POD into PC?

[Orchid]

I'm probably gonna be getting the POD 2.0 because I'd like to record stuff into the computer. After trying it out onto an amp, I was very satisfied with what that little thing could do. So I was wondering, there is a way for it to connect to teh compuer via a USB or something right? Because I was asking the guy at guitar center, and he really wasn't sure so.

[Tashtego]

If you've got a sound card with an input you can pipe the output of the pod into your computer and record etc. You will most likely need a 1/4" female to 1/8" male adapter. The pod ( at least my old v1. model) has two 1/4" outputs . I just run one output into my computer.

[Orchid]

Alright, I guess to truly make this happen, I should probably get an interface? Recommend me some decent ones that will get the job done, for under $100......if there are any.

[paige]

I'm doing the samething. What I did was bought a behringer 12 channel mixer for $80.00, and a emu sound card for a $100. You could get by with just the soundcard but if you have a drum machine or want to run the pod stereo the mixer is very nice to have. You also have the inputs for a mic.

[Orchid]

Yeah, it's not working with the soundcard itself, so I'm gonna need to buy something to feed the pod to, then connect to the computer. Like I said, I really can't spend more than $100


EDIT: Oh also, you know how you can use your headphones w/ the pod, is it harmful if you plug in regular PC speakers into the headphone input intead of headphones?

[Nuclear Vampire]

It should work right into the soundcard. Make sure the POD is set to 'direct', and that you're plugging into the Line-in of your soundcard, not Mic-in. I just run mine into a chap-assed Behringer mixer and run the mixer into the Line-in on my card. That way I get a tiny bit more tone shaping and I can use my Boss SE-50 for added fx thru the mixer.

[Tashtego]

Yeah, it's not working with the soundcard itself, so I'm gonna need to buy something to feed the pod to, then connect to the computer. Like I said, I really can't spend more than $100


EDIT: Oh also, you know how you can use your headphones w/ the pod, is it harmful if you plug in regular PC speakers into the headphone input intead of headphones?

I could be wrong but as I understand it the headphone output is not a line level signal and the PC speakers input is line level. It may not be harmful but the pod headphone out will probably overdrive the pc speaker input.

[Death]

this is what I do.I only play my pod 2.0 through my pc,I just plug it into the direct in or line in,make sure the line in isn't muted,that's it!

oh yeah,I bought a monster cable from Sam Ash with two 1/4 leading into one 1/8,works like a champ,

[Orchid]

Okay, so I just got M-Audio's cheapest interface. Yeah, it's definately better, tonewise and vol. level wise.

[Death]

cool,glad it worked out!