POD X3 Mini Review
POD X3 Mini Review By Fran
POD X3 is a recording interface made by Line-6 which has built in amp modelling and effects.
I got my X3 over a year ago, and whe I purchased it I intended to use it both for my daily practice and to record.
I initially used it to practice emulating different amps & effects, connecting it to my laptop 2.1 speakers. It sounds pretty good thanks to the subwoofer, which adds that bass that is always lacking in regular computer speakers.
In my opinion the best thing about the X3 is its amp modelling. It models 78 different amps and cabs which sound really good.
One thing to keep in mind about these overloaded amp/fx units is that sometimes there's so much to tweak and add in there that it's hard to actually get a good sound out of them. When I started I felt I had to "use it all" to make it sound good. After a few weeks I realized that the best approach (and most obvious, though many times overlooked) is to go step by step as if it was real gear.
Start from Zero. Turn it all off. Just take an amp model, and tweak it until it sounds good. As if it was a real amp. When you have the right gain and EQ settings, then add only the stomps that you would use if you were using a normal pedalboard. Tweak each one. Done.
In my experience that worked better than starting from a preset loaded with a zillion effects, amp and cab and then trying to tweak it all. That's madness!
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