Line 6 TonePort UX2

It's Like a Rack Full of Premium Stereo 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 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.

• USB recording and modeling interface.
• High-quality microphone inputs with stero preamp and instrument DI
• Phantom power, digital outputs, and assignable hardware VU meters
• Included GearBox software provides POD XT and Bass POD XT sound
• Models of the most sought after preamps in the recording world

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.

• 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. 

• 2 Mic Inputs with +48v Phantom Power
• 2 Guitar/Bass Inputs - use the high gain input for guitars and basses with high level pickup outputs, or the normal input
• Stereo Line Inputs for your line out level gear
• Stereo Digital Output S/PDIF via RCA
• Stereo Line Outputs via balanced 1/4-inch
• Stereo Monitor Input via stereo 1/4-inch jack
• Headphone Output with independent
• volume knob
• VU Meters assignable to input, record send, output and monitor levels
• Footswitch Jacks send MIDI commands to recording programs (start/stop, punch in/out, etc.)
• 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
• Includes Ableton Live Lite - Line 6 Edition