Podfarm and Daw

[MotherGo0se]

 First of all I like to apologize for my english. Not my first language...

 

 It's been a while since I've been using Podfarm, and most of the time I use it to play along to some stuff from youtube. I have reaper on  my PC, but to be honest it's a new and strange beast for me. I use it only to record thing or two in the most basic kinda fashion. I know it's a learning process, but for now, can somebody please find the time to explain difference, soundwise between running podfarm along with reaper and running podfarm as a plugin in reaper? Is there a difference in pre-processed tone, like better quality when you run it alongside or as plugin, or is it the same thing, but you only have more tweaks with reaper to manipulate further tone you already modeled in podfarm?

[Triryche]

Do you have a Line6 UX type device?

If so you have a nice workflow.

 

The quick answer is the sound is the same, assuming equal levels.

 

The follow assumes a Toneport or POD Studio device.

 

In Reaper select Line6 ASIO as your device and enable First Input = 1 and Last Input = 4.

Create 2 new tracks and arm to record. One will receive Send 1/2 and the other Send 3/4.

 

In POD Farm (standalone) Mixer view configure 2 of the sends to send dry and the other processed.

Now when record you will hear the modeled sound but simultaneous capture wet and dry.

The when you are done you can add the plug-in to the dry track for extra tweaking.

 

The wet track gives you a reminder of what you were after, and the dry track can be reprocessed with the plug-in many different ways for fine tuning.

[MotherGo0se]

Thank you very much for your reply, 

 

Yes I'm using Ux1. and I already have made those changes in Reapers preferences. I was just wondering about the levels, quality of the sound in general, seems like most of the people here run their Podfarm when in Reaper. Made me think that I'm missing out on something, but as you said yourself that's only for more tweaking. Usually what I do is I import my fav song in reaper, and then just play along, maybe make some changes in positioning of my guitar. Then if I don't screw badly :) maybe I'll go and record it all together. Most of my friends use amps and multiprocessor effects, and sometimes I record stuff just to hear them go nuts because of what this little black box can do.

 

Anyways thanks again.

[Triryche]

If you pump your processed guitar to Reaper via USB or add POD Farm Plug-in within Reaper, it is you PC processing the modeled sound in both cases. So if prefer "what you hear is what you get on the fly", no need to good thru the workflow I described.

 

I'm more of, get my tracks down with proper timing and technique, and craft the final tone later.