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I have a Line6 Pod XT that I connect my computer, guitar and speakers to. It is basically being used as
I am not using it as a portable guitar effects unit.
Question: Is there a better hardware that can serve both these purposes? The Line6 Pod XT is running too hot and I believe there can be other hardware devices that provides better sound capturing and output quality.
I'd suggest looking at something like the Focusrite 2i2 Audio interface. It's designed to accept almost any audio source and feed it into a DAW on the computer. From there you can use Line 6's Pod Farm as a VST insert on the channel you record on within said DAW.
This also allows you to record the guitar clean/direct so if you later begin to be unhappy with Pod Farm's sounds (as I was) you can easily plugin a new VST (Guitar Rig for example) and change the effects as you see fit without having to re-record the entire part.
(I suggest Focusrite as their pre-amps are, in my experience, the cleanest and best for the price range. No affiliation with the brand.)
