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4 Reasons Why POD Studio is the Best Pro Tools 9 Interface

Mar 11, 2011 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

By Jim Dalrymple When Avid released Pro Tools® 9, one of the biggest developments was support for third-party USB audio interfaces. For Line 6 users, this means we can finally take full advantage of all the amazing hardware and software features of our POD Studio™ interfaces and use them in the Pro Tools platform. Here [...]

Tags: daw, guitar track, interface, latency, monitoring, plug-in, plugin, pod farm, pod studio, pro tools 9, protools 9, reamp, recording, software, tone, tonedirect, usb, ux2

Making Music Videos for YouTube | Part 3

Jan 28, 2011 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Photo by Playstar Rocker Your masterpiece is finally complete and you’re ready to go live to the world. It’s time to output your video and upload it to an online video site. This is where we talk about formatting and compression. Most of the big video sites like YouTube and Vimeo will accept a lot [...]

6 Techniques To Help You Make More Music

Jan 21, 2011 Line 6 General, Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Propellerhead Reason & Record

You’ve got your instruments, you’ve got your gear, and you’ve even invested in some recording equipment. Yet you find months slipping by with little or nothing recorded. Often the hardest part is just getting started. If you find yourself in this situation, I hope you will benefit from reading a few suggestions that have helped me.

Tags: boosting productivity, creative output, line 6, Line6Piper, line6piperpropellerblog, musical productivity, propellerhead reason, propellerhead record

Line 6 Guide to Home Recording, Part 3: DAW Software

Jan 14, 2011 Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Propellerhead Reason & Record

Are you running the DAW software that’s right for you? Continuing the Line 6 Home Recording series, this article explores a few different software options and offers step-by-step instructions for one we think you’ll like. Make sure to read Part 1 (the Computer) and Part 2 (Choosing Microphones) of this series. By Philip De Lancie [...]

Tags: ableton, adapted, analog, audio, avid, beat, computer, cubase, data, daw, digital, edit, editing, effects, eq, firewire, garageband, gx, HD, interface, kb37, latency, loop, microphones, mics, midi, mikes, mix, nuendo, overdub, playback, pod farm, podfarm, pro tools, propellerhead, protools, reason, record, recording, refill, sampling, sequencer, signal, tonedirect, tutorial, usb, ux1, ux2

Making Music Videos For YouTube | Part 2

Jan 7, 2011 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Photo by Thundercheese Most great videos are a combination of a little bit of inspiration and a lot of great editing. I once was on a video shoot with a very well-known guitar player (names will be omitted to protect the innocent) and for a short minute of soloing he continued to do take after [...]

Recording Acoustic Guitar

Dec 17, 2010 Line 6 General, Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Propellerhead Reason & Record

With proper microphone placement, great-sounding acoustic guitar recordings can be done at home. Here are some easy tips to get you started!

Tags: line 6, Line6Piper, line6piperpropellerblog, microphone techniqes, miking acoustic guitar, propellerhead reason, propellerhead record, recording acoustic guitar

Dialing In Spider Valve MkII Tones: Pt. 4

Nov 19, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Line 6 Expert Rowbi has been a Line6.com Community member since November 25, 2006, has posted over 4,000 times and has earned over 3,000 points. He’s treating us to a series of blog posts and videos centered on one area of his expertise: Spider Valve™ MkII guitar amplifiers. For more helpful gear tutorials, visit Rowbi’s [...]

Tags: amp, crunch, edit, effects, expert, fx, harmonizer, harmony, octave, pitch, pitch_glide, pitch_shifter, rowbi, smart_harmony, spider valve, sweep, tube, video, youtube

Making Music Videos For YouTube | Part 1

Nov 12, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Jordan Colley is the resident video production guy at Line 6 HQ. You might remember his work from “that video that you saw on YouTube” or his epic masterpiece, “that other video you saw on Line6.com”. Making a compelling demonstration or music video can seem like a secret art sometimes, but it doesn’t have to [...]

Guide to Home Recording, Part 2: Choosing Microphones

Nov 5, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Vocals to drums, the right microphones ensure the best recordings. This article continues Line 6′s home recording series with an exploration into the most common microphone types, specs and applications. Big recording budgets, giant studios and seasoned engineers are becoming increasingly scarce so be sure you’re making the right microphone choices. Read Part 1 of [...]

Tags: 414, acoustic, banjo, cello, Condenser, cymbals, dB, drums, Dynamic, freq, frequency response, guitar, interface, kb37, mandolin, MD421, microphones, midi, mike, mix, phantom power, pod farm, pod studio, podfarm, polar pattern, pop filter, presence, RE20, record, recording, ribbon mic, SM57, spl, toneport, U87, ux2, ux8, violin, Vocals

Dialing In Spider Valve MkII Tones: Pt. 3

Oct 29, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Line 6 Expert Rowbi has been a Line6.com Community member since November 25, 2006, has posted over 4,000 times and has earned over 3,000 points. He’s treating us to a series of blog posts and videos centered on one area of his expertise: Spider Valve™ MkII guitar amplifiers. For more helpful gear tutorials, visit Rowbi’s [...]

Tags: amber, amp model, amp models, bassman, blackface, community, edit, editor, expert, fbv, fbv express, fbv shortboard, fender, mac, manual, midi, nashville, pc, rowbi, shortboard, spider valve mkii, twang, twin, twin reverb, valve, youtube

Guide to Home Recording, Part 1: The Computer

Oct 1, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Big budgets, giant studios and seasoned engineers are becoming increasingly scarce, and more and more musicians are recording their music at home. This article, the first in a multi-part series, explores and demystifies the fundamentals of home recording: everything from software to interfaces and beyond. By Philip De Lancie Whether you’re a singer-songwriter or in [...]

Tags: ableton, computer, CPU, daw, firewire, GHz, gx, mac, memory, OS, pc, pod studio, propellerhead, ram, reason, recording, rpm, usb, ux1, ux2, windows, XP

Dialing In Spider Valve MkII Tones: Pt. 2

Sep 24, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Line 6 Expert Rowbi has been a Line6.com Community member since November 25, 2006, has posted over 3,700 times and has earned over 3,000 points. He’s treating us to a series of blog posts and videos centered on one area of his expertise: Spider Valve™ MkII guitar amplifiers. For more helpful gear tutorials,visit Rowbi’s website. [...]

Tags: boogie, dual rectifier, express, fbv, high gain, insane, marshall, mesa, metal, midi, recto, rowbi, shortboard, spider valve mkii, spider valve mkii edit, youtube

Propellerhead Community: Peff’s BitCrusher BC3 Combinator

Sep 17, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Propellerhead Reason & Record

Peff, aka Kurt Kurasaki, is constantly coming up with innovative and inspiring ways to use Propellerhead Reason and Propellerhead Record. Some of his fine work can be found in the Record and Reason Soundbank ReFills, and he regularly posts on his blog about new ideas he’s trying out, providing food for thought along with several [...]

Dialing In Spider Valve MkII Tones: Pt. 1

Aug 13, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Line 6 Expert Rowbi has been a Line6.com Community member since November 25, 2006, has posted over 3,700 times and has earned over 3,000 points. He’s treating us to a series of blog posts and videos centered on one area of his expertise: Spider Valve MkII guitar amplifiers. For more helpful gear tutorials,visit Rowbi’s website. [...]

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Thinking Outside the Box with FBV Shortboard MkII

Jul 30, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

Do you know everything there is to know about FBV Shortboard™ MkII? Think again! Watch and learn as Line 6 support superstar Line6Miller takes iTunes to task with his trusty foot controller. By Line6Miller After reading Line6Colley’s blog post last week about how he uses BackTrack™ to capture his dog’s barking, I figured why not [...]

Tags: backtrack, fbv, fbv shortboard, floorboard, foot controller, hot key, itunes, microsoft, midi, mkii, powerpoint, program change, quicktime, shortboard, usb

Line 6 FBV MkII Series Foot Controllers and POD Farm 2

Jul 23, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

In my last video, I demonstrated how to do live guitar loop recording with the Line 6 FBV Shortboard™ MkII and Propellerhead Record. In this video, I use the FBV Shortboard MkII to control POD Farm™ 2. If you already own FBV Shortboard MkII or FBV Express™ MkII, and also own POD Farm 2 standalone, [...]

Tags: fbv, line 6, line6piperpropellerblog, pod farm, pod farm 2, podfarm

BarkTrack

Jul 16, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

What sound does one dog barking make if no one is around to hear it?  I know the answer now, friends, and it is all thanks to BackTrack + Mic. It’s always interesting to hear about uses that people have for Line 6 gear that we never anticipated, so I thought today I would share [...]

Tags: backtrack, Backtrack w/mic, bark, barking, dogs, line 6

The virtues of Virtual Capo

Jul 15, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks

As promised, here’s a video showing some of the incredible benefits of Virtual Capo. (Rich is using a JTV-69US.) Enjoy!

Tags: capo, Guitar Tunings, james tyler variax, JTV-69US, virtual capo

Collaborating Online

Jul 9, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Propellerhead Reason & Record

By Line6Piper Line6Piper (aka Matt Piper) explains his process for online musical collaboration, and compares features of three online services you can use for this. Matt is the in-house Propellerhead Product Specialist at Line 6, and the author of the instructional guides Reason 4 Ignite and Using Reason’s Virtual Instruments. Whether you are a professional [...]

Tags: Dropbox, line 6, line6piperpropellerblog, online collaboration, propellerhead, propellerhead record, recording, Soundcloud, yousendit

Propellerhead Record + Line 6 FBV Foot Controller: Live Guitar Looping

Jun 11, 2010 Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Propellerhead Reason & Record

By Line6Piper Line6Piper (aka Matt Piper) demonstrates live guitar loop recording using the Line 6 FBV Shortboard™ MkII. Matt is the in-house Propellerhead Product Specialist at Line 6, and the author of the acclaimed instructional guide, Reason 4 Ignite. The latest update of Propellerhead Record (version 1.0.1) adds Remote support for FBV Shortboard MkII and [...]

Tags: fbv, fbv express, fbv shortboard, guitar looping, line 6, line6, line6piperpropellerblog, live looping, loop record, looping, propellerhead reason, propellerhead record