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Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

Ovidiu — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:56:00 -0000

Why would you hate it? Tell me cause I am curious, really!

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

Mark Knopfler Guitar Blog — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:39:16 -0000

I have this one, too, I love it and I hate it

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

Ovidiu — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:15:56 -0000

Do that, it will be a very interesting experience.

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

Music — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:41:07 -0000

I going to check that out.

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

Ovidiu — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:36:19 -0000

@TW: I guess the TonePort UX8 version, probably. For me, frankly, it is perfect, I keep it on the desktop and just plug my guitar, I am still finding my way around it.

@G-V: I guess I will use it for such things too, I just need a video camera, what I have at this moment does not work well, so I didn't yet start my YT experience.

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

G-V — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:16:17 -0000

I need to get one of these. It'll significantly increase my youtube video sound quality :)

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

Tennyson Williams — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:48:38 -0000

I use the UX2. Either version of the toneport is amazing. I do all of my recording with it and I've heard that even major studios have one on hand and do indeed use them. Great stuff!

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

Ovidiu — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:43:08 -0000

@Carol: I realize I actually didn't answer to your question: I want to record my guitar ideas on my computer, at home, as good as possible and with not such a big effort. At this moment I can tell you that I have the TonePort device connected to my computer, on my desk and everything plugged in. In order to record, I just need to plug my guitar and start the software and that's all.

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

Ovidiu — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:48:38 -0000

@oracle: I managed to make it record using TonePort, works fine now.

@Carol: my guitar processor does not have amplifier emulators, in order to correctly record you need to have the sound through an amplifier and then through a mic into the recording device, here TonePort emulates the amplifiers too, so gives you the complete line. I have the experience with recording directly into the sound card, doesn't sound good.

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

Carol — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:20:02 -0000

So, why not use a multiprocessor? I have 40pre-sets and 40programable settings on my BP80 and that's a low-end processor. (How many bass tones do YOU need?)

I'm not sure I get the device's usefulness other than "tons of fun." What's your plan for it?

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

oracle — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:35:53 -0000

BTW, I just use Cool Edit Pro (now Adobe Audition) for recording. I just select input as TP on one of the tracks, hit record and go.

Re: Diving into Line 6 TonePort UX1 USB recording interface

oracle — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:32:46 -0000

Yeah, I think I had similar issues getting it to output via PC speakers.

As far as recording, in your recording software you just set the TonePort (TP) as the input device, it sends the signal digitally over the USB, which is cool by itself.

I would imagine getting it to sound through you PC speakers will involve setting your input device as the TP, and having your sound card as the output, but I couldn't figure how to get it working... I don't think the signal will pass from one device to another. the TP is essentially an external soundcard, so you need to get PC to input via one device and output the signal to another device... Not sure how to do that.

I think Line6 expect users record via USB, and output to a PA via the analog outputs, but I don't have a PA or decent speakers. I think I ended up just plugging my amp into the headphone jack.