I’ve just ordered a TonePort UX1 USB recording interface! That should keep me busy for the next days!!

I am kind of excited, I have just ordered one of those small USB recording interfaces from Line 6, TonePort UX1.

I have conducted a small research about it since 2-3 weeks in order to purchase one.

The fact is that my target was TonePort KN37, but under any circumstance I wouldn’t have paid around $450 for it. I found one on Amazon for $199 and I was thrilled, but I’ve got mad at them very quickly when I’ve discussed about delivering it. They don’t deliver to Romania such gadgets, only books, CDs and some other things that don’t really interest me. Oh, well, no musical instruments, damn!

So without too much thinking I called the guys that sold me the guitar, they had it on stock, so I ordered the UX1 interface. I know, I dropped 2 things that really interested me, the main one being the keyboard, KB 37 featuring a 37 keys keyboard.

The idea is to use it as a MIDI controller for the recording software. Think Ableton Live, think Reason, think whatever would need a MIDI controller. Personally I would have wanted it for controlling the drums software, to create drum loops, but OK, I am not going to pay for this $450, UX 1 will do.

The second thing that I missed by buying TonePort UX1 and not TonePort UX2 or TonePort KB37 is the phantom power feature which is available for the other 2 but not for this one. Oh, well, I’ll manage…

I said a lot about what I have missed, but I realize I didn’t say anything about what I will receive, so here it is, why did I buy that toy? What is it that makes the value?

Well, these TonePort USB interfaces act as a small, desktop, integrated recording machines. Period. You are supposed to just plug them and start recording. They bring the power of POD, bring effects, bring amplifier emulators, etc. You can record guitars, bass guitars and microphones. Or, as they say it on Line 6 site:

• USB studio recording interface
• Sample rate conversion: 16 and 24 bit at 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz
• Gearbox amp and effects modeling software for Guitar, Bass and Vocals
• 23 guitar/bass amp models with 29 cabinet models
• 6 vocal mic preamps for amazing, studio-quality tracks
• 29 stompbox and studio effect models, including Overdrive, Delay, Reverb, Wah, Flanger, Chorus, and more
• Single XLR input with mic preamp
• Single instrument input
• Line 6’s exclusive low-latency ToneDirect monitoring
• Works with leading recording software on Mac® and Windows®
• Includes Ableton Live Lite - Line 6 Edition recording software

I am quite excited, as I said, to receive it, I paid it online but unfortunately the payment will be processed tomorrow so they haven’t yet sent it to me, they will send it tomorrow. I will wait another day, I guess, not a big problem.

After receiving it, you should expect a review of the TonePort UX1 and a review of the Line 6 Variax 600 guitar, which I said I will write but, as you can see for yourself, I haven’t yet writen.

By the way, you can find more about them on Line 6 website here.

Also watch this YouTube video about it, should keep you busy for the next few minutes!

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