Line 6 Software simulators

Line 6 has always been known are one of the leaders when it comes to the modeling world. The POD was a huge success, and having a software form that works in your DAW only made sense. POD Farm was released back then, and it was a pretty big hit. This time, they improved upon the VST even more. The interface itself is extremely easy to you. Everything is laid out in a user friendly manner, and recreating your favorite preset from your POD should be a cinch. In fact, I actually find it easier to work with on the computer than scrolling through all the menus on the actual POD. I never read the manual, so I can't comment on that. However, Line 6 usually does a pretty good job at writing manuals. As stated, the actual configuration of everything is nice and easy. I just load it up into my favorite DAW on its own buss, and it's good to go from there. SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE I never experienced any crashing with this. It was pretty rock stable, for the most part. In fact, I can't really recall the last time I had a Line 6 program crash on me, but I'm sure there are some out there who have had it happen to them. I'm running a Mac Pro with Logic Studio 9, so that could be one reason why I experience stability with this plugin. I've never tried this particular one on a PC, so your results may vary. The VST itself isn't too much of a huge memory hog, but I have experienced a few issues with the computer bogging down when I'm adding a ton of these to separate busses. If you're lacking RAM and processing power, it might be something of a concern. I've been using the software for the past year now. OVERALL OPINION Overall, if you liked the POD stuff, you'll like POD Farm 2. That said, I'm not the biggest fan of POD stuff because it still feels just like a modeler to me. You have that specific trebly and grainy sound that can't be dialed out, and it lacks the dynamics and feel of a real tube amp. If you can, I highly recommend using a real amp for tracking your stuff.