Recording Software |
|
|
|
|
Nov 28 2006, 10:16 AM
|
|
QUOTE (n0x @ Nov 28 2006, 01:58 AM)  hehe cheers for the advice  . POD XTL, great piece of equipment init  but the prob is im using a laptop with a shitty inbuilt soundcard. How would I get through my pod as a midi device? You can't do that unless you plug in the POD directly via USB device or something similar, correct? I might be wrong, I don't know much about this subject hehe. I've got me one of those transformer jacks that changes from a 1/4" to a 1/8" input for the mic, but it dooesnt work so well with my guitar leads.. Ill get me another one then and ill try it out ;D or better so illt ry find the actual lead. Rock on! Re Midi devices...I dont know ANYTHING about midi - I can see the Pod has a midi out so presumably.... as for your experience not working so well - there is a output level selecter at the rear of the Pod XTL - make sure you tweak that - its the little knob that you can barely notice - next to the "left" output.. make sure that is set correctly for your card. Also you can adjust the sound input via the sound settings in control panel and finally make adjustments to the sound you hear in your recording software. It should sound fine - I am sure you will have a mic input - you just need to adjust the levels to get it right. - bear in mind they may be too high and need turning down that may be the problem !! start at zero and work up - you may be getting distrorted sound if the levels are high - in a mic input you dont need high input levels. Final tip is this - make sure the speakers on your laptop are turned off or down, use a seperate line out to your amp (you have 2, left and right) use one to the puter and one to the amp - DONT listen to your playing throught the computer speakers - only listen through those during playback of the recording. otherwise the "lag" will make it sound really bad if you monitor it live. monitor your sound as you play through your amp. hope that helps. -------------------- its not easy
banging your head against some mad buggers wall. Variax 300. Pod XTL & Crate amp some of my recordings are here: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergb/ |
 |
 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nov 28 2006, 11:18 PM
|
|
QUOTE (n0x @ Nov 28 2006, 10:51 PM) Cheers for the tips boys, much appreciated. Hehe yeah, the level knob I got that set pretty low incase it doesnt overdrive my amp.. And i gota switch from "amp" to "line" setting, and the studio setting too.. That bloody PODXTL manual is huge! So pretty much this is how my setup(s) should be - One lead connected via the POD XTL input to my guitar. As for output (left and right), one cable (left) goes into the amp, and one cable(right) with a 1/8" head plugs into the "microphone" input port on my laptop with my speakers turned off? Unless, I decide to use USB ofcourse. Right? ;o. So, that's 3 guitar cables in total yeh? I'll give this a try Thursday and i'll let u guys know, and perhaps even record something and upload it here:D. That is, if what was stated above in my post is true. (my setup) How you describe it is pretty much exactly how I am set up - I record into Adobe Audition, in that program there is a line goes right accross the bottom of the screen which displays the "input level" so you can pretty much set the output of the POD to match the desired level on screen and off you go. I have put a couple of recordings in the uploads board previously and so you can hear how it sounds from the way I do it. I am pretty happy with how simple it all works. Adobe audition saves recordings as MP3's and you can add backing tracks, even have the backing track play through the computer speakers as you record (to do that you need to turn off monitor input in the advanced sound settings through control panel so you dont hear your guitar becuase of the lag) -------------------- its not easy
banging your head against some mad buggers wall. Variax 300. Pod XTL & Crate amp some of my recordings are here: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergb/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 3 2006, 08:37 PM
|
|
Good thread with lots of information!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 5 2006, 10:43 AM
|
|
Indeed
Adobe audition - Is that a recording software, or is it only used for "editing" tracks, etc. ? Is it free? Where can I get it? |
|
|
|
|
 
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
