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skew · Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 62 Location: Austin, TX

Does anyone here use one of those Line 6 interfaces? I'm talking about a Guitar Port or a pod Studio.
Due to noise constraints, I can't mic my amp. I've tried going direct from my amp to my computer and it works, but there is "something" missing. Life? Sparkle?

If anyone has one of these, I'd like to hear what you think about them.

JD · Joined: 19 Mar 2009 Posts: 46

Yep, I use the Line 6 Toneport UX2 sounds great simple to use & zero latency issues.

Comes bundled with Pod Farm so you have some nice amp sims & effects to play with, you can mix & match amp heads to cabs different mic etc etc
Lots of demos on youtube.

Mine also came with Ableton which has some simple walk throughs that will have you recording in minutes.

Also came bundled with Reason & Riffworks

Perry-Skylight · Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Posts: 143

Been using my line6 for a long time now. I would die without it
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malcolm · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Sydney, Australia

Have a Line6 ux2. Happy with the interface, their solution to allowing you
to play through your effects but still have close to zero latency, even on an old machine is brilliant.

Pod farm is ok. Easy to use but has some silly restrictions in it. Eg. Can only have one type of each effect in your chain at a time (no having two distortion pedals in a row) and many of the effects positions are fixed (can't have reverb first in the chain). When this is a problem, I record both wet and dry and screw with the dry version later.

Still, worth it I think, especially as their seem to be some ridiculously cheap deals on some of ther interfaces at the moment.
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malcolm · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Sydney, Australia

skew · Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 62 Location: Austin, TX

I wonder why they even put restrictions on in the first place?
Hrm...

malcolm · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Sydney, Australia

Merkava · Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 344 Location: Washington, DC

I use a M Audio Ozone, which has worked great over the last five or so years. It a decent midi controller/audio interface combo. It wouldnt be good for mulittracking a band or drum set, but one mic, or synth, or guitar runs nice. I dont even have to mess with the latency in my DAW with it. the con, after 5 + years, it seems to want to stop working every now and then and make me restart it.

I am about to order this Novation Xiosynth to replace it. it is similar to the Ozone, except it also functions as a novation hardware synth with its own sound engine, as well as being an audio interface and midi controller.

skew · Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 62 Location: Austin, TX

Plus you can go nuts with the XY pad and wand. Smile

I've got an old Bass Station rack synth. Even though it's old school, I like the sounds you can pull from it. And Novation synths all seem to have a great sound engine in them.

I've got an Oxygen 8 V2. It's lasted for years. Same size at the Ozone, but not as many features.

So... my interest in the Pod Farm V2 is piqued! It could be alot of fun trying to coax out some crazy effect patterns.

pinky_blue · Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 21

I've got the Novation X-Station which is essentially the same interface as the Xiosynth, just with added whistles and bells and a bit bigger. The pre's on it are OK, the synth is pretty decent (like an A-Station maybe) and its a capable MIDI controller. A very handy little tool.

Thing great about the Xio is that its so small! I'm not saying the X-Station is huge but the Xio 25 in tiny! I'm into things being compact so was pretty taken with it when I saw it.

I mainly use an emagic 6|2m as the main recording interface going from my desk. I'll be investing in a MOTU 828 Mk3 when the time comes (or a mk4! depending on how long that time takes to come!)

skew · Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 62 Location: Austin, TX

i've highjacked my own thread... haha

I also own an Alesis Micron. And while I love it - great size and great sound engine - it's a pain in the ass to program. I can't program a new sound on the fly which makes for difficult jamming with my band. I kind of wished that I had shopped around a bit more for something like this Novation.

One of the reasons I got the Micron was because of it's size also. It fits perfectly into a suitcase, with room for pedals, cords, wall plugs, etc.

Merkava · Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 344 Location: Washington, DC

I also have a micron. The presets were ok, but i hated the programming interface (needs a bigger screen with more on it at once, IMO). I mainly like running it through effects, to get some usuable sounds. Plus the subbass setting hits hard as shite.

skew · Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 62 Location: Austin, TX

So... after months of fiddling - plugging in direct, mic'ing my amp, having my mixer clip at the slightest pedal adjustment, constantly turning knobs and adjusting faders - and never being happy with the results... I broke down and just bought the Toneport UX2 today.
I'm actually super excited.
I've got several songs that are in various phases of completion because I am just never happy with the sound of the recordings. Hopefully this will solve all of that, AND spark some new creativity.

Hopefully I'll have it by the end of next week (early June)!