Saturday, May 14, 2005
POD XT versus Boss GS-10
Kind of through luck of the draw, I ended up with both of these wonderful devices. What do they do (you might ask)? Essentially they give you a platform for recording guitar on your computer, but the way in which they do that is really neat.
Both of these devices give you unlimited guitar sounds. The GS-10 is the bigger of the two, reminiscent of those first generation laptop computers. It's sturdiness would be a plus when recording as you wouldn't have to worry about any sudden movements sending it flying.
The POD XT is the smaller of the two but much more intuitive as far as creating new sounds and making connections.
It seems like GS-10 focuses more on the recording end where the POD seems to be built more as an all around device (recording, playing, etc.)
The GS-10 came with Cakewalk Music Creator. Since it was bundled free Cakewalk would not support it. The POD did not come up with extra software, but there are plenty of plug ins and downloads on their website.
I have a feeling that using it with a feature rich program like Sony ACID PRO would be no problem.
To date I haven't mastered the full capabilities of either device. Until I do I am sticking with the PODXT because of it's easy use and portability which is perfect for my needs.
Both of these devices give you unlimited guitar sounds. The GS-10 is the bigger of the two, reminiscent of those first generation laptop computers. It's sturdiness would be a plus when recording as you wouldn't have to worry about any sudden movements sending it flying.
The POD XT is the smaller of the two but much more intuitive as far as creating new sounds and making connections.
It seems like GS-10 focuses more on the recording end where the POD seems to be built more as an all around device (recording, playing, etc.)
The GS-10 came with Cakewalk Music Creator. Since it was bundled free Cakewalk would not support it. The POD did not come up with extra software, but there are plenty of plug ins and downloads on their website.
I have a feeling that using it with a feature rich program like Sony ACID PRO would be no problem.
To date I haven't mastered the full capabilities of either device. Until I do I am sticking with the PODXT because of it's easy use and portability which is perfect for my needs.
