madh4ttr wrote:

 

hey thats a good point.  i think that it will be on the approved list soon enough but thats another discussion all together.  i really like the hd400's tones and hoping that i will be able to use it as a recording AI.  Im n the process of this now and if/when i am successful, i will surely pass on the info for everyone to see.  thanks for your input

I don't think it is so much about being on an "approved" list just that it doesn't work in the same was as a true audio interface.

I think what John Noel was getting at (please correct me if I am wrong) is that you can only record a "Wet" signal with the pod HD series and not a "Dry" one. This means that you will always get a processed signal through the USB connection. This makes it slightly more problematical if you want to "reamp" your sounds in a DAW.

You are absolutly right that if you want to record the processed signal then the HD can produce some pretty special sounds.

I have read somewhere that there is a work around to get an unprocessed signal if you use the SPDIF connections. Trouble is for me that I want to record the Vocals and Guitar on separate channels and I cant do that using the SPDIF method.

My X3L has much better recording options than the HD - that doesn't mean that the HD is inferior, just that for recording it isn't as good (IMHO). To be honest if my X3L had carried on working with my new Windows7 computer that I bought specifically for recording I wouldn't have gone for the HD (the HD is much better live, and I love it - but not for recording).

Who knows perhaps in the future there will be an update that allows for a dry signal to be recorded, now that would be a BIG bonus.