Practice Headphone setup suggestion sought

[matthewbrown]

I've got a Line 6 bass pod and some nice headphones; I also have a headphone mixer. What's the best way to hook these up to my laptop to practice along with CD's, MP3s and metronome?

[Nick Kay]

Bass > POD's input > POD's line out > Computer's line in

Computer's headphone out > Headphones

[matthewbrown]

Thanks -- I'll try that!

[diechris]

i run my bass into a cheap $40 mixer then connect my macbook's headphone out jack to the aux in on the mixer and plug my headphones in to the mixer's headphone jack. works great. i would rather just bypass having to run audio in to your computer... so with your set up... i would go

bass> pod > mixer < computer
V
headphones

[JehuJava]

I run my Power Mac 1/8 line out into the Fodera headphone amp's RCA's. I have a metronome program too. If I want to use a separate metronome (which I do on occasion) I just plug the metro in rather than the Mac. The bass plugs into the headphone amp.

I actually put it all into Pelican case with the foam. it's a neat and tidy set up. I have an external drive under the Mac for my BFD samples and a small surge protector. It's what I take with me to work when I go on duty (overnight).

[wdinc01]

Just hook your bass up to your Pod, then your Pod to your computer. Use the line out of the Pod for headphones (or if there's a headphone jack, use that). Then open up the Gearbox program on your computer. I used to do this all the time when I had a Pod XT Live. With the Gearbox, you can edit patches much easier, and it's got a built in metronome as well as a music player, so you can play along with songs.