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Re: Dream Rig Power Interruption

support@line6.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:37:32 GMT

You should not use the included cable for anything other than updating the Variax or tweaking with Workbench. There is no protective shell around the connector that goes into the guitar, and in a short amount of time you will ruin the jack in the guitar. A very expensive repair... Only use a real VDI cable, you can find them online if you don't want the heavy Line 6 version. The shell makes sure that the plug doesn't wiggle around in the guitar's receptical breaking the small contact wires. I believe that's why you were having dropouts. It's in the manual...

Re: JTV Quality Concerns

support@line6.com — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:38:37 GMT

Let me add to the warmth and fuzziness- I've had a JTV69 since mid 2011 with no problems whatsoever. It actually fell out of my gig bag onto the parking lot(I accidentally "relic" ed it) and other than a broken tuner, it's been perfect. I've probably done 40 rehearsals and gigs with it. I bought a 59 in December, haven't had it long, but it's been perfect too. I actually like playing the 59 better, it seems like a slightly better instrument, but the 69 is very good too.

Re: Universal Volume control of Models?

support@line6.com — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:09:23 GMT

Lowering the volume on a Variax doesn't change the tone like it does in a passive guitar. I have found that the tone controls on the Variax's don't work quite like a regular guitar though. There seems to be a midrange boost as you roll off treble.

Re: Dream Rig Volume Normalization

support@line6.com — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:09:44 GMT

Line 6's corporate decision seems to be to model tube amps as accurately as possible and give you the most flexibility in creating "your" tone. If that's not what you're looking for, you probably bought the wrong product because the HD500 has many ways to screw things up. As far as the 50/60 cycle hum goes, some people think it's an integral part of a tube amps tone and effects the waveform of low frequencies. You can always dial it down if you don't like that effect.

Re: Dream Rig Volume Normalization

support@line6.com — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:35:52 GMT

I think your method would create noise and the possibility of distortion . By reducing the mixer volume to -29 and maxing the master you are basically pushing the brake and accelerator pedals at the same time. Also, since you've maxed the Master volume, how do you increase the overall volume of the amp if you need a bit more.

Here's what I do that makes things much easier:

- if there is a large difference in overall level between 2 amp models(the Twin Reverb is very low), I put the Tube Comp at the end of my effects chain.

- I set the Threshold to 100 and then use the level control to get the two amp models in the ballpark. Not only does it help match levels, but the Tube Comp doesn't color the sound other than adding a bit of tube warmth to the tone.

Hopefully this will alleviate some of the hand wringing about the different levels of amp models. I've talked to folks at Line 6 about this, and the party line is they model each amp "warts and all" according the actual gain of each preamp model.

I agree it would be more convenient to match the levels, but my workaround is easy for me. BTW, I'm gigging soley with the Dream Rig and love it. It does take a bit of time to dial things in, but I bet you could have 2-3 banks of patches set up in an hour or two.

Re: VDI cable out of stock everywhere?

support@line6.com — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:45:00 GMT

It is NOT a standard Cat 5 cable. The plastic shell is slightly larger than a Cat 5, and the wiggling of the plug in the socket will break the socket in fairly short order. The metal shells on the VDI cables help stabilize the cable and ensure it's sturdiness, but Line 6 definitely warns against using a standard Cat 5.

Re: I need to get this recording stuff straightened out

support@line6.com — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:10:34 GMT

I'm not familiar with Reaper or your setup, but I know that the sample rate of the Pod and your DAW have to match or you get bad distortion. IOW, if your Pod is set to 48khz, then your project in Reaper must be set the same. I'm not sure if this helps, but it's another possibility.

Re: JTV69US-Electronics not working at all

support@line6.com — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:35:35 GMT

Have you tried reflashing it?

Re: DT50-112 or DT50-212

support@line6.com — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 04:02:44 GMT

If you are getting a fair amount of hiss, you might have a bad 12ax7. It is common for Chinese tubes to be noisy, so try replacing it. It should be covered under warranty within 90 days of purchase. If you have another tube around, try swapping it out to see if that is the problem.

BTW- If your amp is in Class A mode, it will be noisy. That's just the way is is. It should be very quiet in Class AB mode. The noise isn't a problem in Class A at normal gig levels.

Re: DT50 firmware update with Midisport 2x2 anniversary edition

support@line6.com — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:58:15 GMT

You need two midi cables. You have to connect the midi out of the Midisport into the midi in of the DT, AND midi out of the DT into the midi in of the Midisport in order for it to work. Try it out, I didn't realize that you had to have both connected when I first tried the update and it gave me the same error message. Hopefully this will work for you.