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After listening to a YouTube cover last night, I read that they used the line6 toneport GX, which is no longer available but replaced by the Line 6 POD Studio UX1. It comes with what’s called Pod Farm a software that is loaded with effects plugins. Evidently the GX had problems with noise and latency that the UX1 has all the fixes for those problems. For under a hundred bucks, I’m going to have to try this out. I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to using computer programs, but this one seems like a no brainer. You can go straight from the interface to speakers via the 1/4″ out jacks, or directly into your amp. You can monitor using headphones too, this is where the zero latency comes in. I’m nowhere near being a guitar recording artist, but I do like to record and playback what I have played to get a better idea how my playing sounds.
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Well I have the Line6 Studio GX & I have never had a problem with it. It wasn’t replaced by the UX1, as they were all available but the UX1 was a step up from the basic GX, which is solely a guitar interface. The UX1 has more options & at under $100.00 sounds like good value. Pod Farm 2 has quite a few digital amp & cab sims together with effects which you will have a lot of fun exploring. The only frustration is that some set up’s you want to try will require a component that the base software doesn’t include & you have to go online & purchase it or make do with an alternative component. Line 6 used to include Gearbox with the package & with it you could download song lessons including relevant tones but they no longer support it. A shame because I liked it. What ever you buy you should be happy but there are lots of alternatives including Behringer, Guitar Rig, Amplitube. THe main thing is to get a device that is easy to use, I once bought a device called “Snakewire” or something like that. It was a guitar to USB cable, but it was so inflexible, it was useless. It was like having a frozen garden hose attached to my guitar. Don’t forget that once you have an interface into your computer, you are not stuck to using the software that came with it. With recording software you can add software instruments including amp , cabs & effects, many you can find free online. Time to get involved, the bedroom guitarist now has so much to choose from. If you have any questions, just ask.
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Glad that you’ve never had a problem with yours. The information I had got was from Line 6 site. Although I don’t think it said UX1 was a replacement, I just assumed it was. But, what you have or the UX1 sounds like a lot of fun. With all the software and hardware out there, I wonder why I even bought an amp LOL….Seems you can do it all without one. My problem has been getting very dirty audio when recording guitar with a mic. I’ve used adapter plugs and hooked guitar directly up to a PC through a pedal to get a little distortion, and it’s clean that way recording with Audacity. But not necessarily the sound I want. It seems like any time I buy software I’m not all that familiar with it and it wont do all I thought it would do, or you need this or that to do something else with it that it is capable of doing. The UX1 seems very basic, but like you said sometimes have to go online and download something else. Even if I didn’t use Pod Farm effects and such, if I could just come off the amp with it and record that would be great.
Thanks again!
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It sounds perfect for what you are trying to achieve. It will be a lot easier to dial up the sound you want to record in software than to get it via the amp. That requires overdriving the amp & even the speaker & cab to a degree. Not easy things to accomplish in the home environment. With any of the amp simulators, you’ll be able to choose from many overdriven sounds & plenty of high gain ones too even at low volume or wearing headphones. Years ago, you had to build a sound proof box & put a small amp in it to record overdriven amp tones without disturbing the neighbors
I recommend downloading & trying Mixcraft 6 also. It has a lot of built in loops & effects that you can use to record with. There drum loops are great too just for practicing. You can put the loops together in tracks to create your own backing tracks & it’s very easy to use with Youtube instructions available & it’s very keenly priced (about $100.00) I think.
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I wonder why I even bought an amp LOL….
You bought it to remind yourself of the importance of your live performance!
Such a shame it seems, with all the pushbutton gadgets and b00p-b00p-beep appz available to the everyday a$$h0le, the notion of having to be a respectable (or disrespectful) muzakian means less than ever.
Once, musicians were wandering minstrels.
Now they waste their sunny days and summer nights to a BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH glowing them in the face. Instead of smashing guitars we smash our keyboards in frustration.
We must take back the night, one open mic at a time!
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I have joined this forum because I am also in the process of shopping for a USB interface and I was researching the POD Studio UX1.
Amazon has one right now for 70 bucks and others in that range. If it’s bundled with some decent software, sounds like a super deal.
I don’t really want to wait until after the holidays to get it though…I have 6 days off from work starting NOW!! It’s about damn time to hit that red button!
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I’m at the point where it’s not going to matter much to me what digital contraption I end up with, I’m trying to work out a trade right now on a Digitech RP500. When there’s no cash available, I can’t really be too choosey. If you end up pulling the trigger on the pod ux-1 before the holidays let us know how it works out for you.
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A good cheap way of getting your guitar connected to your computer is via a Behringer interface. I have a small Behringer 6 ch. mixer that I connect to my computer with the Behringer UCA 202 interface which costs less than $30.00 I can then plug anything I like into the computer via the mixer. There is lots of free VSTi instruments you can find on the internet which you only have to add to free programs like Reaper or similar multitrack recording software. I personally use Mixcraft 6 which is the Windows equivalent of Garageband & I highly recommend it to everyone as it comes with loads of features for less than $100.00 The big feature I like is the hundreds of loops it comes with that you can use to create your own songs or backing tracks. They have a free demo so try it out. You’ll also find many Youtube videos on it to help get you started. The Behringer Guitar Link UCG102 looks to be a good cheap alternative if you don’t own a mixer as it comes with a software pack that includes a Native Instruments Guitar Combo pack. This, I would gather, be a cut down version of Guitar Rig or similar. It can be had for less than $35.00. Most of these interfaces can be used with different software packages & I know there are quite a few free software stomp boxes to be found on the internet.
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]I spent two or three afternoons running around town looking at interfaces, I even stopped at places like Target and Toys-R-Us, since they’ve been carrying an expanding First Act type stuff for a couple years, like the metal encased delay and phaser pedals I snagged for $15 bucks a pop a couple years back. Still work great and the soundz ain’t so bad.
I stopped at Radio Shack in the mall. What a JOKE, let me TELL YOU!! I’ve got questions? They’ve only got answers about cellphones. No longer intended for the home hi-fi enthusiast I’ll tell ya hwhut.
By the time I made it to the last store that actually HAS the Line 6 gear we’re talking about here, I didn’t even want to look at it because the clerk sucked and wasn’t even interested in helping me. I regret now not having taken a minute to look at it so I could tell if the housing was shit, lest I buy it after all.
Anyway, I still haven’t made a decision. I don’t want to get a baseline model that I’m going to outgrow as soon as I hook up with some other cool cats who want to record, I’d like to have at least two inputs and midi capabilities (just in case).
The Scarlett line by Focusrite looks pretty rugged and claims to have super quiet inputs, and I would be thrilled to no longer have to record over 6 layers of background hiss. I found the 2i:2 model at Best Buy for $130. Guitar center had the same model for $150. But then it doesn’t have midi unless you spring for the 2i:4 for an extra $50.
Ohhh, there was a line of options from M-Audio ranging from $160 to $300+ bux…….goddamn, I’m getting tired just thinking of all the things I looked at!
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Sounds like both you guys have a pretty good handle on the interfaces and what you want and need. As far as download of software, I’m staying away from the freeware, got myself in a mess with one of those modelers and some dang malicious software took over my PC for a few days. I didn’t think I would ever get rid of it. After hours of research on the web, I finally got it out of my system. I’m probably going to end up trading something for an old boat anchor, just to be able to test the waters to find out what I’d really want or need. Right now it’s between a Line 6 older model floor pod, but it don’t have USB interface, or an old GS•10, which does have a USB interface. Either will get me further along than where I am right now. Sure wish the guy would trade the UX -1, but he’s all about cash. I enjoy trading, so far I traded a bicycle for a Mexican strat, and another bicycle for the Bugera V55. I don’t like going to retailers shopping for something like this that I don’t know much about.
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Well done. You should find everything like manuals & drivers for it at the AVID web site. Check for the latest drivers, I don’t know what system you have but I have an M-Audio Fast Track Pro & when I upgraded the drivers for my new Win 7 64bit computer, things went a little crazy for a while. I still have issues with the icon in the task bar, but apart from that, things seems to be working okay. Just in case you experience any issues….check the user forums.
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