Installing Line 6 Software for a Macintosh (Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard) Operating System
These step-by-step instructions show how to install the necessary software to your Macintosh computer and properly connect your Line 6 device. This document will provide a great deal of information in terms of compatibility with your computer/audio hardware & software. Click on the hyperlinks to provide more information if you have questions on how to complete a step.
1: Create a Line 6 user account:
2: Register your Line 6 device(s):
Registering and Activating Line 6 Devices
3: Complete a support profile to provide Line 6 with a snapshot of your computer and overall setup:
This document assumes you have a reliable internet connection. Please see the following link if you have dial-up or satellite internet service:
Unsupported Internet Connections: Satellite and Dial-up
4: See the following links MIDI and USB connectivity BEFORE installating your software or connecting your device:
USB Connectivity with Line 6 Devices
MIDI: Functionality, Control, and Connectivity with Line 6 devices
5: Optimize your computer to work with Line 6 gear by using the following information:
Computer System Audio Optimization
Downloading/Installing Software & Connecting Your Line 6 Device
6: See the following link for the hardware/sofware compatability chart to determine which software your device needs:
Line 6 Software/Hardware Compatibility Chart
Gearbox Installations: Please go the following link to download/install the Gearbox software installer, which also includes the Line 6 monkey intelligent updater and recent drivers for your Line 6 product.
GearBox 3.72 Release Notes & Known Issues
POD Farm Installations: Please go the following link to download/install the POD Farm software installer, which also includes the Line 6 monkey intelligent updater and recent drivers for your Line 6 product.
POD Farm 1.12 installation Download
POD Farm 1.12: Release Notes and Known Issues
POD Farm 2 Installations: Please go the following link to download/install the POD Farm 2.0 software installer, which also includes the Line 6 monkey intelligent updater and recent drivers for your Line 6 product. Please note that this is a paid upgrade that requires a license for many Line 6 products.
POD Farm 2.5 installation Download
7: See the following link for downloading and using Line 6 Monkey to install the drivers. The Line 6 Edit, Vyzex, Spider Edit, and Spider Valve Edit software programs require Line 6 Monkey to be downloaded separately and have the drivers manually installed.
Line 6 Monkey Installation and F.A.Q.
8. Connect your Line 6 device and go through the driver installation described below:
Mac: USB Device Driver Installation
9. If you unit has a USB port and you plan to use your Line 6 device as a sound card, see the following links for sound card configuration and connection:
Mac: Setting External Sound Card
Assigning your Line 6 Device as a Sound Card on your Mac Computer
See the following links for more information on Line 6 Edit, Workbench, Vyzex, Spider Edit and Spider Valve Edit software. Please note that if you are using the Snow Leopard (10.6.x) operating system you will not be able to run Line 6 edit or Workbench, as these software programs depend on the Java 5 software that is unsupported by Snow Leopard.
Video Tutorial: Downloading and Syncing Tones from Custom Tone with Line 6 Edit
Java Errors with Line 6 Edit and Workbench
Variax Workbench FAQs and v1.72 Release Notes/Known Issues