monstermanoxar

I don't have the POD HD yet so i can't help you out with a screenshot, i am trying to make my decision based on this. Maybe someone else could rectify this ? Does the POD HD300 have option for dry too ?

Does the recording facility differ by any means in these two models ? Do either of them allow dry signal recording ? Do i get a dry signal via USB if i choose to bypass all effects/amps/cabs in my fx chain in either of them ? Could anyone state the advantages the HD500 has over the HD300 other than just the flexibility in FX chains ? (I don't care about more switches/better wah pedal) Also, i am satisfied with the amount of effects/amps the HD300 has as i play only metal primarily.

I read somewhere that even the HD500 doesn't have a true dry signal recording ? If i am paying that much, i'd expect it to at least have everything i want in an effects unit.

Hey guys, I am thinking of purchasing a POD HD300 or a POD X3 Live as these are the the FX units in my price range (will be harder to get my hands on the X3 live though since it's not in production but let me worry about that.) My main purpose of purchasing these would be for: 1. Primarily playing live 2. Recording at home I usually play modern progressive metal, and enjoy the tones of bands such as Periphery, The Faceless, Tesseract, Skyharbor etc. Firstly, Some questions about the POD HD300 1. Does the POD HD300 allow 'dry signal' recording ? I might want to use VST amps and impulses while recording instead of the amp models on the HD300, so i'd probably want to bypass everything on the HD300 while recording. 2. I am really bummed about the fact that i can't use both a tube screamer and parametric EQ at the same time, both of which are essential to 'djent' tone. Is there a workaround for this ? This almost might make me not buy the HD300. 3. What is the overall quality of guitar recording on the POD HD300 ? How does it compare to an audio interface ? Finally, i am satisfied with the amount of effects/amp models on the POD HD300, as i usually just use this signal chain gate > ts9 > amp > cab > eq, not much variations just a couple metal amps and a couple for some clean ambient tones. Should i get the POD x3 live or the POD HD300 ?