My Pod XT sound

[wicked_s]

I've been trying for years to get my Pod XT Pro to sound good, I think it sounds ok but when I hear some of the stuff from people on this forum I get totally blown away. Here are 3 small clips, all recorded with my XT pro in Cubase. I hope for some constructive critique on how to improve the sound.

http://www.cromonic.com/tezt.mp3
http://www.cromonic.com/tezt2.mp3
http://www.cromonic.com/tezt3.mp3

 

[Jevil]

I like the sound. Perhaps it needs a boosting of low frecuencies.
What set up did you use? Or better, share your preset. I'd like to compare it with mine.

 

[Zombietakeover]

do you have bass in there? im guessing not.......i think it sounds pretty good ...put a good sounding bass over it.....remember bass is a little of your guitar tone....it just sounds like it lacks some low end

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

I don't think that sound is particularly inferior to the other samples up here.

 

[Massili]

nice solo on the 3rd file

 

[Fuentealba]

I think it sounds very good, I would put some lows though, well, the first one is kinda black metal, so I think it "should" be little hi

the second sound very good, but I would maximize the guitars a little bit

the 3rd one sounds amazing, the solo is great, and the rhythm sounds very good as well

are you using metalshop?

I don't consider your clips are inferior to any other, check one of mine also in this:

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...ngs-need-feedback-d.html?highlight=fuentealba

now you will know what is inferior

 

[Vuts]

man great sound - i love test
can you post the settings?

 

[wicked_s]

I'll post the settings tomorrow, the Pod patches.

 

[kaomao]

wicked_s you're a monster on guitar! I loved that lead!

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

1st tone sounded blah to me.
2nd one sounded great to me.
lead tone on 3rd was good, mabe compress it more though cause although your playing is the shit it didn't seem to cut through in the mix (anyone else think that or am I crazy) the rythem tone on the 3rd was pretty good.

Overall I personally thing the 2nd wins.

 

[Mood Bender]

wicked_s I think it's all there, maybe just a bit of balance may help...

I took a moment with tezt2 with some EQ and compression. to me your guitar is too mid-hi centric. I moved the balance down to be more low-mid centric. what ya think... worse, better, in-different

Stream

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Great stuff man...

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Mood that sounds pretty dope to me.

 

[Mood Bender]

GuitarGodgt, thanks... I thought it turned out very well. it's a great composition to begin though. it would be best to treat each instrument separately, but that's not possible here.

 

[LSD-Studio]

Sounds really good IMO!
good playing, too.