FJ1200 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) Okey-dokey. Managed to get a video review done of these 2 together, but since some of the vids are around 650MB for a 5-minute avi I think I need to re-sample them! But I've put some photos below to help. They show the side view with the pedals at max. height, the 2 together from above and the rear panels of both together. I'll try to get the videos re-sampled and posted tomorrow or later this week. The views expressed are purely personal, and in some clips I have asked that if anyone who has more experience with the POD can do anything - anything at all - with the synth sounds (which are a total waste of space IMHO) please can you advise me? [size=1][i](Disclaimer: No animals, children, basses or electronics were harmed during the production of this review.)[/i][/size] Edited March 15, 2008 by FJ1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1200 Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 What's in the box? This is my POD XT Live as is arrived on my desk at work on the Friday afternoon. I spent ages before I ordered it trying to find what came in the box and couldn't find any info anywhere. In the box you get - Bass POD XT Live, Owner's Manual, Power Supply and a USB lead. You have to download the software seperately but be warned you need an early version of Java to run it. I run Windows 2000 Pro at home and had no problems but my XP laptop doesn't like it. Going to try it on Linux when I get some more time and get the software and drivers downloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Sounds interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1200 Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 [quote name='s_u_y_*' post='158553' date='Mar 16 2008, 07:55 PM']Sounds interesting![/quote] Wouldn't judge it till you've heard it! Cannon A620 Powershot - mic picked up the lower tones fine! Just my comentary and playing that's a bit suspect. Working on them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1200 Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) [quote name='FJ1200' post='158557' date='Mar 16 2008, 07:58 PM']Wouldn't judge it till you've heard it! Cannon A620 Powershot - mic picked up the lower tones fine! Just my comentary and playing that's a bit suspect. Working on them now.[/quote] EDIT: OK - first vid uploaded to YouTube - 1st one I did - POD XT Overview. I KNOW it's not very good, and I KNOW the comentary is naff, it's just to give an idea. Had to fend off the kids coming in while I was doing it too! My firstest ever upload to youtube! 5 more to upload but going to bed now, been a long day. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3iHFUQwE00"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3iHFUQwE00[/url] What woud be good is those of you who have had a POD for ages and know how to use them proper like could do some instructional vids for those lesser mortals like meself who have just bought one. EDIT: 18/03/2007 > Uploaded two last night, one took ages only to have it rejected for being too long. Oh well - have to re-do it. This got uploaded though... This is the synth stuff. Spent a lot of time last night playing with the synth effects trying hard to understand them. Starting to get a grip on some, but still prefer the Korg's offerings. The POD has an issue (well it is to me) where as the signal decays on the Korg it tracks perfectly, whereas on the POD as a sustained note decays it reaches a threshold and drops so there's a sudden step down. Can anyone tell me if this is by design or just how it is? I doubt I'd use these in reality anyway but if they are there I want to know about them. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7FWpldetl4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7FWpldetl4[/url] Okey Dokey boys and girls - finally got the 2 Korg vids uploaded!! Had to split the original one in 2: Part 1 - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M0I14RmhWE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M0I14RmhWE[/url] Part 2 - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxqDxuMXCzs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxqDxuMXCzs[/url] Be nice with the feedback. Don't mind if you say it's crap (I beat you to it anyway!) but it's my personal opinion. And it seems a lot of people agree with me. Line 6 seem to have no interest what so ever in developing the Bass POD XT Live (or any bass kit), the more people that get on their site and hassle them with feature requests the better. Also - wot about you lot who've had one for ages? How 'bout a tutorial or 3? :0) [i][size=1]If ya don't like the videos, do one that's better![/size][/i] Edited March 20, 2008 by FJ1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motocross_nick Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 very good so far mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A. Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Yes, looks good. Looking forward to the other videos. Being a new Pod user myself, I'll would like to see some vids from the guys who know what they are doing with it. Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1200 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 [quote name='Dave A.' post='158803' date='Mar 17 2008, 09:59 AM']Being a new Pod user myself, I'll would like to see some vids from the guys who know what they are doing with it.[/quote] What are you watching my vids for then? No - seriously, thanks for all the comments. I have 5 more to upload, will get them on this evening. Bit more to them, but I'm only using the standard presets. Perhaps we should have a pinned thread on these as so many people seem to have them? Then we'll have an area where where we can swap tips and so on without annoying everyone else. Will anyone with a good amount of experience be demoing a POD XT Live at the Bass bash? Hoping to get along but not sure whet I'm doing yet. I'm in Northampton fairly often with work and it's only 40 mins from Peterborough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A. Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 [quote]What are you watching my vids for then?[/quote] Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1200 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) Next one uploaded last night - see the post #5 up top. Going to put them all up there to keep them together. Edited March 18, 2008 by FJ1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 you really don't like the line 6 synths do you ? and i agree...they're terrible...if only magazine review were as straight talking !!! "i mean...what could you do with that ?" great stuff ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1200 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) [quote name='ahpook' post='159348' date='Mar 18 2008, 06:53 AM']you really don't like the line 6 synths do you ? and i agree...they're terrible...if only magazine review were as straight talking !!! "i mean...what could you do with that ?" great stuff ![/quote] I always read users reviews before buying these sort of things, as manufacturers website reviews are a bit of a waste of time and mag reviewers often don't have to live with them day in, day out and live with the little 'features' you so often find, and I don't see the point in not being honest about what I think. Other opinions will undoubtedly differ, and I hope they do. I worked with some of them a little last night and maybe got somewhere - not sure where exactly, but an option to change or upload new effects from L6 would be nice or a add-on pack like the guitarists can get for their POD with additional effects? P'raps I'm just a boring old fart in a mid-life crisis? Some of the younger, experimental or pro element here may be able to shed some light on getting the best from these fx? Please, guys? Huh? I really [i]WANT[/i] to like them, I just don't much. Still love me POD though, and I think for me and for what I wanted it for it does have a slight edge over the Korg. Edited March 18, 2008 by FJ1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Are you going to post some Korg sounds as a direct comparison? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='FJ1200' post='159349' date='Mar 18 2008, 07:26 AM']I always read users reviews before buying these sort of things, as manufacturers website reviews are a bit of a waste of time ...[/quote] ahhh...remember the days [i]before[/i] the interweb ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1200 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Flintlock' post='159867' date='Mar 18 2008, 07:45 PM']Are you going to post some Korg sounds as a direct comparison?[/quote] Yeah - I did but the vid was too long and got rejected so having to re-do it but I kept getting interupted! I prefer some of the Korg synth sounds - more usable and in IMHO more fun! EDIT> AAARRRGGGHHH - HOW difficult can it be to upload a video? 3rd attempt last night - got cut off near the end cos they're doing site maintenence. Edited March 20, 2008 by FJ1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1200 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 2 Korg vids online at last! See post #5 above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Thanks for the reviews! Really persuading me to buy a multi effects pedal :S Any more video's coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Excellent videos, thanks very much for sharing them. Very honest and really educational ;0) I made a little video where I am using an XT Pro and will see about making a lil tutorial video of my own at some point... Here it is [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WILDNiF6k38"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WILDNiF6k38[/url] Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ1200 Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 [quote name='Flintlock' post='162621' date='Mar 24 2008, 01:32 PM']Any more video's coming?[/quote] Thanks for the responses. Not sure about more videos - I'm not that good a player, but I could be persuaded to bring it to the bass bash next week if nobody else is bringing one for people to play with. Won't get there till around 1:30pm though as I'm playing Sunday morning. Will enquire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) I've been using the Pod XT Live for about 2 and a half years so pretty much since it came out. It's handy but I don't use 95% of the stuff on it. I only use 1 bank of sounds (choice of 4) and have edited these sounds very carefully to give exactly what I'm after. I don't use any of the crazy synth sounds because as you say, they are crap, and I use the pod in line with some other effects including a DigiTech Synth Wah pedal that has some great synth sounds as well as a LBM and Russian (black) Big Muff. I’ve had problems with it when I’ve been in the studio with the band though; buzzing from the DI output. Generally I think for what you're getting with the Pod it's great value for money - massive versitility. Got my eye on a few really good quality separates though (ZVex Woolley Mammoth, Aphex Bass Xciter, EH POG and a few others) so I may end up creating a pedal board and selling the Pod. New amp before that happens though. BTW - would be interested to hear if anyone has had experience with the new X3 Live and how different it is to the Pod XT Live. Edited March 31, 2008 by benwhiteuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 [quote name='FJ1200' post='158638' date='Mar 16 2008, 11:09 PM']EDIT: OK - first vid uploaded to YouTube - 1st one I did - POD XT Overview. I KNOW it's not very good, and I KNOW the comentary is naff, it's just to give an idea. Had to fend off the kids coming in while I was doing it too! My firstest ever upload to youtube! 5 more to upload but going to bed now, been a long day. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3iHFUQwE00"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3iHFUQwE00[/url] What woud be good is those of you who have had a POD for ages and know how to use them proper like could do some instructional vids for those lesser mortals like meself who have just bought one. EDIT: 18/03/2007 > Uploaded two last night, one took ages only to have it rejected for being too long. Oh well - have to re-do it. This got uploaded though... This is the synth stuff. Spent a lot of time last night playing with the synth effects trying hard to understand them. Starting to get a grip on some, but still prefer the Korg's offerings. The POD has an issue (well it is to me) where as the signal decays on the Korg it tracks perfectly, whereas on the POD as a sustained note decays it reaches a threshold and drops so there's a sudden step down. Can anyone tell me if this is by design or just how it is? I doubt I'd use these in reality anyway but if they are there I want to know about them. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7FWpldetl4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7FWpldetl4[/url] Okey Dokey boys and girls - finally got the 2 Korg vids uploaded!! Had to split the original one in 2: Part 1 - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M0I14RmhWE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M0I14RmhWE[/url] Part 2 - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxqDxuMXCzs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxqDxuMXCzs[/url] Be nice with the feedback. Don't mind if you say it's crap (I beat you to it anyway!) but it's my personal opinion. And it seems a lot of people agree with me. Line 6 seem to have no interest what so ever in developing the Bass POD XT Live (or any bass kit), the more people that get on their site and hassle them with feature requests the better. Also - wot about you lot who've had one for ages? How 'bout a tutorial or 3? :0) [i][size=1]If ya don't like the videos, do one that's better![/size][/i][/quote] thanks for the vids, most helpfull. I'm looking at getting the Korg, what's a good 2nd price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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