Line 6 TonePort UX1

It's Like a Rack Full of Premium Tube Recording Gear

Professional guitarists, producers and recording engineers regularly turn to Line 6 in studios around the world because they know that great mixes start with great recordings. The company's POD line of modeled guitar amps quickly became the "gold standard" in the industry. Now the company is introducing another unique innovation. TonePort UX1 is like a rack full of premium mono tube recording equipment, plus a perfectly engineered recording room for guitar and bass, thanks to Line 6's acclaimed guitar/bass direct tone with mic and cab modeling. The Line 6 TonePort UX1 even comes with a special Line 6 edition of Ableton Live so you can start making great sounding recordings as soon as you open the box. GearBox software controls TonePort UX1 and gives you a premium "front end" for all your recordings. The Line 6 TonePort UX1 includes meticulously crafted models of high-end tube preamps, vintage guitar and bass rigs, and the most sought after effects.

• USB recording and modeling interface.
• High-quality microphone input with preamp and instrument DI
• Included GearBox software provides POD XT and Bass POD XT sound
• Models of the most sought after preamps in the recording world

TonePort UX1 Overview
TonePort is the first line of USB recording and modeling interfaces, bringing world-class Line 6 guitar, bass, and vocal tone to the world of desktop recording. TonePort UX1 and [url=http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TonePortUX2]UX2[/url] hardware interfaces are USB-powered and come with Line 6 GearBox modeling software, which provides a must-have collection of 16 guitar and 5 bass amp/cab models, 24 stompbox and studio effects (up to 10 at once), and 6 models of high-end studio microphone preamps.

Built-in Preamp with Instrument Input
The Line 6 TonePort UX1 features a high-quality microphone input with preamp, a guitar/bass instrument input, stereo line inputs and outputs, stereo headphone jack, and an analog merge monitoring input. TonePort UX2 adds more features like analog VU meters, a second microphone input and preamp, phantom power for both preamps, stereo digital S/PDIF out, dual footswitch jacks for controlling start/stop and punch in/out, and independent volume controls for the headphone and main outputs. Both units support 44.1/48KHz with 16/24-bit recording, and a 96KHz mode. TonePort UX1 and UX2 both ship with Ableton Live Lite - Line 6 Edition recording software for a complete recording experience right out of the box. TonePort hardware and software is compatible with the most popular Mac and Windows recording programs.

Line 6 Guitar and Bass Tone
GearBox is the Line 6 software that gives the TonePort UX1 and UX2 hardware interfaces world-class studio tone on the desktop.  Built on the technological foundation of the studio-standard POD® XT and Bass POD® XT direct recording devices, GearBox provides a hardware-like, simple to understand and operate interface for dialing in the perfect tone every time.

GearBox's meticulously crafted recreations of a dream collection of 16 classic and modern guitar amplifiers, 5 must-have bass amp models, and 24 stompbox and studio effects capture the range of tone found on the best tracks ever recorded. You can mix and match PODXT-based amp and cab models based on * Marshall®, Fender®, Mesa/Boogie®, Vox®, Roland®, Soldano and more, with realistic looking controls that make any guitarist feel right at home.

• Line 6® Treadplate
• Line 6® Chemical X
• Line 6® Insane
• Line 6® Piezacoustic 2
• Line 6® Spinal Puppet
• 1953 Small Tweed based on* "wide panel" Fender®  Deluxe Reverb®
• 1958 Tweed B-Man based on* Fender®  Bassman®
• 1964 Blackface 'Lux based on* Fender®  Deluxe Reverb®
• 1967 Class A-30 Top Boost based on* Vox® AC-30
• 1968 Plexi Lead based on* Marshall® Super Lead
• 1968 Plexi Jump Lead based on* Marshall® Super Lead with "jumped" channels
• 1987 Jazz Clean based on* Roland® JC-120
• 1990 Brit J-800 based on* Marshall® JCM-800
• 1993 Solo 100 Head based on* Soldano SLO-100
• 2001 Treadplate based on* Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®
• Tube Instrument Preamp

• Rock Classic based on* Ampeg® SVT
• Flip Top based on* Ampeg® B-15A
• Adam and Eve based on* Eden Traveler WT-300
• Silverface Bass based on* Fender® Dual Showman®
• Eighties based on* Gallien Kruger 800RB
• Other bass amp model screenshots coming soon

• Facial Fuzz (based on* Fuzz Face)
• Fuzz Pi (based on* Big Muff Pi®)
• Screamer (based on* Tube Screamer®)
• Classic Distortion (based on* ProCo Rat)
• Vetta Comp
• Line 6® Sine Chorus
• Line 6® Flanger
• Phaser (based on* MXR® Phase 90)
• U-Vibe (based on* Uni-Vibe)
• Opto Tremolo (based on* 1965 Fender® Deluxe Reverb®)
• Rotary Drum & Horn (based on* Leslie® 145)
• Analog Delay Modulation (based on* Deluxe Memory Man)
• Tube Echo (based on* EP-1 Tube Echoplex)
• Line 6® Digital Delay
• Standard Spring Reverb
• Brite Room Reverb
• Medium Hall Reverb
• Cavernous Reverb
• Slap Plate Reverb
• Wah (based on* Vox® Wah)
• Volume (Pre- or Post-Amp Routing options)
• Compressor (based on* LA-2A® Compressor)
• Female De-Esser
• Male De-Esser
• Noise Gate

Preamp Models for Stellar Vocals
TonePort hardware features studio-grade microphone preamps that make getting a truly professional-grade vocal tone easy.  The exclusive GearBox tone software gives you models of the most sought after preamps in the recording world.  GearBox even lets you run a completely different signal path for your microphone input with models of vintage preamps, compressors, and reverbs while still giving you the ultimate direct recording sound for your guitar or bass.  In minutes, you'll be creating sounds that typically take an entire studio, an expert engineer, and a huge hourly rate to pull off!

GearBox Exclusive Preamp Models:
American Classic
Inspired by* an API lunch box preamp in a classic studio setup:      
- API - 512c Mic Pre
- API - 550b EQ
- Studer® - 2-inch tape (Including Emphasis/De-emphasis & tape Soft Clip)

This model gives you classic rock tone that's focused and a bit compressed through soft distortion. It even includes the treasured tonality and saturation you'd get when recording to classic 24-track analog tape! Good for transients and maintaining a leveled vocal.

Vintage UK
Inspired by* a Neve 1073
Warm with mild distortion when pushed.  Vintage UK handles transients very well and is great for vocal tracking.  Extended bass range also makes it great for direct bass and drum work. 

Modern
Inspired by* an Avalon Vt737
This modern must-have has a clean, bright, and non-compressed sound with soft transients.

Console
Solid State Console Mic Pre Design 
Has a flat frequency response that's clean with no artifacts or colorization.  A great choice for tracking line level instruments like a keyboard.    

Vintage
Inspired by* a Classic Vintage Tube Preamp setup consisting of:
- Requisite Y7 Mic Pre
- API - 550b EQ
- Studer® - 2-inch tape (Including Emphasis/De-emphasis & tape Soft Clip)
This model yields vintage Motown, Memphis, Nashville, and early rock sounds. 

Lo-Fi
Has a small speaker sound that's slightly distorted.  Great for adding an overdriven vocal to a track. 

• 1 Mic Input
• 1 Guitar/Bass Input
• Stereo Line Inputs for your line out level gear
• Stereo Line Outputs via two 1/4-inch
• Stereo Monitor Input via stereo 1/4-inch jack
• Headphone Output
• Pro Audio performance with over 100dB signal-to-noise & dynamic range
• Unique, full tone low latency monitoring regardless of recording software's buffer size
• 44.1 & 48KHz, 16 & 24 bit recording
• 96KHz mode with built-in sample rate conversion for simultaneous input and output
• USB-powered
• Rock-solid Drivers: ASIO, WDM, Mac OS X