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Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:33:27 GMT

Installed the latest update 7.2.1 and ran a test. At first I thought we had a fix but then the crackling reared its ugly head! Just took longer this time.

Amazing that after all this time we're still dealing with this issue.

Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:20:23 GMT

I'm looking at the date of this first post; July 26th.

I can't believe that it's Sepetember 13th and still no solution.

It's pointless to speculate but I can't help wondering if Line 6 are close to releasing a new product or new software that has been designed to work with Mountion Lion and don't want to spend time fixing the old stuff.

Even though I'm up and running with my new interface, I'm still appalled at the total lack of response.

Come on, Line 6!

Do something!!!

Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:50:31 GMT

No. You can't use any Line 6 software with it.

But you can record. The only thing that PodFarm was doing for me was to connect my UX2 to my Mac. Digital Performer has plenty of plug-ins that do the same thing as PodFarm.

I would think that other DAWs offer similar features.

If you're dedicated to Line6 amps and effects, then you're going to have to wait for them to get their act together and release a new driver.

I decided that $60 was a worthwhile investment to get my studio up and running again.

Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:31:47 GMT

Hi yello,

Sound quality is great.

The Alpha comes bundled with Cubase Le but I have Digital Performer so I don't need it. The Alpha also comes with a Lexicon reverb plug-in but it's designed to work within Cubase.

Doesn't have quite the routing options of the UX2, but there's a cool feature that I like. When you plug an instrument or mic into the front panel, it disables the stereo line-in.

This means that you can record midi, plug in your guitar and record without having to change any assignments (like you did with Line6).

The playback volume with the Alpha is louder than with the UX2 too.

All in all, this is a fine unit. I have no plans to switch back to the UX2 if and when there's a fix.

Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:28:22 GMT

Well I'm up and running. I bought a Lexicon Alpha (under $60) and it works perfectly.

Obviously the plug and play USB audio interfaces have no problem recording with Mountain Lion. The Line6 interfaces are all software driven so you guys are sol until there's a fix.

I'm putting my UX2 on Craig's List!

Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:29:44 GMT

Me too.

I ordered a Lexicon Alpha yesterday. Under $60 and it's basically the same as a UX2. I'm tired of waiting for this issue to be resolved.

However, the way things usually work, Line 6 will come up with a fix now that I've coughed up for a replacement interface.

If they do, I should get the credit!

Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:01:29 GMT

Would someone please have a look in Monkey and tell me what version of PodFarm 2 they're running?

When I opened the monkey this morning, it told me that there were updates available. I downloaded the latest version, (or at least, I thought I did) but it doesn't stop the crackling.

I'm showing PodFarm v.2.55

Thanks.

Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:11:38 GMT

Talked to a Line 6 tech for the third time since Mountain Lion was released. Quote, "we're aware of the problem and are working towards a solution".

No indication of when we might expect an updated driver. Like everyone else, I'm sick of this. I feel like an idiot for upgrading to Mountain Lion. There are so many Mac users out there who are still waiting for all the bugs to be ironed out before they upgrade.

Being a long-time Line 6 user, I remember that this kind of thing has happened before and that it took quite a while to resolve.

So, repeat after me: I will not upgrade to the latest software until I'm sure that it won't screw up my Line 6 stuff!

Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:55:07 GMT

I think it should be obvious by now that Line 6 are going to wait for OSX 10.8.1 to be released. Think about it: if they release a driver that resolves the crackling issue, the Mountain Lion update may put us all back to square one.

Apple will release 10.8.1 before the end of the month so we might as well wait and see what happens.

Re: crackling / artefacts studio gx with mountain lion

support@line6.com — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:54:15 GMT

I'm surprised too that not many Line 6 users seem to have upgraded. But then, one of the Line 6 techs that I talked to admitted that he's still running Tiger with his home setup!

A solution may be forthcoming, though. Apple has released 10.8.1 to developers (such as Line 6, we hope) and are claiming that it addresses the kind of problems we've been experiencing.