truvalerich Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Just bought the only used variax for sale in whole Indonesia, but it comes without that Variax VDI USB Interface, to connect it to PC. Drama. Does any one here knows where i can get one online, or maybe you have spare and willing to sell one to me? was looking on ebay and amazon, no success. help:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I can’t help with what you’re looking for, but I can help you avoid some potential confusion to make sure you get the correct part. What you are looking for is not a VDI cable. What you want is the Workbench hardware interface device and associated cables. That is what connects the Variax to a PC and enables the use of Workbench as well as enabling Variax firmware updates. The VDI cable is different. It connects the Variax guitar to a VDI-equipped Line 6 guitar processor such as Helix, POD HD500X, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkyboy Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 What are you missing? This is the USB interface to connect to pc, normaly included (PIC number1) And this is the VDI cable (NOT included) Pic number 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truvalerich Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 6 hours ago, Punkyboy said: What are you missing? This is the USB interface to connect to pc, normaly included (PIC number1) And this is the VDI cable (NOT included) Pic number 2 yeah, i dont have the box with line 6 emboss. they out of stock even on line 6 itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurghanico Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Line6 Workbench and VDI - USB interface _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firehawkkwah Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Will any regular usb-ethernet adapter work? Or do you need a special one? There's tons of USB to ethernet options available, but I've never tried then since I have my L6 adapter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, firehawkkwah said: Will any regular usb-ethernet adapter work? Or do you need a special one? There's tons of USB to ethernet options available, but I've never tried then since I have my L6 adapter... If you mean using a cable with USB at one end and RJ-45 at the other end, no that will not work. Line 6 uses a proprietary protocol over the RJ-45 cable; it does not use TCP/IP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Use the Line 6 interface and its accompanying cable, they are optimized for this set-up. Check the Line 6 Forum Knowledge Base and online Pilot's Guide User Manuals for tips on how to use it. And the above photo with the Neutrik end connection is the cable for playing thru only when using VDI. The interface is for connecting to Monkey and Workbench HD, and not for playing thru, except when monitoring sounds while using Workbench HD. Thank you silverhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanp76 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Does anybody have any suggestion where I could find this interface? I've been looking for it everywhere and seems to be always out of stock. I've found 2 places online that list it in stock, one in UK and another in Germany, but neither will ship to Malaysia; neither will the official line 6 shop. Amazon and sweetwater might ship here, but are both out of stock as well. These interfaces are surprisingly difficult to procure. Its a pity, I really like my JTV59 and would love to customize it to suit my own musical needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurghanico Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 45 minutes ago, Juanp76 said: Does anybody have any suggestion where I could find this interface? I've been looking for it everywhere and seems to be always out of stock. I've found 2 places online that list it in stock, one in UK and another in Germany, but neither will ship to Malaysia; neither will the official line 6 shop. Amazon and sweetwater might ship here, but are both out of stock as well. These interfaces are surprisingly difficult to procure. Its a pity, I really like my JTV59 and would love to customize it to suit my own musical needs. As a workaround, for roughly the same price of a new VDI-USB Variax interface you might much more easily find a used POD XT Live that theoretically would work the same way as an interface between your Variax and your computer. But to be honest I don't know if the latest XTL drivers would still work with the latest operating systems. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Going that route, an XT Live may be too old, an X3 Live would be more compatible. I still use an X3 Live on m repair bench to connect to old and new Variax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeife Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Hello, Variax(electric)700 -> POD xt live -> PC(with old OS for running old workbench) may it work? thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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