This is completely crazy !

Crazy wonderful !! I am a former owner and operator of several major recording studios. I am also an International Directing Producer of Advanced Media and Multi-Instrumentalist. I've been producing music media professionally since the mid-seventies and I am here in a single room without a console, no amplifiers or racks of synthesizers (I used to work with 3-60 space racks of them). This is probably the most amazing experience I have had as an artist and creator, finally a studio in a box. I dealt with Dave Brow, he didn't oversell me; I got an amazing deal and I am really pleased with the Eleven Rack + Pro Tools beyond words; and that's rare.

GIGGING FOR 35 YEARS ON TUBES

I have tried unsucessfully to go digital for several years. I have two pods that I played around with for a week or so each, before using them for doorstops and going back to my tubes. I got this originally to make easy scratch tracks with. I now use it exclusively on stage. Not only do the amp models sound, feel, and act like the real thing, they do all that like a broken in vintage version of the real thing. Perfect sound, reactivity, bounce, and tone. The only issue I have is that the amp models which use tremolo or vibrato as part of the amp model have no easy way to control on/off of this feature with my fcb1010 and eurekaprom, they should have made the trem/vib a seperate effect like they did with the spring reverb so it could be midi controlled easier. anyone who is seriously old school and thinks that they can't believe the reviews written by these kids who dont understand how we feel about our tubes, can take it from me. I had know idea how to use anything midi 3 weeks ago and still don't ( had to buy a preprogrammed chip called eurekaprom for my midi controller). I hated all things digital just like you, until now.

Awesome deal!

If you are looking to get Protools-10 you might as well spen the extra $200 and get an Eleven Rack along with it! These go fast so don't wait like i did and order ASAP so you wont get stuck behind the rush. On top of that when I recieved my order I got deliceous candy with it to eat while I set it up. I am very pleased and Impressed with sweetwater, I am now a longterm customer.
Ontop of that. If you are like me and record at home with Guitars, Basses, and the sorts the eleven rack is a very good tool to have with you that is affordable. It works extremly well with my heavy instruments like the 5-String Bass and the 7-String guitar drop tuned for some awesome metal sounds. When out of the studio it doubles up as my Amp head and I get the same sounds live as in the studio with one tap of a button.

awesome

just recently purchased the eleven rack and pro tools. and yes it is awesome. i find myself getting carried away for hours just making new jams and messing with all the effects it has. awesome.

I am a Ex-Tube Snob. This thing sounds Great!

I was playing a Rig with 13 Tubes in it.
I was using a Rocktron Voodu Valve into a Peavey Classic 50/50
13 Tubes in all... My Rocktron replaced my previous JMP-1 and Mesaboogie Tri-Axis Into a GSP used only for Effects so I could have Marshall Tones and Mesa Tones... Lots of Tubes... Tons of Weight...

I tried Line6s, PODs, etc.. back in the 90s and thought they sounded terrible.
While in New Orleans on Business I heard several Bands using Line6 Amps, and a couple of other Modelers... After Much Research and Listening to Clips and YouTube stuff through good Headphones, I decided on the Eleven Rack over the AxeFX. I think the AxeFX 2 sounds better, but not $1500 better...
So with the Sweetwater 30 Day Guarantee and Artists Presets, I decided to take the Plunge.

I am no longer a Tube Snob. In Fact I just ordered some QSC K8 Powered Monitors so I can Run "Stereo FRFR"
FRFR= Flat Response Full Range.
This is because I turned off my Peavey 50/50 and Marshall 2x12 and the P.A. alone was knocking my Socks off.
After more research I settled on QSC K8s which I got a good deal on used.

I am never looking Back. Many of the Presets need tweaking here and there, but the Knobs work like amp Knobs for the Most part.
I have a Tone that is a Dead Ringer for Angus Young.
I have a Tone that is a Dead Ringer for Pantera.
I have a Tone that is a Dead Ringer for the Clean in Pull Me Under by Dream Theater.
I have Mesa, Marshall, Vox, Bogner, Fender. They all sound awesome.

I did find some of my Favorite Presets with Youtube Research, Forum Research and Downloads from ElevenRackPresets website which is great since you can Load Patch after Patch Easily with a Laptop and the Included ProTools 10

Some Helpful Hints:
PC Install you need
DriverSetup.exe
iLokClientHelperSetup.exe
LicenseSupportSetup.exe with your XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXX License Code
Pro_Tools_10_Installer (Setup.exe)
Eleven Rack Expansion Pack.exe

Saving Presets
Right click the name of the preset and there are Options to Save 1 Preset or ALL.

Loading Presets
Right click the name of the preset and choose "load from computer". next find the preset file you just saved from this site and click on it.

SW1 will cycle through 4 Display Modes.
Default - has Name and Some Amp Controls
Simple - Name Really BIG
Detalis - All Included Effects Amps and Enabled Status
Outputs - VERY Helpful for Balancing from Preset to Preset
Outputs Mode "To Amp 1" "To Amp 2" Rear and Front Amp Out, Rig Vol is XLR outs which are usually to the PA, AMP OUT is the Volume of "To Amp" and "Rig Out(PA)" - This will allow balancing from 1 Preset to another so Your different Patches can be equal in the Mix.
So the First thing I did was Balance my Patches for PA and Onstage Amplifier Volume. Then I balanced while Jamming with the Band for Volume in the Mix. Always best to Finalize this with your Band, because a Patch with a Middle Bite will cut through the Mix more and will not Balance the Same when playing on your own, this is true of any Multi-Channel or Preset Amp of course.

Perfect for live music!!!

Lets face it, if you are a local band (or one of the openers) then the sound guy generally doesn't put very much effort into your sound. My guitar rig used to consist of a mesa cab and dual rectifier tuned perfectly for my style of music... So why do I bother buying 2 grand worth of professional gear when the sound guy "hangs" an sm58 in front of the cab not even near a usable part of the speaker???

My rig is eleven rack -> Sonic Maximizer -> crown xti1002 so I am still able to have my cab on stage. I just have the sound guy take a direct out of the eleven rack and man does it sound good! Keep the volume at 5 or 6 and you won't have to use a DI box (expecially since there is a ground lift on the back). Granted I don't think that it sounds as good as my mesa rig, finely tuned and mic'd up with good mics and preamps, but it def sounds better in a live setting!!!

Best part of this is that you get protools as well :)

Believe The Hype!!!

I cannot remember the last time I purchased a product that was hyped up this much and lived up to it's promise. This is one fantastic unit.

The presets are very usable. Much like a real amp, this unit really responds and behaves according to what you send in to it. It's true for your guitar's volume knob(s) just as it's true for how hard or soft you strike a chord or note. Remember, an amp won't play Jazz until you tell it to. On the flip side, the scorching tones are all over the place on this thing.

A few days after getting this, I spent a few hours playing my Fender tube amp before getting on to my Eleven Rack. I dialed up a Sweetwater pre-set that used the Fender Twin Reverb as it's inspiration. It took about 15-20 minutes to dawn on me the fact that I was playing the exact same way as I was with my tube amp and getting the exact same behavior and tones. That thing about it "feeling" like the real thing? It's true. I couldn't believe it. This thing lived up to it's hype.

In closing, no matter what your musical tastes are, I can't recommend this Eleven Rack enough. It's worth the money all by itself. Add in some recording software with gobs of headroom compared to the cheapies that I've been using and I feel like I cheated someone out of some serious functionality.

I also have to shout out for my Sweetwater Sales Engineer, Mark Stein. I was going out of my comfort zone with some of my other purchases on this order and he spent gobs of time with me explaining options, answering questions and allowing me time to do some research and make decisions. He did so without pressuring me to buy on the spot. As a result, I've got my little hobby studio all stocked up with new gear and cannot be more pleased than I am, and this Eleven Rack is at the center of it all.

The next level.

I've only begun dialing in tones with my new Eleven Rack and I'm already blown away by its versatility. There are amp mods for everything from old school twang to epic chainsaw death metal...I'm having a great time with it. I'm using a Tech 21 Power Engine for re-amping and it works quite well. I've been previously recording with an old Roland 2480, which I've always enjoyed using, but ProTools only takes 30 seconds to show me what I've been lacking all these years. I only put 4.5 stars because I've found it hard to replicate some of my favorite guitar tones in my VOX Tonelab, but hopefully we'll get that figured out. I enjoy being able to manipulate the rack from ProTools, and being able to save so many presets as files on my iMac. To boot, the guitar tone settings can be embedded in your tracks for instant recall, so you're always consistent when re-recording or patching tracks. The Eleven Rack gets a huge thumbs up from me. Good luck!

Better off with Gtr rig...

The clean gtrs sound good but once you get to the distortions thats when this is a huge let down. Bought it and sold it 2 weeks later, not recommended. If your looking for a way to record gtrs quick and easy for the same price you can get Native Komplete which included gtr rig which sounds WAY better. OR for 100$ you can stick a 57 infront of your cab and it will still sound better.