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Line 6 TonePort UX2 (No Longer Available)Item ID: TonePortUX2USB Audio Interface with Stereo Preamp, Guitar and Bass Models and Effects - 24-bit Sorry, the Line 6 TonePort UX2 is no longer available. We've left this page up for reference only. Check out the great alternatives on this page or call toll-free (800) 222-4700 to speak with a Sweetwater Sales Engineer about similar products. From Our Research Team:It's Like a Rack Full of Premium Stereo Tube Recording GearProfessional 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 UX2 is like a rack full of premium stereo 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. TonePort 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 and gives you a premium "front end" for all your recordings. Includes meticulously crafted models of high-end tube preamps, vintage guitar and bass rigs, and the most sought after effects.Line 6 TonePort UX2 at a Glance:
TonePort 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. Line 6 [url=http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TonePortUX1]TonePort UX1[/url] and UX2 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 Stereo Preamp with Instrument Input TonePort UX1features 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. The Line 6 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. The Line 6 TonePort UX2's 2 mic ins are perfect for vocals and other mic'd sources, with +48v Phantom Power to drive the finest microphones. Use them for mono or stereo sources, and tone process them together or separately. Phantom Power and Other Premium Features Connect the TonePort UX2's digital out to your hardware digital recorder for direct digital recording of your premium Line 6 tone, as well as playback from your computer. The Line 6 TonePort UX2 provides S/PDIF digital audio at 44.1/48KHz sample rates perfect for CD, DAT and many popular digital recording setups. The Line 6 TonePort UX2 provides premium features like hardware VU meters and footswitch jacks. You'll appreciate others when you need them, like guitar/bass inputs that handle high output instruments, separate volume control for the headphone out, and assignable metering. 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. From PODXT:
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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. TonePortUX2 Hardware Features:
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ReviewsPure Magic!
by David Tartar from Joplin MO
I will tell you up front that I'm blown away by the product and technology however I'm going to attempt to write this review and try to stay balanced. October 25, 2008 Music Background: Drums, Guitar, Bass, Voice Over This tool is a true workhorse! Owned it... read more [+] about a year, used it and Gearbox probably 1000 hours. This piece of equipment has replaced all of my mic pre amps, amps, and effects. Gearbox is superb, so many options, so many QUALITY sounds. It is very intuitive and has everything a guitarist, bassist and vocalist needs when its time to sit down and create! That's whats so wonderful about it. It's this utility that's hardwired directly to my recording application that gives me every option I could possibly want and in addition to that it's up-gradeable for extremely reasonable prices. You will save money on tuner batteries, you can take guitar lessons from Guitarport Online directly from the amp window, you can stack an amp and a cab, a plethora of effects, choose the order of your signal chain, adjust your monitoring volume in the software, monitor all of your levels with vu meters on the UX2 and in Gearbox, record two mics at once, a guitar and a mic, run other equipment (for instance a tape deck) through inserts in the back of the UX2, choose mics in the software and customize how those mics respond with your cabinets and have one AWESOME recording/practice/writing tool. Instant high dollar sounds with a click of the mouse. Truly Inspirational! I love LINE 6! They have done all of the thinking and innovation for us! We get to sit down and CREATE! close [-] Love it!
by Josh from Birmingham,Al
I'm a recording noob but I love this thing...Got it this morning and can't stop playing with it!
April 24, 2008 Music Background: Singer-Songwriter, Comedian Update of Previous TonePort UX2 Review
by Jack Loganbill from Chicago, IL
I just wanted to add something I have learned since writing the original review.April 11, 2008 Music Background: Hobbyist I just purchased a second TonePort UX2 (given the price drop) for use with a Dell dual-core laptop. ... read more [+]> I found that the TonePort did not perform well, plagued with all of the typical USB streaming audio problems: clicks, pops, and drop outs. The Line6 Support Knowledge Base provides a few tips for avoiding these problem and I found that applying their recommendations fixed the problems 100%. In a nutshell: 1. Edit your laptop power options to never power off drives... 2. Disable your wireless network Evidently, wireless network cards play havoc with USB streaming audio. I performed these two fixes and now I am producing great recordings with absolutely no "USB" problems. close [-] A Playing and Recording Dream
by Zack Mobley from Mississippi
If my rating didn't already give it all away, let me say that this has been one of my best purchases ever!! Not only do you get a super clean USB interface with infinite tone posibilities but for reco... read more [+]rding it is a dream come true! I have been in the pro sound industry for 9 years and have never encountered a guitar tool this awesome until I bought this little piece of gear. I really don't care much for the recording software that's packaged with this item, but paired with my familiar Cakewalk software it is the ultimate in guitar and mirophone options. Alot of products can give you a great USB interface but this one gives you countless tone options as well. I recently recorded a song using my Toneport UX2, my guitars, Fruity Loops for drum sequencing and Cakewalk. I was commended highly by my professional audio friends for the quality alone. I am an audio professional myself and could not have achieved the same result even by micing many different $1000+ amps. Not only that but Line 6 offers a free update that gives you more amp models, cabinet models, stomp boxes, a metronome, a media player that will play a song at half speed(great for learning solos), and hundreds of famous musicians' tones just for the heck of it. With some great computer speakers with a sub, your stand alone amp my start to collect dust. There is no end to the possibilities with this thing. This is my 2nd of three Line 6 products I have bought and once again I am almost speechless. You WILL NOT be dissapionted with the Toneport!! If you are, you must be a muti-millionare with the funds to buy anything you wish and have professional sound engineers on staff. close [-]
October 30, 2006 Music Background: Live Sound Engineer, Guitar Player Almost too good to be true
by Sid from Phoenix, AZ
As a life-long musician and professional audio/video engineer, let me say the Toneport UX2 is an incredible buy! The quality (low distortion w/superb dynamic range and S/N ratio) of the preamps are be... read more [+]yond anything that I expected, its latency is undetectable, the audio processing/effects in the Gearbox software is comparable with stand-alone hardware that, when combined, would cost up to 4 times as much, and the analog VU meters are perfect for eliminating any questions about levels. I love it! close [-]
October 1, 2006 Music Background: 60's pro musician, career broadcast engineer.
Line 6 TonePort UX2
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