Just got my new MFC-101 MKIII yesterday.
I've been having a much harder time getting it happening than I was expecting but, except for one remaining issue (that I may already know the answer for), I'm OK now.
The two other issues I was having have to be bugs but I'm not sure I want to take the time to detail them here and they have resolved themselves.
Maybe later.
So, the remaining issue has to do with phantom powering the MFC from my Axe-II (MKI).
My plan was to use one of two 7-PIN DIN cables I had Mario at the now defunct Axxess Electronics make up for me to use for phantom powering my old ADA MXC foot controller via my old Triaxis rig.
When I use these cable with the MFC's wall wart plugged into the Axe's phantom power jack, the MFC does receive power but all of the LEDs are solid orange, the MFC software never boots up and it's non-functional.
At first I thought it was a polarity issue but I tried powering the MFC directly via a Radio Shack universal AC adaptor I have and the MFC powered up fine with either polarity.
So it has to be the way the pins of the cable(s) are wired.
I always thought that ADA's 7-pin MIDI wiring scheme was the standard on which all other 7-pin MIDI cable were based upon but I'm guessing now that this is not the case and that most of you folks already know this, right?
Or is there some other strange voodoo going on here?
Note: The cables *do* work with the ADA MXC. I checked that to be sure.
So I'm wondering if I'd be wasting my money ordering a 7-pin MIDI cable online from someone besides Fractal (or whoever that supplier for cables that Fractal uses is)?
E.g. Would this Rocktron cable
Rocktron RMM900 7-Pin MIDI Cable | Musician's Friend
work with the MFC or would it have the same pin assignment as my current 7-pin cables made for the ADA footcontroller?
The plot sickens....
In the customer reviews for the cable at this link
Hosa 7-Pin Phantom MIDI Cable | Musician's Friend
somebody says that it works with Fractal products and somebody else says that it works with both Rocktron and ADA products.
I'll probably just cave in, be safe, and order from Fractal's guy online but I'd much rather just walk into a local retailer like Long & McQuades and pick the cable up directly.
While were at it...
The only
Ethernet cable I have over here at present that successfully powers up and boots up the MFC does not have complete 2-way communication with the Axe.
I can change Presets but the IA switches don't light up and the Preset names don't show up in the MFC's display.
This cable does say "Cat-5" on it but it does not say RJ45 or anything else.
My other Ethernet cables (for my printer and/or modem) are flimsy little things and don't even get the phantom power from the Axe to the MFC.
So, what type of Ethernet cable should I be looking for?
Ideally, I'd like to just be able to walk into Best Buy or sim and buy a cable tonight.
But ultimately I'll probably be using 7-pin MIDI cable for all of this.
Any guidance appreciated.
I've been having a much harder time getting it happening than I was expecting but, except for one remaining issue (that I may already know the answer for), I'm OK now.
The two other issues I was having have to be bugs but I'm not sure I want to take the time to detail them here and they have resolved themselves.
Maybe later.
So, the remaining issue has to do with phantom powering the MFC from my Axe-II (MKI).
My plan was to use one of two 7-PIN DIN cables I had Mario at the now defunct Axxess Electronics make up for me to use for phantom powering my old ADA MXC foot controller via my old Triaxis rig.
When I use these cable with the MFC's wall wart plugged into the Axe's phantom power jack, the MFC does receive power but all of the LEDs are solid orange, the MFC software never boots up and it's non-functional.
At first I thought it was a polarity issue but I tried powering the MFC directly via a Radio Shack universal AC adaptor I have and the MFC powered up fine with either polarity.
So it has to be the way the pins of the cable(s) are wired.
I always thought that ADA's 7-pin MIDI wiring scheme was the standard on which all other 7-pin MIDI cable were based upon but I'm guessing now that this is not the case and that most of you folks already know this, right?
Or is there some other strange voodoo going on here?
Note: The cables *do* work with the ADA MXC. I checked that to be sure.
So I'm wondering if I'd be wasting my money ordering a 7-pin MIDI cable online from someone besides Fractal (or whoever that supplier for cables that Fractal uses is)?
E.g. Would this Rocktron cable
Rocktron RMM900 7-Pin MIDI Cable | Musician's Friend
work with the MFC or would it have the same pin assignment as my current 7-pin cables made for the ADA footcontroller?
The plot sickens....
In the customer reviews for the cable at this link
Hosa 7-Pin Phantom MIDI Cable | Musician's Friend
somebody says that it works with Fractal products and somebody else says that it works with both Rocktron and ADA products.
I'll probably just cave in, be safe, and order from Fractal's guy online but I'd much rather just walk into a local retailer like Long & McQuades and pick the cable up directly.
While were at it...
The only
Ethernet cable I have over here at present that successfully powers up and boots up the MFC does not have complete 2-way communication with the Axe.
I can change Presets but the IA switches don't light up and the Preset names don't show up in the MFC's display.
This cable does say "Cat-5" on it but it does not say RJ45 or anything else.
My other Ethernet cables (for my printer and/or modem) are flimsy little things and don't even get the phantom power from the Axe to the MFC.
So, what type of Ethernet cable should I be looking for?
Ideally, I'd like to just be able to walk into Best Buy or sim and buy a cable tonight.
But ultimately I'll probably be using 7-pin MIDI cable for all of this.
Any guidance appreciated.