Line 6 UX1 Tone Port Music Computer Interface ( Windows / Macintosh )

by Line 6

Product Features

• HARDWARE ^ Mic Input ^ 1 Guitar/Bass Input ^ Stereo Line Inputs for your line out level gear ^ Stereo Line Outputs via two 1/4-inch

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BP8YQQ
• Item model number: 99-073-0105
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,251 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Professional producers, engineers, and musicians turn to Line 6 in studios around the world for high-quality recordings. Line6 UX-1 is part of the first line of recording & modeling interfaces designed for pro grade tone for guitar, bass, vocals, and more. It combines a hardware interface and software utilities for studio quality recording using a Windows-based PC or a Macintosh computer. 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 Powered through USB connectivity Rock-solid Drivers - ASIO, WDM, Mac OS X SOFTWARE TonePort is like a rack full of premium tube recording equipment, plus a perfectly engineered recording room for guitar and bass, thanks to our acclaimed guitar/bass direct tone with mic and cab modeling. Special Line 6 edition of Ableton Live so you can start making great sounding recordings immediately GearBox software controls TonePort and gives you a premium tone front end for all your recordings

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Gadget, Great Value, January 3, 2009

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David D. Hendrick (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Line 6 UX1 Tone Port Music Computer Interface ( Windows / Macintosh ) (Electronics)

The Line6 UX1 is a great product for me and others like me. I live in a small apartment, which means I have to do most of my guitar tracking on headphones, and I have always struggled to find good tone. I have to run right out of my amp into my Tascam Portastudio for guitar and bass stuff, so I often find my tone to be somewhat lifeless.

Not anymore.

Within 15 minutes of having the UX1 out of the box, I had the software installed, no problems from my firewall or anti-virus ware, and was plugging in my ol' Flying V. I loaded up some impressive crunchy guitar tones and messed around with some Motorbreath-esque riffing. Then, on a whim, I checked out the metronome, which is really more of a bare-bones drum machine. So, after some simple programming of a basic rock beat in 4/4, I fired up my recording deck and had a Demo rendered to a .wav file in 5 minutes.

Then I did some exploring of clean tones, monkeyed around with the tremolo modeling, recorded three more demo tracks, and decided it best to stop before I got too involved and lost the rest of my night to exploring all the different ways I could tweak my tone.

The next day, I plugged in my Gibson Ripper Bass and had pretty much the same experience.

The device itself is a bit lightweight, so be mindful if you have cats or curious children. It sits easily on my desk, but I have had to shoo away our Merlin a few times.

Also, while I understand that Line6 is in this to make money, the idea of having to pay to get more amp and cab models rubs me the wrong way. Regardless, what they offer for standard presets is so flexible and adjustable, I don't see myself needing to buy any additional downloads. The $89.00 I paid at Cascio Interstate Music will do me well for years to come.

On a side note, some friends of mine recorded an entire record using UX1's to render .wav's of their separate tracks, which were then compiled and mixed. None of them lived in the same city, none of them were in the same room together at the same time, and yet the record turned out wonderful. Check 'em out at [...]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the Job, April 8, 2008

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Nennerb (Baltimore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Line 6 UX1 Tone Port Music Computer Interface ( Windows / Macintosh ) (Electronics)

I use this to record guitar and bass with GarageBand. Installing the new drivers was a bit confusing at first but I eventually got it up and running. I find when recording guitar I prefer to not have the GearBox program running as I get better sounds and more flexibility using GB effects and settings. For Bass, however, GearBox works well to boost the signal. The Mic input gain is kinda lame, as it really only kicks in at the end of the nob turn. After giving up on the piece of S !@*% M-audio Fast Track, it was nice to finally get my instruments recording.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds great. Works Great, September 20, 2006

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Franklin L. Brown - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Line 6 UX1 Tone Port Music Computer Interface ( Windows / Macintosh ) (Electronics)

I bought this for some simple recordings of both guitar and vocal tracks. It's worked fantastically so far. Sounds like a mic'd amp, but totally simplified the recording process. Definitely worth the price.