Is POD XT PRO good enough for recording?

[Killswitch]

Hi guys,

Need some input...Is POD XT PRO by itself good enough for recording? or should it be combine with other device to produce good sound quality...

Thanks

[jony]

You'll definitely want a good preamp into your recording interface.

[Cavett]

XT Pro is gd enough. You can just use the USB port to directly record into your PC.

However you shld also combine it with a decent enough guitarist to get a real gd tone out of it.

[audio_fuzz]

Try X3 Pro instead...more controls.

[blueprintstudios]

pod 2.0 is good enough. (www.purevolume.com/blueprintstudios - listen to 20dischanger - solitary(Demo) )
j/k

of course if you got better gear , why not? but honestly, line6 D.I being one of the better guitar amp D.I processors technology still can't compete with the real sound of a (good) amp (well) miked up..

in case you're interested to hear even shittier gears used to record :
http://www.myspace.com/rikaxoxo
Ghost = used Zoom 505ii D.I haha..

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[Killswitch]

Thank you guys for the inputs.... really appreciate it.....

Jony - Any preamp to recommend to go along with the pod XT pro....

Thanks

[blueprintstudios]

after you get a good preamp, make sure you get a good recording soundcard. after you get a good recording take, it'll also take good effort of editing/mixing (read : not good mixing/editing but good effort, you won't mix out a masterpiece rightaway takes alot of passion)

watch your budget
good luck!

[Killswitch]

Thank you blueprintstudio...

well since POD XT Pro is using usb recording, I dun need any sound card right..... By the way, can recommend me any good preamp?

Thanks

[blueprintstudios]

pod xt pro has its own soundcard interface? yeah then you wouldn't need a soundcard. but definitely you can't compare the podxt pro's "soundcard" vs the other "dedicated" soundcards in the market.

good preamps :
http://www.fmraudio.com/
presonus is quite clean (bluetube DP)
focusrite

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