Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

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Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by teestone » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:28 am

I'm thinking about trying a Line 6 POD X3. Anyone using one with Live on a Macbook? How do you like it?

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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by Jekblad » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:40 am

i tested it and it was cool

didn't buy it tho... guitar tone was meh, wanted to keep my tube amp.
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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by Tarekith » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:44 am

I use one with my mbp, works and sounds great IMO.

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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by Homebelly » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:51 am

Tarekith wrote:I use one with my mbp, works and sounds great IMO.
+1.
Same set up except mine is an X3Live and Terekith is running a bean i believe.
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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by joe.cavers » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:10 am

I have owned a Pod 2.0, an XT, an XT Live, then sold that and bought a Behringer V-AMP, which was crap, then moved back to another XT.

Line 6's stuff is good shit, buy one, you won't regret it.

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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by disobey.me » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:41 pm

And the pod can act as a USB dongle to authenticate the podfarm plugins.
With this you can run as many instances as your CPU can handle. Some really nice effects in there too.

I don't use my X3 for sound any more, too much routing and preset hassles.

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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by logic_user99 » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:42 pm

I miss my XT Pro... lovely red rackmount bundle of joy!
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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by teestone » Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:03 am

Just pulled the trigger....should have the POD X3 by Monday.

Is it best to use the USB out or the two 1/4 inch left and right outputs into a Firewire interface?

I'm almost thinking I can ditch the interface all together if the USB works well.

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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by Tarekith » Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:39 am

They both work fine, though I tend to use the 1/4" just because it's what I'm used to and the way I have my studio laid out. The few times I used the USB it worked fine too.

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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by Homebelly » Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:37 am

same here, i use both depending on the situation or circumstance.
the usb gives you more combination's and options including a direct unaffected signal straight
from the input of the pod. i have often used this as a front end for other computer based amp sim's.
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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by teestone » Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:59 am

Should I have noticeable latency? I'm running into this while using the USB.

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Re: Anyone using a POD X3 with Live?

Post by Tarekith » Sat Aug 08, 2009 2:16 pm

Depends on a lot of things, what's your latency set to in Live's preferences? Are you Line 6 drivers up to date?

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