Lexicon Lambda or Line6 TonePort

Starwind · #1 08-20-2007, 08:01 PM

I'm sorry to ask this kind of question. But I really struggle between these two.

My purpose is record my bass at home, then mix it with my 500-miles-away friend's keyboard and one-pacific-ocean-away drums. I only need to record bass part, but need to listen to their music when play, so I need as few latency as possible.

I have a Sansamp BDDI. So I'm thinking about record thru it. Phantom power would help me reduce one power cord.

Lexicon Lambda looks pretty good. But I also saw lots praise for line6 toneport UX1, which come with lots effect, good recording software and virtually latancy-free(?)

My PC is a Microsoft-based AMD X2 PC with 4G ram. If that helps. And both my fretted and fretless basses are 5-strings.

!Rob! · #2 08-20-2007, 08:09 PM

I have a UX2, and I love it. But I think I'll look into the Lexi too. Looks pretty cool.

Don't bother with the UX1 (outdated now).

csholtmeier · #3 08-20-2007, 08:12 PM

Only the UX2 and KB37 have phantom power.

The Line6 stuff sounds good for the price, it gets my vote.

Starwind · #4 08-21-2007, 09:03 AM

Pricewise they're about the same.

Lexicon Lambda is $149, with 2 phantom powered XLR input. Cubase LE software and Pantheon VST reverb software.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ace?sku=245506

Toneport UX1 is $129, with 1 XLR in (no phantom power?), but with good drivers/software in package.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ace?sku=249700

UX2 sounds good... but the price is higher though. I'm not sure does it really make difference.

LowEnder2112 · #5 08-21-2007, 09:11 AM

hmm i think i'd go for the line 6. no phantom power is a con but the software looks great.

it's all up to you though

EricF · #6 08-21-2007, 12:47 PM

I'm currently using the Lexicon Alpha with good results for my home recording projects. The addition of 48V power in the Lambda is a good upgrade, as is MIDI connections. The Lexicon USB interfaces come with Cubase LE, which is a very powerful digital sequencing/recording software. Latency is not an issue at all.

There are enough good-quality free VST effects available that having them included with the recording interface package is a non-issue, IMO.

Pruitt · #7 08-21-2007, 01:03 PM

I bought a UX2 for my nephew last month for his birthday and have played around with it a bit. It's a nice unit. It doesn't have as low a latency as my PCI sound card, but it gets the job done for most audio recording situations. And it works great as a practice headphone amp too! lol...

The vst's are a nice bonus and sound pretty good. I have a Line6 Bass PODxt Live with all those models built into it and the vst's do a pretty good job at them, comparitively speaking. I've been thinking about picking up the Full Bass Line6 VST package to use myself.

blipndub · #8 08-21-2007, 03:32 PM

I like to use my UX2 as a preamp so I actually run the audio out line into my mixer rather than use the USB as my soundcard I then run the mixer into my PCI M-Audio card, sounds great. The Toneport is also a good preamp for "live" recording guitars etc, effects are great and there is a tube preamp that sounds really good. For direct bass tones it's easy to use, flexible and good sounding - there are multiple mixer board consoles that produce strong transparant tones. I use mine everyday and I find it more useful all the time.

Geezerman · #9 08-22-2007, 10:05 PM

Here i run my line out, directly in to the Tone port UX1 right into audacity. No amp emulation, sounds pretty good, any suggestions or comments?

http://media.putfile.com/Baby-groove