phil_m

Yep... All the time. The music app works fine. No songs are playing through the Amplifi app. I can see my library and scroll through everything, but nothing happens when I try to click on the songs. I assumed it was simply because I have no Bluetooth device to connect to.

I have installed the app. I can't stream any of my music at all. Whether I've purchased it through iTunes or not. I'm assuming without having a Bluetooth device to stream to, it doesn't work.

I have a hard time believing this is true, to be honest with you. I just can't see them going that route. I'll see if I can get someone from Line 6 to chime in. With iTunes Match, Apple doesn't even really differentiate between songs you've purchased and songs you've ripped on your own in your library.

Under the specs here: http://line6.com/amplifi/specs/ I've also seen a draft of the manual, and I know it's in there as well.

I remember reading a comment by one of the Line 6 engineers over at the TGP regarding the cost of the chips Line 6 uses in these devices. The price really hasn't come down in a way that comparable to standard computer chips. These are still pretty specialized chips. They have increased in power, but, from what I understand, the price hasn't changed much at all. I guess the reason they went with the X3/XT tones is simply that there's a lot more existing tones for this format than there are with the HD. This format is used not only for the PODxt and X3, but for the Spider IV, Spider Valve mkii, POD Farm, and even the Vetta (although, the Vetta allowed more flexible effects routing, so I don't think the tones would necessarily be compatible). Regarding the marketing, I actually don't know if agree with my fellow experts. I'm not even sure what over-hyped means in today's world. The marketing campaigns used by guitar companies are still rather subdued compared to larger, mainstream industries. Heck, Toyota is running "trailers" for their Super Bowl spot... Yes, we now live in a world where companies run commercials for commercials. I just think companies feel they have to do something to grab people's attention. It's also kind of a Catch 22. I remember previous years people were complaining that Line 6 didn't have a big enough presence at the NAMM shows. So, if you want to have a presence at the type of shows, you have to make some noise. They certainly aren't about being understated (which, personally, is more my style).

I do notice a difference in the volumes, for sure, but to me it doesn't seem quite as dramatic as the original post indicates. The Les Paul and bridge and Special bridge, for example, seem to be relatively close in output on my JTV69US. I have a real Strat (multiple real Strats, actually) and I also have a Gibson ES-137, and to me, the volume difference on the models seems pretty realistic. On my ES-137, for example, I actually hardly ever run the volume on it on max. If I do, it starts pushing the amp, which is fine if it's what I want, but if I want it to be clean, I have to roll back the volume. But I should also say that the ES-137 has the 490R and 498T pickups which are more modern sounding than the PAFs that would be on a vintage Les Paul. I'd imagine they're a little hotter. So perhaps the Lester is a little hot?

Well Windows and Android probably have a good chance (esp. Android)... Linux... uh, good luck with that.

It is compatible with the FBV controllers. The one thing I'm not completely sure on is whether or not effect can be turned on and off within a preset with the FBV, but you can control wah and volume for sure. I have a hard time believing they wouldn't off the ability to switch effects on and off, too.

I think they're targeting anyone who's willing to get out a wallet, credit card, or checkbook...

Funny... My boss who is in her late 50s has a Samsung G4, and she's always asking me for help with it. I do find the Android OS to be more confusing and unintuitive than the iOS stuff. I have an iPhone 5S, and I can't complain. I love it because it simply always works.

On the Andertons video, the UK Line 6 rep says they are planning on making it Android compatible. I believe you can actually stream audio from any Bluetooth source right now - iPhone, Android, PC or Mac. As far as the USB port, I'd imagine they will at some point provide an editor that isn't mobile based. That's just me speculating.

They do have that. There's a stereo aux in jack on the back of the amp.

You might be able to use the headphone out as a direct out to the board. I don't know if the speakers are disabled when the headphone jack is used, though. They might be.

From a guitar processor perspective, the amp isn't much different than previous Line 6 modeling amps. It still does everything in the amp. This is kind of the rebirth of the Spider amp, in a way. Those amps were always marketed toward a younger player, and they marketed the fact that they came loaded with 300 or whatever it was artist tones. With this amp, all the tones are simply being stored on Line 6's servers instead in the amp itself. The iOS portion simply allows for audio streaming from your music library to the amp, and it allows you to use the editor in the app. Well, yeah, you won't be able to see the parameters on the amp itself without having an iPhone or iPad with you. But you could still recall presets, and presumably, I imagine you could turn effects on and off with the floorboard. I'm not sure what to think myself yet. It seems like it will be useful. I kind of like the fact that it's a relatively inexpensive amp that I could grab and go and use for both acoustic and electric sounds. Plus, if I needed to, I could actually play a backing track or something through it. It could be nice for a small coffeehouse gig or something.

The app play audio from your phone's library, and it's also an editor. All the amp modeling and effects are coming from the amp. You don't need to have an iPhone to use it as a guitar amp. You can still use it without having it connected to a phone. You can hook up a floorboard to it as well. The one thing I'm not clear on is how many presets are available via the floorboard.

I used to own one of the early Atomic Reactor amps - the 18W version. I used it with the XT. It was OK, but it really didn't compare to a real amp. It was not even in the same league as the DT25 in that regards. One of the problems was that it couldn't decide what it wanted to be. It was designed to be a flat response, and it was. But it was missing the second half of the equation in that it wasn't full frequency because it lacked a tweeter. It's interesting that the current Atomic products do incorporate tweeters in their design.

In looper mode, simply step on the switch labeled pre/post... This moves the looper to end of the chain. I guess you'll have to take it all back now... :)

The posts above are correct in saying that you can't have the 1/4" output on the Variax send something different than the VDI. Although, you can have both the magnetic pickups and the modeled guitar both come in over the VDI, and you can have them as separate inputs on the HD500. So there is a way you could send the mags to one HD500 and the modeled guitar to the other. It's just a little convoluted. You'd have to setup a dual tone on the first HD500 with Input 1 set to mags and Input 2 set to whatever model you want (or vice versa). Set up Path A however you want. For Path B, don't put anything in the tone except the effects loop. Take a cable from the effects send of the first HD500 into the input of the other, and that will be the modeled signal. Than setup the tone in the second HD500 however you want. You could connect them together via MIDI if you want to have patch changes synchronized. The main benefit to having two HD500s like this is that it gives you the ability to have two completely separate stereo paths with stereo outs for each one.

I think the major difference is that the gaming system was pretty much the only thing Sega made at that time... Line 6 has a pretty diverse product line. I don't know that you can assume that whatever the new thing is that it's meant to replace the PODs. As far as hype, isn't that pretty much the purpose of NAMM and trade shows like it?

They're both using the same processors and as far as I know, the same converters, so, no, there wouldn't be any difference. The difference between the two is simply in form factor and output options (the Pro X gives you a few more output options than the 500X).

I was going to say the same thing... There's a lot Line 6 can be blamed for, but I can't see how a bent shaft like that could be anything but shipping or handling damage. Most online retailers never even open the boxes before they ship these guitars, so unfortunately these sorts of things happen.

I got that too work. I didn't realize you were using the bean, so my comments above regarding the XLR outs don't apply. I do believe the 1/4" outs on the bean sum if you only have one connected, but that's not the issue here... Anyway, I don't see anything odd with your patch as far as the signal flow. You should only be hearing sound out of the left output. The one thing I forgot to ask was whether or not you have the bean connected to your computer when you noticed this happening. I have noticed this sort of thing happen now and again with my HD500 while attached to my computer and using HD500 Edit. It clears up when I'm not connected to the computer. That's about the only thing I can think of now.

I can't get that link to work. It goes to the site, but there's no file there. Do you have it so each path in the mixer is hard panned? It sounds as if this might be the problem. The other thing could be if you have effect blocks after the mixer block in the signal path. This would cause what you're experiencing, too.

You can assign up to 4 PC and 8 CC messages per preset with this controller: http://www.peak2005.com/j/midi-foot-controllers/15-fcb4n2-programmable-midi-foot-controller-ver20.html

Well, you should be able to get separation like you want with the 1/4" outs. Any chance you could put a .h5e file for the patch you're using up here?