I dont if this belongs here but pish posh pish posh..
This is basically a thread for people who need help with home recording.
Which brings me to my questions.
This is going to be hard because i actually dont know what i want to ask..anyways. I have a pod xt connected to my computer via usb. And my guitar is plugged in through my pod. I was just wondering what the most efficient way to record with that. I have a lot of troubles with like sounds drivers and what not but yeah any help is much appreciated.

Personally, I just use Audacity to record anything. Its simple as well, just press the red button and play away. But if there was some sort of software that came with your pod xt or there is specific software for it(you might want to check the manufacturers website) I'd use that. But if not, Audacity. If you're having problem with sound drivers and what not, just uninstall them (that stupid Realtek HD Audio Manager used to drive me up the wall) if you're running XP or later (Vista, Win 7) they have their own okay audio drivers (this is what I use, as I too, have had trouble with audio drivers). In you're an Ubuntu user, it has its own built in audio drivers as well.

Now, for recording in Audacity on Windows. You first need to make sure Mic volume is enabled. Just double click on the little speaker icon in the bottom right of the task bar. Then go to options, properties and tick anything in the box at the bottom that says Mic, or Pink - In. Now swap the mixer device in the drop down menu at the top to Input. Tick only CD and Mic, leave the others unticked. Press ok then in the Master volume panel, make sure the volume is turned up full on all Mic and Pink - In's. Close the panel and open up audacity.

Now all you have to do in audacity is press the red button (record button) and play away. If when you are playing back the recording and its all distorted or fuzzy, try turning down your volume in the master volume panel (the speaker icon in the task bar) and turning the tone or bass down.

Hope that helps.

Audacity link http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Thanks for all the info. But I am getting this awful crackling noise when I record, Is there a way to fix this? Im pretty sure its not the devices im using to record. Oh, and is there a way to hear what i previously recorded while recording over it, (like layering and stuff)?

Check out the Effects tab. There's Noise Removal and Click Removal. Just play around with one or the other or both until you feel satisfied. And yes there is layering. After you've recorded make sure the playback cursor is at the beginning of your previous recording, or wherever you want to start recording over, and just hit the record button again. You should be able to hear your earlier recording as you go over it.

I hope that makes sense...

Actually I prefer Kristal: Homepage (http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/). The free version supports up to 16 tracks which is more than enough. Each track can have up to 2 VST effects and has its own equalizer (the most important reason why I use it even though it's only a 3-band one). The master control can have 3 VST effects of its own. Also, it can display VST interfaces correctly which Audacity can't.
After I mix it down with Kristal, I import it in Audacity, normalize it and apply some final touches since Audacity has a lot more tools than Kristal.
Another reason I use Kristal is because it supports ASIO, which allows you to directly listen to your input with a low latency. This way you can also easily find out where the cracks come from. Since you probably won't have an ASIO driver, I would suggest downloading ASIO4ALL which can be found here (http://www.asio4all.com/).

Generally, Audacity beats Kristal in tools by far, but Kristal has a nice interface and is very intuitive.

If you get a lot of noise, then it's usually the audio cables. Try turning your plugs a bit, try pulling them out and back in.

Oh man....ASIO is a pain in the butt. If anyone would take time out of their day to help me get it working, that would be awesome.

What's wrong? Is it your first time using ASIO?

well ive never gotten it to work ever. But theres no playback, but i think is something to do with conflicting sound drivers or something like that :think:

most likely. Is there a red X next to HD Audio Headphone/Speakers in the ASIO control panel? Make sure you don't have any programs that's using the driver. Youtube, streaming audio, Finale, Midi drivers, etc. You'll have to close them. ASIO can run only one instance at a time. It'll be hassle free if you have an audio interface with a multi-client ASIO support that way you can run it through HD Audio SPDIF out and leave HD Audio Headphone/Speakers to the Kmixer.