Binding: Electronics Brand: Line 6 EAN: 0614252003001 Feature: Bundels a Line 6 Toneport D.I. USB Recording Interface with the powerful Gearbox Gold plugin Label: Line 6 Manufacturer: Line 6 Model: 99-074-0115 Publisher: Line 6 Studio: Line 6
Features
Bundels a Line 6 Toneport D.I. USB Recording Interface with the powerful Gearbox Gold plugin 78 guitar amp and 24 cab models from PODxt/Vetta II 22 bass amp and 22 bass cab models from Bass PODxt 6 world-renowned vintage and modern mic preamp models 80 plus studio and stompbox effects
GearBox Gold Bundle includes the GearBox Gold Bundle with TonePort D.I. is a powerful and portable USB recording interface that includes Gearbox Plug-In, the ideal guitar processing plug-in for Windows and Mac (Windows RTAS/VST, Mac RTAS/AU compatible). The USB recording interface provides amazing low-latency monitoring, and with 12 dB more dynamic range than its competitors, it provides incredibly clear sound and very low noise for recording guitar. The Gearbox Gold plug-in provides the industry-standard POD and Amp Farm tones: an instant collection of brilliant sounds inspired by vintage and modern guitar amps, bass amps, stompboxes, effects and mic preamps essential for every guitarist, bassist and vocalist.
Whether youre looking for a huge high gain crunch or a smooth, glassy clean tone, the GearBoxTM Plug-in delivers all the right sounds for any style of playing. Its all here. Mix and match amps and cabs, add some sizzle with stompbox and studio effects, and even save your virtual guitar rig to recall it whenever you record. All of the models are taken from our award winning POD® XT and our flagship VettaTM II amp, so you get the most detailed models possible to make your music sound its best.
Bass
Whether youre tracking a live bass groove or finding just the right character for the bottom end of your mix, you dont even have to leave your seat. The GearBoxTM Plug-in gives you the most in-demand bass amp tones on the planet along with essential effects like EQ and compression, all from the world-standard Bass POD® XT. A great bass sound will give your track that professional edge it needs
Effects
You already dialed-in a great amp tone and a great vocal sound for your new song, now its time to add some effects. With the GearBoxTM Plug-in you get seemingly limitless options for mixing guitar, bass, vocals, and more. From subtle reverbs to full-blown fuzz, all the effects youll ever need are built right in.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Nifty Comment: I bought this so I could eliminate my Flextone II while still having the sound and presets I used it for. This has allowed me to do this. I'm not such a huge fan of this whole modeling phase we seem to be going through, as it seems to have stifled innovation a bit.
Still if you want an amp modeling software this will probably do the trick. If you want something to cook chicken on I would try something else. Customer Rating: Summary: Gearbox Gold Bundle Comment: Excellent guitar sounds. Strange that a function such as the tuner is missing in the VST mode. Wish that in stand-alone mode my Presonus Firepod could be used as audio interface because the Toneport DI cannot convince me and produces crackles (yes, I am aware of adjusting latency time and buffers, but proves no real solution).
As to amps and cabs there is not much to be desired, they sound very convincing. The same applies to the effects although the configuration is not particularly flexible. And there are always things you miss like a multi-head tape machine such as a Meazzi in order to produce those wonderful "Shadows" echoes. (Yes, I confess, I am that old!)
But apart from a few niggles here and there I am very satisfied with this product. Especially for the current low price strongly recommended. Customer Rating: Summary: awesome for what it does, but disappointing for what it doesn't Comment: i agree with the other reviewers - the sound is awesome. not "all" the presets are awesome, but there are plenty out there to start as templates to craft most any sound you can think of.
however...
to borrow a famous informercial's catch-phrase, if you want to "set it and forget it" then you're good to go. if you want to change your presets, be prepared to stop playing because this can't be done remotely (i.e. via midi). at least you can switch on/off all the various effects remotely.
also, you'll find this item more worthwhile if you're a guitar player. once again, bass players get lesser consideration from line 6.
it sounds great, relatively painless to use (at least in the limited ways it can be used), and i was able to get it for a great price. i'm enjoying it, but i wouldn't buy it again. rock on! Customer Rating: Summary: Nuts not to get this for your guitar and computer Comment: If you are a guitarist and have a computer, you'd be crazy not to pick this up at the current price. Have you even priced one boutique pedal lately? There's no way you could afford to buy all the pedals and amps and effects modeled here. Even if you don't use them in your music you can find out what they do and how they sound. Great presets but they are all adjustable to allow you to find your own tone. If you really like a pedal, amp or effect, you can always go buy the real thing if you need the real sound. The gearbox allows you tweak and demo it to no end without angering the salesperson or other customers in the guitar shop.
The gearbox is simplicity itself for recording your guitar into your computer.
These units originally sold for much more. Get one now before they're gone.
On a practical note, be sure to plug the gearbox directly into the USB port on your computer and not to a hub. It will be noisy for sure if you do if it even works. Customer Rating: Summary: GearBox Rocks Comment: This is by far the best guitar fx plug-in ever created, seriously. I've used the Line 6 PodXT on several recording sessions and was ready to shell out for one + the extra model packs, but then came the GearBox Gold bundle and I was sold!
The Gold bundle contains every amp/cab/fx that Line 6 has ever modeled for guitar/bass and even includes a bunch of vocal preamps & fx. The fx chain could've been a bit more flexible by allowing us to freely move the stomps in the chain but that doesn't stop you from being creative and crafting awesome tones. The plug-in is very CPU efficient, I had 8 instances running in a Pro Tools session with the lowest latency setting on P4 3.2Ghz w/ 1GB DDR RAM and I could still squeeze in a couple more!
The presets are a good starting point but I suggest you get down and dirty with crafting your own tones. GearBox is compatible with tones created for other Line 6 products (e.g. GuitarPort, PodXT, Vetta II etc.) so head over to [...] and download away, there are a TON of great user submitted and Line 6 Artist presets.
The Gold DI is the little USB direct box that must be plugged in when using GearBox as it also functions as a dongle for the plug-in and the model packs. Although it isn't of much use in my home studio setup (I use my M-Audio 1814 to DI guitars) it comes in very handy when I jam or record ideas on my other computer. Yes you can run GearBox on any number of computers and the authorization is painless!
Finally, with this huge arsenal of great sounding guitar & bass amps/cabs/fx and the vocal preamps you have everything you need to get studio quality tones for just about any style of music. Line 6, Believe!
