Hello,
I'm a guitar teacher who has finished studying music in college and now i'm currently doing a degree in music technology.
Sounds like you have the same problem as me.
using the line 6 ux1 pod. works fine with my desktop pc which is windows xp, but using it with my brand new acer laptop with 4GB ram, 2.0GHz, windows vista,
everytime i plug it in with the usb it works fine for a bout 2 minutes and then i get this deafening crackling sound that just interferes with everything i do. studying i have a home recording studio set up and i liked using the ux1 for quick overdub ideas on the electric guitar but i can't seem to be able to use it anymore!
when the crackling sound comes in the decibel level triples in volume and i was soo scared i damaged my hearing at stage! my sennheiser in ear canal earphones worth €75 RRP have been ruined thanks to this problem. and luckily i didn't have the output up full because it would've most definitely damaged my hearing..
this is very serious problem that line 6 need to address immediately. its broken my earphones and if my hearing was damaged i'd be taking legal action against line 6.
It's absolutely unacceptable and i wouldn't be surprised if someone has already sued them for it.
I've even gone though the effort of recording the sound with an SE condenser microphone and a korg d888 desk. All you hear in this recording is me opening up itunes and then trying to play a john mayer song... with the line 6 toneport plugged in with the usb and my speakers connected to the phones output. is this the sound all you people are getting?!?!
imagine listening to any piece of music at a relatively high volume through in ear canal earphones and then this sound comes on... it is exactly what happened to me and it is dangerously harmful!
Bryan Fleming (an incredibly dissapointed ex line 6 customer)
p.s. I loved my sennheiser in ear canal earphones and so did my music technology lecturer!
