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.

Yes, Loopy plays back all six tracks, and the tracks can even be played over different lengths. If your bass track loops over 4 bars, but your rhythm guitar loops over 8, 12 or 16, Loopy can handle that, so long as all other tracks are an integer multiple of the smallest loop.

Loopy records whatever effects you had on the first take. After that, Loopy behaves just like a backing input to the Amplifi. The USB connection means that it all works ligically, but you can't add effects after recording. All loops can be saved, which is nice, so you can prepare many numbers in your studio for a live performance.

I get a great line out from the Amplifi by connecting the USB output to a powered USB hub, and then attaching a Griffin iMic to the hub. The Amplifi main speaker still works and the output from the iMic is through a stereo jack and is in stereo. A Griffin iMic is essentially an external USB soundcard with analog stereo input and output and so it's very likely other USB analog to digital sound adapters will work (but I haven't tried any others). Incidentally I also attach my iPad to the powered hub (using the USB adapter that comes with the camera adapter package) and I can run Loopy saved loops through the PA for live performance. Loopy output also comes out through the iMic with this setup.

I get a great line out from the Amplifi by connecting the USB output to a powered USB hub, and then attaching a Griffin iMic to the hub. The Amplifi main speaker still works and the output from the iMic is through a stereo jack and is in stereo. A Griffin iMic is essentially an external USB soundcard with analog stereo input and output and so it's very likely other USB analog to digital sound adapters will work (but I haven't tried any others). Incidentally I also attach my iPad to the powered hub (using the USB adapter that comes with the camera adapter package) and I can run Loopy saved loops through the PA for live performance. Loopy output also comes out through the iMic with this setup.

I get a great line out from the Amplifi by connecting the USB output to a powered USB hub, and then attaching a Griffin iMic to the hub. The Amplifi main speaker still works and the output from the iMic is through a stereo jack and is in stereo. A Griffin iMic is essentially an external USB soundcard with analog stereo input and output and so it's very likely other USB analog to digital sound adapters will work (but I haven't tried any others). Incidentally I also attach my iPad to the powered hub (using the USB adapter that comes with the camera adapter package) and I can run Loopy saved loops through the PA for live performance. Loopy output also comes out through the iMic with this setup.

I get a great line out from the Amplifi by connecting the USB output to a powered USB hub, and then attaching a Griffin iMic to the hub. The Amplifi main speaker still works and the output from the iMic is through a stereo jack and is in stereo. A Griffin iMic is essentially an external USB soundcard with analog stereo input and output and so it's very likely other USB analog to digital sound adapters will work (but I haven't tried any others). Incidentally I also attach my iPad to the powered hub (using the USB adapter that comes with the camera adapter package) and I can run Loopy saved loops through the PA for live performance. Loopy output also comes out through the iMic with this setup.

Update: I've added a powered USB hub, and Roland UM-1 midi to USB converter, and a Beat Buddy with its optional midi cable to my setup. Now I can start and stop loopy using the Beat Buddy's pedal or stomp switches, and the superb drum tracks provided by Beat Buddy are in sync with my loops. I've provided a detailed description of how to get the Beat Buddy to talk to Loopy in another topic here: http://line6.com/support/topic/22057-a-good-looping-option-if-you-have-an-amplifi/

If you want to control Loopy with a pedal such as a Beat Buddy, then so long as your pedal has a midi sync output you can. Install "Midi bridge" on your iPad. Connect a powered USB hub to your iPad using the USB socket that comes with the camera adapter, then plug in both the Amplifi and the Beat Buddy to the hub. You'll need the midi cable that is an option for your Beat Buddy and a midi to serial converter such as a Roland UM-1. Make sure the UM-1 is switched to "passive". In Midi Bridge, make a connection from the UM-1 to Loopy. In Loopy go to "settings", then "control inputs", and link both the UM-1 "start" and "stop" to "pause and restart" Loopy. Loopy will wait for a signal, so start the Beat Buddy, then use its stomp pedal to stop it. Stop Loopy, then press the Beat Buddy stomp to activate a start, make the link in Loopy by choosing "pause and restart", then save the binding, and do the same for a stop by pressing the stomp again, choosing "pause and restart" in Loopy and saving the binding. Loopy will remember this setup when you next start it up. Now when you start a beat from the Beat Buddy Loopy will start playing after the beat intro and stay in time so long as the beats per minute and time signature are the same for both Loopy and the Beat Buddy. When the Beat Buddy stops, Loopy will stop. When you restart they'll be in sync. If, when you first get going, starting the Beat Buddy causes Loopy to stop, then stop the Beat Buddy, stop Loopy using the screen control and from then on everything will work properly. Loopy saves all time signature settings when you save a song, and so getting everything going again is easy. You can have the Beat Buddy playing through a different Amp or into the stereo input of the beat buddy. Loopy records anything playing through the main input of your Amplifi but neither other loops nor other inputs. Reading back over these instructions it seems complicated in prose, but it's all very logical and I didn't have to play around much to get the setttings right when I first connected everything up. Enjoy your setup, and may the musical fairies grant you marvellous licks.

Try the "Loopy" iPad app. I've connected my iPad to my Amplifi 150 using the USB socket, and Loopy works beautifully with the 150. Signals go both ways, and you can record loops, each with their own tone, and play along with them, all through the Amplifi. A Beat Buddy can be used to control Loopy with your feet as well. See the full description here: http://line6.com/support/topic/22057-a-good-looping-option-if-you-have-an-amplifi/

I recently purchased an Amplifi 150 with a shortboard controller, and after resolving a teething problem I am very happy with it. The range of tones is amazing, but you know this already. Anyway, I was initially disappointed not to have an on-board looper, but the USB socket came to the rescue. I connected my iPad via USB using an iPad camera adapter which comes with a USB socket. I had already been playing around with "Loopy", which is the best looper available for iPads and iPhones IMHO. Anyway, the short story is that no fancy setup is required. Loopy can immediately communicate in BOTH directions with an Amplifi after you plug in the cable. You can lay down a loop, then it will play back through your Amplifi while you lay down other tracks, and then you can sing & jam with your loops, switching sounds on the fly, with all the sounds of previous loops retained just as you want them. Loops can be of different lengths, so long as they are correct multiples of each other. All loops can be saved for later on your iPad. This is by far the best option for looping with an Amplifi that I have found. I guess if you had a commercial looper with a footswitch that communicated via the USB then then that might be better, but for the minuscule cost of Loopy I'll put up with the need to place my finger on the screen to begin recording another track. Loopy gracefully allows you to foreshadow a recording track and it starts recording when the other loops come to the beginning. Enjoy.