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Line 6 Monkey was used for the earlier series of amplifiers and foot controllers. For the Spider V and V MKII it's the line 6 updater on a PC/MAC and Spider Remote on the Android. For the latest 2.00 firmware, you'll need to upgrade from Line 6 updater until the Spider Remote recognizes and pushes the 2.00 firmware from "Settings | Updates | Device Flash". Which won't work if the Android device doesn't see the amplifier. What model of Samsung? Both my Galaxy S9 and my Galaxy Tab S3 worked just fine. I did use the bundled USB C to USB adapter that came with those devices for success. Didn't have the same success with some OTG adapters, so YMMV when you don't use the bundled adapters.

You can always add a Bluetooth streamer as a plug in item to the AUX port. https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Soundsync-Bluetooth-Connection-Headphones/dp/B07H5C2BQX this one for example.

Just to state, perhaps I was considering myself as one of the "experts" in adjustments as I've had fantastic results and always been very happy. The rest of those gigging with me have also agreed. Do have to say that the excellent video tutorials that were created on PEQ made a significant improvement to my understanding on how to adjust those for best results. Line 6's update to the Spider V with the 2.00 firmware cannot be understated, it's quite amazing! The fact that the earlier V's can be upgraded for the same feature set as the new MKII has turned me into a serious long term Line 6 customer. Way to go!

From "my opinion" the perspective of the new MKII 2.00 firmware, which can be added to the older Spider V models as a free upgrade that makes the new amp release a cosmetic change, it's a pretty big change. Yes, the presets were the problem with the Spider V through versions of 1.05 of the firmware. You were always stuck with the full FRFR configuration and one had to use the parametric EQ (PEQ) to try and adjust for it and it had to be tweeked at every venue. This is part of the reason it wasn't well received, not as consistent in tonal response from venue to venue or from practice to gig. Those that became expert in handling the changes from one location to the next always had excellent results. Playing the precanned presets however resulted in frustration for many in gigging if not adjusted in any way. The greatest change with the firmware upgrade is the new "classic" speaker mode, meaning the high frequency horn is not used for a full FRFR and makes it just the primary driver (12" on my 120) and gives you the traditional tone players may prefer. It's easy enough for the player to change a preset or create their own that also uses the FRFR configuration which is fantastic when one want's to use an acoustic guitar with all of it's range of tone. Classic mode also means that the primary driver, which isn't as narrowly focused as the horn, has greater flexibility in consistent tone from venue to venue without having to tweek it much before hand. That right there is one of the different factors between a Katana and a Spider V with the 2.00 firmware or a MKII amp. The Katana is permanently "stuck" in classic mode as there is no FRFR configuration. From that perspective, the ability to now use "classic", the Spider V with 2.00 firmware or MKII is also able to provide a "like" tone in that you are not stuck with FRFR. A Spider V 120 or Spider V 120 MKII with it's 12" driver (besides the FRFR horn) is a close match to the Katana 100 with it's 12" driver in my opinion. Chad Garber had several head to head video's that showed the Spider V favorably, and this is before the 2.00 firmware and MKII release. It's only much better since. It would be interesting if Chad goes back and does a repeat with the 2.00 firmware. https://www.youtube.com/user/chadgarber

Now with the "classic" speaker selection, the use of just the primary driver will give a more traditional tone to those thrown by the separate high frequency driver in the FRFR design. Granted, the 8" in the V 30 isn't a fair comparison for the entire line up, but it would be interesting for some parties that didn't rate the prior Spider V "MK I" well to review the "MK II" and it's classic settings. The difficulty for them to mike up the speaker will have been greatly reduced versus the FRFR. Those of us that want the full range for acoustic can still select the FRFR setting, of course I go straight from the USB to my DAW so I don't experience the frustration of an external microphone.

It's not Line 6's fault. EMSIsoft, I don't see this one on the independent comprehensive anti-virus tests. This independent lab tests and retests every month. I'd recommend you consider choosing one of the top ranking versions from there https://www.av-test.org/en/.

Since the download only shows up when you select WIndows 10, I suspect that it requires the newer OS.

Glenn, That you? Troll on micktrolla https://youtu.be/8bEvjjNqFsI

Pretty much the Relay G10 Stomp was released to address the power connection and uses a setup like your other pedals. While I have the Relay G10, it would be great if a discount the cost of the transmitter was provided to customers to receive the new base since the G10 transmitter is the same in all the models of that series. Wouldn't mind sending in my older G10 receiver to receive this trade in discount. The other reason for the G10S is that you can manually set the channel instead of it being auto. This way if you have a couple G10S users in the same gig, you just make sure you don't use the same channel and you are all set. No need to worry about who's relay was turned on first and trying to keep the auto-channel feature straight.

It's possible! Although I do see that it has a slightly different firmware train than the larger Spider V amps. Give it some time. If it doesn't get updated and you really want the newer firmware/feature set, you should be able to score a used V 30, especially if someone isn't paying attention and sells their V 30 for a V 30 MKII. Personally, I'd save up for a used V 60, so you can take advantage of the Relay G10T, the liberation from a cable even in a practice setting is difficult to describe, but incredible.

This on a thread where the software has already been released for a newer model and fortunately our existing hardware is able to be upgrade to that version for free. As it's a new release, I imagine that continued development will continue along with Idealscale so that we continue to garner value from our existing hardware for another 2 years or perhaps longer. Coming from other product lines, including the Fender Mustang V2, and this is practically unheard of. The cabinet of my V 120 is nice and solid and quite rugged, transported it a lot loose in a truck and it's holding up very well. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, thanks for sharing yours. Hope you find that amp that you are looking for. Perhaps it'll eventually be a Line 6 product.

On a PC, even if not Windows 10, be sure to select Windows 10 to see the new firmware. You'll also want to make sure you have 1.17 of the updater than the prior 1.16.

I've flashed to the new firmware and it is so cool! All the same functionality as listed for the Spider V MKII. The ongoing support of this amp series is really quite astounding. Very, very well done Line 6!

I'd recommend you open a support ticket or call using this link https://line6.com/support/tickets/ If it's correctable yourself, Line 6 support can provide you the steps, but if you've not been able to reset sounds like you need service for the amplifier.

If Samsung does release an eventual Android Pie for the S7, hopefully that will bring host mode goodness. Still some articles being released that while it might be less likely, it's still possible Pie is coming to the S7.

Sorry, was away from the Interweb for a bit. While you are all set with the 3.5mm cable and may not need this detail, I'm updating for others that may read this thread. For a PC and Android, the cable is USB "B". These can be had pretty cheap online for around $6.00, I have a nice gold plated one from Amazon Basics that works well for me. For iOS, the cable is USB to lighting. There is also a switch on the back of the amp that needs to be moved to the correct setting.

Glad Line 6 has USB available on the Spider V besides the 3.5mm AUX connection. USB allows for a lot more flexibility in the long term if you also may be using the PC as a digital audio workstation (DAW). Besides playing backing tracks from your PC or Macintosh, you can record the Amp without adding the cost of microphones and so on to record your guitar and effects. Despite an 3.5mm audio jack on my Samsung S9, I use USB with the little Samsung adapter that was included with my smartphone to do backing tracks during travel where I don't want to lug a laptop or PC along as well. I use the excellent Android app "Audio Evolution Mobile Studio" as my DAW when on the road. But you can record by USB on the phone with pretty much any audio capture application. Same with iPhones.

This is a user forum and while I do occasionally see Line 6 replies, I've never seen future plans outside planned firmware release notes. Line 6 does have a mechanism for us to let them know what features we desire. That's their Ideascale forum to post ideas and have different users up or down vote those requests. If technically possible and sufficient votes are present, you'll see them become reality eventually. http://line6.ideascale.com/ I'd actually submitted the same request, you can up vote it here: https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Spider-V-looper-support-with-FBV-Express-MKII-by-using-A+B/940720-23508#idea-tab-comments Only 4 votes, so more MKII Express owners need to get in and vote, that's no where near the levels of the completed ideas.

I've been pretty busy and haven't yet returned home to my DAW, but did want to list out the following: 1. You need the Line 6 Spider V serial driver. Make sure it's up to date from the Line 6 downloads. 2. When setting up Cubase, you need to have the amp plugged in and turned on. That's when you'll succeed in selecting the amp using the following detail: https://steinberg.help/cubase_elements_le_ai/v9.5/en/cubase_nuendo/topics/setting_up/setting_up_audio_driver_selecting_t.html I find that Cubase checks the presence of the ASIO driver when the application starts. It's not present if the amp is not already "ON". If I make that mistake, I have to "reselect" using the VST audio system in Cubase 10 in order to be able to record. I suspect many, like myself prior to determining this, had the sequence of starting their computer, starting Cubase and then turning on the amp. You need to be sure the amp is on prior to Cubase.

No worries on the production in my opinion. The Spider IV was out for 6 years prior to the Spider V and the V 240 HC was released later than the V 240.

FBV 3, or the FBV Shortboard MKII are the only two methods beyond pressing the looper button on the front of the amp. The method of operation is pretty close to the same. In other words, if you find a Shortboard MKII at a very good 2nd hand price, definitely pick it up.

I use Cubase 10 Elements with my Spider V 120. I'm not in front of my DAW at this time, but when I have the opportunity I'll put together a quick list on how I have it configured. Yes, I'm using the latest edition of Windows 10 along with a Lenovo IdeaCenter ( 27" AIO setup with maxed out memory and storage)

Calibration? https://line6.com/support/page/kb/effects-controllers/fbv-mki-mkii-controllers/video-tutorial-how-to-calibrate-an-fbv-mkii-shortboard-pedal-r190/ If you've tried calibrating multiple times then it's time to contact Line 6 support https://line6.com/support/tickets/

Now with the custom tone site you can download and upload tones from the cloud. https://line6.com/customtone/browse/spiderv/

Is it just me or did Line 6 forget to notify us that there is now a custom tone "web" access for Mac/PC presets that map to the tone cloud? https://line6.com/customtone/browse/spiderv/