Line 6 GuitarPort Riff Tracker
Guitar Port Hardware & Software with Loop-Based Multi-Part Recording Software & Instant Drummer Software.
Capture Inspiration!
Get GuitarPort RiffTracker and record those killer riffs before they're gone forever. With its GuitarPort hardware/software, RiffWorks recording software, unique InstantDrummer and super simple automatic setup, it's the easiest, most toneful guitar recording rig ever.
Includes GuitarPort
GuitarPort RiffTracker includes the award-winning GuitarPort hardware. This guitar-focused USB recording interface is powered by your laptop or desktop computer, and has all the connections needed to track guitar and enjoy the results with your speakers or headphones. It also gives you a complete amp, stompbox and effects rig!
The GuitarPort hardware and software works seamlessly with the included recording software. You don't even have to think about our unique ultra-low latency drivers, 32-bit processing, ASIO support, and other technical mumbo-jumbo working away behind the scenes. GuitarPort RiffTracker takes care of all that for you while you track those killer riffs.
Guitar Tone Rig
Line 6 is the world leader in direct guitar recording, and invented POD and digital modeling guitar amps and stompboxes. We created the magic guitar tones used by top guitarists and engineers on countless platinum albums, so we know how to team up record-ready tone with high technology in a way that keeps guitarists free to concentrate on the music instead of technical details.
Thanks to the GuitarPort hardware/software included with GuitarPort RiffTracker, you'll have a simple, pro-quality setup that gives great feel, dynamics and tone. This virtual guitar amp, stompbox and effects rig is ready to rock with tone directly from the world-standard PODxt. You get 16 Classic and Modern Amp Models and more than 20 quality effects including digital and tape delays, choruses, tremolos, flanger, phaser, reverb, and more. And you'll have our free online library of thousands of tones matched to the greatest guitarists, songs, bands and gear of all time.
The whole setup is as easy to operate as your old favorite amp, with familiar knobs and switches - and drop dead amazing tone only Line 6 can deliver. Just jack your guitar cable into GuitarPort's input, and you're all set to record your killer riffs!
InstantDrummer
Pick a groove, count off a tempo, and InstantDrummer inspires you with its continuously varying drum track and fills using perfectly matched, full kit studio drum recordings.
Spin the InstantDrummer INTENSITY knob to set the mood from mellow to aggressive. Dial in some VARIATION to get a constantly evolving beat. No tedious editing or disappointing sounds, just a great drummer, ready to jam.
Record & Mix
Got some musical ideas you've been itching to capture? Want to capture those ideas as great recordings instead of wasting your time with menu and configuration windows? If you want to play guitar instead of playing engineer, GuitarPort RiffTracker, with its included RiffWorks recording software, is the answer. We keep it simple, so you stay inspired.
The unique Riff Recorder lets you set tempo and even start recording from your guitar so you never have to put it down. It will even automatically create tracks as you play - so you can record multiple takes or layer parts without a pause.
The 7 mix effects per track are great for sweetening up the sound of most anything you might record with the GuitarPort hardware, even bass or a keyboard. And just like the virtual guitar rig, the included mixing effects are easy to operate. So you get great studio quality sounds without the typical computer studio complication.
The Riff List holds the ideas you've recorded. Double-click a Riff in the list to open it for more recording, or to fine-tune your mix. Drag Riffs to the Song bar to string them together. Then MIX a file to disk, and burn it with your CD software!
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Guitarport Riff Tracker
by Beau from Atlanta GA
February 23, 2008
Music Background: Musician
After having been away from my guitar for a few years, I came back to it about 2 years ago and immediately found the guitarport system. I was simply blown away to find that using the computer I alrea ... read more [+]dy had, I was All these great direct recording tones and effects? Wow! I was in heaven!
But getting the USB hardware interface was only half the treat. Included with the unit was some software called Riffworks by a company called Sonoma Wireworks. Here's where it gets really neat.
The software is a true wonder. Simply put, it gives you full demo-quality multitrack recording with almost no learning curve whatsoever. Yeah, if you don't know how to use a computer, that's one thing. But if you're comfortable pointing and clicking, well, you're on your way to creating some quality recordings in very little time. Watch a couple of short tutorial videos and you're nearly an expert. I found several videos on youtube of people playing with riffworks.
The software is loop-based at its core, but you can also record in 'song layer' mode and record just like you would with traditional multitrackers. But why would you when loop-based is so ridiculously easy?!
If you've got the parts to a song in your head already. You can lay the individual parts down in a matter of minutes, and then drag each 'riff' up into the song bar, and arrange as neccessary.
Quite a difference from the 4 track cassette deck I had saved for the last time around. That thing, while technically advanced at the time, only lasted a couple of years. One big advantage software has over hardware in this regard, there are no moving parts to break!
Now for the golden egg on top of it all. Rifflink! Riffworks does a great job as a multitracker. But if that weren't enough, it also doubles as an online collaboration tool! Up to four people at one time can log on to your song and record in real-time online! Changes made by others are available to each collaborator almost immediately. It's amazing how quickly a song can be created out of thin air with rifflink. I'm amazed at how often I log in to rifflink and listen to a collaboration, only to walk away, and come back ten minutes later to find an almost finished song! Of course, when the song is done, you can post it to the online library of riffworks/rifflink created music. It's called riffcaster.
In summary, I feel lucky to have been on this planet while this stuff is available to us. However, I sure do wish I would have had guitarport/rifftracker when I was a teenager! Kids these days are so lucky. close [-]
This thing rocks
by Steve Estes from Nashville
February 22, 2008
Music Background: Guitar and Vocal Worship leader
Riffworks is great for quick sketch ideas. Riffworld is the breakthrough innovation for collaberative recording!!!!
The best thing to happen to my playing and recording.
by DougMetzger from Warsaw, In USA
August 9, 2007
Music Background: Hobbyist
Guitar Port with Riffworks has breathed new life into my playing and recording. Riffworks is so easy to use and the sound is incredible. I have done more recording in the past year than I have in the ... read more [+]last 20 years of playing. If you purchase or have purchased guitar port and/or Riffworks you WILL NOT be disappointed. Just be prepared to become a hermit that does nothing but sit in front of the computer :) close [-]
Intunitive, easy, fun to learn and use.
by Tom Schulz/Charvelguy from MPLS, Mn
August 7, 2007
Music Background: Pro, Semi pro, covers and original acts.
Without Riffworks, I would have not completed some of the pieces in the fashion and ease of comfort that I did. Its a great way to record ideas and hammer them out while still being able to build laye ... read more [+]rs. It's taking Les Pauls invention into a new realm. close [-]
Guitar recording kitchen sink
by Chicago Joe from USA
August 7, 2007
Music Background:
It's not easy to review this product since it's really (at least) three products bundled together. I'll do my best to make it clear which I'm talking about.#1 The Guitar Port hardware: This thing coul ... read more [+]dn't be simpler. Think of it as a "guitar to usb adapter." In reality, it acts as an external USB soundcard and input device. It functions well in this role and has relatively low latency on mid-range systems. It really is just a single 1/4" input with a big volume knob, and its operation is as simple as that suggests.#2 The Guitar Port software: The best way to describe this product is a visual interface to the PodXT/Vetta amp and effects models. If you're familiar with those products, you pretty much know what you're in for from a sonic standpoint. The digital models are, well... digital. They're very good digital models, though, and I think most people who are familiar with the limitations of digital modeling will be satisfied with the quality. The interface is very easy to navigate as most of the amps and effects look like their real-life counterparts. While you could choose to add packs of additional models (see my comments on "upselling" at the end), the ones you get "out of the box" are very versatile.#3 The "Riff Tracker" software: Having some familiarity with various recording software, I was at first a little frustrated with this product. It is a completely different approach to recording from what I was used to from the studio or traditional DAW recording. Once I understood it better, however, I really started to like it. As the name implies, you build songs by layering guitar, bass, and drum riffs on top of each other. Once you've recorded some of your song components, you can construct a song by dragging and dropping the riffs together. The best way I can describe it is that it feels like writing a song the way we used to do when the whole band wrote together - the drummer would lay down a groove, the bassist or guitarist would chime in, and we'd all just keep playing until the ideas became more solid. It's very cool to be able to do this on your own with the software. Once you've created your tune from the "building blocks," you can go back and add vocals, solos, etc. that span the entire song. Working with the drums fits this paradigm as well - you basically set the style for each riff and tell it how much to vary the beat and play fills, and it comes up with a beat. I know that doesn't sound like it would work, but it's pretty effective in action. Like I said, once I got my mind around how this thing works, I really started to enjoy it.UPSELLING ("selling the blades") - the rest of the products: One of the big shaving product companies (Gillette maybe) came up with this idea that they would sell razor handles at a loss because they knew they'd make their real money selling the blades to fit the razors. Both Line 6 (the Guitar Port folks) and Sonoma (the Riff Tracker people) have taken this concept to heart. Both products act as portals to various add-on products. Line 6 offers a subscription to Guitar Port Online which offers lessons, play-along tracks, setups that match popular songs, etc. They also offer model packs that add amps and effects to the core Guitar Port software. Sonoma offers drummer styles that fit different genres and rhythms. The good news is that all the add-on products I've tried (a small sampling) have been very high quality. The REALLY good news is that you can enjoy Guitar Port and Riff Tracker fully without adding any additional products - they're not "crippled" in any way. The bad news (if you want to call it that) is that you will probably WANT some of these add-ons (in my case, the additional drum styles!) This is just a warning that you may wind up spending a little more money down the road.The best thing about this package is that you can go from absolutely no computer guitar songwriting and recording solution to a complete set-up with one purchase of less than $200. close [-]
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