Re: [Line6linux-devel] Anyone working on an X3/X3 Live Driver?

[Boyd T. <bti...@gm...>]

On 10/17/07, Hartmut Geissbauer <sf...@gb...> wrote:
> Hello Boyd
>
> > I just bought an X3 Live and saw this project.
>
> Fine for both aspects.
>
> > I wondered if anyone's already working on updating these drivers to use the X3 Live.  I would
> > love to help out.
>
> Maybe this would push the project to the next step.
>
> But, since there is no software update for the X3/X3Live in the download
> area   of Line6 for Line6Edit or such software, there are two
> possibilities for communicating with that devices:
>         - Compatible with older PODS
>         - Editing software is still pending
>
> So the question is: are the X3/X3Live are managebale with existing
> Win/Mac software?
>
> hardy
>

I installed the latest OS X drivers last night and the latest Line 6
Monkey and GearBox.  Monkey sees the X3 Live but GearBox doesn't
understand it.

I'm gonna sound completely stupid since I have no idea how this stuff
works, but reading through some of the source code and product manuals
on older products, it looks like communication with the POD is all
done via MIDI.  I sent a private message to Line6Miller on the user
discussion groups asking for an update MIDI CC Reference Chart for the
X3/X3 Live, but I'm not sure if they just hand that out.  I assume
that's what'd be needed to update the line6usb linux driver.

I've contemplated building something using Cocoa in OS X that just
does some simple slider controls to communicate with the X3's MIDI
interface.  But, since I've never done any MIDI programming in the
past, I'm not sure how easy/hard it'd be.  And, of course that'd be
using the OS X Line 6 drivers.

The other option for me would be to do the same thing using Gtk in
linux; or just wait until January '08 for Line 6 to release a newer
version of GearBox that works in OS X.

Are there already existing MIDI apps (free/open source ones) that
would let you tweak the X3's interface?

Boyd