Nov 11, 2009 3:59 PM
Digidesign Eleven Rack is out, what next from Line 6?
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Digidesign brought out the Eleven Rack and I'm wondering what Line 6 will show up next.
Although much stuff one can do with the Eleven Rack also may be done with Line 6 stuff, there are some things only the Digidesign box can do and they say it sounds better. On the other hand it has less amp models and there's no floorboard for example and it costs a little bit more, but then also includes a version of Pro Tools, so I maybe beates the price you will have to pay for a X3 pro and some professional recording software.
Looks like a nice unit. I'm not crazy about reamping, but if I want to, it's so easy with a VST. XT had a hardware reamp function. X3's have free VST which is a better way to do it.
What do you mean by Xt had a hardware reamp function? I'm using a Xt and I also use Podfarm as VST-Plugin for reamping.
Well before Line6 made a VST, you could reamp a dry signal back through the unit with the usb driver.
The Eleven Rack looks really nice, but I would have to try one for myself to really know if it sounds better than the X3 or xt.
The number of amp models means nothing - I would rather have a dozen great sounding amp models than 78 inferior amp models. I only use a few of the amp models in my X3 Live anyway.
I might order one of these from AMS or Musician's Friend & give it the 45 day trial. You can't really rely on youtube or mp3 clips. You have to get something home, plug your guitar and your speakers/amps into it, and give it a thorough test in your home to really know how good or bad it is.
I think the Digitech RP1000 and GSP1101 look interesting too, but again.....I would have to try one myself to really know if I would like them better than the X3.
So, not anybody knows what's going on at Line 6, regarding the amp modelling section?
What will come after the X3?
Or will there be at least a groundbreaking new firmware for the X3?
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The X3 has only been out for 2 years - I don't anticipate anything new and groundbreaking from Line 6 for AT LEAST another 2 years. They never tell anyone what is coming down the pipe until the last second - but history tells me that they are going to milk as much revenue from the X3 line as possible before they do anything new.
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