mikek2111987 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 So I picked up an used UX1, it is my first recording interface. The sole reason I bought it was to A)Record and B) Play through my computer speakers, I do not care about a single other feature it has to offer. Come to find out there is 5 different programs I need to download, licensing fees to pay, more cords to buy because the sound isn't transferred to my sound card via the USB cable, etc. For what I want to do, is this the piece of hardware for me? I can't figure out how to record a single sound. I've downloaded gearbox, pod farm, and monkey, each of which has it's own 100 page manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Yeah, it can seem overwhelming at first if you are new to digital recording. Rest assured, you are not required to purchase any additional licenses, you may choose to in the future to add other model packs. Three main things to get you going. First off, do you have an older red-faced Toneport or a new black-faced POD Studio? This will determine if you should be using POD Farm 1.12 or POD Farm 2.5x, you do not need gearbox. Second, the interface becomes your computer's sound card, that is why you need to hook powered speakers directly to it, you can also just use headphones. An easy way to connect most common computer speakers to it is thru the UX2 headphone head phone out. You may need just a stereo 18" to 1/4" adapter. Third, you will need a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). A popular choice is Reaper, free to try for 30 days (technically it is free beyond that with a nag screen at start-up) but well worth the price IMHO. I think currently $60 US. Also, check out some of the videos in the Knowledge Base for setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikek2111987 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Thanks for the response, I have a black faced UX1. So do I want to get a second set of speakers or do you guys have a clever way to switch back and forth from sound card output to UX1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 With the black-faced you should have POD Farm 2 license tied to it. One option is to just leave your speakers connected to the UX1. Eventually you may want to get a set of studio monitors, especially if you plan on doing a lot of recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campoman2 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I've just got a UX1 (used), do I need to install drivers? my PC can't find any drivers for this. by the way I do have the blk faced Pod Studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Run the Monkey to install drivers and then run License manager. FYI... In the future, best to start a new thread rather than piggyback an answered one, you will get more responses from the community faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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