GuitarPort

The Line 6 GuitarPort is ready to invade your computer with revolutionary amp modeling technology. 20 incredible classic amp models can be combined with various cab models, just like a POD or Flextone amp. You get a broad palette of high-impact effects, all with 24-bit A/D/A conversion and 32-bit floating-point DSP. Just load the software, plug the GuitarPort into your PC's USB port, and plug in your guitar and set of speakers or phones. Features tuner, noise gate, and intelligent hum reducer. An incorporated audio player lets you jam along with CDs and MP3s, loop sections, and slow down songs without changing pitch. Sign up with GuitarPort Online ($7.99 a month) and get original recordings by big-name musicians of the greatest guitar tunes with a removable guitar track. GuitarPort will even automatically set up the amp section to sound like the guitar part on the most popular version of the song. Also get tab, playing tips, new patches, music news, forums, and more. Requires Win 98 SE, Pentium II, 400 MHz, AGP vid card with 800X600 graphics, 128MB RAM, 40MB free storage, and USB port.