InVettagating Marcus Ryle @ Vettaville.nl

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InVettagating: Line 6 - Marcus Ryle - Jan. 2006 page 9

Marcus Ryle

Marcus Ryle
Co-Founder and Senior Vice-President, Product Development

Thanks go out to all the Marcus Ryle and Line 6, they have been very kind and helpfull.

Wouldn’t it be logical to do other stringed instruments as a next step? Like Violins for instance…

To make the Variax sound like a Violin? Is that what you’re thinking, Vinny? Yes. It’s certainly an interesting idea, mmm… I don’t know.. So far we’ve focused on plucked instruments like a banjo, mandolin etc, because they have the natural characteristics of the plucked strings. Putting in a bowed sound would seem to be quite drastic change. I’m not sure… It’s a good question…
I’m not sure if the preferred approach would be to attempt to model it, and have the string source still be the actual audio signal, or if we’d be better off taking a more guitar synthesizer approach. You’d have the guitar strings be a trigger for a sampled or a completely synthetic modeled string.

You know, the Variax Bass has some synth sounds. These would be examples of where the strings are not the actual sound source anymore. They are the trigger and pitch inputs for the synthesized sounds.

Mr. Ryle could you shed a light for the Vettaville readers on what direction Line 6 is moving towards? As you know the InVettagations always have something extra. What is it that you’re willing to share with us?

First let me just say that I think there may be many interesting things happening in the coming years. I also think we’re in the early years of Variax technology, and it’s an exiting area for us thinking about how guitars can continue to evolve. When we consider how little the electric guitar evolved in the past 50 years, we think this is a very interesting time.

Is there anything else that you want to share with my readers Marcus?

Thanks for asking. Actually, for the people that visit Vettaville and the many Line 6 forums, I want to say that I truly enjoy the shared passion that exists in the community. Sometimes it might mean that a few get a little short tempered, or might get upset with us, or might even believe that there’s some conspiracy behind each and every thing we do. But at its core is a passion for making music, and a passion for the gear to do exactly what each individual wants it to do, and I really appreciated the passion that drives all of that.

Even if someone is unhappy with Line 6, it’s rooted in this shared passion and it’s all fuel for what we are trying to do. It doesn’t upset me, and it’s also vary gratifying in that same community to read all the great ways that people are using our equipment and how it enables them to create their music.

I’m personally really appreciative of that community of dedicated musicians and artists that are interested in making sure that Line 6 is being the very best we can be at delivering useful tools.

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