AngstRiddenDreams
Filthy Casual
Any of you guys after super sludgy tones that can still be clear? I'm somewhat after that but can't seem to find a good middle point.
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Found a different way of recording DI with the Pod HD500 that sounds alot beastier!
Rundown:
Guitar plugs into the guitar-in.
Then send one of the 1/4th outs (L or R) into input 4 on my interface (my interface has 4 line inputs, 4 mic inputs, a 1 MIDI input).
From there, plug SPDIF cable from POD into the SPDIF input on interface.
Now, when my DAW was up and running, it let me seperate what tracks go to which side in the listener's ear while monitoring in stereo. Inputs 1 & 2 (the SPDIF) go to the left, while inputs 3 & 4 (or just 4...which is the 1/4 out I plugged in) go to the right.
What I did was I opted to switch monitoring into "mono" so everything is centered in the listener's ear while playing back and recording. I have the SPDIF recording dry and I muted its inputs (1 & 2 on my interface) in the playback so I wouldn't "hear" it, but it is still recording while I am playing. (The reason I switched to "mono" while monitoring is that when you mute an input in stereo, you usually have that "emptiness" on either the left or the right side that the muted input should fill in.)
And as for the 1/4 out (I had plugged into input 4 in my interface), it was was centered and all I heard since I muted the other inputs (1 & 2) and had the monitoring set to "mono".
This method may seem confusing but it has allowed me to record DI via SPDIF in a mono or stereo format while ONLY hearing my wet, processed patch. It also eliminates some of the problems that can come with an analog-to-digital conversion and some other problems I have experienced while using other methods to record DI.
I actually have been very content with my POD HD500 for the longest time now. Got it when it first came out. Sold my POD X3 on Ebay to buy the HD500.
It's just recently I've been rather bummed out. Compared it to a buddy's Axe-Fx, and the tone out of the POD just felt "ball-less" (yes, without balls) in comparison.
I usually go as simple as possible. RickyCigs on here taught me that after I've examined some of his patches.
I got some REALLY good patches.....but it's just not "ballsy" or "meaty" (or "realistic") enough for me as of lately.
Does anyone have a good idea or suggestion for a tapping tone? I'm thinking along the lines of scale the summit's clean sound. I haven't really tried yet, i'm just curious if anyone has had any luck getting something like this.
Man that was seriously nice! Would you mind sharing the patch?
Playing through this sounds really good!
Also, dem gates.![]()
Here is a quick one with rick's "true grit" patch and my own solo patch
and here is the sound cloud of the same thing
https://soundcloud.com/surfthealien/doodle
I used bobbo's periphery patch for the rhythm tone... I bypassed the cab and used a Soldano cab w/ Redwirez. I might have cut too much low end on the guitars. Still a demo, still have some work to do.
https://soundcloud.com/jm2484/who-you-callin-butthead
What do you guys think? Thanks!
Would anyone be interested in a patch that resembles the Feared tone from the Rejects album? I haven't really used my pod much lately but last night I was tweaking to match my ReValver tone and it turned out fairly well. Probably my favorite treadplate tone so far. For some reason I just haven't gotten along with that model.