Please Share Your PODxt Live Experiences
- Thread starter damnesia
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I own it.
The variety of choices for premodelled sounds. You get a whole range of different pedals which the Line6 sound guys modelled and fitted them in. There's also Amp models and Cab models. Ideal for recording too. You can connect this beast to a PC or Mac via USB and can works wonders. Say I record via GarageBand, I can even get the amp feedback. Let's just say you can record whatever you hear through your amp.
The downside is that sometimes it's hard to find that sweet spot. And there are some pedals you wish would be inside. Say for example I want a whammy function inside, or a sustainer.
When I gig live, it goes Guitar -> PodXT Live -> Additional Pedals if necessary -> Amp/Halfstack.
I can post some audio recordings sooner or later once I get back my Mac.
The variety of choices for premodelled sounds. You get a whole range of different pedals which the Line6 sound guys modelled and fitted them in. There's also Amp models and Cab models. Ideal for recording too. You can connect this beast to a PC or Mac via USB and can works wonders. Say I record via GarageBand, I can even get the amp feedback. Let's just say you can record whatever you hear through your amp.
The downside is that sometimes it's hard to find that sweet spot. And there are some pedals you wish would be inside. Say for example I want a whammy function inside, or a sustainer.
When I gig live, it goes Guitar -> PodXT Live -> Additional Pedals if necessary -> Amp/Halfstack.
I can post some audio recordings sooner or later once I get back my Mac.
yeah i agree. most multifx hard to find that sweetspot. im using GNX2 and most of the time i spend about 5-10mins to get a nice new patch. and sometimes that patch sounds good when conected to pc but its sounds totally diff when connected to the amp and need a bit of tweaking again.
what input of the amp u use to connect your podxt? FX return, instrument input?
and yes do post some recordings..
anybody else care to share? maybe those who sold it..
what input of the amp u use to connect your podxt? FX return, instrument input?
and yes do post some recordings..
anybody else care to share? maybe those who sold it..
Well for the PODXT Live, you can connect to your PC/Mac directly and change the settings from your computer updating 'live'.
As my amp at home is just a practice amp, there's no FX return but it is recommended to plug it into the FX return and setting the EQ stuff to middle yada yada.
Here are some shots of the input/output on the back of the PodXT Live.
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/515/photo0074jm8.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9397/photo0075hb9.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8408/photo0076uw4.jpg
As my amp at home is just a practice amp, there's no FX return but it is recommended to plug it into the FX return and setting the EQ stuff to middle yada yada.
Here are some shots of the input/output on the back of the PodXT Live.
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/515/photo0074jm8.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9397/photo0075hb9.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8408/photo0076uw4.jpg
Ok i managed to dig up a sample recording i did some time back.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jwtbmg
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jwtbmg
i have one as well.. it's good stuff. i recommend it highly. you can get almost any tone u want as long as you tweak it.. the factory presets are quite crappy though.
the only comment is that i feel that the gain is still alittle lagging. i'm running another distortion pedal before it but set the gain and level to almost zero just to boost it up a little bit more.... but this is really personal preference cos there're many people who can shred like nobody's business with just Guitar -> PODxt Live -> PC.
Just check out the clips in youtube... I think JerryC uses PODxt Live as well.
the only comment is that i feel that the gain is still alittle lagging. i'm running another distortion pedal before it but set the gain and level to almost zero just to boost it up a little bit more.... but this is really personal preference cos there're many people who can shred like nobody's business with just Guitar -> PODxt Live -> PC.
Just check out the clips in youtube... I think JerryC uses PODxt Live as well.
For what it is, I think its a very good board. Here's my first take when I first received the board from a kind friend.
http://download.yousendit.com/58E9C96619A52597
http://download.yousendit.com/58E9C96619A52597
for me a practice with a sustainer and micro amp the the front.
so it goes CS-3 -> MXR micro amp -> podxt live ->amp
though the sustainer is rather weak at this position imo.
cheers
EDIT: oh yes the recording is so clear which leaves me little to edit out for post editing. except the single coil hums :evil:
so it goes CS-3 -> MXR micro amp -> podxt live ->amp
though the sustainer is rather weak at this position imo.
cheers
EDIT: oh yes the recording is so clear which leaves me little to edit out for post editing. except the single coil hums :evil:
well. i use the podxt. i gather it shld be around the same as the podxt live?
here's a little old recording of mine
http://download.yousendit.com/3402A0403C4AE5DD
here's a little old recording of mine
http://download.yousendit.com/3402A0403C4AE5DD