Topeboy Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Hi guys. I have just bought one of the original? 500 series Variax in spanking candy red and want to start using the Workbench to tweak some sounds. I have an Imac running Catalina 10.15.7 Have I got the right download? I tells me it needs OS X 10.5 or above which I have?? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Check the OS requirements on the Downloads page for product and associated application. https://line6.com/software/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topeboy Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 So is there not a version of workbench that works on newer macs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Looks like it goes to 10.8 Mountain Lion. Catalina is too far ahead for it. And a 500 Electric is not compatible with Workbench HD, too many differences between old and new models formats. Use an older computer to interface with a 500 that uses OS compatible with old Workbench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundog Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 This issue is discussed in other threads here. The old legacy Workbench is only reliable on older systems. I use Macs and tried using emulation software running Mountain Lion on a Catalina-based Mac, but that didn't work. I ended up using a very old Macbook (one of the white plastic ones) running Mountain Lion, and use it now for running older software for older equipment such as a Variax acoustic 700. Its a workaround for sure, but that's your best solution. If you don't have an old clunker Macbook, check Craigslist or Ebay. Macbook 2013 looks like thet're selling for around $120. This is the main drawback of Variax guitars. If you need to edit their sounds, you're sheet out of luck over time. A "real" guitar can be passed on for generations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topeboy Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 On 3/2/2023 at 5:30 PM, soundog said: check Craigslist or Ebay. Cheers for the info. I have an old windows laptop with windows 7 (I think) Ill dig it out and have a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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