I just tried the emulated line out the other day, and while it did sound very nice, it was very loud. Way too much hum to actually record with. Not sure what caused it, but it's quite a shame :( . Oh, and the clean channel really sux going that route. Oh well, it was worth a shot. I still love the amp for reasonable volume jamming. I leave the dirty channel on an AC/DC type crunch and the clean channel where it's breaking up a bit and control it with the guitar's volume knob. Any heavier sound and I have to use my ZW-44 overdrive infront of the dirty channel, which sounds really good too. In the end, I'm very pleased with the purchase of this amp.