MIDI help plzz - Page 5

jcmjmp · 11-04-2009, 08:30 AM

In response to the post above, the JMP-1 has the abilty of having any one of the 100 presets (I forget how many presets there are on this - I only use 4-5) re-called from a MIDI controller.

The JMP-1 also has a footswitch that can recall 4 channels but they must be the 1st 4 if I recall correctly.

I just change the sounds manually between tunes as I don't have a midi controller yet.

Wilder Amplification · 11-04-2009, 10:58 AM

That's correct...100 presets numbered 00 - 99.

carnada · 11-04-2009, 09:34 PM

my dad finally printed my g-major manual! so now I can read it without having to go on the computer alll the time

nofearfactor · 11-05-2009, 01:06 AM

My midi switcher can change 128 patches. My processors have 100 patch spots-00to99. I have about 50 patches built even though Im only using about 10 per band in the 2 bands I'm in. Not too many changes in metal.

theflyingmat · 11-05-2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by nofearfactor

My midi switcher can change 128 patches. My processors have 100 patch spots-00to99. I have about 50 patches built even though Im only using about 10 per band in the 2 bands I'm in. Not too many changes in metal.

I play mostly 70's punk, maybe that's why I'll never felt the need to get too involved in the whole midi thing, or even a multi fx. Mind you it might be because I'm SCARED of them....

carnada · 11-16-2009, 04:29 PM

wilder amplification dude!

Man im having problems with my midi rig.

So heres the story....I CAN switch channels from the midi pedalboard to the pod and it works perfectly just like I want it to. But I cant get the G-Major effects unit to switch along with it. However, when I switch patches from the POD without using the foot controller, the patches on the G-major DO switch. The only time when they dont switch is when im switching presets from the pedal. What could the problem be?

***Adwex*** · 11-16-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Wilder Amplification

That's correct...100 presets numbered 00 - 99.

Yes, but sometimes other devices go from 1-100. I had to re-map all 100 presets in my JMP-1 to work with my processor...they were off by 1.

***Adwex*** · 11-16-2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by carnada

wilder amplification dude!

Man im having problems with my midi rig.

So heres the story....I CAN switch channels from the midi pedalboard to the pod and it works perfectly just like I want it to. But I cant get the G-Major effects unit to switch along with it. However, when I switch patches from the POD without using the foot controller, the patches on the G-major DO switch. The only time when they dont switch is when im switching presets from the pedal. What could the problem be?

How do you have things connected?
Perhaps you need to connect the G-Major to the "THRU" port of the POD (if it has one) rather than the "OUT" port?
...just a quick guess. That's how I had my rig connected.

carnada · 11-16-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Adwex

How do you have things connected?
Perhaps you need to connect the G-Major to the "THRU" port of the POD (if it has one) rather than the "OUT" port?
...just a quick guess. That's how I had my rig connected.

the thing is the g major switches presets when im controlling it through the pod, but it doesnt switch presets when im trying to control it with the pedal board.

Example: Im playing on 1a on the pod, and I wanna go to 1b for my solo. I click on the pedal, and I go to 1b on the pod with different EQ and volume. However, the g-major preset wont change. But if I change pod presets manually from the pod from 1a to 1b, the g-major will actually switch from bank 2 to bank 3

Wilder Amplification · 11-16-2009, 08:08 PM

Double press the I/O button on your G-Major and scroll to the MIDI channel setting. Check and make sure the G-Major's MIDI channel setting is set to "Omni".

carnada · 11-16-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Wilder Amplification

Double press the I/O button on your G-Major and scroll to the MIDI channel setting. Check and make sure the G-Major's MIDI channel setting is set to "Omni".

it is and so is the pod

Wilder Amplification · 11-16-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by carnada

it is and so is the pod

OK...let's take everything out of Omni mode. Set the MIDI channel setting in each device to MIDI channel 1 only. See if that does anything.

carnada · 11-27-2009, 09:19 PM

some guy on youtube told me that I should change the the cable going from the THRU jack of the rack pod, and then to the in of the g-major. But the pod doesnt have a THRU jack!

So now my question is, can I run the g-major first since it has a thru jack and then the pod after?

DC135er · 11-27-2009, 10:56 PM

I'll be sticking with my Marshall pedals. I guess if I ever have the need to have that many different sounds I could go MIDI but at this point in time the pedals are much easier to contend with. God bless you MIDI guys. I understand your effort and I love what you are doing but it's my guess that they'll get easier to understand as time goes on; similar to what happened to Microsoft and Windows. Then again, after reading all this stuff my curiosity is getting piqued.

I just don't know what to do.

CRAP

I FEEL ANOTHER GAS ATTACK COMING

Wilder Amplification · 11-28-2009, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carnada

some guy on youtube told me that I should change the the cable going from the THRU jack of the rack pod, and then to the in of the g-major. But the pod doesnt have a THRU jack!

So now my question is, can I run the g-major first since it has a thru jack and then the pod after?

What he meant was the cable going from the MIDI OUT jack of the POD to the MIDI IN of the G-Major. You only have two MIDI cables in that system...and he was referring to changing the one that runs from the POD to the G-Major.

carnada · 11-28-2009, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilder Amplification

What he meant was the cable going from the MIDI OUT jack of the POD to the MIDI IN of the G-Major. You only have two MIDI cables in that system...and he was referring to changing the one that runs from the POD to the G-Major.

yeah I know that, but the pod doesnt have a thru jack jack! so I dont know what im gonna do to get the g-major working

Wilder Amplification · 11-28-2009, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carnada

yeah I know that, but the pod doesnt have a thru jack jack! so I dont know what im gonna do to get the g-major working

The THRU jack is not what's needed dude. For some reason, the POD is not passing MIDI commands when it's switched via the footcontroller and it's not supposed to do that. It's supposed to send commands to the G-Major from its MIDI Out jack regardless of how it's being switched.

carnada · 11-28-2009, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilder Amplification

The THRU jack is not what's needed dude. For some reason, the POD is not passing MIDI commands when it's switched via the footcontroller and it's not supposed to do that. It's supposed to send commands to the G-Major from its MIDI Out jack regardless of how it's being switched.

Yeah thats what I thought. But I wonder why the friggin pod isnt sending the MIDI signals to the friggin G-major. Im gonna try to like reset a couple of stuff on the g-major. Im also gonna check again that everything is on omni mode, and basically start from scratch

thrawn86 · 11-29-2009, 05:28 AM

Maybe we should all get ahold of Carnada's dad and have a matching fund set up in his honor. We'll contribute, his dad matches. And with the proceeds, we go find you a head instead of all the MIDI stuff, so we can hear you play again someday.

Wilder Amplification · 11-29-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by thrawn86

Maybe we should all get ahold of Carnada's dad and have a matching fund set up in his honor. We'll contribute, his dad matches. And with the proceeds, we go find you a head instead of all the MIDI stuff, so we can hear you play again someday.

I never did understand why some think that their playing skill is reflected by what brand/how much gear they have. I got into the MIDI thing a couple of years ago, but not by choice. The band I was playing for at the time required sparkling clean tone (which I never understood because LOTS of famous guitarists never have a pristine sparkling clean tone live and to me being perfectly clean sounds a bit dull and lifeless) and super hi-gain overdrive as they covered classic to modern top 40. Even though the concept of MIDI was cool (being able to switch multiple devices synchronously with the press of one button), it did require a learning curve and some definite getting used to.

While I got started with being a gear head around Carnada's age, I never would've gotten the MIDI thing figured out back then. However, getting it figured out a few years ago was rather simple for me because I had working knowledge of computers on top of my gear knowledge unlike when I was younger. When you're not familiar with the inner workings of gear on top of no computer knowledge, I can see where it would be a total nightmare trying to figure it all out.

Personally, I'd much rather watch a player who can get all his different tones through his playing dynamics...not via how many foot pedals he can press at once. But to each their own.

Which leads me to a question for Carnada...and be honest with yourself when answering...

Are you TRULY happy with your rig? Or is this something your doing as an ego boost to "one up" your friends in gear count/rig complexity? Or are you afraid of what your guitar player buddies will say if you had the rig you truly wanted?

carnada · 11-29-2009, 11:58 AM

Well, to be honest, I really like my tone that I am getting right now, I think its actually awesome. And its actually very easy to set up too, you just uncover the case and plug 3 cables, one to the pedalboard, another one to the power of the pedalboard, and then another one to the wall. The only thing that is getting me depressed right now is not being able to switch stuff with the g-major.

At the beginning I wanted to buy a JCM 2000 head, and then get all the pedals, and stuff, but I really dont like having multiple pedals and different colors on a pedalboard. And then I started reading about midi and stuff, and I thought it was a pretty cool thing and it wasnt that expensive. of course, I would have saved more money by getting the JCM 2000. But I dont know if it was gonna give me what I wanted

Wilder Amplification · 11-29-2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carnada

Well, to be honest, I really like my tone that I am getting right now, I think its actually awesome. And its actually very easy to set up too, you just uncover the case and plug 3 cables, one to the pedalboard, another one to the power of the pedalboard, and then another one to the wall. The only thing that is getting me depressed right now is not being able to switch stuff with the g-major.

At the beginning I wanted to buy a JCM 2000 head, and then get all the pedals, and stuff, but I really dont like having multiple pedals and different colors on a pedalboard. And then I started reading about midi and stuff, and I thought it was a pretty cool thing and it wasnt that expensive. of course, I would have saved more money by getting the JCM 2000. But I dont know if it was gonna give me what I wanted

OK...something to try. Plug the controller directly into the G-Major MIDI In and see if the controller will switch the G-Major by itself. Let's do some process of elimination.

carnada · 11-29-2009, 05:04 PM

today I didnt get a chance to do any of the stuff, because we had to end practice early, because it was my friends mom birthday

Buggs.Crosby · 11-29-2009, 05:19 PM

i have the manuals just have not gone thru them yet...have you tried what i told you to try...i have $50 that the Line6 is the problem....if you go to the Line6 forum you will see tons of posts on problems. at least the last time i was there. but that was also the old forum....think they changed it because of all the complaints?

11-04-2009, 08:30 AM	#121 (permalink)
jcmjmp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,712	Re: MIDI help plzz In response to the post above, the JMP-1 has the abilty of having any one of the 100 presets (I forget how many presets there are on this - I only use 4-5) re-called from a MIDI controller. The JMP-1 also has a footswitch that can recall 4 channels but they must be the 1st 4 if I recall correctly. I just change the sounds manually between tunes as I don't have a midi controller yet.

11-04-2009, 09:34 PM	#123 (permalink)
carnada Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Posts: 1,189	Re: MIDI help plzz my dad finally printed my g-major manual! so now I can read it without having to go on the computer alll the time

11-05-2009, 01:06 AM	#124 (permalink)
nofearfactor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: cold,dark... Posts: 227	Re: MIDI help plzz My midi switcher can change 128 patches. My processors have 100 patch spots-00to99. I have about 50 patches built even though Im only using about 10 per band in the 2 bands I'm in. Not too many changes in metal. __________________ myspace- http://www.myspace.com/nofearfactor some gear pics- http://community.webshots.com/album/...ecurity=QbSaeN

11-16-2009, 04:29 PM	#126 (permalink)
carnada Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Posts: 1,189	Re: MIDI help plzz wilder amplification dude! Man im having problems with my midi rig. So heres the story....I CAN switch channels from the midi pedalboard to the pod and it works perfectly just like I want it to. But I cant get the G-Major effects unit to switch along with it. However, when I switch patches from the POD without using the foot controller, the patches on the G-major DO switch. The only time when they dont switch is when im switching presets from the pedal. What could the problem be?

11-27-2009, 09:19 PM	#133 (permalink)
carnada Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Posts: 1,189	Re: MIDI help plzz some guy on youtube told me that I should change the the cable going from the THRU jack of the rack pod, and then to the in of the g-major. But the pod doesnt have a THRU jack! So now my question is, can I run the g-major first since it has a thru jack and then the pod after?

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11-27-2009, 10:56 PM	#134 (permalink)
DC135er Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: S. Texas Posts: 83	Re: MIDI help plzz I'll be sticking with my Marshall pedals. I guess if I ever have the need to have that many different sounds I could go MIDI but at this point in time the pedals are much easier to contend with. God bless you MIDI guys. I understand your effort and I love what you are doing but it's my guess that they'll get easier to understand as time goes on; similar to what happened to Microsoft and Windows. Then again, after reading all this stuff my curiosity is getting piqued. I just don't know what to do. CRAP I FEEL ANOTHER GAS ATTACK COMING __________________ One man's ear is totally different from another man's. Some are tone deaf, others have perfect pitch, and yes, some just don't give a s**t.

11-29-2009, 11:58 AM	#141 (permalink)
carnada Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Posts: 1,189	Re: MIDI help plzz Well, to be honest, I really like my tone that I am getting right now, I think its actually awesome. And its actually very easy to set up too, you just uncover the case and plug 3 cables, one to the pedalboard, another one to the power of the pedalboard, and then another one to the wall. The only thing that is getting me depressed right now is not being able to switch stuff with the g-major. At the beginning I wanted to buy a JCM 2000 head, and then get all the pedals, and stuff, but I really dont like having multiple pedals and different colors on a pedalboard. And then I started reading about midi and stuff, and I thought it was a pretty cool thing and it wasnt that expensive. of course, I would have saved more money by getting the JCM 2000. But I dont know if it was gonna give me what I wanted

11-29-2009, 05:04 PM	#143 (permalink)
carnada Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Posts: 1,189	Re: MIDI help plzz today I didnt get a chance to do any of the stuff, because we had to end practice early, because it was my friends mom birthday

11-29-2009, 05:19 PM	#144 (permalink)
Buggs.Crosby Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 478	Re: MIDI help plzz i have the manuals just have not gone thru them yet...have you tried what i told you to try...i have $50 that the Line6 is the problem....if you go to the Line6 forum you will see tons of posts on problems. at least the last time i was there. but that was also the old forum....think they changed it because of all the complaints?

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