JayyykeBurnsRed Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Hey guys, so I'm looking for some information.I want to try and re amp some real amps and stuff but I don't want to go blow money on a reamp box if I can't get a usable tone in my environment so looking to practice first. My question is can I use the pod hd pro I have as a reamp box. It has a line in and the output has the level options of "line" or "amp". I'm wondering if I run the DI track I recorded on to my computer out of my interface by one of the line outputs in to the pod hd pro line input, then with no fx on the patch run the output as "amp" in to an actual amp I have at home, then mic the cab up n stuff from there. Will that convert the levels correctly? Obviously don't want to run line level in to an amp. I just want to make sure the "amp" option is instrument level I guess.Is this a bad idea? lol.To sum it up, I'm wanting to know if I record a di track on pro tools then run the di track >line out from interface>line in on pod hd pro>Amp level out on pod hd pro with no fx>tube screamer pedal or any other pedals otherwise straight in to an amp>amp in to speaker cabinet>mic in front of speaker cabinet and back in to the interface through a mic input.Thanks in advance for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Yes, that should work as long as your audio interface can keep the DI output signal to the POD separate from its return input signal. If they are mixed together I think you'll get feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayyykeBurnsRed Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes, that should work as long as your audio interface can keep the DI output signal to the POD separate from its return input signal. If they are mixed together I think you'll get feedback. Do you mean if my interface has more than one input or channel? because I've got 8 channels so I was going to send line out from channel 1 to mic in on channel two. Is that what you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayyykeBurnsRed Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Do you mean if my interface has more than one input or channel? because I've got 8 channels so I was going to send line out from channel 1 to mic in on channel two. Is that what you mean? And do you know what signal level the "amp" level is running at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes, that's what I mean. Except I would avoid using Channels 1 and 2 in case they would be treated as a stereo pair. If you are using Channel 1 to send the dry signal DAW output to your Pod HD Pro input, I would use Channel 3 to receive the mic'd amp signal back into your DAW. And yes, use amp (instrument) level output from the Pod to your amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayyykeBurnsRed Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes, that's what I mean. Except I would avoid using Channels 1 and 2 in case they would be treated as a stereo pair. If you are using Channel 1 to send the dry signal DAW output to your Pod HD Pro input, I would use Channel 3 to receive the mic'd amp signal back into your DAW. And yes, use amp (instrument) level output from the Pod to your amp. Yeah I ended up working it out but the signal was super scratchy and sounded nothing like when I play through it normally, it was really harsh no matter what I did with the faders in the daw (pro tools 10 if that helps). Like there wasn't really a sweet spot, it was sort of just too much gain then not enough gain (I tried adjusting it accordingly on the patch too, it sounded a little better but still pretty rough. Any ideas on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 If I understand correctly, the dry signal that was previously recorded is being fed from your DAW through an audio interface as input to your Pod HD Pro and from there to your FX/amp where it is mic'd and routed back through your interface and recorded as a wet signal in your DAW. It now sounds different than if you simply connect your guitar (rather than the recorded dry signal) to the Pod input. Assuming that is correct, here's the first diagnostic step I would take: Turn off your amp, use headphones with the Pod HD pro, and compare the sound produced by your Pod based on the dry input signal received from your DAW to the sound based on the input signal direct from your guitar. The two different inputs should sound the same as they leave your Pod through the headphones. If they do sound the same then the problem is with recording the wet/re-amped signal. If they sound different then the problem is that the recorded dry signal is not properly recorded, or its level is off. Please try that and report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 +1 to silverhead, Also, is you are coming in too hot (POD output fed back to interface), no amount of adjusting faders in your DAW will help. If you are coming in too hot to the POD (interface fed to POD) you DAW's faders may help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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