MFC Setlist Mode w/ Axe-Fx III

[Eliju]

Is it possible? How is everyone using their MFC with their 3 for live shows?

 

[bwanagary]

Is it possible? How is everyone using their MFC with their 3 for live shows?

First thing to know is that you can only do that using MIDI cables - no Ethercon or FASLINK.
The good news is that the Axe-Fx II/III doesn't know about SETs - that's something that is built into the MFC-101. When you select a SET in the MFC-101 there's no interactlon between the MFC and the Axe-Fx. When you select a song from the currently selected SET in the MFC-101, it will send the correct Preset number (as a Program Change MIDI message if I recall) so you've have to make sure that the III is configured to respond correctly, on the correct MIDI channel to the PC command. I think . It's been a while since I did that. As long as the III is configured to appropriately and listening on the same MIDI channel as the MFC-101 it should work. You won't however get very meaningful display information flowing back from the III to the MFC. I haven't tried it, but I believe it will work.

 

[Eliju]

First thing to know is that you can only do that using MIDI cables - no Ethercon or FASLINK.
The good news is that the Axe-Fx II/III doesn't know about SETs - that's something that is built into the MFC-101. When you select a SET in the MFC-101 there's no interactlon between the MFC and the Axe-Fx. When you select a song from the currently selected SET in the MFC-101, it will send the correct Preset number (as a Program Change MIDI message if I recall) so you've have to make sure that the III is configured to respond correctly, on the correct MIDI channel to the PC command. I think . It's been a while since I did that. As long as the III is configured to appropriately and listening on the same MIDI channel as the MFC-101 it should work. You won't however get very meaningful display information flowing back from the III to the MFC. I haven't tried it, but I believe it will work.

Cool. That makes sense. The setlist is stored in the MFC and all the MFC does is say what preset to pull up. I guess I can configure my MFC to run my III for now and starting gigging with it. Awesome.

 

[oson00]

Maybe this one could help you to use your MFC with your Axe-FX III. https://midimonkeys.com

 

[Eliju]

Maybe this one could help you to use your MFC with your Axe-FX III. https://midimonkeys.con

Looks like that’s a dead link or the site isn’t up

 

[zionplayer]

Looks like that’s a dead link or the site isn’t up

Try this one https://midimonkeys.com/

 

[oson00]

Oh yes... sorry. It‘s a typo...

 

[Eliju]

Try this one https://midimonkeys.com/

Man I didn’t even realize the n at the end. I tried to google it but didn’t find anything. To be fair, I’m an idiot.