fuzzydude2

Hi what hardware are you connecting gearbox too? I can't get this to work so would be great to know exactly what the version numbers are of the drivers you've installed. Cheers :)

I do really feel for those who've invested several hundreds in line6 hardware, such as myself. But it is indeed Line6's right to choose not to support/update what we've come to see as critical software for their hardware. It is wholly understandable that a company will eventually draw a line in the sand at some point in regard to a product line. There are usually many reasons for these kinds of decisions. I only want to make a noise about the rather incredulous responses/reasons of late behind the lack of support and what investors in their hardware should do moving forward and how that seals the deal it terms of how they are likely being perceived by owners and also how it breaks it in terms of trust/future purchases. Sometime ago, I started realising that Line6 and its product support ideals are nothing more than amateurish at best. Lots of whoop, not a lot of substance. That's my opinion. With a great example offered in this thread by Line6 themselves. You can sum up their argument in this thread and others related to this subject as, all is well! One can still use the editor on the machine! And they are right, you can. The machine is not dead, it still works perfectly and, when used properly can deliver some great tones. Unfortunately, this entirely misses the point of why many of us bought the unit in the first place. The flexibility offered by the fantastic editor 'gearbox' was key in providing a fast way to access, edit and recall our tones. My units were not at arms reach in my studio, speed in terms of dialling up tones, fx on tones was critical. A perfectly good piece of hardware was scuppered by a lack of foresight and consideration. I have had more than one unit, all superseded now by alternatives with a long and credible history of supporting legacy gear, or at least providing workable solutions rather than telling their customers to hunt online for their own answers!! That one kind of reminds me of the dodgy used car dealer approach. I have other hardware by well known pro brands that utilise a software interface. Units as old or older than the POD X3 Pro, that are still getting patches, firmware updates from their creators now, all work with Yosemite. The point being, The X3 is a great piece of gear. Line6 should already be aware of this and understand that it should continue to work as originally intended until the hardware itself breaks. After all, I did buy hardware and the software combined. Then, with it users trusting the brand in terms of quality and support, we'd all go out and buy the new version without blinking an eye. What Line6, with open eyes, appears to be saying to you/us, is that they simply don't care. They've moved on and are only interested in the new. A portion of legacy investors in their hardware who helped, in their way to make their company what it is, are simply of no interest to them. In my view, a consciously incompetent act from Line6. So my take is to don't sweat it anymore. Let it go. Accept that that's it for your hardware as Line6 have spoken and move on. My nephew loves my old X3 Pro, even with its limitations. Get a cheap PC laptop and keep it around for editing. Who knows, Apple may make another update in the future and hey presto, it'll work again. The only thing you can be sure of is that you'll get no meaningful help from Line6, other than the lame excuses and suggestions offered thus far. When you're X3 or similar packs up, move onto another brand with a pedigree of legacy support and begin to breathe the free air again my friends.