Line6 Interfaces. Do Higher End Models Sound Better?

[hurdy]

Stay away from M-Audio products

 

[XxSicRokerxX]

I used to have the UX2, it was okay, not the best, but usable. I've heard people on this forum post songs using their UX1 or UX2, and their mixes sounded amazing. The UX2 (im sure is the same with the UX1) has a 1M OHM instrument impedance which is all you really need for guitars. Work with what you got, and also, if you are just dicking around, having fun with recording/mixing for your own band I think the UX1 or UX2 is fine. But if you're working with clients or want to progress as a AE then upgrade.

 

[indecizo]

^ The fact that they have 1 mohm doesn't put them at par with decent interfaces on quality. The pres are crap, recording with active pickups doesn't sound that bad but with most instruments they sound weak as fuck. I'd get something on the range of the newer and cheaper profires or saffires and they're not much more expensive.

 

[Megin]

Stay away from M-Audio products

Agree. I once had one of their soundcards and the ASIO fucked up so much no matter if it was the latest drivers update. Switched to a TC Card and never had that problem again. I know there are many others who have complained about M-A's useless drivers. uke:

 

[JasinElric]

To play Devil's Advocate here, The UX1/UX2 has that "tone direct monitoring" deal, which I still have no idea how it works, which is good if one isn't blessed with a firewire port. Tracking a DI without something to monitor with kinda blows. I know the whole "mess with latency" thing works for some people, but for me, no matter how it's set, the latency is noticeable and distracting.

USB interfaces suck, there's no way around it. I've only messed with a handful of them, but if you want something functional, relatively inexpensive, and only need it to last a year or so, line6 isn't the worst company to go with, not by a longshot. There's some serious bullshit out there.

Just bare in mind, no interface is going to make your mixes better.

Whoever coined the phrase, "Let the buyer beware!" was probably bleeding from the asshole!

-George Carlin

 

[Alphanumeric]

I used to have the UX2, it was okay, not the best, but usable. I've heard people on this forum post songs using their UX1 or UX2, and their mixes sounded amazing. The UX2 (im sure is the same with the UX1) has a 1M OHM instrument impedance which is all you really need for guitars. Work with what you got, and also, if you are just dicking around, having fun with recording/mixing for your own band I think the UX1 or UX2 is fine. But if you're working with clients or want to progress as a AE then upgrade.

Its not the UX1 or UX2 thats great its podfarm, I used to have a UX2 and I'm sure 90% of people that have them only use it for pod farm, and something for their speakers to go into as well.

Bass is completely meh, and I once tried vocals through it and its a complete nightmare.