Meh - bought a GuitarPort and none of the software works in Windows 7. Finally got it working and it wanted me to pay to use any effects at all.
Anyway, this was just to get it working on my wife's computer. I'm quite happily running it through Jack on Linux, with Rakarrack for effects and Audacity for recording. There's also drum track and synth software, all mixable via Jack. Oh, and it's all free.
You can use the guitar port also with something like reaper or any other recording software, and the gearbox acts as a plugin, so you still have the effects and models, plus you arent limited to making loops in a set bar length. Plus you can use ezdrummer with reaper and do full drum tracks too.
I'm thinking about getting this for my college dorm so I can just play through the program on my laptop while wearing a headset so I don't have to bring a big loud amp. Anybody agree with this idea?
@barrybar22 well it is easy. plug the GP into the pc, has to be online. follow the window prompts, to register the GP and you will get the line 6 monkey, to load gearbox and drivers. riffworks will recognize the line6 device and you will get amplitude also, i believe, if you buy the standard edition of riffworks. the line 6 riffworks version is no longer. i'm not sure how that works now, i've had the program for over 2 yrs. and have a line 6 ux-2 and podfarm. in my opinion, the ux-1 or ux-2
here is our forums you can check out, lots of FAQ's and you can check out some music we have done with the program in riffworld. any other questions i can help with?
hi, when i record my distorted tone from gearbox into riffworks it changes to a clean tone? is there something that i have set up wrong? it really annoys me when i have a grweat guitar tone i want to record it changes it self to a clean tone.
Ive got an imac and i use Logic express to do the music in... Do you know if guitar port works in that software or do i have to use the software that comes with guitar port?
@Ninetentown Not quite sure about Logic express, but GuitarPort shows up as a standard input device in a lot of softwares I have tried it with (Audigy, GarageBand, Reason).
@flowerdrop1 get a job, or start mowing lawns :) and just sAVEEE SAVE SAVE. dont spend ANY money you earn at ALL. no even to but a soda. it will accumulate so fast you wont believe it. haha i cant buy things anymore cause i have to pay for gas, and im going to berklee this summer!! sooo thats gunna put me back,,, all the way...to zero dollars. shit. haaha =)
Can U Use GuitarPort With Another Software?..Cus I HAve..Guitar 3..Amplitube Jimi Hendrix And Amplitube MEtal...U Think I Can Use GuitarPort With Any Of These Softwares??
Can I ask two questions please? Sorry if they are stupid. Does this software come with the guitarport? And also can it be used with the Line 6 POD Studio GX? thanks
well you can either plug it into a speaker, a pair of moniters, or a guitar amp if it has the red and white inputs. it will not come out of your computer speakers
is it similar to M-Audio Fast Track USB? I need something to record my gtr on my laptop but I dont want to do it through the laptop's music card since the sound is crap (fan noise etc), whether when recording or when using real time effects, so I want sth to work as a recording interface rather
you sound just fucking liek coach mcguirk from home movies...lol...did u just use the amp as speakers basically? i dont NEED an amp for thsi do i? Also is it true you can type in like Nirvana or kurt cobain or someshti and get his tone or other artists tone
Man guitar port comes with the riff works software now?? I bought my guitarport back in 06, and the only software it came with is the gearbox. I wonder if i can get a free riffworks since I already have the guitar port.
it will take a microphone with a guitar jack input. but it sounds like ass even with if you compress the sound and everything. so no it really dosent. it would just sound horrible. even acoustic guitar wont work miced.
Hi dude!! I own a guitar port but the rifftracker never works!!! When I want to record it ask me a serial number!!! I dont have one I the original box or even in the cd of the program theres not a serial number How can I activate the damn Rifftracker!!! THANK DUDE!!!
Which model of amp are you using?
Darkwarrior702 5 months ago
how do you upload a song you made from riffworks to youtube?
crazyguitarmaniac08 10 months ago
@crazyguitarmaniac08 hey man! just compress the file so its an mp3 file, and put it in a video as usual.
tankbrute6 10 months ago
@tankbrute6 How do you convert it to mp3?
2291chainsaw 6 months ago
Comment removed
RommelGuitar236 1 year ago
Meh - bought a GuitarPort and none of the software works in Windows 7. Finally got it working and it wanted me to pay to use any effects at all.
Anyway, this was just to get it working on my wife's computer. I'm quite happily running it through Jack on Linux, with Rakarrack for effects and Audacity for recording. There's also drum track and synth software, all mixable via Jack. Oh, and it's all free.
oneillkza 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
If you want I invite on my youtube canal or myspace com/stickpl . My song Carlin was recorded in riff works on Line 6 Pod Studio UX1. Enjoy
stickpl 1 year ago
is it possible add a looping pedal to this set up?
Carljack80 1 year ago
do you have tabs for 1:33 ?
enjoymusic1014 1 year ago
@enjoymusic1014 yeah i can get you the sheet music too XD
tankbrute6 1 year ago 2
This is some awesome shit. Can you also plug in a mic and record vocals?
Metaldude1945 1 year ago
not to criticize but you should probably plan out your video a bit more b/c it seems scattered and disorganized.
Maybe write down a list of topics you want to cover AND mount the video camera on a tripod.
useful stuff tho.
zzsql 1 year ago
You can use the guitar port also with something like reaper or any other recording software, and the gearbox acts as a plugin, so you still have the effects and models, plus you arent limited to making loops in a set bar length. Plus you can use ezdrummer with reaper and do full drum tracks too.
sjm98126 1 year ago
can you record vocals with this software?
Sramder2 1 year ago
do u absolutley need that interface or can you just use a 1/4 into 1/8 adapter and then just connect it into the line in on your computer?
ilikepickles47 1 year ago
Did you get all the programs and instruments in one package??
B0BonCRACK 1 year ago
@B0BonCRACK mmhm!
tankbrute6 1 year ago
@tankbrute6 How much all together, excluding the guitar and amp??
B0BonCRACK 1 year ago
@B0BonCRACK i dont remember man, i think 150 or 200 americans.
tankbrute6 1 year ago
@tankbrute6 do you have to record with that program or can you also use audacity or smth
LTD4liveESP 1 year ago
I'm thinking about getting this for my college dorm so I can just play through the program on my laptop while wearing a headset so I don't have to bring a big loud amp. Anybody agree with this idea?
jdavidson091 1 year ago
Does this work with the line 6 gearbox?
acrotab 1 year ago
can u use the tones you get out of the line 6 program, or even amplitude and use those to record?
barrybar22 1 year ago
@barrybar22 na man its not really compatible with anything else i dont think.
tankbrute6 1 year ago
@tankbrute6 , you can definitely use line 6 and amplitude or mic your amp. it's a great program.
54taqiyya 1 year ago
@tankbrute6 just play while using this program, plug a cable from headphones jack into mic jack, then record on audacity.
BluesShredGuru 1 year ago
@barrybar22 yes you can!
54taqiyya 1 year ago
@54taqiyya can you please tell me how, im about to buy some interface and i need some deciding factors!
barrybar22 1 year ago
@barrybar22 well it is easy. plug the GP into the pc, has to be online. follow the window prompts, to register the GP and you will get the line 6 monkey, to load gearbox and drivers. riffworks will recognize the line6 device and you will get amplitude also, i believe, if you buy the standard edition of riffworks. the line 6 riffworks version is no longer. i'm not sure how that works now, i've had the program for over 2 yrs. and have a line 6 ux-2 and podfarm. in my opinion, the ux-1 or ux-2
54taqiyya 1 year ago
@54taqiyya YT won't let me link the sonomawireworks forums. go there and check it out.
54taqiyya 1 year ago
@barrybar22 @54taqiyya is the better buy. GP will work quite well, tho.
here is our forums you can check out, lots of FAQ's and you can check out some music we have done with the program in riffworld. any other questions i can help with?
54taqiyya 1 year ago
hi, when i record my distorted tone from gearbox into riffworks it changes to a clean tone? is there something that i have set up wrong? it really annoys me when i have a grweat guitar tone i want to record it changes it self to a clean tone.
ParkoTennantCreek 1 year ago
Hey do you have to use the drumtrack? Or can you record guitar alone?
jerryzkidz99 1 year ago
@jerryzkidz99 na you can do whatever you want. with or without drums
tankbrute6 1 year ago
@tankbrute6 SWEET, thanks man!
jerryzkidz99 1 year ago
Ive got an imac and i use Logic express to do the music in... Do you know if guitar port works in that software or do i have to use the software that comes with guitar port?
Ninetentown 1 year ago
@Ninetentown Not quite sure about Logic express, but GuitarPort shows up as a standard input device in a lot of softwares I have tried it with (Audigy, GarageBand, Reason).
jmacaldo83 1 year ago
dude, where do you get the money for all these guitars, amps and toys?
flowerdrop1 1 year ago
@flowerdrop1 get a job, or start mowing lawns :) and just sAVEEE SAVE SAVE. dont spend ANY money you earn at ALL. no even to but a soda. it will accumulate so fast you wont believe it. haha i cant buy things anymore cause i have to pay for gas, and im going to berklee this summer!! sooo thats gunna put me back,,, all the way...to zero dollars. shit. haaha =)
tankbrute6 1 year ago
Can U Use GuitarPort With Another Software?..Cus I HAve..Guitar 3..Amplitube Jimi Hendrix And Amplitube MEtal...U Think I Can Use GuitarPort With Any Of These Softwares??
Jhey172 1 year ago
@Jhey172 dude i have no idea. just get someting else this isint tooo great. it limits what you can do
tankbrute6 1 year ago
Can I ask two questions please? Sorry if they are stupid. Does this software come with the guitarport? And also can it be used with the Line 6 POD Studio GX? thanks
MRmadmatt999 1 year ago
dude, i just started experimenting with this software. Why when i do a mix i get this goawful noise?,
Not only that, when i press play to the song again, everything is ruined, don't know why. Help will be appreciated. Thanks!
blindscout 1 year ago
@blindscout
pay attention to your levels. if your levels are peaking during recording, turn them down. peaking levels cause distortion during playback.
mattslashdale 1 year ago
thanks greg brady. u look like greg brady from the brady bunch o.o but any way. i loves ur skillz when u were "playing" haha :p
xXBASSISTXx1 2 years ago
can this stuff working without amps?
aishdamn 2 years ago
yeah you can use just headphones. it will not come out of your computer speakers though.
tankbrute6 2 years ago
is there any way to record all the way through, clicking the single shot record button does not work for me
mrbrownstone909 2 years ago
nice review
philipkatsotas 2 years ago
can i replace the guitar port with my POD xt live??
aiemandoo 2 years ago
quesion
can you record by using a jack lead?
21centurybreakdownDG 2 years ago
Thank you dude! I just got Riffworks with a Line 6 Pod. I'm really looking forward to using it for recording and general jamming! Millions of thanks!
ChernobylTaco 2 years ago
how do u get the sound to work because mine wont work and do u need to plug it into an amp
McGreevy545 2 years ago
well you can either plug it into a speaker, a pair of moniters, or a guitar amp if it has the red and white inputs. it will not come out of your computer speakers
tankbrute6 2 years ago
you could plug your computer speakers into the guitar port though right?
hammerhorn 2 years ago
yess you could, but it wont soun as good. you wont be able to hear the bass and everyything as well if you go to mix it.
tankbrute6 2 years ago
Thanks for the review, I have been using Guitar Rig 3 and Vox Jamvox.
fritze01 2 years ago
thx dude. im just order guitar port.
soundofhates 2 years ago
do u know if u can add the guitar tracks you made on this, onto cool edit pro? pro tools? or does this thingie record right onto cool edit pro?
Johnnyboy817 2 years ago
naa its not a good program really. its limited.
tankbrute6 2 years ago
is it similar to M-Audio Fast Track USB? I need something to record my gtr on my laptop but I dont want to do it through the laptop's music card since the sound is crap (fan noise etc), whether when recording or when using real time effects, so I want sth to work as a recording interface rather
szymonwoj1 2 years ago
yeah man, i wouldnt reccomend this anymore. its really not that great. i mean its ok, but invest in something else
tankbrute6 2 years ago
does it record bass as well?
beanchao 2 years ago
yes there are bass effects and all that.
tankbrute6 2 years ago
wait so would you recommend this for recording like 5 minute songs or so? or 6 minute or less, whatever ha just like a whole song in general.
demaio777 2 years ago
as long as you need them. 6 hour songs will do.
tankbrute6 2 years ago
you sound just fucking liek coach mcguirk from home movies...lol...did u just use the amp as speakers basically? i dont NEED an amp for thsi do i? Also is it true you can type in like Nirvana or kurt cobain or someshti and get his tone or other artists tone
Broodkill 2 years ago
you speak the truth, yeah you can do that. and you dont need an amp, if you have a cheap set of monitors that will work
tankbrute6 2 years ago
You know how to use the program, but dude, learn how to use a camera, I've got motion sickness,,,,
8219366 2 years ago
Man guitar port comes with the riff works software now?? I bought my guitarport back in 06, and the only software it came with is the gearbox. I wonder if i can get a free riffworks since I already have the guitar port.
gmlasam 2 years ago
just wondering if this will this take a drum mic or something else?
guitarguyadam 2 years ago
it will take a microphone with a guitar jack input. but it sounds like ass even with if you compress the sound and everything. so no it really dosent. it would just sound horrible. even acoustic guitar wont work miced.
tankbrute6 2 years ago
okay thanks man
guitarguyadam 2 years ago
Comment removed
ajetsetsk8er 2 years ago
holy fuck, set the camera down.
Pianoblacks 2 years ago 2
why do i dont have the recording software O.o
linkinfreak20 2 years ago
why dah engush so wirerd &d bad?
Pianoblacks 2 years ago
I actually find this question quite ironic.
PatrickWard4 2 years ago
can you put effects and play with them...in real time...not like record and apply a effect than...
zikahendrix 2 years ago
yes u can u can hear it like an amp
antoniown 2 years ago
Hi dude!! I own a guitar port but the rifftracker never works!!! When I want to record it ask me a serial number!!! I dont have one I the original box or even in the cd of the program theres not a serial number How can I activate the damn Rifftracker!!! THANK DUDE!!!
youshit666 2 years ago
Sweet demo of RiffWorks and Gearbox. There's also RiffWorks T4 free edition for Mac & Win for people to try it out.
sonomawireworks 2 years ago
no you can have a pc, and i believe its around 150.00
tankbrute6 2 years ago
how much did that cost and do you need a mac??
nishanthlux 2 years ago
hah yea its what i doo
tankbrute6 2 years ago
i want one!
rossycee08 2 years ago 5
haha, is this your new way to let people subscribe to your video's XD?
well, keep doing that shit cuz it's fun, i guess =P
TimBirkenholz 2 years ago 3
Too bad so sad
tarsen12345 2 years ago