The Line 6 UX2 Toneport Audio Interface
With more and more guitar players wanting to record their guitar onto a PC or Mac, Line 6 have entered the audio interface market with the Line 6 UX1 & UX2. Working on the basic ethos of all Line 6 products - keep it simple & make it sound great - the Line 6 UX2 is a great way to get started on your computer. Once you've got the Line 6 UX2 connected & installed (takes about 5 minutes), you'll be able to mix & match all your favourite amps & FX using a really simple & nice to look at on screen display. The sound quality is excellent & you'll soon be making music, as the UX2 ships with a free version of the Ableton Live Lite sequencing software! You'll even find a whole section of FX for vocals & for bass guitar, all included within the UX2 software. The Toneport interfaces work with both Windows & OSX.
What's the difference between the UX1 & UX2? The UX1 has 1 mic input & 1 guitar/bass input & both can be used simultaneously. The UX2 has 2 mic inputs & 2 guitar/bass inputs & all 4 can be used simultaneously. The UX2 also features phantom power via the XLR mic inputs - this enables you to use any studio style mic that requires phantom power. If you have a UX1, you will be restricted to using mics that don't require phantom power. The UX2 also has VU input level meters on the front, which makes getting your input levels a bit easier to judge.
Here's what Line 6 say about the Toneport UX2
Professional producers, engineers, and musicians turn to Line 6 in studios around the world because they know that great mixes start with great recordings. Now we're introducing the world's first line of recording & modeling interfaces with our pro grade tone for guitar, bass, vocals, and more.
TonePort is like a rack full of premium tube recording equipment, plus a perfectly engineered recording room for guitar and bass, thanks to our acclaimed guitar/bass direct tone with mic and cab modeling. What else would you expect from the makers of the revolutionary POD product family.
GearBox
The included GearBox software controls TonePort and gives you a premium tone front end for all your recordings. Includes meticulously crafted models of premium tube studio preamps, vintage guitar and bass rigs, and sought after, personality-rich effects. This is the tone that pros rely on and only Line 6 provides. Now it comes to your desktop with TonePort.
ToneDirect
With Line 6's exclusive ToneDirect monitoring, you get fully processed audio in real time while you track! Far better than recording through plug-ins, it avoids the latency from your recording program and operating system. ToneDirect also easily beats analog direct monitoring options that force you to record guitar without hearing the amp model and effects, or struggle to get an inspired vocal with no reverb! With GearBox software and TonePort hardware, it's easy to get amazing sounding recordings every time inspiration hits.
Ableton Live Lite - Line 6 Edition
TonePort even comes with a special version of the popular recording application Ableton Live created for Line 6 so you can start making great sounding recordings as soon as you open the box!
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