Back when POD 1 was cutting edge...

[Rain]

I had an extra night off so I took a trip down memory lane and through the archives - and I retrieved this "gem".  I think it's the only 100% digital demo that I have for a rock song that I wrote. More of a jam idea than a song actually.

The basic idea dates for the mid-late 90's when I played in a band, before I started dabbling with synths and samplers. All the music I wrote back then is on 1/4 inch tape or has been lost.  But for some reason, I re-recorded this one in 2001. I must have been bored.

I believe the basics would have been recorded in Pro Audio 9, right after I got my Line 6 POD - which I thought was the greatest thing ever. If you've ever worked with that old POD, you'll recognize it I'm sure.

I must have revisited it a little later in Sonar 1 because I remember borrowing my new roommate's bass to do that.

The drum loop is from a demo of some commercial library - the word Soundscan comes to mind, but I am not sure. I think it's something I got off of a CD that came with a music magazine. 
The multitrack is long gone, so this is a snippet of an old MP3. But since it was recorded in PA9, I thought I would drop it here... With an era appropriate photo.

I may have to dig out my old POD... And the old XP laptop.

 

Edited Sunday at 05:23 PM by Rain

[T Boog]

Sounds pretty cool Rain. And yeah, I used to own a POD too. At one point, I also owned a POD XT Live pedalboard. And I used to own 2 Johnson J-Stations(Johnson's version of the POD) which I actually preferred.

But your right, they were really cool back in the day. They even seemed very ahead of their time. I still rem when my buddy and I first got to play one. We prob looked something like this...

 

[Rain]

 

You know,  its still has my favorite Vox-type of sound...

[craigb]

I used to do Beta Testing for Line6 and had a bunch of their gear!  I even had Mike Soldano mod my '79 Marshall JMP to have a preamp (and more!) so it would sound like the Marshall Line 6 used!  I will say that a Steinberger and a Pod kidney bean fit great together on an Airplane overhead though!

I'll save the pics for another thread. 😉

LOVED that demo Rain!

[T Boog]

6 hours ago, craigb said:

I even had Mike Soldano mod my '79 Marshall JMP

U still have that head Craig? 

[craigb]

9 hours ago, T Boog said:

U still have that head Craig? 

Lost everything in 2009 thanks to a lot of illegal financial stuff that happened while I was off working on a PhD...  Lost two houses, my music studio (that I had sunk $134k into!), a vehicle, and about a million dollars.  My luthier bought back one of my custom guitars and the one in my thumbnail had been paid for, but not built, so I eventually got it.  Other than that, I have relatively nothing left musically!  And, if I don't find a job soon, it will be nothing.  Yay, life!