Tech Explorer WAV MiDi
Major Rowley
1. Snapshot mode switches parameters and switch states from within a preset and set of blocks. So if you have the effects you want to turn on or off in the same preset, yeah you could use Snapshot commands to do that. Otherwise, you would use preset changes .... but Snapshots are better for changes within a song.
2. 10 buttons would make sense if you know what you'd use them for between those two devices during a gig. I always try to keep my floor real estate and complexity at a minimum, so the fewer buttons the better. But if you need 10 more, why not? BTW, the Helix reverbs do a fair job of replicating BigSky, so you may want to compare and see if you need both.
I'm a Midi newbie so forgive me if this was kind of answered above. Are there Midi commands to control the bypass function for individual effects? I know that you can use a Midi controller with footswitches to control the state of the Helix footswitches. This will in turn control the state of whatever effects are assigned to the HELIX footswitches, but can you execute effect bypass via MIDI footswitches, effectively extending the number of footswitches available? The Helix manual doesn't refer to this, but given that the HxEdit software mirrors all actions on the Helix floor, I would think that it is done via Midi and is doable. Presumably there are Midi command sniffers that could help me figure this out if no one has already?
What is the easiest midi controller to use if I want to use it to call up presets and then use the HX Stomp foot switches to turn individual blocks on and off in the selected preset. I'm new to midi controllers so bear with the newbie old guy.
Ummm.... I think I understand your question, but it's slightly confusing in that the Stomp can access ALL presets ... you just have to cycle through them. However, yes, you can use it for preset recall.
And How would this work??? Again, id want to use the Midi Controller to choose Presets (CLean/Dirty/Lead/CRAZY) and be able to use the 3 button on the HX Stomp (And possibly another external switch to turn on OD, DLY, MOD or What ever.....per each preset....
Hi all, I have a HX Stomp bought a Midi Mongoose & only want to make the footswitches change patches, not internal parameters in the patches. I cant seem to get the HX Stomp to receive the command when I press 1-5 ect. It did it once then never again, is there any settings in the Midi/Tempo section of global that I should be changing. Thanks in advance....
Can the morningstar mc6 switch snapshots instead of presets?
In other words could I have it set up so that the 6 buttons on the mc6 select the three snapshots of preset 1 on the lower 3 buttons and the 3 snapshots of preset 2 on the upper 3 buttons of the unit?
That way I have 6 sounds at my feet with the HX Stomp without having to do any "dancing" on the Stomp itself.
Yes, you can do this. What I would probably do instead though, is set the bottom 3 buttons to snapshot a,b,c and two of the top buttons to preset up and preset down. That's what I've done, except I use an external digitech fs3x 3 button footswitch dedicated to snap a/b/c plugged into one of the exp jacks on the mc6.
I've actually programmed the preset up/down within the mc6, so it will send a PC message to select a preset number, rather than the preset up command. This way, I can set the range of presets to move through, and loop around earlier. Also, it sends PC messages to the other pedals on my board to keep everything in sync.
I tend to use snapshots within songs because there is a minor lag usually with changing presets globally. I forget where I had read about that originally but have experienced it myself. If you get clever with snapshots you can control many things, I even use 2 amps in certain HX Stomp patches and snapshots to switch between the amps unless I just want to change tones on the one amp, like old school channel switching on a single amp.
I use the Morningstar MC6, prefer this unit it because of the flexibility and the LCD screen to tell me where I am at a glance when needed live. I use the bottom 3 typically for snapshot switching and the top 3 may vary depending on needs or external gear in the Midi chain, usually top left is to change HX Stomp screen views/modes. You can plug in 2 EXP pedals to the MC6 and leave the exp/fs4,5 jack open on the Stomp.
Morningstar MC3 occupies one MIDI/USB input in the HX stomp.The second MIDI/USB in/out of the stomp is occupied by a Yamaha wireless midi transmitter.Additionally I would need a third MIDI/USB in order to connect HX stomp to my Macbook to use HX stomp Edit Software. But there is no third MIDI/USB in the stomp.Is there a way to connect HX stomp to my Macbook via MC3?
With this update we are introducing a new licensing solution that comes with its own user area. You can now remotely deactivate your copy, see how many activations you have left and download the most recent full installer all in one place.
The Nextmidi Hub is a new helper application that runs in the background and takes care of managing the Divisimate Ports. This means that ports will no longer vanish on Mac when you close Divisimate. And it will come in really handy in the future too.
As we went through and revamped a lot of things in the background, we have also revisited the UI in a number of places. The trigger plugin for instance has received a redesign to make it quicker and more easy to switch between articulations with keyswitches.
It has been a while since our remote control app has gotten an update. This update introduces the performance quickload to the app and brings technical improvements to comply with newer versions of mobile operating systems.
Well, I had just had got the step sequencer programmed and got to start and stop with commands from my FCB1010. It took a lot of reading of the manuals and watched some of the Youtube videos. Then 1 small tweak to one of the FCB preset codes and BAMM!! the XW won't to ANY MIDI performance commands. After some fiddling around I got it back but yesterday it failed again
One of the settings that got me going with the MIDI start/stop with the step sequencer was setting the MIDI sync mode to slave and having the FCB start the MIDI clock with the BPM controlling the tempo. I only have one patch that uses this, so I set the MIDI Sync mode to off and tried other patches and still no go. I think I need someone to look at this keyboard, because I already thought the MIDI out is electrically broken now I wonder if the MIDI UART is hosed.
I did a backup using the Data Editor, then did a factory reset. Set the midi basic channel, made sure MIDI IN was on, sent some midi commands which would have probably engaged untitled user presets, but no change in the display. Restored from today's backup (8/8/22) and still no go. I even tried to restore from 7/25/22 and still no go.
It's certainly possible the MIDI port is damaged. If you've ruled out everything, sounds like you have, that's the only thing left. Try putting your finger on the port and see if you notice any unusual free play. You might even try that while running MIDI through it, see if it happens to start working with some pressure on it.
Last night I broke out the scope, opened the XW lid and examined the small midi board with the midi connectors. I found that ground connections internal to the synth are isolated from my scope earth connection, so I ran the XW-P1 on batteries (a nice option for this synth!). This is very important when working on electronics like this because in that way I can float the synth to the ground potential of the scope without the danger of high circulating ground currents. I used the FCB1010 to generate the MIDI clock so I had a repeating pulse on the midi input. From the midi input connector they have common mode chokes on the input midi current loop, and I was able to measure the forward bias, about a volt across the emitter diode, but at the opto collector no signal, just partially pulled down to about 3.4V from 5V. It's hard to say, as I would have expected opto damage to have occurred at the opto input (emitter diode). The opto output at the collector is pulled up to 5V thru 220 ohms, so when the diode is forward biased, I would have expected some sort of inverted pulse at the collector, so either the opto is hosed or there is pretty hard short down stream at the UART which could be broken. The opto replacement is low hanging fruit. It's hard to read the part# of the installed component, so I have to find a find a SMD 5 pin opto that meets the MIDI criteria (20ma Id max, CTR 20% or higher, reasonable speed).
Stray static through what looks like a fairly frail optoisolator IC could have blown it although since you are getting any readings at all from emitter to collector, maybe not. Assuming this is a simple LED opto, if the opto LED blew inside I would think you'd get no values at all at the output so unfortunately something else may be going on. I would try to get an entire replacement board if you can't get the chip. If your suspected ground short suspicion is correct, how are the connected caps? As always, check for hairline fractures in your din socket solder connections-I use a jeweler's loupe, which has helped me find solder cracks I had no idea were apparent even with a good magnifying lens.
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