Not amused with line 6

Dangars,

Same thing happened to me a couple of years ago. Funny, I to bought a Scarlett 8i6... Liked it so much that I bought one of the smaller Scarlett's as well for a more portable laptop unit. I had a UX1 and a free copy of POD Farm that came with the unit. Apparently, because it is free, Line 6 feels you did not pay for a license to POD Farm. Maybe you will have better luck than I did, I didn't fight it to hard. It peeved me off enough that I just decided to switch brands and I went the Amplitube 3 direction instead. For me, A3 turned out to be a better sounding amp sim anyway and I have not looked back. The only way I would return to Line 6 products at this point, would be if I ever decided to get a POD HD500.

If you can run them simultaneously I've got a line6 dongle/interface going unused (for years). If that would solve your problem, PM me and we'll discuss.

Welp...I wouldn't have a clue. Just tryin to help a feller out.

My approach to this is different, as said elsewhere... Accept reprimand from those on a higher moral ground, but it won't change my heathen ways.
 
Have Pod Farm Platinum, paid for, legal and have had authorizations dumped without even major changes in hardware configuration. Win 7 laptop unregistered the program 3 times for whatever flaw. Pain in the forkin' chalumbas.
 
Quick and easy fix. Fired up Frostwire torrent client and downloaded a solid warez crack for Pod Farm 2 Platinum. Line 6 corporate and their paranoid activation ransom can crash to hell and back for all I care. I have no worry about reauthorizing the program I paid for. My opinion as well that Pod Farm is cool. Some incredible sounds as you spin the carousel, mix and match, build presets. Neglected and under the radar for how good it is.
 
There is no excuse in my microcosm for using pirated software. Too dumb and ignorant to judge others, but my computer is legitimate, conscience clean, just backed up by illegal cracks if and when needed.
 
Not twisting your arm to look into the dark side to get free from the issues you should not be having to deal with, but... Works for me and I can sleep with myself okay. Just sayin'  If more developers could be like Cake, digital universe would be so much less convoluted and perverted.
 
Hope you get the thing working, because you deserve to get it working, immediate and no charge.
 
John
 
 

I was looking at line 6 amplifi and seeing if this could be tied to model packs, amp farm etc. Found out it is completely unrelated and would not be able to take advantage of all the money spent so far with line 6. So I passed.

Someday when my XT dies, I will be scrambling too.

Lately I use guitar rig 5 the most.

If you can afford Komplete.....do it!

My POD Farm 2 Platinum is on my iLok.  I upgraded my PC about 2 years ago and except for the Line 6 "License Manager" that I had to install and run, I haven't had any problems.  POD Farm is a VST2 plug-in, in Sonar.  I have a POD X3 but just use the POD Farm as a Sonar plug-in.

I just finished a CD project for a local singer - traditional country music.  I hadn't used the POD farm much but I did on this project.
 
I used the POD Farm on the lead guitar (a Strat).  I ran the Strat through the POD X3 with the Brad Paisley Tone direct.  The guitar player didn't really like that as he uses an old 60's Pro Reverb.  I used the Tweed amp model with two 12" speakers and got the tone nearly identical to his live tone.  I used the Echoplex model for delay. 
 
I also used the POD Farm Bass amp modeling for the Bass and even the POD Farm spring reverb for my Pedal Steel Guitar (it was recorded direct and dry).
 
The singer is getting good reviews of his CD project.

I was kind of in the same position a few years ago. When I first got the UX2, I also upgraded to "the gold bundle" I sold the UX2 years ago but not the expansion. I forgot about it for a few years. A few years ago I logged onto my Line 6 account and seen the gold bundle in my account and wrote their support to see if I could get an ilock version. The gold bundle was discontinued so they gave me a native ilock version of the old Pod farm 32bit and the upgrade to pad farm platinum. I had to buy the basic pod farm 2 to have the platinum 64 bit plugs though. 
 I can't complain about the treatment I got from line 6 support, you may want to check your account to see if there is an upgrade path for you.
In many mix situations, I find the line 6 plugs more useful at times because there are separate smaller modules like "Line 6 dynamics"  "Line 6 reverb"....  Nice not having to launch the whole rig just for an effect. The de-eser is one my favorites... 
If I'm looking for a vintage creamy or jangly tone like Orange or Fender, I go for Amplatube or S-Gear. If I'm looking for metal tones, I seem to get what I'm looking for faster with Pod farm. GR5...I'm still pretty indifferent to.

I have a POD, updated to a POD II. They dropped all support for it. I didn't appreciate it especially since I bought a UX-2, subscribed to their Toneport Onoine that didn't make it, bought a Flextone and a Flextone III Plus. You'd think there would be some sort of customer appreciation.
I actually came on here to post a question about the Amplifi amp, to see if anyone has one, how is it, can I configure it (or two of them) to use as an A/V system. It is an interesting concept, if it works and if they don't abandon it down the road. I like my Mark V but it isn't always the answer. Sometimes something like the Flextone (or possibly an Amplifi) looks like a GREAT solution for sitting in the "big chair" and playing along with the music channels on TV, or Palladia or something... if it works well and if they don't leave me holding the bag.
I need to check to see if my POD Farm and POD Farm II work with my UX-2 anymore. I'll delete them if they don't.
 
Sorry to resurrect such an old thread but not much came up..
 
SO... does anyone have an Amplifi? Do you like it?
 
J
 

One note of high praise for Line 6. Even though I have a Focusrite Scarlett (which is great), I use a Line 6 KB-37 for my audio input when recording electric guitar. I have the best "no" latency experience with that device. Better than the Scarlett for sure.

I still use my POD XT Live pedal board but can freely use PodFarm 2.5 without having to plugin the board