Which one is the best in your opinion. I am kind of torn at the moment as amplitube as the t-racks offer on at the moment. But on a purely sound basis which is the better.

I would get the amplitube pack with t-racks.

Overall, I'd say the Pod. But with the T-Racks offer, I'd go for Amplitude with T-Racks.

i am superhappy with amplitube, and just love it .. but cant really compare to these others.

putte

A deal with T-RackS for free thrown in can't be beat.

probably, the big question is how will you use it. One word of warning, line6 has been Waaaaaaaaaaay slo about releasing drivers. I've been waiting for osx drivers for over a year now. Thier os9 drivers are half-ass, and to be honest, the windows drivers suck as well.

That being said, I think the podxt sounds awesome.

will you use it live ??? you'll need a laptop for amplitube. If you want to an amp sim to process virtual instruments , you'll need amplitube.

The pod has more modeled FX , amps, and cabinents but Amplitube will be way more flexible for overall audio production (just the fact that u can change the tone after recording is awesome). Throw in T-racks and it's a hard deal to beat.

Download the amplitube demo, then go to the local guitar shop and try out the podxt. If you have a limited budget like me, you should take your time and get to know each product.

If you're after the best sound, POD xt hands down. You can also use the POD xt as a guitar port as well.

The guitar port software is a great way to drive it from your pc.

pod...it uses it's own resources for processing as opposed to using the pc, less pc usage is always better IMHO. I just use the pod 2.0 and love it, the sound diver feature is awesome. I can use the pc to control features on the pod, but I do have to run it into my soundcard with two analog cables (monster cables of course).

If you're going to be recording a lot of guitar and/or playing then go for the Pod XT. If you want to process non guitar things get Amplitube (in fact the XT can do this via USB as long as you can get the USB features to work). Basically when it comes to the sound quality alone the XT beats the pants of Amplitube or any other software amp sim I've heard thus far. The question then becomes what do you need it for, and how much of a tone freak are you.

Or...even better idea if you're not going to be playing live, and using the amp sims exclusively for recording. Get Guitarport (same amps/cabs/fx as the XT, i.e. no difference in the actual sound of what's there, only there's less of everything), and then buy Amplitube and T-Racks on top of it. Guitarport's so cheap you could do this without breaking your budget.

Neither.

I'd get one of these myself:

http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM04/Content/Vox/PR/ToneLab-SE.html

aMUSEd wrote:

Neither. I'd get one of these myself: http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM04/Content/Vox/PR/ToneLab-SE.html

I don't know, I don't much care for the "new" Vox.

Think I'd go for the Pod, it is a great unit consider what it is. Amplitube is also good, but i prefer Pod. I've never used the T-racks plugs so I cant comment on those, but i hear they are decent. If you need that kind of thing then you'd probably benefit from taking advantage of this offer - Pod isn't 'that' much better!

Duno much about amplitude but i have a pod xt and love it.

Get a digitech genesis 3, beat the line 6 pod and amplitube! I have all three of these and mainly just use the digitech genesis 3.

The vox tonelab looks nice! I would love to play one at the music store, pretty damn pricey.

Neither.Go find yourself a good tube preamp(the old Marshall 9000 series tube preamps go for around $100 around here,for example).Most of the good preamps have OK cabinet emulators on them,as well as normal line outs.Take the money you save and put it towards something else.
ew

I think we should abandon guitars altogether and fervently support the harmonica.

Sh@ne S@nders wrote:

I think we should abandon guitars altogether and fervently support the harmonica.

Yeah,but then we'd get all those Blues Harp vs Marine Band threads
ew

ew wrote:

Sh@ne S@nders wrote: I think we should abandon guitars altogether and fervently support the harmonica. Yeah,but then we'd get all those Blues Harp vs Marine Band threads ew

Personally, I'm holding out for the best intestinal expulsion sound thread. The true meaning of the word lumen will come forth, and we will all demand a VSTi and then complain that it didn't capture the stench of the original...

Sh@ne S@nders wrote:

I think we should abandon guitars altogether and fervently support the harmonica.

may the fleas of 1000 camels nest in your bed...

Sh@ne S@nders wrote:

ew wrote: Sh@ne S@nders wrote: I think we should abandon guitars altogether and fervently support the harmonica. Yeah,but then we'd get all those Blues Harp vs Marine Band threads ew Personally, I'm holding out for the best intestinal expulsion sound thread. The true meaning of the word lumen will come forth, and we will all demand a VSTi and then complain that it didn't capture the stench of the original...

I use a PodXT and Im very happy with it.
Much better then Amplitude in my opinion.

Sh@ne S@nders wrote:

I think we should abandon guitars altogether and fervently support the harmonica.

Yeah,but which harmonica sounds most like a Virus?
I can see the arguments already...
ew

ew wrote:

Sh@ne S@nders wrote: I think we should abandon guitars altogether and fervently support the harmonica. Yeah,but which harmonica sounds most like a Virus? I can see the arguments already... ew

I don't know but with some of the harmonica players I've seen (woober goober with the green teeth) and all that spitting going on I'm sure there's plenty of virus. (viruses? virai?)

I recently did a test for a magazine where I compared Pod XT, Boss GS-10 and Vox Tonelab. The Tonelab sounded way superior to the other two units (much more alive and real). It doesn’t have USB though, so you have to use either digital out (optical, 44.1) or analogue. Pod sounded dull in comparison.

My own setup is real tube preamps (Marshall, Rocktron) through an old ADA Microcab II (analogue cabinet sim). Sounds better IMHO.

Anyway. I would properly go for the sw-solution. T-Racks is great and Amplitube is a good workhorse. You should also consider the new Guitar Rig from NI. Should be great.

Hmmm ... buy t-racks and get amplitude free... I'm tempted...

Is amplitude any good for bass guitars?

Ben

Well I just bought a Pod XT second hand from Ebay and with the money I save I can still afford to buy amplitube with t-racks - everybody is a winner.

Glooper wrote:

Hmmm ... buy t-racks and get amplitude free... I'm tempted... Is amplitude any good for bass guitars? Ben

I got the rickenbacker pick bass soundfont from Sonic Implants and ran it through the amplitube demo- sounds awewsome. I imagine it would work great with a real bass too

baggio wrote:

Well I just bought a Pod XT second hand from Ebay and with the money I save I can still afford to buy amplitube with t-racks - everybody is a winner.

awesome

Hmmm...

I guess I'm too late with my "avoid modelling at all costs, get a sansamp GT2 because the sounds are more honest" rant...

Oh, well...

Epiphone is selling a little 10 watt (class A!) tube amp I'm really interested in hearing, too...and it's under $200!(It's called the "Galxie", for you googlers).

Imagine that, an actual amp cheaper than the emulation!

...something is wrong with the world...

-S.

** disclaimer ** not a guitar player!!

BUT, here's what I've tried... for rhodes and clav, etc..

amplitube. didn't like it.
warp. didn't like it.
simuanalog. kind of liked it.
pod xt. like it alot. why?

a) love the software that comes w. it. hook podxt up via usb, and it's kind of like having a uad/tc card just for amp sims.
b) the software makes the tweaking dead easy. u can "reamp," send dry signal, etc. very versatile.
c) sounds? i can see why a guitar player might HAVE to have the real thing... but i dig the way it makes the rhodes sound... doesn't sound "real" necessarily, but alot more verstile, convenient, (and lightweight) than a tube amp and a bunch of fx.

PS GUITAR PLAYERS WHO HATE PODXT!!!

u guys are funny... u swear by $1000 vintage tube amps... sims are beneath u, cheap, toys, etc...

BUT U RUN YOUR SIGNAL THRU $60 STOMPBOXES!!!

could a guitar player ever be president?

soultrane wrote:

PS GUITAR PLAYERS WHO HATE PODXT!!! u guys are funny... u swear by $1000 vintage tube amps... sims are beneath u, cheap, toys, etc... BUT U RUN YOUR SIGNAL THRU $60 STOMPBOXES!!! could a guitar player ever be president?

Well, we had a lousy ass sax player in the white house for 8 years. (that's not a political comment). I heard some of his interns played the oily oboe (that is)

hink wrote:

Sh@ne S@nders wrote: I think we should abandon guitars altogether and fervently support the harmonica. may the fleas of 1000 camels nest in your bed...

............along with the 1000 camels


Don't use t-racks or the Pod and life is good.

lates

t-willy

Quote:

could a guitar player ever be president?

Well, I'll be voting for one.



...besides, who better than a guitar player to boldly straddle the line between working class hero and complete elitist snob?

-S.

Sleek Month wrote:

Quote: could a guitar player ever be president? Well, I'll be voting for one. ...besides, who better than a guitar player to boldly straddle the line between working class hero and complete elitist snob? -S.

Yeah, he actually decided to play stairway to heaven before he decided not to play it.

This must be part of his foreign policy. He can serenade Chirac and Schroder. That will get 'em on our side for sure.