Pod hd pro?

[IdentityDevice]

Hello everyone. Ok so I own a triple rec half stack and it never gets any use. Im a drummer in a band but I love to write and play guitar at home just for myself and would love to have the ability to demo stuff on my own like I see so many people doing these days. Thinking about selling the mesa for maybe a line 6 pod hd pro. Was gonna go for the axe fx but its a little pricey and I figure if I can get enough from the amp I could get a somewhat cheaper rack mount and maybe some additional stuff that id need like superior drummer and some kind of recording software or something. Im a total noob at home recording. Would I need to run the rack mount through a power amp of some kind or just straight into a computer? What else would I need to get some quality home recordings going? As of now im just using riffworks t4 and podfarm that came with the line 6 UX2 but that is only taking me so far if ya know what i mean. Is this a dumb idea? Hahaha. Any help or suggestions welcome thanx a lot. Ian.

[Ishan]

You can use it straight into a computer, it'll even replace your UX2 as it has a USB interface built in. Get yourself a good pair of monitors and your set (like the Yamaha HS80M)

[Sepultorture]

go for the pod hd pro, and the extra money goes to whatever else you need. i wouldn't hop on an Axe fx unless i had every else i would ever need

like you said, superior drummer, aswell as what sihan said, monitors, extra cash and the hd pro will go a long way

[IdentityDevice]

Cool, thanx dudes! Really appreciate the help/advice. If I can sell that amp ill most likely go for it. Ill probably need a midi keyboard as well huh? Would probably make things a lot easier and faster. What recording program would you guys recommend?

[Sepultorture]

Originally Posted by IdentityDevice

Cool, thanx dudes! Really appreciate the help/advice. If I can sell that amp ill most likely go for it. Ill probably need a midi keyboard as well huh? Would probably make things a lot easier and faster. What recording program would you guys recommend?

PC or MAC?

[IdentityDevice]

Hp laptop

[IdentityDevice]

Or pc I should say....sorry lol

[cyril v]

Have you tried out Reaper? Pretty cool program IMO, free to try with no limitations and it is cheap as hell if you want to buy it. It has a ton of features, highly customizable and pretty easy to use. I actually used it for free for about a year or so, then when v4 came out I dropped the cash on it, well worth it.

[Sepultorture]

Originally Posted by cyril v

Have you tried out Reaper? Pretty cool program IMO, free to try with no limitations and it is cheap as hell if you want to buy it. It has a ton of features, highly customizable and pretty easy to use. I actually used it for free for about a year or so, then when v4 came out I dropped the cash on it, well worth it.

yep, reaper is a great free program

if you want a bought and paid for program there's also Pro Tools (which can be used with any interface now) and Cubase

[Ishan]

Another vote for Reaper! Works great, is free (or cheap if you want to pay for it) and feels pro.

[javiereu]

Go for an eleven rack, it comes with pro tools and sounds GREAT.

[Sepultorture]

Originally Posted by javiereu

Go for an eleven rack, it comes with pro tools and sounds GREAT.

I've tried the eleven rack a few times at my buddies place and neither he nor I could ever get it to really sound good for metal, not bad peice of kit, but it needs a software kick in the ass.

sad that Avid would put out something that doesn't quite get there when the line 6 pod hd pro can

[pitbulltodd]

1 more vote for Reaper. it is amazing and not too complicated.

[IdentityDevice]

Awesome well you guys are a huge help. Thanx again to all of ya. I know pretty much nothing but really wanna get into demoing my own stuff cuz I have so many riffs and song ideas and I wanna work on em at my own pace as im sure you can all understand/relate. Definitely gonna look into the reaper program since its getting so many "votes" Haha. Prolly gonna go with the hd pro. If I can sell my amp. I've been looking on ebay to see how much triple rec half stacks tend to go for. Looking to sell it for around $1,500. Think that's reasonable? The cab is got some wear around the edges and has "sls" spray painted on the back. I used to be in straight line stitch and got it from them when they got signed and I was no longer in the band but im sure I could spray paint over it. But it sounds really good still. Any advice welcome. Thanks again dudes. You guys are awesome!

[pitbulltodd]

FYI

hopefully u have a pretty decent computer because a lot of the plugins are cpu hogs. if your computer isn't top notch it might not be a bad idea to pick up a used desktop. look for gaming pc's. they usually have what you'll need for home recording.

[Sepultorture]

Originally Posted by IdentityDevice

Awesome well you guys are a huge help. Thanx again to all of ya. I know pretty much nothing but really wanna get into demoing my own stuff cuz I have so many riffs and song ideas and I wanna work on em at my own pace as im sure you can all understand/relate. Definitely gonna look into the reaper program since its getting so many "votes" Haha. Prolly gonna go with the hd pro. If I can sell my amp. I've been looking on ebay to see how much triple rec half stacks tend to go for. Looking to sell it for around $1,500. Think that's reasonable? The cab is got some wear around the edges and has "sls" spray painted on the back. I used to be in straight line stitch and got it from them when they got signed and I was no longer in the band but im sure I could spray paint over it. But it sounds really good still. Any advice welcome. Thanks again dudes. You guys are awesome!

$1500 is reasonalbe indeed, seeing as what they go for new anyhow.

and as for what buddy said, if your comp is old, might want to upgrade a few things or get a PC with a good dual or quad core, lots of ram and a shit tonne of space, especially if you don't plan on using an external hard drive