nice read, astig ng mga opinions na binibigay ng lahat...
if i may add.. as an ordinary working class musician who doesn't know much
about the techie stuff, all i have to rely on when going inside the studio, syempre, my feel for the tone presented to me.. When i was recording for an album way back 97, i had a dual rectifier, twin reverb and a small marshal tube amp to play with... listening to the tracks i recorded, well, maybe because i wasn't that experienced at that time (not that i am that good now) i know i could have done better. i don't know much about amps as well but when i crank up my early U2 playlist, i listen to the edge's tale of vox amps and trusty old strats and stuff.. am i damned because i haven't tried the real thing? i don't think so... so when i whip up an edge inspired setting on the pod, badtrip ba ako dahil di naman nya kuha yung totoong tunog? no, coz i know it's something i can tweak and make for my own... a good friend shinji tanaka, a well respected engineer and philmusic member whose studio is fast becoming the go to place to record your next platinum album, has a trusty ole pod.. when i first used the pod, sabi ko, langya, tiwala naman masyado sila dito, pero shinji related to me even raims of sandwich had trouble distinguishing miked tracks and the pod tracks, then ako rin..ayun..
case in point? Ok ang POd..well at least para sakin, so yung original poster, i can advise na ok kumuha ng POD, lekat na wla bang country represenatative ang pod dito dapat mag painum na yan..hehehe
To me, whether u use pod or miked tube amps, it all depends on how it will fit well in the total mix..minsan kahit basura ang tunog pero tama ang pagka layer, or it hit a freaking nerve that goes well with the overall tracks, i mean everything on the mix, ok lang. i can cite examples from my own recording pero WAG na dahil baka pagtawanan lang ako ng mga maestro dito..
my point is, and i don't know if im stil in the right path or topic of discussion is that dapat wholisitic ang approach mo sa pag kuha ng tone, whether u freaking DI it, mic it, POD it, it should be done in a way it will collide with other tracks as well.. this way, we won't be missing the forest coz we are to busy examining the trees...
sorry if i strayed away from the topic of discussion. moderators please punish me with a case of san mig lite and a platter of mani.. =)