binarymizar

Can anyone tell me what extra control a MIDI foot controller will give me over the standard 6 button footswitch? Can you program different vol/bass/mid/tred settings for example, rather than just switch positions?
One of my main problems is having to constantly adjust the volume up or down when I swap channels or modes, and I find the "master volume only" on the clean green a pain in the neck. I seem to have to set this quite high to get decent volume, but on switching to the crunch channel for example, the sound is WAY to loud!
Or am I missing something?

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Australian

Thats the way it is with regards to volume being louder on clean/red. Midi will give you more pedals to work with , but you cant change tone or volume with by midi.

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Sup. There's quite a lot of things going on with this post, so I'll try to help you out here. Some of my advice will be available in the handbook that comes with the JVM. You can go to the Marshall website to get a free copy on PDF.

In regards to your problem concerning the volume increase when switching from he clean green channel/mode. You have more control over this than you think. Yes, the channel volume is disengaged when using CLEAN-GREEN, but the GAIN control for CLEAN-GREEN also works as a channel volume. Next time you get your JVM out, set your master volume to, say, 9 o'clock, and then turn the GAIN knob in CLEAN-GREEN and you will notice a change in volume as you play (this information is in the manual). You can use this GAIN knob to help you find the desired volume for CLEAN-GREEN that will sound good as you switch to some other channel/mode. Try this and see what it can do for you. **Additionally, if you do not connect any effect to the serial/parallel fx loop, the mix control can be used to act like an extra volume control in any of the channels (from the manual/handbook).

It is possible to use an extrnal effect to help you manage volume by adjusting the output level/volume of the effect, but to my ears, this never sounds too good and may make things a little more difficult. But who knows, maybe you can make it work for you.

I use a MIDI controller because I use different channels and modes within songs. I don't like the fact that when you use the JVM footswitch, you have to cycle through the modes within a channel. Let's say you want to use the JVM footswitch to play Crunch green. Then, you want to switch to Crunch Red; you have to cycle through Crunch orange to get to Crunch Red. Yes, I know you can set the JVM footswitch to have one button engage Crunch green, and another button to engage Crunch Red, but then that takes away two buttons of the six you have available on the JVM footswitch. And, like I said, I use quite a few different channels and modes, so I need something that will gives me that capability to access more channels, modes, etc. If you use a variety of tones within songs, then getting a MIDI controller might be the way for you. It really depends on what you needs are. Getting a MIDI controller won't give you control over volume unless you are adjusting the output level to control your overal volume (and that might not sound good anyways). Good luck working things out. Also, check out the manual and the JVM forum for more tips and information. Good luck working things out. Hope this helps.

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