kylotan Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 I have a Pod XT Live and Helix Native, and in trying to recreate some of my old Pod XTL sounds, I'm finding that the 'legacy' effects in Native are from the Pod HD range rather than the XT range, sounding distinctly different in some cases. So, which hardware is Pod Farm equivalent to? I'm considering buying it if it can give me a Pod XT 'in the box'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 By in the box, do you mean standalone hardware or with a computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 POD Farm tone algorithms run independent of a computer in the xt , X3 and AMPLIFi series hardware (and some in the Firehawk line). The GX an UX hardware also run PF but need a Computer for processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylotan Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 'In the box' is audio-engineer slang for 'on a computer'. I'd be using Pod Parm as a VST in the Studio One DAW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 If you purchase PF 2 (Platinum would be fully loaded with all models) you will have your xt tones and beyond as a VST (same sound engine, signal chain more flexible). Alternatively you could get a POD Studio UX2 which comes with a hardware enabled license, but then you need the UX2 as a dongle. Did you purchase any model packs for you xtLive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylotan Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 I bought Metal Shop, and I think my XT Live came with the Power Pack and FX Junkie packs built in. Seems like I might have to pay for the Platinum version of the plugin to get these, which is a bit out of my price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 5 hours ago, kylotan said: I think my XT Live came with the Power Pack and FX Junkie packs built in I’m assuming you don’t want to use you xtLive as a dongle? The reason I ask is you could purchase PF standard and the xtLive would authorize PP and FX Junkie. (You will have the Metal Shop authorized even without the xtLive). If you do purchase PF I would recommend getting the hardware independent version, (not the i-Lok version). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylotan Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 No, the dongle approach isn't practical for me (and I don't trust the XT Live to last forever anyway - the main output is already broken so I can only use it with headphones). Looks like I will probably just have to work harder on recreating the tones in the Helix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 hours ago, kylotan said: Looks like I will probably just have to work harder on recreating the tones in the Helix! IMHO you're better off going that route. You likely (eventually) end up with better tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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