bluesfloyd Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 hi,guysi want to record my self playing guitar, i have a sure sm57 mic in front of a speaker cab, mic then connects to a line6 hd500 ,i got the hd500 connected to a pc using the usb ports from hd500 to the pc, then using audacity program to record myself,at the moment the hd500 is connected to the pc using a usb cable is this right thing to do yes/no ???or do i connect the hd500 using the unbalanced output connections (image below) to the ear phone on the pc yes/no???i am using hd500 as a audio interface, do you guys thinks this is ok, or would guys recommend me use another audio interface ???big thanks for your time guys,bluesfloyd, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 hi,guys i want to record my self playing guitar, i have a sure sm57 mic in front of a speaker cab, mic then connects to a line6 hd500 ,i got the hd500 connected to a pc using the usb ports from hd500 to the pc, then using audacity program to record myself, at the moment the hd500 is connected to the pc using a usb cable is this right thing to do yes/no ??? or do i connect the hd500 using the unbalanced output connections (image below) to the ear phone on the pc yes/no??? i am using hd500 as a audio interface, do you guys thinks this is ok, or would guys recommend me use another audio interface ??? big thanks for your time guys, bluesfloyd, hd500 11.jpg The whole point of devices like the POD is to produce finished, "recorded" tones...what you would hear from the monitors in a studio's control room, from the mic'ed up tube amp roaring away in the isolation room next door. Dial in the tone you want, connect via USB to your computer and you're off to the races. No cabs, no mics, no barking dogs, door bells, or screaming kids making their way onto your tracks. Feeding a "real" mic'ed cab signal into a device that is gonna pile on additional amp, cabinet, and mic models on top of what's already there is gonna be a noisy, redundant mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfsmith0 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I believe the OP is just using the HD as a general audio interface, trying to get the mic'd amp into Audacity. This can certainly be done with the HD using USB. Plug the mic into the POD's XLR input. Setup a blank signal chain. Select the mic input. On the PC, select the POD HD ASIO as the recording input. It should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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