want to be about your sound.

 

[darrenoneill]

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excellent...

Ive heard about tweaking being required...

I wonder in what sence though? simply eq?

 

[taeyoung]

excellent...

Ive heard about tweaking being required...

I wonder in what sence though? simply eq?

You might have to do a lot of messing around with the EQ, comp, cabinets,delay etc. A lot of the presets have like every effect they could think of on there, and that usually sounds like garbage to me. I tend to take off a lot of the effects and just use 1 or 2 or 3 effects sparingly. And of course messing around with the gain, bass, mid, treble with each different patch.

It's best to just listen to what sound you like rather than going with a Mesa Triple Rec because you like the sound of a Mesa Triple Rec, cuz it's not gonna sound like a Mesa Triple Rec no matter how much you play with it.

 

[darrenoneill]

ok...

which is the best POD to use for a more metal style sound (think machine head etc)

theres a few different types and I cant seem to find any samples in that style

 

[taeyoung]

which is the best POD to use for a more metal style sound (think machine head etc)

theres a few different types and I cant seem to find any samples in that style

Sorry, maybe someone else can help you on that, like I said I've only used the xt pro and there are several options in there for metal (5150, mesa triple rec,marshall jcm2000), but I think I heard that the patches and options are pretty similar between the different pods, the only difference is between some of the outputs and physical features.

 

[therage!]

is the line 6 pod a viable alternative to using an amp in a home recording situations... eg will it sound good plugged in directly

Im particually interested in using it for rock and metal... if anyone has any samples it would help alot in my decision wether to gop this route

thanks!

Search the forums here. It's been discussed at length.

 

[thajeremy]

I think it is very much an option....Im not sure what style of music you plan to record, but you can check out these 5 songs that I recorded a few months ago...

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=217390&highlight=metal

ALL guitars in these 5 songs are Behri V-amp pro. I have never used a POD but I would expect similar to better results.

my setup was Guitar > V-amp > Pre > delta 1010.

 

[Farview]

Here you go.

Guitar pluged into a PODXT pro plugged into my converters. No compression, no EQ.

 

[pikingrin]

Honestly, I would try to find some samples that show the differences between the POD XT and POD 2.0. When I was in the studio last year with the last band I was in, the guy told us not to bring our amps. I was thinking (at the time) WTF??? Needless to say, we ended up using a POD 2.0 for the tracking of nearly all the guitar parts, and it sounded good to my ears. Since then, I bought a POD XT, and can't seem to get as good of a sound out of it no matter how much I tweak.

Bottom line, I recommend POD 2.0 over POD XT. My two cents.

 

[darrenoneill]

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wow you guys know your stuff, awsome recordings...

I gotta hear a 2.0 comapred to the XT PRO, XT pro sounds amazing but I spent so much already! my budget is tight!

 

[Fletcher]

is the line 6 pod a viable alternative to using an amp in a home recording situations

That depends... if you're making writing demos for songs that will be recorded for real later on they can be a rather useful tool... if you're trying to make a recording that "sounds like a record" then no, they're a worthless piece of shit that has no business being anywhere near the product [on all levels].

It took under an hour to get Ty Tabor from King's X to wise up that his guitar sounds were shit because of the POD [and he had a full "Line 6" endorsement... which meant he got all the 'latest and greatest' for free].

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

if you're trying to make a recording that "sounds like a record" then no, they're a worthless piece of shit that has no business being anywhere near the product [on all levels].

Oh, please...

G.

 

[SinepTaf]

Farview can you please hook me up with that patch. Thats an really awesome patch. everything I find is eather too wimpy or too death metal. Thats one kick ass patch. if you could, I'm begging, e-mail that to me. sineptaf (at) gmail (dot) com

 

[joswil44]

Check out this sample from Diablo in Finland.

I have asked them about their gear and recordings and they used a Line 6 POD for all of their albums despite the fact that they play through Mesa Boogie Triaxis Preamps and Mesa Power Amps with Lexicon Effects live.

I believe Meshuggah also used Line 6 for alot of their recent recordings.

I personally use it for recordings direct.

And like any Line 6 Pod 2.0, Pod Pro, etc, you need to know how to use them.

Don't record anything Direct without a cabinet Emulator turned on because it sounds over processed without it.

Don't use a cabinet emulator while plugged in to an amp and guitar cabinet because it while sound .

Hold the tap tempo buttons and turn the knobs to get more features activated.

You can add Presense or a Distortion boost by using that feature.

For Metal, you will probably only use the Rectifier Settings, Line 6 Insane or maybe the Modern for some lead and lower gain rythm guitar.

I personally never cared for POD Xt, XT Live or Veta because some of these extra controls either dissappeared or weren't worth the time figuring out.

IMO Pod Pro is cheap, simple and versatile.

 

[chessrock]

is the line 6 pod a viable alternative to using an amp in a home recording situations...

Depends on your definition of "viable."



If viable, to you, means a sound that somewhat loosely approximates a guitar being played through an amp, then yea, it's totally viable.

.

 

[joswil44]

wow you guys know your stuff, awsome recordings...

I gotta hear a 2.0 comapred to the XT PRO, XT pro sounds amazing but I spent so much already! my budget is tight!

Find a used Pod Pro.....

Gives you more amp models (2.0 doesn't have the Insane Model), a Tuner, stereo XLR and 1/4" outputs as well as some digital connectivity.

Works great direct for recording or as a preamp such as slaving a Tube heads return jack as a power amp.

Also works great with poweramps like the QSC RMX 850.

 

[Farview]

Farview can you please hook me up with that patch. Thats an really awesome patch. everything I find is eather too wimpy or too death metal. Thats one kick ass patch. if you could, I'm begging, e-mail that to me. sineptaf (at) gmail (dot) com

It's spinal puppet with the vetta compressor turned on. Nothing special. I can't email you the patch, it's not my Pod and the guitar player took it home.