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Line 6 UX1 Question

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guermo

Dec 4, 2004
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#1
Just got one of these today - a question. I always thought that these audio interfaces would play sound through my computer speakers, but the interface has 1/4" analog outs to go to "audio monitors". Would it be ok for me to hook the 1/4 out into my bass rig to use as a monitor? I've done it so far at very low levels but I'm wondering if that can hurt my bass head / cab?
Thanks alot for the advice!
 
#2
I can't answer the question about your bass head. I wouldn't figure it to be a very good monitor though. However, Your recording software should allow you to choose both an input and output device. So in Garageband for example, you choose the ux1 as your input device and the output device is built-in audio allowing the playback to come through the sound card (speakers or headphones)
 
#4
Hellbastard said:
AFAIK it won't harm the amp. I had a toneport GX and I used to monitor with a small kustom amp. Does your amp have a line or CD In? I would use that if there's one, then you use the UX1 volume knob to control the volume.
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Or the fx loop return if the amp has one.

Thing is though, unless you have a really transparent bass amp you won't be getting the best out of podfarm. Podfarm is design to give you your amp tone, putting it through another amp is going to colour it even more and won't be a fair representation of what it really sounds like. Especially if you're recording.

I believe it uses ASIO drivers, which don't like being used at the same time as built in soundcard drivers on a PC. You can do it on a mac easily enough by making an 'aggregate sound device' - Line 6 for input and built in sound for output. Not sure about Windows though.

Hmmm.... perhaps ASIO4all driver might be able to make an aggregate - anyone?

BTW, if you're really serious about getting into recording then an inexpensive set of nearfield monitors are a must. Typical PC speakers (esp those sets with tiny satellites and subwoofers) won't cut it, neither will your bass amp.

I have a set of ageing Edirols that were damn good bang for buck. There later offerings are even better.
 
#5
Thanks alot for the input guys. I was able to get pod farm and live to output to my computer's speakers (a really nice powered soundsystem with subwoofers) but when recording in Live (PC) there is alot of latency. So my solution so far is to shut off the computer speakers and use the bass amp as a monitor for what's being recorded. The bass amp is not in the recording's mix as far as I can tell, i'm just using the interface's line out going to my amps effects loop.
 
#6
guermo said:
Thanks alot for the input guys. I was able to get pod farm and live to output to my computer's speakers (a really nice powered soundsystem with subwoofers) but when recording in Live (PC) there is alot of latency. So my solution so far is to shut off the computer speakers and use the bass amp as a monitor for what's being recorded. The bass amp is not in the recording's mix as far as I can tell, i'm just using the interface's line out going to my amps effects loop.
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No way to avoid latency when using USB like that. It's horrific audio bus thanks to where it sits on the chipset and how it requires the CPU for every transaction, and yada yada yada...

I've just gotten in to the habit of using headphones as monitors.
 

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