Archive - Februari 2006

source: VETTAVILLE.NL

Line 6 User Group meeting - In two weeks - subscribe... 28-02-06

Vettaville.nl recieved a number of emails regarding a new Line 6 User Group meeting. We're in the proces of putting an interesting one together. In two weeks time this meeting will take place, if you haven't subscribed yet, please do so we can fill in some further details.

This meeting will be for all Line 6 users and will be informative about the Vetta platform. As you know all Line 6 amps are based upon Vetta technology. The date has been set for tuesday-evening March 14th. We're currently negotiating two places and will see if we can handle it towards a more centre Holland location ( Hilversum). If not it'll be near The Efteling.

• Click here for the agenda and details how to subsribe for the evening.

source:VETTAVILLE.NL

Unconfirmed - 2 New Variax Acoustic 300...? 27-02-06

*** Please note: unconfirmed by Line 6. ***

While still uncofirmed, there's another selling party that's offering two different versions; steel- and nylon-strings of a so called Variax Acoustic 300. Thanks again Paul.

*** Please note: unconfirmed by Line 6. ***

source:Paul Burton

Unconfirmed - New Variax Acoustic 300...? 24-02-06

*** Please note: unconfirmed by Line 6. ***

There's a Line 6 selling retailer that has put an add out: new for 2006 a Line 6 Variax Acoustic on offer... They call it a Variax Acoustic 300... Here's a possible first picture, or is it just a Variax Acoustic 700.. Thanks go out to Paul he's brought it to our attention.

*** Please note: unconfirmed by Line 6. ***

source:Paul Burton

Vettaville.nl - Server Crash & Email... 23-02-06

As a result of a server crash, Vettaville.nl was down for several hours. A new one has been installed and a backup was uploaded again. There may be small errors at the moment as a result. Bare with us while we are reparing / uploading all that was lost.

For those that have sent emails, please sent them again because they have been lost, so all emails from 22nd 23nd fo Februari adressed to Vettaville.nl. Thanks!

source:VETTAVILLE.NL

Tone Quest - Fletcher Munson (2)... 23-02-06

Three days ago we posted some info on Fletcher Munson curves, vettaville readers emailed for more info. At the link beneath you'll get some more detailed info on the theory. So click away.

• Click here to get to the Fletcher Munson theory explained
• Click here to get tips on how to get loud (with Fletcher Munson in mind)
  
  

source:LIne 6

Special Vetta Meeting; added transcript... 21-02-06

The 3rd Line 6 User Group meeting was a very special one. We had the first meeting with the Steve de Furia and Darrel Smith from Line 6 US, responsible for productdevelopment and Amplification. In the upcoming weeks more transcribed pages will be added at Vettaville. About the meeting... Just some highlights.

• Darrell Smith presented how they get about working with amp modeling (highly interesting)
• We had a discussion on why we, as users, think Vetta could be better, Line 6 was eager to learn, was open and direct on questions from us and elaborated on them. Line 6 is clearly committed to the flagship Vetta amp
• You'll get, over time, more out of your current Vetta I / II amp

• Click here for the wishlist for Vetta Improvements for your reference
• Click here to see the wishlist being handed over and is posted at Darrell's office wall.

• Click here for the announcement of the evening
• Click here for page 1 to 11

source:VETTAVILLE.NL

Tone Quest - Fletcher Munson... 20-02-06

Have you ever had this happen to you? You've spent the afternoon getting all your sounds perfectly tweaked for tonight's gig, but when you get there and start playing, everything sounds really..... not right?

Things sound overly bright, but also a little 'woofy', so you have to fix things on the fly as the night goes along and silently curse your amp. The next day, when you set things back up at home, you go back to re-tweak your sounds, and suddenly they sound okay again. Are you going nuts? Have your ears suddenly lost it? Is there a problem with your amp? Don't worry, they're both fine; you've just been bitten by the Fletcher-Munson curves. Here's a page explaining it and what you can do about it.

• Click here to get to the Fletcher Munson explanation
  
  

source:LIne 6

Sonoma Wire Works - Riffworks upgrade info... 17-02-06

Free upgrade to Riffworks Version 2 for users who purchase Riffworks on or after February 1, 2006

Users who purchase and activate RiffWorks Recording Software or Line 6 GuitarPort RiffTracker with RiffWorks on or after February 1, 2006 will receive a complimentary upgrade to RiffWorks V2 Line 6 Edition from Line 6. This offer includes purchases made on or after February 1, 2006 in any store that sells GuitarPort RiffTracker as well as online purchases of RiffWorks for GuitarPort and the PODxt line from the Line 6 store. Details for users who are eligible for the free upgrade will be announced when it is available.

For users who purchased RiffWorks prior to February 1st, 2006, the upgrade pricing to RiffWorks Version 2 will be $30. Version 2 will be the first release for MacOS, so the above offer only applies to Windows users.

Riffworks for the MAC - Beta Testers Needed.

We are currently accepting a few more Mac beta testers for RiffWorks Version 2. If you are interested in being involved, please email info@sonomawireworks.com with information about your Mac, your internet connection, your experience with music and music software, and what kind of audio interface you own.

• Click here for more info on Rifftracker
  

source:SONOMA WIRE WORKS

Line 6 User Group meeting - March 14th New Meeting... 16-02-06

Vettaville.nl recieved a number of emails regarding a new Line 6 User Group meeting. We're in the proces of putting an interesting one together. This meeting will be for all Line 6 users and will be informative about the Vetta platform. As you know all Line 6 amps are based upon Vetta technology.

The date has been set for tuesday-evening March 14th. We're currently negotiating two places and will see if we can handle it towards a more centre Holland location (no luck so far). If not it'll be near The Efteling.

• Click here for the agenda and details how to subsribe for the evening.

source:VETTAVILLE.NL

GuitarPort - New Installer Version 2.51.0 available... 15-02-06

There's a new Guitarport Installer available. Guitarport 2.5 with the most up to date version of Guitarport software.

This installer has been updated to provide the latest PODxt and GuitarPort drivers as well as Line 6 Monkey 1.10. This free update is:

• Required for Model Pack support
• Required for GuitarPort RiffTracker operation
• Recommended for all GuitarPort hardware users
• Required for compatibility with PODxt Live
• Support PODxt and PODxt Pro Version 2
  

• Click here to download the new Guitarport Installer (46.42 MB)

source:Line 6

Guitar Portal - New Version 2.3 available... 14-02-06

There have been some new developments at the Guitar Portal site. A new Event Calender is added where you can add you own events, for all other users to notice. Quite handy!

A new patch for Guitar Portal is out brining the new version to 2.3! This new versions corrects some small errors in the chat function. When a member clicked the "register" button members would receive a blank page. This has been corrected and all members are asked to download the new version.

Also added is the Home Made Hit Show. All members of the guitar portal now have quick access to Audio feeds from the HomeMadeHitShow! ToolBar members can access the feed from the radio just look for it in the drop down menu. Guitar Portal members using the line6 add on (2.0 & 2.2) can access the feed from the "radio" page. And all members including members accessing from the "community" section of the web page can access the HomeMadeHitShow from the Guitar Portal chat by clicking the "mp3's" button and selecting the track 1 box. So no matter what format of Guitar Portal you are using you can access new music from HomeMadeHitShow! So have a listen and maybe contribute a song.

• Click here to visit Guitarportal

source:STREETS

Variax Electric - Nylon String Examples... 13-02-06

Variax Electric fitted with nylon strings... Often asked on the different forums. Whell here's some examples. One of the Vettaville enthousiasts made examples together with the use of Ernie Ball nylons on a Variax 300. So it can be done, but note the next paragraph.

Please note: Variax is not intended to be used this way. It's designed to be used with steel strings. If ou should fit your Variax with nylon strings and as a result of the low action, you do have to be gentle when playing.

If you wanna try this be sure to use the ones with the balls at the end. The normal classical strings can get stuck in the body of the guitar. You might need about 5db of gain to record nice tracks. There where no setup adjustments on the used Variax 300 for these recordings.

• Click here for an example with parlour model
• Click here for an example with D-18 model

source:original owner gratned use for VETTAVILLE.NL

Line 6 User Group meeting - Planning a New Meeting... 09-02-06

Vettaville.nl recieved a number of emails regarding a new Line 6 User Group meeting. We're in the proces of putting an interesting one together. This meeting will be for all Line 6 users and will be informative about the Vetta platform. As you know all Line 6 amps are based upon Vetta technology.

There's no exact date (think 2nd week of March) and place set but we're looking for a location in the middle of Holland so it's more convinient for the majority of users. More details will follow shortly as we get the plan together.

For those interested just fire of an email and give some details on what gear your using, use the email vettaville link at the right top of the page. Stay Tuned.

source:VETTAVILLE.NL

Flextone III - referencesheet - Treadplate... 07-01-06

Harry den Dekker made an additional Flextone III referensheet with the Amps and Cabs. On the different forums there has been some discussion on the version that's already posted at Vettaville under the download section.

The difference between the versions is in the nameplate. Dual Recto version is already posted under the download section and now this additional has the Treadplate name instead. It will be added to the download section shortly. Thanks go out to Harry.

• Click here to go to download the Flextone III "treadplate" version

Source: Harry den Dekker

Vettaville.nl - Januari Archive... 06-01-06

As a new service, we've added a new section called the archive. The regular Vettavillians have already noticed it and took a look. Now all items from Januari 2006 have been added.

The Archive holds all posts at Vettaville.nl for a certain month and enables you to search back in time. We've started this service three months ago, so you can't search further back. Over time this will is a valuable postvault. Feel free to do search back in time. Just click on the archive logo and you'll be taken there.

Then click on the appropriate month or year and you'll get to an overview of the posts in that month. Click on that an you'll be taken to the actual post. To get back to the latest news, or different pages just click the Vettaville.nl logo on the left and your outside the archives again.

The new archive service, is active and available

• Click here to go to the Archive

Source: vettaville.nl

Variax Workbench - String volume... 04-02-06

If you have Workbench and you want to balance out your six strings, here's how and some information to keep in mind.

• Step 1 would be to balance out your six strings via the Editor menu item: String Volume Setup. This is a global setting, for all Models.
• Step 2 would be to simply adjust the overall Volume Trim for each Model if you want them all about equal. as you would for Amp Presets. Just be careful not to clip if you're boosting. It might be safer to lower the loudest, like the Lester.

Keep in mind the original design is to Model the guitars as they really are, which includes volume differences, say between a Strat and Les Paul.

• When you've changed your settings or patches save all your new settings to your hard disk as a Bundle for backup

One other thing - Equal volumes of all models -

While the string balance thing is good, you can question the long-term wisdom of setting all guitar models to the same output level. Part of the sound of a electric guitar is how hard it hits the front end of an amp and, in consequence, how it makes that amp distort. A Les Paul does have a higher output than a Strat, and that is part of why it sounds like it does through an amp.

If you have the physical guitars and switch back and forth between them with the same amp, you'll find that you would have to adjust the amp settings to get the same volume level. By tweaking all the different models so that they have the same output level, what you accomplish is making the models sound and react less like the original guitars.

That being said, if it works for you, it's cool. Just be aware that if you're looking for authentic sounding models, you're kinda moving away from that by doing that type of adjustment.

source:Line 6

Special Vetta Meeting; added transcript... 02-02-06

The 3rd Line 6 User Group meeting was a very special one. We had the first meeting with the Steve de Furia and Darrel Smith from Line 6 US, responsible for productdevelopment and Amplification. In the upcoming weeks more transcribed pages will be added at Vettaville. About the meeting... Just some highlights.

• Darrell Smith presented how they get about working with amp modeling (highly interesting)
• We had a discussion on why we, as users, think Vetta could be better, Line 6 was eager to learn, was open and direct on questions from us and elaborated on them. Line 6 is clearly committed to the flagship Vetta amp
• You'll get, over time, more out of your current Vetta I / II amp

• Click here for the wishlist for Vetta Improvements for your reference
• Click here to see the wishlist being handed over and is posted at Darrell's office wall.

• Click here for the announcement of the evening
• Click here for page 1 to 10

source:VETTAVILLE.NL

Variax™ Challenge... Februari prizes... 01-02-06

Please note, for European countries only.

There's more info coming out and a special website is available, each month your can win prices. Prices like PODxt Live, Tonecore pedals, a Variax and a Vetta II. Win a trip to LA for two by entering Line 6's in-store competition, get down to your nearest Line 6 Variax dealer for more info.

For Februari the prizes are:

• 1 st Place Prize: Vetta II Combo
• 2 nd Place Prize: Winner chooses one Tonecore pedal of your choice
• Click here for more info on the Variax Challenge...

Source: Line 6