jbow Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I haven't bought any new Line6 gear lately, though the Amplifi does look tasty. What I am wondering is what will I gain by getting a new POD Studio UX-2? I own an original, red Toneport UX-2 and have the Gearbox software that came with it. I have an original POD that I upgraded to an POD 2.0. I have a Flextone III Plus. I have a Studiocat Pro Tower computer running Windows 8.1 with a 27" multi touch computer monitor. I normally use a Roland Octa-Capture audio/midi interface and for a DAW I have Sonar Platinum Producer. I have most of the IK Amplitude amp software, a Mesa Mark V that has a DI... I have too many amps but that is another story. I just wanted to give a little bit of info so that perhaps I can get informed answers as to what I would gain with a new Line6 interface.. also is there another Line6 product I should be considering. I am going to buy a new Variax (Yamaha) when they become available. I don't "play out" anymore, I just record and play for my own pleasure so I'm not interested in another stage type amp. Another question, if I may... can two Amplifi 75s be used with Bluetooth as good portable stereo system. With their ability to both play music and be used as an amp.. if I can use two (as right and left channels) I'll be wanting to try that. Thanks for your opinions. jbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 You would gain a new UX2 and a hardware enabled POD Farm 2 license, which includes the plug-in version.. This will allow you to capture wet and dry in your DAW simultaneously, and then you can add the plug-in to the dry track post processing. That being said, you may consider purchasing the Hardware Independent POD Farm 2 license, which will work with also most other USB Audio Interfaces, and there is a 30 day return policy. If you try this route, do NOT get the i-Lok version, it is plug-in only and cannot be returned. 2 separate AMPLIFi's cannot connect to the same BT stream, so you would not be able to use one for each channel, however, they are already stereo, they have a woofer, 2 mids, and 2 tweeters, the mids and tweeters are L and R channels for the BT stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbow Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Thank you Triryche! I will look into it. I try to stay away from i-Lok, so that would be a non-starter for me anyway. I use a Gibson Memory Cable when recording guitar so I always have a dry signal of everything to add it I want. I'll look at the HW independent POD Farm software. Thanks again! Very helpful! Julien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Your welcome. FWIW, you can capture wet and dry simultaneously with your current Toneport, but you likely know that already. Also, POD Farm 1.12 replaces your current Gearbox and is a free upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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