POD HD 500X & Mooer Radar

[joaoazevedo]

Hello everyone,

I would like to ask you a question. I haven't played in a few years, so I need some support, since I'm trying to get back on track. Knowing that IR and pedals like the Mooer Radar are, in fact, more useful for recording and channeling audio to PA, I would still like to take advantage of the Mooer IR and simulation of the power amp, together with mine POD connected to (or more than one) of my amplifiers.

In this sense, I would like to understand what the best connection process is, in your opinion.

Option A:
Guitar to POD in

Mooer input to POD fx send and Mooer output to POD fx return (power amp and cab simulation on)

Turning cab simulation off in POD

POD output to guitar amp return (to bypass the amp pre)

Option B:
Guitar to POD in

POD out (also no CAB simulator) to Mooer in (power amp and cab simulation on)

Mooer out to guitar amp return (to bypass the amp pre)

I have a Roland Jazz Chorus 120, a Vetta and a Flextone III, so my idea is to use POD pre, effects ans so on, with Mooer Radar power amp simulation & cab IR to best possible tone, given existing budget limitations for purchasing more/new equipment.

Thank you so much!

João

[hurghanico]

Main differences between the 2 mentioned options:

 

Option A = 4 cables needed, you have the chance to put FX models also between the Mooer and the external/real power-amp+cab..

 

Option B = 3 cables needed, all the FX models will be before the Mooer..

 

Given that in the above scenario the Mooer power-amp+cab models signal is going still into another (real) power-amp+cab, I would say that Option B probably is already a more than enough solution from a practical point of view..

 

That said, devices dedicated to IR use have sense if you use them for direct recording and if you connect them to flat response amplification systems, which no amps for electric guitar are by any means, if you don't use flat response systems you will never get the faithful and complete reproduction of the original sound captured into the IR, so in the end what would be the real advantage of using an IR loader in this case?.. just for more variety?

 

If I was you for now I would use the Mooer only for direct recording, and I would wait until I can buy a decent flat response amplification system to use it also live.

 

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