Product ReviewsLine 6 TonePort KB37 Digital Recording Interface

I saved a lot of money by buying the TonePort, it works well with Reason 7.

Overall very happy with my TonePort KB37, one must expect to download the proper drivers (which were readily available), for any device of this type Line 6 made this as effortless as possible.
Pros: This unit "streamlines" the creative process, the software interface is a bit confusing, what is Gearbox? What is Pod Farm? This unit came with GearBox, but to use Pod Farm requires an additional purchase of a license (which you don't absolutely have to have. It works very well with Reason 7.
Cons: the only Line 6 pedal that will work with the older TonePort is the single Wah pedal they sell. Even though the unit also has inputs for two other switches, after a great deal of searching, I found an M Audio "Black Box Controller" , added a stereo to mono adaptor plug, and am reasonably happy with that.Read full review...

Great device for low-budget recording.

The Line 6 Toneport KB37 is designed to be a high-quality recording interface that's easy to use and low priced. Since it also includes a built in MIDI controller, it makes it very simple to program a drum track, record a synth track, and then record your vocals, guitar and bass.

The first great thing about the Toneport KB37 is that it's cheaper than the Pod Studio KB37. They are both the exact same device with only 2 minor differences. The first is that the Toneport is black with red accents while the Pod Studio version is all black. The second is that the Pod Studio includes the FX Junkie Modeling Kit which only costs $25 if you want to add it to the Toneport. Obviously the Toneport is no longer sold by Line 6, but you can find the Toneport here on ebay at a much lower price than the Pod Studio.

The next great thing is the versatility. Capturing vocals, bass, and guitar are all excellent, but if you are going for low-budget recording your biggest issue is capturing the drums. Since this device has a MIDI interface, all you have to do is get yourself a good drum programming application and record the MIDI input to get yourself an amazing drum track without worrying about all the hassles that go with drum recording (I personally am using Propellerhead Reason with the Drum Kits 2.0 refill, which is by far the best MIDI drum kit solution you can get).

And speaking of Propellerhead, this device seems almost like it was built for Propellerhead's programs Record and Reason. Just one device and you can do everything you could possibly need to in both applications (recording, adding virtual amplifiers, recording MIDI, etc.). Record even recognizes all your Pod presets and lets you put them in the Line 6 amps that are built into Record.

Now for things I don't like. I don't like the levels gauges. They can be programmed to either show input levels, outputs levels, or pretty much anything else you can think of, but they both must be programed to do the same thing. You can't have one show input levels and the other show output levels. Instead the left one shows the left channel levels and the right shows the right channel levels. Now that could be useful in some situations, but honestly you're usually only recording one channel at a time so it makes sense to be able to set it so that you can see input and output levels for that single channel. But alas, it does not allow you to.

It's also worth noting for those wondering about it, you can only record two channels at a time. I don't personally mind that since I usually only do one at a time anyway, but if you were hoping to hook up 5 mics to the various inputs and record either a drum set or an entire band at once then you're out of luck here.

Honestly though it's a very very good device. The pros dramatically outweigh the cons, especially when you consider how easy it is to use and the small amount of room it takes up compared to having a MIDI controller, a recording interface, and all the amps and cabinets that Pod Farm allows you to use virtually. For the poor musician who can't afford studio time this and Propellerhead Record are everything you need (add Reason and Drum Kits 2.0 if you want awesome drums too).Read full review...

Line 6 TonePort KB37

TonePort KB37 is a very good USB Recording device which is for post ameature or pre-professionals artists. It has MIDI keyboard, 2 Mic inputs, S/PDif out, two footswitches and exp pedals. There are some other in/out ports. So, you can create your own signal flow all with your creative idea. There are lots of guitar amps and cabs from 1960s to 2000s. So, it is pretty much like all-in-one box. Since there is headphone output in the device, you wouldn't need to worry if you bother your neighbour. The headphone output sounds the same as that of comes out from guitar amp. So many options, very reasonable price. I am happy having one.Read full review...

great product

I'm still learning but what I have done so far is remarkable. The line six software is awsome with sound effects I always wanted to have.
Abelton software is very easy to use, it's very user friendly. The only disappointment is, it only has four audio tracks with the Ableton live lite 5 software it brings.Read full review...

better than good

This thing works great and was easy foir me to learn.

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Very good!