POD Farm



Line 6 POD Farm – Folks were asking how the guitars and bass were recorded for the cover of That Thing You Do that I put out last week.  They wanted to know if I used amps, and if so what kind.  Also folks were interested in what microphones I might have used on the amps in question.  Well as it turns out, I didn’t use an amps at all.


I used fake or modeled software versions of amps.  I did this with a hardware/software combo called the POD Studio GX, by Line 6.  It’s a small interface box that hooks up to your computer via USB.  The interface has an input (standard quarter-inch plug) for a guitar or bass.  POD Studio also comes with POD Farm, which is huge collection of guitar and bass amplfier models.  The Line 6 site describes the collection as an arsenal of vintage and modern amps, cabs, studio-standard effects, classic stompboxes and preamps.


Read the full article here: http://www.homebrewaudio.com/guitar-recordings-for-that-thing-you-do-cover-line-6-pod-farm

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That Thing You Do Cover

If you were wondering whether it was possible to record a song, specifically a rock song, on a (very) modest home recording studio, take a listen to this.  It’s a 1-man-band cover of the song That Thing You Do, (written by Adam Schlesinger for the movie of the same name) recorded from scratch on my computer-based home recording studio set up in a spare bedroom. 


Why did I do it (other than just being cool)?  I wanted to demonstrate what kind of thing can be done, by just one person, with a basic home music recording studio.


Check out the full post, with a list of gear used, here: http://www.homebrewaudio.com/cover-of-that-thing-you-do-record-a-rock-song-on-your-computer

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