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Posted by: RandomVictim Mar 15 2008, 03:17 PM

How do you play the Pod directly through the computer without an amp? I know that Marcus Lavendell does it. Is there a special program i need to buy?

Posted by: Bogdan Mar 15 2008, 04:42 PM

If that pod have usb conectivity I guess you connect it via usb and install the software you got with it ?

Posted by: RandomVictim Mar 15 2008, 06:04 PM

Maybe i should rephrase...

So i have the X3 and so far ive been using it through my Vox amp. If i wanted to not use an amp,. and make the sound come straight out of the computer..which program would i have to use

Posted by: Bogdan Mar 15 2008, 06:31 PM

Well as I said , you will have to first connect the pod to a computer using usb 2.0 cable.Than you will need to install a driver for pod (I guess you got a driver cd or something ? ) ..Next , if your pod is anyway similar to line6 toneport , it will enable you to use it as external soundcard via usb..Anyway in order to hear your playing through computer speakers you must connect the speakers to headphones or the other line out balanced jack on the pod itself..To record yourself install a Reaper or Riff Works (line6) and choose as the sound device - the pod x3..

hope this helps

Posted by: Marcus Siepen Mar 16 2008, 07:40 AM

Or go for the simple version and connect the outputs of your pod to the input of your soundcard, should do the job too.

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Mar 16 2008, 12:42 PM

Actually, that's the only way to do it - you can't do it through software. Actually you can use the pos as your soundcard as well if you want to, then hook your soundcardp speakers to the pod instead of your old soundcard.

Another option that I use it to have a mixer that gets the output of my compute and the output of my pod and feeds it to my monitor speakers.

Posted by: Fran Mar 16 2008, 12:53 PM

I guess from what I read here that there's no Gearbox for Pod X3 yet?

Posted by: Bogdan Mar 16 2008, 02:19 PM

I agree with Marcus , you can connect output of pod to Line in of soundcard in your computer..That way you should be able to hear yourself playing and its the easies way to go..But keep in mind that you will have a little too much latency problems when recording..So when you want to record something connect it to PC via usb connection and that will do the job