EuanGMason

It turns out that the fix is to run PodGo Edit in Windows administrator mode. This should be included in on-line instructions.

It turns out that backups can only be made if PodGo Edit is being run in windows administrator mode. This information should be included in the on-line instructions.

I tried that, but it didn't change anything. I tried re-installing PodGo Edit 1.2, but no go. I then tried the Line 6 firmware updater, and that worked, but if course with no back up. I re-installed PodGo Edit 1.3, and then tried to back up, but nothing happens when you choose back up from the menu. The updated stuff is visible and usable after the firmware update, without the factory reset recommended by Line 6, but it's a bit disconcerting to not be able to back up anything.

Actually the new features are there without a reset, and so the on-line instructions are incorrect. However, I still can't do a backup, which is a worry.

I decided to try the Line 6 Firmware updater to install 1.3, and it has done so, but without the backup. When I choose "create backup" from Pod Go Edit, nothing happens, so for now I'm not going to do a factory reset to get the new features.

I installed Pod Go Edit V1.3, rebooted my Windows 10 machine, connected it to my Pod Go, which has version 1.2 firmware installed, and it said "New firmware is available". I clicked OK for it to download and install the new firmware. The next step was to create a mandatory backup, which I want to do because I have quite a few personal presets and impulse responses. It went to the Pod Go backup dialog. I pressed OK to make the backup, and I get, "Backup dialog failed to load. Click OK to retry". I clicked OK repeatedly with no change. So I thought, "Maybe people installed firmware 1.3 from Pod Go Edit 1.2, then installed Pod Go Edit 1.3 afterwards". So I reinstalled Pod Go Edit 1.2. Still no backup, same message. I am stuck. I would very much like to install firmware 1.3 but it is impossible. Please help!

The backup dialog won't load during the update process. I get "Backup dialog failed to load. Click OK to retry." I can't get past this bug to install the new firmware. I have the 1.3 version of PodGo Edit installed. Anyone else have this problem? What's the fix?

I tried to upgrade the firmware from 1.01 to 1.12 but the upgrade failed at the backup stage. I get a message: "Backup dialog failed to load. Click OK to retry". I run Windows 10. Anyone know what's going on?

I have turned somersaults trying to update my AMPLIFi 150 using various PCs and versions of Windows. I am an experienced software developer, and I also know my way around a PC. The AMPLIFi USB driver appears not to install properly. Line 6 really needs to address this problem. When I suggest this on the support ticket, I get, “I can assure you that the driver works†as a response. Sorry, Line 6, you are dreaming. FIX IT. In the end I updated the AMPLIFi using my iPhone via Bluetooth, which Line 6 says is unlikely to work. Here again, the Line 6 instructions were misleading. The secret is to click, “Show previous versions†in the AMPLIFi app, which then shows not only previous versions but also the update you wish to install, along with a handy update button. You don’t need to set the amp up in update mode because the iPhone app does this for you. It took about an hour to update, so charge up your phone and disable the screen saver before you begin.

No, the Amplifi and Variax don't change each others' settings, if that's what you mean. I was concerned when I bought the Variax that playing a modelling guitar through a modelling amp might introduce some kind of interference or delay, but that hasn't happened. Combining the two gives you a huge range of guitar and amp combinations and they sound fabulous. Playing techniques that introduce squeaks and overtones work as normal and the response seems just as instantaneous as with a normal guitar and amp.

The answer is, yes, even without the iPad and with nothing in the back end of the powered hub I get output through the iMic into the PA. I'm using a DLink DUB H4 hub.

I'll try it without the iPad and let you know. BTW, it is important to make the iPad the last thing you plug into otherwise the pad detects USB devices that it cannot power. Also the iMic must be plugged in at power up or else output from Loopy gets directed to the Amplifi rather than the PA (which may be helpful when you are creating and storing Loops at home).

Did my first gig with the Variax last night. Fabulous! It's so great to have a huge range of sounds available at the flick of a switch. The controls have been very well thought out. Here's my rig: Variax into an Amplifi 150, which is connected to a powered USB hub. The hub also has connections from a Beatbuddy drum machine through a Roland OM-1 midi to USB converter, a Griffin iMic soundcard which goes to the PA, and the hub feeds an iPad running MidiBridge to Loopy. I've prerecorded loops with bass lines, guitar backing and some keyboard for many of our numbers. So when I hit the pedal on the Beatbuddy, Loopy starts and they stay in sync. Also the feed from my Amplifi ends up going through the PA as well as through the Amplifi's speaker. Loopy plays through the PA and also through the Amplifi. Beatbuddy output goes through coax to the PA in stereo. If I want to I can loop in real time on stage using the reverse feed from the Amplifi to Loopy. Prerecorded loops are so much warmer than sequenced midi. For numbers that don't suit Loopy (because their structure can't be effectively looped), I've prerecorded backing in GarageBand. The advantage of loops is that when the audience is up and dancing you can keep going; you're not constrained by the length of the recording.

I recently bought a Variax JTV 69 & was curious to see how well it would pair with my Amplifi 150. I am happy to report that the combination is absolutely superb. I was a bit concerned that running a modelled guitar into a modelled amp might result in some latency issues, but nope, it's like having an unlimited number of guitars and amps at my fingertips snd it sounds just as present and lively as it would if I had purchased all the guitars and amps separately. The difference, of course, is that I can swap instantly between combinations (I have a shortboard controller for the amp). One thing to note: I changed the strings on the Variax to Elixir nanoweb 11s to fatten up the sound for acoustic guitar models. That set is a good compromise for all the different guitar options on the Variax.

Volumes of tracks can be individually altered after recording, which is also very useful.