cc_michael Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 My current setup is a PC running Gearbox into a Toneport UX2, then into headphones or an amp. I am looking for advice to be able to switch tones with a foot pedal, rather than having to go into gearbox and switch the tones manually. I am trying to keep this rather simple and it is my understanding that that I will need a standalone pedal that I would transfer the tones to and eliminate the UX2 and use of gearbox. Summary of what I need: 1. Pedal I can save Line 6 tones to. 2. Can be played through amp or headphones. 3. Cost friendly (just a home player). I'm fine with older used model if that will do the job. 4. I will need a looper as well. It would be great if this was incorporated in the Line 6 pedal, however I don't I am fine with getting another pedal for this. Thank you in advance for anyone that can help point me in the right direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 The toneport is really just an interface... all the models and patches you create are in the Gearbox software and stored on your computer. To my knowledge there is no external pedal that you can store those sounds on...doesn't work that way. You may or may not be able to use a MIDI foot controller to toggle amongst your various tones... not entirely sure about that, as I have no experience with the toneport. What I do know is that it's one of their "legacy" products that hasn't been made for a while. If you want self-contained, footswitch driven hardware that actually does store all your various sounds onboard, then you'll have to get into something like the POD HD500X, or the Helix floor unit. Both have the looper you're looking for, but you won't be able to transfer any of your current tones from the setup you have now.... the platforms are different, and what you've been using is several generations back at this point. Starting from scratch is an unfortunate reality when upgrading modeling gear, especially when you're jumping ahead several iterations of both the hardware and modeling engines. Look into the Helix family of devices... modeling has come a looooooong way since the Gearbox days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc_michael Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Thank you very much for your advice. I will definitely look into those products. The tones that I am using through Gearbox are actually tones I downloaded from other users from the custom tone section, which it appears to me that I should be able to transfer them to one of the newer pedals that you mentioned. It seems like Line 6 will substitute a newer version of any of the sounds that they no longer support. Thanks again, I really appreciate you taking the time to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, cc_michael said: ... The tones that I am using through Gearbox are actually tones I downloaded from other users from the custom tone section, which it appears to me that I should be able to transfer them to one of the newer pedals that you mentioned. .... The actual Gearbox-compatible tones that you have already downloaded cannot be transferred to newer equipment. However, you will be able to use Customtone to find other tones that are compatible with any newer Line 6 pedals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 4 hours ago, cc_michael said: it appears to me that I should be able to transfer them to one of the newer pedals that you mentioned. It seems like Line 6 will substitute a newer version of any of the sounds that they no longer support. Thanks again, I really appreciate you taking the time to help! It would be nice, but no...it doesn't work that way. You will find that some of the same types of amps are modeled from one device to the next, but the modeling algorithms do not remain the same between devices. Nothing is transferable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc_michael Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Thank you very much! I should have explained it better, but what Silverhead mentioned is what I am intending on doing with the new pedal. I appreciate all of your insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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