Bass PODxt/Laptop/Home Stereo setup...

[Nyarlathotep]

I'm thinking of setting up a relativly portable recording rig using my Bass PODxt and a laptop for recording. The problem I have is that w/ latency issues: monitoring w/ the laptop, even w/ good speakers, would suck. Especially considering that I would want to run a software drum machine. Nothing would match up

My solution to this, as of now, would be to use my stereo as a PA of sorts, as I do now. The signal chain would be:

I would record via usb, w/o monitoring, and use the mixer to mix the output of the POD with the drum machine from the laptop. The stereo would then allow me to hear this mix, and play in time w/ the drum machine.

I was thinking of using this as the mixer:

http://www.rolls.com/new/mx41.html

Thoughts/Suggestions????

Thanks in advance!

 

[emils]

If you're using Windows, try ASIO4ALL driver with your laptop soundcard ( www.asio4all.com ). You might be able to lower latency to more acceptable levels.

 

[niftydog]

You can't monitor the laptops output via the POD and its USB connection?

 

[emils]

You can't monitor the laptops output via the POD and its USB connection?

I didn't even think of that. You should be able to use your POD as your soundcard. Problem solved.

 

[daffy]

That's exactly what I do

Use the POD as your soundcard and plug your headphones into your POD.

Works beautifully - I use Hydrogen for drums and record straight from the POD.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

Excuse my ignorance, but how would you set up the POD to recieve audio????

Either way, would my origanal setup work?

 

[Nyarlathotep]

Figured out how Man, I'm dense...

Anyway, I think what threw me was that the USB reception thing is only mentioned on the foldout back cover of the manual. Even though I've looked at that thing a million times to reference the effects order, I've just overlooked everything else....

Many thanks to niftydog for mentioning the USB solution!