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Jul 10, 2012 5:28 PM

How to set up UX2 and HD 500?

What is the best method to use my UX2 as my sound card and use the HD500 for guitar tones to record in my DAW?

 

I notice the UX2 only has spdif out...so that's apparently not an option for the connection.

 

Thanks for any help.

  • Triryche Expert Line 6 User
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    Jul 10, 2012 9:18 PM (in response to samsc)
    Re: How to set up UX2 and HD 500?

    Just use the HD500 direct via USB as your sound card when recording guitar.

    You can not run both devices via USB simultaneously.

     

    You could run the HD500 analog outs into the Line In's of the UX2. But this method would not be preferred as it would introduce an extra, unnecessary A/D conversion.

     

    Is there a special reason you would want to use the UX2 exclusively as the sound card?

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    Jul 11, 2012 6:26 AM (in response to samsc)
    Re: How to set up UX2 and HD 500?

    The reason I was choosing the UX2 is it has a better input selection. I was hoping not to go to the trouble of switching back and forth...in some cases it requires a restart of the computer or restart of the DAW to switch sound cards.

  • Triryche Expert Line 6 User
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    Jul 11, 2012 6:42 AM (in response to samsc)
    Re: How to set up UX2 and HD 500?

    Yeah, you definitely do not want to switch them out with your DAW open.

    That's a pain if you have to reboot. I haven't had that issue yet. If I close my DAW first, I never had to reboot my PC when swaping out devices. I may have to refresh a browser though.

     

    "You could run the HD500 analog outs into the Line In's of the UX2. But this method would not be preferred as it would introduce an extra, unnecessary A/D conversion."

     

    This is how I route my keyboard to my DAW.

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      Jul 11, 2012 9:21 AM (in response to Triryche)
      Re: How to set up UX2 and HD 500?

      I might switch to my ProFire610 and use the spdif, this might be my best option.

       

      I see too that Studio One V2 and Reaper do not require a reboot to switch sound cards. I could hook up my monitors to both the UX2 and HD500 so I don't have to switch monitor cables when I switch sound cards??

       

      Guess I'll playground with both and see.

       

      Thanks

  • Triryche Expert Line 6 User
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    Jul 11, 2012 11:00 AM (in response to samsc)
    Re: How to set up UX2 and HD 500?

    I've crashed Reaper a few times buy unplugging an ASIO device.

     

    You might consider getting a mixer. That way you never have to swap out chords for your monitors.

     

    But before I got a mixer I did have both analog a digital connections to my momnitors to toggle between them.

     

     

     

     

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