How can I access my POD XT Live amp, cab, & tone presets thr

[chrisgendron]

I've heard you need to have Gearbox opened at the same time that you have RiffWorks Standard open... I had both of them open at the same time, but no go...

1) Do I have to map the Line 6 amp, cab, and tone presets file directory to RiffWorks? When I disabled the "Hardware Monitoring", a new tab (on the left most side of the new Backups interface that popped up) called "Amps" came up, and once I pressed it, a few options were displayed, one of them was the Amplitude LE, then Get more Amps, etc... I'm guessing this is were I have to point my POD Live tones towards?! and if so, how would I do that...

2) Is there any way to Maximize the RiffWorks window/interface?? It only covers about half my screen ---- could it be a function of sizing, i.e. 800 x 600, etc.?

3) I haven't migrated all my purchased Drummers yet, but of the few tunes I made with the "included" drummers (Half Nelson, etc), they didn't work when I played the tune --- do I have to map those, too, maybe to a different file directory or something?? It said "Can't find drummers: Half Nelson" in the window reserved for the drummers...


any help is appreciated!

thanks

[scott]

Chris

Yes, you do need RW and GB running together.
Try clicking on the 'Audio setup' button (bottom right of RW). From the audiosetup window you need to make sure that your POD device is selected and not your onboard soundcard.
Disabling the hardware by clicking the 'Hardware' button (as you've found) gives you access to Amplitube which itself gives you access to its own amp models (similar to GearBox).

Your RW drummers should be in C:/Documents & Settings/All Users/Application Data/Sonoma Wireworks/RiffWorks Standard/drummers (I'm doing this from memory so I'm sorry if it isn't quite right!)

The RW window size can't be changed in the same way as a "Windows" window can. I know Sonoma were working on this. Change your screen resolution to see if that helps.

Getting a "Can't find ..." message sometimes happen in RiffLink so I'm not sure if you can just go in to the Instant Drummer drop down menu and reselect it (obviously not if it isn't there!)

I hope this is helpful.

[chrisgendron]

thanks, Scott, but yes, already ran RiffWorks and Gearbox together, at the same time, didn't work... my POD Live device appears to have already been selected, too... I'll check it again tonite, too...




I'm hoping one of the tech's can walk me thru it... I'd rather not screw around with any of the existing settings until I get something definitive...





anyway, thanks for the info...

[randy]

Doesn't the PodLive have the tones built-in? That would mean that you don't need to launch GearBox as it doesn't talk to the Pod Live (right?). Just change the tones directly on your POD to change the tone you hear while playing back and recording.

You have your speakers/monitors plugged into the Pod too, right?

I use the PodXT all the time, and you don't need to run the Line6 software alongside.

Cheers,

[Maxe]

Doesn't the PodLive have the tones built-in? That would mean that you don't need to launch GearBox as it doesn't talk to the Pod Live (right?). Just change the tones directly on your POD to change the tone you hear while playing back and recording.

You have your speakers/monitors plugged into the Pod too, right?

I use the PodXT all the time, and you don't need to run the Line6 software alongside.

Cheers,

Yup Randy - that's exactly the way I run it too. But sometimes it's nice to tweak things on-screen - also you can store tons of tones on the computer in a logical order. So Gearbox can really come in handy sometimes.
Peace.
-=M=-

[randy]

I didn't even realize that was an option.

Chris, first just try to get it work with RiffWorks without using the software. If you're familiar with how to use the Pod Live, then you should be able to change the tones on the Pod and have them come through like I mentioned in my post above.

[chrisgendron]

sorry, Randy, but come on ---- are those even answers??? this may be the wrong forum for these questions...

I need one of the Sonoma RW gurus or techs or whatever you wanna call 'em to answer questions 1, 2, and 3 specifically and with a process or procedure(s) for 1 and 3...
I thought this Support thread was supported by the Sonoma experts or IT guys...

Seems like this kind of issue would be easy to answer -- there must be a fair majority out there using a POD of some kind with a USB cable into the computer, working in tandem with RWs software who've experienced these kinds of problems before...

I had RW v1.1 loaded in my old computer and it worked perfectly accessing all the tones and amps in my POD Live via the GuitarPort window (pressing that little "GuitarPort" button and a smaller interface pops us with the current tone or amp displayed)... don't know what the problem could be or what could be proceduraly different with this newer version...

I'll submit it via fogbugz...

[randy]

Chris, I'm the same guy who answers questions submitted to FogBugz/Support. I'm sorry I wasn't clear enough in my last responses, and I do see that I missed some of your questions as well.

I do use a POD XT as one of my primary audio interface devices when working, recording and troubleshooting with RiffWorks, so let's try this again:

I've heard you need to have Gearbox opened at the same time that you have RiffWorks Standard open... I had both of them open at the same time, but no go...

No, you do not need to have GearBox open at the same time as the tones for your Pod Live are contained on your hardware. GearBox is used to interface directly with Line 6 hardware that does not have the various tones built into the audio device - E.g. Toneport, Guitarport.

Maxe has stated that you can run GearBox with the Pod Live, but that's optional and requires additional setting changes. If this is what you REALLY want, then I'll be happy to do some additional research into seeing what's needed. Again though, this is optional as the tones are built into your Pod Live.

1) Do I have to map the Line 6 amp, cab, and tone presets file directory to RiffWorks? When I disabled the "Hardware Monitoring", a new tab (on the left most side of the new Backups interface that popped up) called "Amps" came up, and once I pressed it, a few options were displayed, one of them was the Amplitude LE, then Get more Amps, etc... I'm guessing this is were I have to point my POD Live tones towards?!
and if so, how would I do that...

No, this is not how RiffWorks interfaces with your Pod. The "AMP" option is for using VST plugins on the input channel while recording. Leave hardware monitoring turned on, do not use AMP.

Routing is neither needed nor is it possible.

2) Is there any way to Maximize the RiffWorks window/interface?? It only covers about half my screen ---- could it be a function of sizing, i.e. 800 x 600, etc.?

At this time there are only two resolution options for RiffWorks and they are 1020 pixel width or 1125 pixel width. RiffWorks will choose the biggest option depending on the resolution you have your display set to. Sorry, I don't remember the height numbers.

We started testing a 1500 (approx) width during the alpha stages, but we were unable to fit into our release time table. I *think* the plan is to release the higher resolution setting at a later date.

3) I haven't migrated all my purchased Drummers yet, but of the few tunes I made with the "included" drummers (Half Nelson, etc), they didn't work when I played the tune --- do I have to map those, too, maybe to a different file directory or something?? It said "Can't find drummers: Half Nelson" in the window reserved for the drummers...

Half Nelson is included with RiffWorks, but you still need to download and install it before it will work. If you're running the Line 6 version of RiffWorks, then the included drummers are available for download from Line 6's site at www.line6.com/software. Likewise, if you're running RiffWorks Standard, then you can download the drummers from our online store after logging in with your SonomaKey authentication information.

If you've already installed the included drummer packs and you're still having the problem you've described above, then there could be a problem with the way the drummer is named. If the song was made with RiffWorks 1, with the drummer being named "DrumsOnDemand.HalfNelson.swd", then you'll need to make sure the drummer is named exactly the same in the RiffWorks 2 (both versions) drummer folder. On my computer, both the old Half Nelson and the updated Half Nelson drummers have identical file names, leading me to wonder if you haven't installed that drummer yet. If it is, you'll find it located in:
C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataSonoma Wire Worksdrummers

To download the drummers from Sonoma Wire Works (only if you have RW Standard):
- Surf to the store at www.sonomawireworks.com/store
- Login using your SonomaKey and password
- Click on "My Account"
- Click on "View or download software"

I'm doing my best here, I promise. Please be as forthcoming with information as possible. Sometimes it's the little details that make all the difference when troubleshooting problems like yours.

I also do need to know if you have your monitors/speakers plugged into your Pod Live.

Good night,

[randy]

In case you find this useful, here's a screenshot for how I have my PodXT's control panel configured. Note the lack of routing.



Let us know if you have additional questions,

[chrisgendron]

hey, Randy, thanks for the detailed responses, very appreciated...

Well, the good news is that I can access all those POD amps and tones from Gearbox, which is good... also good is after moving some files around, all the InstantDrummers I downloaded are working (they didn't appear to be in the right root file directory)... I still need to take a screenshot of the other drummers I purchased from in the Line 6 Monkey and send to Sonoma...

The bad news is that even though RiffWorks Standard now appears to be working well, it's output is coming out through my 2.1 computer speakers, and not out through my POD Live and my two 4x12 cabs, which obviously act like monitors... it doesn't appear to be recognizing the POD or something, but I checked all the settings (I think?) and the POD XT Live appears to be selected as the Line 6 Device, ... curious... the old RW v1.1 output used to route out thru my computer's 2.1 speakers, too, whenever I would shut the POD Live off... guess it would just go into playback mode only...

---- Any ideas why this might be, and how I might correct it so that both my Gearbox and RiffWorks are sync'd up and heard out of my guitar cabs??

I appear to be missing a L6TWX.dll file in the Program FilesRiffWorks Standard folder... do you think this might be the problem? and if so, would I have to uninstall and do a re-install of RW Standard?

let me know what you think, and thanks for your help...
Chris

p.s. -- how do you take a screenshot?? I've never had to do one before --- maybe if I sent you a screenshot of the ASIO settings you might see something that needs changing or something... dunno, just reachin' here...

p.p.s. ---- I have a 24 bit SB X-Fi Audio sound card installed on my new machine... In the "Entertainment Mode", the RW's playback of my saved tunes sounded tinny, scratchy, and hollow, like with way too my reverb added ---- but when I switched to the "Audio Creation Mode" and shut off the EAX effects (don't know if this really helped, but...), the output appeared to return to normal, and sounded pretty damn good, just fyi...

[Maxe]

At this time there are only two resolution options for RiffWorks and they are 1020 pixel width or 1125 pixel width. RiffWorks will choose the biggest option depending on the resolution you have your display set to. Sorry, I don't remember the height numbers.

How do you get the 1125 pixel width option?

-=M=-