plyall
Power User
Folks -
I am attempting to see what messages are being transmitted by the MFC-101 and its controllers up to the Axe-FX II.
I am running a Mac (Mac Pro), OSX 10.05, Axe-FX II 10.05, MFC-101 2.16, and I am using the Mac/OSX 'Midi Monitor' program.
I have MIDI through enabled in the IO menu/MIDI. I have the Axe-FX II connected to the computer using USB, and I have my MFC-101 connected to the Axe-FX II via Cat5 cable.
At this point, I have the USB Adapter Mode set to off.
If I leave just MIDI THRU enabled, all I see is the SYSEX burst that is supposedly supplying the Tempo. Okay fine.
Now, if I set the USB ADAPTER MODE to ON, if I move a controller pedal attached to the MFC-101 I get a single byte INVALID message showing on my MIDI monitor.
If I press an IA switch (that has an actual assignment - like DIST1 - I get 2 single byte invalid messages.
Unfortunately, I can't tell exactly what HEX bytes are being sent as the program is a bit too helpful in trying to decode the messages.
This behavior persists even if I deselect MIDI THROUGH to OFF.
Hmmmm.
Does anyone see a method to the madness? Is there a way to view the actual controllers and messages as sent by the MFC-101? It would be useful to be able to decode these so that MIDI commands can be inserted in sequences so that effects can be toggled, scenes changed, and controllers tweaked by the computer/sequencer.
Thanks!
I am attempting to see what messages are being transmitted by the MFC-101 and its controllers up to the Axe-FX II.
I am running a Mac (Mac Pro), OSX 10.05, Axe-FX II 10.05, MFC-101 2.16, and I am using the Mac/OSX 'Midi Monitor' program.
I have MIDI through enabled in the IO menu/MIDI. I have the Axe-FX II connected to the computer using USB, and I have my MFC-101 connected to the Axe-FX II via Cat5 cable.
At this point, I have the USB Adapter Mode set to off.
If I leave just MIDI THRU enabled, all I see is the SYSEX burst that is supposedly supplying the Tempo. Okay fine.
Now, if I set the USB ADAPTER MODE to ON, if I move a controller pedal attached to the MFC-101 I get a single byte INVALID message showing on my MIDI monitor.
If I press an IA switch (that has an actual assignment - like DIST1 - I get 2 single byte invalid messages.
Unfortunately, I can't tell exactly what HEX bytes are being sent as the program is a bit too helpful in trying to decode the messages.
This behavior persists even if I deselect MIDI THROUGH to OFF.
Hmmmm.
Does anyone see a method to the madness? Is there a way to view the actual controllers and messages as sent by the MFC-101? It would be useful to be able to decode these so that MIDI commands can be inserted in sequences so that effects can be toggled, scenes changed, and controllers tweaked by the computer/sequencer.
Thanks!