quackerjeff Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I have a PodXt Live and a JTV-69. Both really nice pieces of equipment!! However, I'm stuck with what's on them because I'm a Mac user and upgraded to High Sierra. Line 6 Edit for editing and saving my channel banks requires Java6 and even if you install it, High Sierra will start going bonkers with Java AWT errors when using it. What else can I use to manage/backup/edit my Pod Xt Live? Now, when it comes to Workbench HD, sure it all looks like it will work, but when it first starts up, it times out trying to download the presets. When I try to change body style or make some other change, it just freezes. This happens on multiple computers, one running Sierra and the other High Sierra. It just seems like the software quality and support has gone downhill. I can't make any changes to either pieces of equipment. Heck, I even tried on someone's Windows 10 machine and Workbench did the exact same thing, and I couldn't even get Line 6 Edit installed on it. To Line 6: Look, your equipment is great, it lasts a REALLY long time. But, you just can't forsake software when the operating systems advance. If you don't see it being cost beneficial to do so, then open up the software and allow the open source community to manage it. I spent my entire holiday trying to edit/customize my equipment settings and got absolutely nowhere. Any advice from out there in the ether? Any similar experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Seems odd. Workbench HD works fine on my MacBook Pro running High Sierra...can't speak to the other edit software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bograt Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Similar issues here. I've been using L6 gear for over 12 years. POD XTLive, Variax 500, GX, DT50 212 Amp, HD500, JTV59. Monkey & Licence Manager doesn't work on my iMac running High Sierra 10.13. L6 Updater only shows a blank, black screen asking for which device to update, but none are shown. Cannot find a solution via the User Fora, nor does theL6 'knowledge base' help. Every piece of L6 software I start, besides Updater, "This app is not optimised for your Mac. It needs to be improved by its developer..." etc. Several apps (Monkey & Licence Manager) won't run at all. When the L6 stuff dies from here on I will never replace it with L6 gear again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoguyy Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Seems like it was worded incorrectly. You upgraded everything. L6 changed nothing. L6 software hasn't gone downhill, it remained the same. Proper writing would have been, L6 software remains stagnant, while others go uphill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackerjeff Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 @pianoguyy You are so correct. Let me also state that this is a testament to the quality of their hardware. It is superb and IMHO is second to none. The fact that I have their hardware working FLAWLESSY for over 10 years speaks volumes. I have no need to upgrade because it does what I want and when I want. I guess if they make hardware to withstand the tests of time, I just thought it would make sense for them to do the same with their software. @cruisinon2 I was able to finally get my Workbench working, it was that with the new version of the software, I must use the Variax USB dongle, whereas before I was just able to access my Variax via my POD Xt Live interface. Seeing that it isn't USB 3.0 compatible, that is the reason I was seeing timeout issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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