Toneport?

[Davey]

My lovely girlfriend got me a gift voucher for my local guitar shop for my birthday and I'm seriously contemplating getting one of these bad boys

Can anyone give me a "Yeah they are good" or "Don't bother, get a 4 track"?

Basically I want a nice and easy way to get ideas down, with as little hassle as possible. I'm a guitarist, not a sound engineer, lol

Help me out fellas

[Davey]

WTF? no poll... nevermind, just a post will suffice

[Sabre]

I have guitarport, which is brilliant for what I need, they do a rifftracker version too.

[Mr.WizardNeck]

How much is it for?

[kirk]

I give it a thumbs up. I got the smaller one. After learning how to use the Ableton software that comes with the Toneport, I plug in and record in a flash.

Unlike the Guitarport, you have to either use powered monitors or headphones. You cannot hear your guitar through your computer's soundcard unless you run a line from the Toneport to the soundcard input.

[mi2tom]

Originally Posted by kirk

After learning how to use the Ableton software that comes with the Toneport,

Tone port rulez! But the ableton live lite software is just lame, only allows you to record with 4 tracks

[kirk]

Originally Posted by mi2tom

Tone port rulez! But the ableton live lite software is just lame, only allows you to record with 4 tracks

Yeah, but that's all I need for my purposes. I can barely play enough to fill up one track. What more do you really need to "get ideas down" if you're not a sound engineer???

[Davey]

Thanks for the input guys

4 tracks is perfect for me really. You can always slap those for track onto 1 and add another 3 tracks anyway can't you?

I'm not using it for doing pro-level demos or anything. Just a bit of a toy

[bikeman]

I guess it depends if you are happy with modelling software rather than recording a real amp. If space/volume is an issue then I guess it's great. A mate of mine has one and loves it for late night practice.

Me? I'd invest the cash in a decent mic and digital recorder

[mi2tom]

Originally Posted by kirk

Yeah, but that's all I need for my purposes. I can barely play enough to fill up one track. What more do you really need to "get ideas down" if you're not a sound engineer???

I used a few tracks for a guitar one pan left and one pan right and one in the center, it sounded full that way, the same thing goes for drum, bass etc

[GUARDiAN]

Buy it!

It really really rocks

[tTz]

Yeah, I agree with all the above - amazing piece of kit. For the money, it's got some brilliant tones.

[mi2tom]

Originally Posted by Ibanez249

"Yeah they are good"

yes!!! You can always get other recording software to go with it