Guitarist’s Control
Being that the hardware unit operates without the need for a computer, you can trust the Eleven Rack to be totally stable in a live environment. Weighing less than most compact guitar amp heads do, you get the power of a huge range of amp models and effects, all ready to run directly into the PA system. There are a range of big name amp sounds within the unit and if you have a listen to their audio samples online, you’ll hear just how good they sound. Adjusting parameters within each patch is quick and easy too, with the knobs beneath the LCD screen you control Gain, Presence, EQ and Volume settings to tweak the sound to just the way you want it.
Studio Tool
The Eleven Rack is so much more than just a touring tool. Off the stage, it becomes a seriously good front end to a Pro Tools recording system that takes a lot of the workload off your computer with built in DSP processing power. You get one microphone and one guitar input on the front of the unit, but with the SP/DIF and AES/EBU digital connections on the rear of the unit, you are able to record 8 simultaneous channels of 24-bit/96 kHz audio into the included Pro Tools software. It also includes the Eleven Rack Expansion Pack that gives you even more tones and amp sounds including a range of great bass amplifiers and some slightly left of centre guitar amp options.
Put simply, this is not just a recording interface. Nor is it just an amp modelling effects unit for stage use. No, the Eleven Rack with Pro Tools is just about anything you could ever want in a live and studio combination for the guitarist, there are too many tones, and too many options to mention in this article, so go and plug one in and hear for yourself just what I am talking about.
