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Published on 09/28/10 at 10:50
Value For Money :
Excellent
- Effects available: Full Crank, amp simulations, and other traditional effects a little more original ... You probably already know all this, there is the complete list of simulations on the Line6 site.
It's all digital, eh, and it goes up to 96kHz / 24bit S / PDIF.
And so, there's a BIG mass simulations and effects, but in practice, we realize that, at the amp simulations, in the end everything sounds, not the same, but not very far either and similarly in use it will say "normal", we will use probably not the plethora of effects.
Everything can be edited easily with Gearbox on the PC, save its presets, etc.. and also use POD Farm to use the sounds of POD in his favorite VST host. That said, we must love the sound of the POD for that = p
- Connectivity: very complete, and finally to the fact that I use, ie home studio and concerts.
There's MIDI (and since an update, all parameters are editable via MIDI!), S / PDIF out very well to register for instrument inputs (finally a guitar, and one in but personally I do not feel significant difference), a microphone input (moderately usable because of gain control ... which is rather faulty), a Variax input, effects loop, output jack is going to be a guitar amp to a mixer and XLR outputs that they are really made to go to the mixer ...
So what level of connectivity y 'get by!
UTILIZATION
Using my faith in a few moments we can use features "basic" edition kind of effects, all that, and then deepening the beast, one can mount pretty cool routing capabilities;
Personally, when I use it to record, I plug my guitar to the pod, the output S / PDIF pod on my sound card, and I record in "dry", after I do what I want with the sound; at the same time I listen to what I play with an output jack plugged into my POD amp;
Live is a bit different, I use almost all functions of the POD I think = p (except that which is yet his fame, the amp simulations!)
So, I have a guitar that fits into the Aux input, an entry in Guitar one plays with samples with my band so there 's a sequence (Ableton Live) that runs on the PC I plugged the PC POD MIDI program change and programmed in Ableton Live so I do not have to change the presets and I can concentrate on the game! It is extremely convenient.
I have two in the POD amp simulations, one that goes into my amp to the left and one right (I play in stereo) and I just change the guitar from time to time!
Y 'after a huge amount of other routings that could invent ...
SOUND QUALITY
Ah, the rub here a bit.
I say no, when I had my only experience with a "real" amp was a Line 6 Spider II, so inevitably I was delighted, amazed, and so on. Now I have changed a little, and as many effects like delay, and simulations of distortion pedals are pretty convincing, as the amp simulations, when there's a little gain, a kind of fizz so acute frequency varies depending on the model of amp and speaker chosen; again, the dynamic part very quickly, and when using the POD in normal use (by plugging into a PA system), it is muddy and the sound tends to drown completely in the mix. The clean sounds, and light crunch kind class A tube amp pushed to the max are much more convincing that said (and I mean basically metal-boy!).
But if you have nothing else like material and it is to the metal, frankly, that's fine, but it is far from sound "pro".
Cons by using only the simulation of distortion pedal on my 100w all-tube (made by my dad!) Oulah it sounds! Whether with the Screamer or the Metal Zone, there's the very heavy! But you can not use the other effects such as "Stomp."
Also, big disappointment: the Bender, and all effects which act on the signal frequency. Truly shameful! Once we play two notes (and sometimes only one!) From the sound completely peanut, sometimes he can not hang the frequency and it's been mounted in the high incoherent ...
Line6 algorithms are completely overwhelmed by the competition at this level
OVERALL OPINION
Me being used quite extensively for 2 years and a half, I think what I said reflects fairly well the state of my mind! I tried just about all the possibilities it offered, and I must say that if tomorrow I were offered an Axe-FX in place, I say no! Before the purchase, I tried a BOSS but I was even less convinced ... Not talking about Digitech ... I think in its price range, it is very good!
Otherwise, very simply, I would say if you do not need routing capabilities "special" that you only play with one or two types of sounds, it is better to add € 100 and take 3 / 4 excellent pedals, but if you're the type to mess a lot to do experiments, without being too cruel on the sound quality .. is a very good value for money!
HOWEVER, I thought I heard recently that the L6 was removed from sale, and in fact I no longer see it for sale anywhere on the net! So perhaps a new version is it prepared? To see!
And so, with experience, I would do this election? ... My faith, it depends, if I had money I could do better but for less than 500 € ...
It's all digital, eh, and it goes up to 96kHz / 24bit S / PDIF.
And so, there's a BIG mass simulations and effects, but in practice, we realize that, at the amp simulations, in the end everything sounds, not the same, but not very far either and similarly in use it will say "normal", we will use probably not the plethora of effects.
Everything can be edited easily with Gearbox on the PC, save its presets, etc.. and also use POD Farm to use the sounds of POD in his favorite VST host. That said, we must love the sound of the POD for that = p
- Connectivity: very complete, and finally to the fact that I use, ie home studio and concerts.
There's MIDI (and since an update, all parameters are editable via MIDI!), S / PDIF out very well to register for instrument inputs (finally a guitar, and one in but personally I do not feel significant difference), a microphone input (moderately usable because of gain control ... which is rather faulty), a Variax input, effects loop, output jack is going to be a guitar amp to a mixer and XLR outputs that they are really made to go to the mixer ...
So what level of connectivity y 'get by!
UTILIZATION
Using my faith in a few moments we can use features "basic" edition kind of effects, all that, and then deepening the beast, one can mount pretty cool routing capabilities;
Personally, when I use it to record, I plug my guitar to the pod, the output S / PDIF pod on my sound card, and I record in "dry", after I do what I want with the sound; at the same time I listen to what I play with an output jack plugged into my POD amp;
Live is a bit different, I use almost all functions of the POD I think = p (except that which is yet his fame, the amp simulations!)
So, I have a guitar that fits into the Aux input, an entry in Guitar one plays with samples with my band so there 's a sequence (Ableton Live) that runs on the PC I plugged the PC POD MIDI program change and programmed in Ableton Live so I do not have to change the presets and I can concentrate on the game! It is extremely convenient.
I have two in the POD amp simulations, one that goes into my amp to the left and one right (I play in stereo) and I just change the guitar from time to time!
Y 'after a huge amount of other routings that could invent ...
SOUND QUALITY
Ah, the rub here a bit.
I say no, when I had my only experience with a "real" amp was a Line 6 Spider II, so inevitably I was delighted, amazed, and so on. Now I have changed a little, and as many effects like delay, and simulations of distortion pedals are pretty convincing, as the amp simulations, when there's a little gain, a kind of fizz so acute frequency varies depending on the model of amp and speaker chosen; again, the dynamic part very quickly, and when using the POD in normal use (by plugging into a PA system), it is muddy and the sound tends to drown completely in the mix. The clean sounds, and light crunch kind class A tube amp pushed to the max are much more convincing that said (and I mean basically metal-boy!).
But if you have nothing else like material and it is to the metal, frankly, that's fine, but it is far from sound "pro".
Cons by using only the simulation of distortion pedal on my 100w all-tube (made by my dad!) Oulah it sounds! Whether with the Screamer or the Metal Zone, there's the very heavy! But you can not use the other effects such as "Stomp."
Also, big disappointment: the Bender, and all effects which act on the signal frequency. Truly shameful! Once we play two notes (and sometimes only one!) From the sound completely peanut, sometimes he can not hang the frequency and it's been mounted in the high incoherent ...
Line6 algorithms are completely overwhelmed by the competition at this level
OVERALL OPINION
Me being used quite extensively for 2 years and a half, I think what I said reflects fairly well the state of my mind! I tried just about all the possibilities it offered, and I must say that if tomorrow I were offered an Axe-FX in place, I say no! Before the purchase, I tried a BOSS but I was even less convinced ... Not talking about Digitech ... I think in its price range, it is very good!
Otherwise, very simply, I would say if you do not need routing capabilities "special" that you only play with one or two types of sounds, it is better to add € 100 and take 3 / 4 excellent pedals, but if you're the type to mess a lot to do experiments, without being too cruel on the sound quality .. is a very good value for money!
HOWEVER, I thought I heard recently that the L6 was removed from sale, and in fact I no longer see it for sale anywhere on the net! So perhaps a new version is it prepared? To see!
And so, with experience, I would do this election? ... My faith, it depends, if I had money I could do better but for less than 500 € ...