Line 6 TonePort KB37 £270
The KB37 is a great multitasker, coming in handy for guitar, bass, vocal and keyboard recordings. What’s more, its compact size and light weight make it ideal for carting around with a laptop. If the KB37 came with the plug-in version of GearBox, it would receive very high marks. As it stands, however, there’s no way of altering sounds once they’re recorded -- a major drawback. Redemption, however, comes in the form of incredible ease of use and very high quality sounds, and these features ensure that the KB37 emerges as another fine Line 6 product.
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct, 12:05 pm UTC
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Manufacturer's description
TonePort™ KB37 delivers world-class POD® tone for guitar, bass, and vocal tone with the added convenience of an integrated keyboard controller. TonePort KB37 comes with Line 6 GearBox™ modeling software, which provides a must-have collection of 16 guitar and 5 bass amp/cab models, 29 stompbox and studio effects, and 6 models of high-end studio microphone preamps. And with its exclusive ToneDirect™ monitoring, super simple set up, and full-sized keyboard, any musician from beginner to pro can easily record studio quality tracks.
TonePort KB37 maximizes your creativity with a full-sized 37-note velocity sensitive keyboard controller to add even more sounds. You also get pitch bend/modulation wheels, transport control and patch select buttons, and four assignable real-time knobs & buttons so you can tweak to your heart’s content.
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MusicRadar rating
Pros
Decent keyboard. Great sounds. Quality audio interface. Covers all bases. Hands-on control of software amp parameters.
Cons
Can’t use software as a plug-in. Only one velocity curve option. Could use a couple more rotary controllers.
The bottom line
Despite a few limitations, the KB37 is a very tempting proposition for new-to-computer-recording guitarists to consider.
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Specification Show
TonePort KB37
- Price:
- £270
- Available Inputs:
- 1/4 Inch Jack (Balanced), Balanced XLR Mic Input
- Available Outputs:
- 1/4 Inch Jack (Balanced), S/PDIF digital out
- Bundled Software:
- Line 6 Gear Box
- Description:
- USB audio interface/keyboard for guitarists, with gearbox amp emulation software.
- MIDI in/out:
- 1
- Number of Keys:
- 37
- OS Requirements:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later, Microsoft Windows XP
- Power Supply:
- USB
- Processor Type Required:
- Intel Mac, Pentium 4, Power PCG5, PowerPC G4
- Ram Required (MB):
- 512
- Required Hard Disk Space (GB):
- 1
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