Peavey Electronics has announced the Xport, a high fidelity, ultra-portable 1/4" jack-to-USB audio interface for electric guitar and bass. Xport uses a standard USB cable to connect your guitar to a personal computer or laptop.

The Xport's high-quality ASIO and Core Audio drivers offer rock-solid performance for both Windows and Mac OS X. Powered by the USB bus and featuring both Headphone and Line outputs, the Xport provides musicians with a simple, hassle-free digital recording solution.

Included with Xport is Peavey ReValver amp modelling software, the virtual amplifier that captures the true tone characteristics of vacuum tubes. This software can be used as a stand-alone virtual amplifier or with your favorite recording software.

REAPER digital audio workstation software, the multi-track audio production and recording environment for Windows and Mac OS X, is also included with the Xport.

Xport Features:

• USB bus powered.
• 1/4" guitar instrument input.
• Headphone output with volume control.
• Line output with volume control.
• USB cable included.
• ASIO /OS X (Core Audio ) drivers.
• Windows XP/Vista/7 - Mac OS X.
• Includes ReValver and REAPER DAW software.

System Requirements: Personal computer with USB 1.1 or higher, running Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista [all editions] or Mac OS X.

Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.