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    Show us your MFC setups! (post your pics)

    Best way to roll.
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    Bug? Expression Pedal limitation

    Does FAS ever confirm or discuss bug findings here or is it just a repository of potential bugs they may or may not look at? I'm all set to help do any tests or provide more info.
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    Bug? Expression Pedal limitation

    I'm zeroing on the the exact nature of the problem. In the scenario that brought me to report the bug, I'm controlling the Time function of a Strymon Timeline. This is a CC# that accepts 000-127 and I'm trying to scale the full sweep of the pedal down to 102-127. That's where I first noticed...
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    Bug? Expression Pedal limitation

    I'm not sure I know what "limiting expression travel" is, but I'd say "cutting the range for CC#" is what I'm doing. I'm programming the preset's XP(n) Min - Max values and controlling a specified CC# and Channel. No Global settings involved.
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    Bug? MIDI - Song Mode - Alt Patch strangeness

    Using v. 3.05 as MIDI controller in Song Mode. I have a system where my MFC receives preset change commands via MIDI, and then I have the ability to also switch presets myself. I use BankSize 5, and if a song needs more than 5 presets, I make an ALT for one of the 5 presets and switch to it...
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    Bug? Expression Pedal limitation

    I'm using the MFC as a MIDI controller. I have an AMT Expression pedal, calibrated, and it works unless I want to limit the range of the pedal for a particular patch. To be clear, if I say the Min and Max of the pedal is 000 - 127 for a patch, it works fine and the entire range is achievable...
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    What's the point of Expression Pedal Calibration?

    Right, I thought I was missing the point of pedal calibration based on my results initially, but I had it right. The problem wasn't calibration, that works fine. It's only when I limit the range of the values the MFC sends per patch. I've used limited range before on the MFC, but I never...
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    What's the point of Expression Pedal Calibration?

    I was just doing more testing and I forgot to mention, I have the expression pedal setting for this particular patch to limit the range from 102 - 127 (and it falls short of hitting 127). If I set the possible range from 000-127, then it hits 127 (Timeline goes all the way to 24 bpm). Any help...
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    What's the point of Expression Pedal Calibration?

    Note: I use the MFC as a MIDI controller only, I don't have an Axe-fx ... I always thought the point of calibrating an expression pedal was so that a unit like the MFC could compensate for different pedals and still send the full range of MIDI values (0-127). I bought an AMT Expression...
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    MFC Setup special request

    It sounds like when you bank up and down on the MFC and you are switching to new presets, the MFC is sending info on channel 2 by default to the gizmo. The MFC, at least in MIDI only mode (the way I use it), comes from the factory with each preset preprogrammed to send the correlated program #...
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    MFC Setup special request

    Oh, another thing I'd suggest is that you hook the MFC directly to the Amp Gizmo until you find the right combination of the Channel and Program numbers. No need to take a chance that something between them is altering your results. Once you know for absolute certainty what combination of...
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    MFC Setup special request

    Looking at the Mini Amp Gizmo docs, it does take Program Change commands (as well as Continuous Controller). You likely stored your changes on that device to low program numbers 1,2,3, etc. If Program Change commands on Channel 1 are currently changing your AxeFX, then you may have set your...
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    MFC Setup special request

    RJM Amp Gizmo? Mini Amp Gizmo? What's the channel switching device?
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    Odd IA bypass on MFC

    You are already familiar with how the MFC AI MIDI switches work? Unless you want the IA switch to be global, you have to save the state for the AI switch in each preset on the MFC, by default these are disabled in every preset. If you have it working to where the IA switch is able to control...
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    Odd IA bypass on MFC

    There was some weirdness when I was getting this to work with the H9 as well, but now it works reliably setting it up this way: In the H9: 1. Map a CC# to the "Activate Preset". Don't use the Toggle mapping (which is what I suspect you have done) or the Bypass. 2. Make sure that you store each...
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    My new MFC-102....

    Another 10 points right there.
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    FX8 will join this gear...

    Would you mind listing each piece from top to bottom? :lol
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    Cover Band Set-up

    I'd only add that it helps to make a "Go To" bank. This is always bank 1 for me, whether I'm in Preset, Song or Set mode (it's always the same). I use banks of 5 presets, so I have 5 of my most common sounds ranked by level of gain. I also use a specific ALT preset on each of these that gives...
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    I wonder ...

    Have to wait and see, but a MIDI implementation similar to the Axe FX makes sense. Because this has foot control switches already, it would be a reasonable expectation that they can externalize the controls. I only ask because the presence of a MIDI IN doesn't indicate the level of MIDI...
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    I wonder ...

    Yeah, I read that, but it doesn't effect what I'm saying. My question is not whether I can use the FX-8 in place of the MFC, but whether I can use both the MFC and FX-8 similar to how you are able to use the MFC and AXE-FX. I would prefer to expose FX-8 features and individual fx via the MFC...
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    Carrying case

    Zebra Case Z21 works well, but will not hold the power supply. Zebracase introduction page
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    I wonder ...

    MFC Integration I wonder if there will be tight integration between this and the MFC-101? I'd like to be able to use the MFC as an IA board for individual fx, or even be able to keep the FX8 back near the amp for short cable runs and use the MFC as the controller out front.
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    Odd Midi-mate behavior

    Know that if you have the MFC and use it as a MIDI controller for some other preamp/fx gear, you'd have the same situation. Just letting you know that it's not a "Rocktron thing". It's a MIDI thing that exists between all MIDI gear unless the two pieces add their own secret sauce for...
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    Can I use a soundcard as a MIDI interface to update MFC?

    Yes. That's pretty much the way I do it. If Fractal-Bot can see your MIDI OUT when you run it, that's all you should need.
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    Song Mode?

    I'm glad you are finding your way. If you have the luxury and time to rearrange your sets on a schedule then that is great. I get set changes minutes before the show unfortunately and every show we play is a different length it seems. My original thought was just use Presets and I arranged...
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    Song Mode?

    Yes, we have to do that to. I have a couple answers. If I was just using the MFC to do banking/switching (as I was doing before I introduced Set List Maker on the iPod), I would make sure that BankStyle = None and scroll through the songs using the song title to get me there. I takes 10 - 15...
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    Song Mode?

    Yes, I looked there first since I have Android phone and tablets. You have to get MIDI going on Android and then a decent app. The iOS stuff is ahead of the game here, so I went with an iPod Touch 5.
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    Show us your MFC setups! (post your pics)

    Sounds like Songbook+ and Set List Maker have a similar strategy. Strange I didn't come across Songbook+ in my search on iTunes. There is a lot more to Set List Maker than I need right now, including lyrics and backing tracks. Some really interesting features are the ability to synchronize...
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    Show us your MFC setups! (post your pics)

    I've done a video for my system now. The last piece of the puzzle for me was adding software to my iPod to control my set list and to send any necessary MIDI commands out to the MFC. I've used it at a couple shows already and it worked great. This was a great challenge to get laid out and all...
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    Song Mode?

    I use Song Mode, but I don't bother arranging them into sets. It's a bit of a hassle honestly, so I went looking for solutions to run on my iPod Touch to manage my list. I found one called Set List Maker. Much easier to manage the set list that way AND when you switch to the next song in the...
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    How to look for a preset ?

    EDIT -> SETUP -> BankStyle = NONE
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    Show us your MFC setups! (post your pics)

    That could take a while. First thing to know is that there are 2 amp heads. EVH 5150 iii and Vox Night Train (both 50 watt). Some pedals come before the A/B split to those amps and can be used before either amp. Some pedals are dedicated to each amp and are placed either before that amp or in...
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    Show us your MFC setups! (post your pics)

    Did my first show with the MFC this weekend. Made all the song changes I have to do in 3 hours extremely smooth! At my feet: Behind the amps:
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    Easy labeling with Glow in the Dark tape?

    Anyone use this to do their labels? Dry Erase or Sharpie? Amazon.com: JVCC GLW-24 Professional Glow in the Dark Tape (24 Hour): 1/2 in. x 30 ft. (Luminescent Lime Green): Home Improvement Looking for experience with it. Right now I'm using dark electrical tape with a silver-ink sharpie...
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    mfc switches...volume of the actual hardware switches...

    Assuming this isn't something that you need to have right this second, stay on the look out for used MFC Mark IIIs. I've seen them out there. Buy one when you feel you've gotten a good price. Then sell the MFC Mark I at the price you can get. If you are patient, you'll buy and sell at a good...
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    I don't get new, relic guitars.

    LOL. Every forum for guitar gear has threads where people can chime in and take part in looking down their noses at something someone else likes. Today here, we have the Relic guitar, but in another forum ... it's probably the Axe-FX. Something to think about. I recognize that there is an...
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    Wish Save preset/scene from mfc

    Oh, it might depend on if you are talking about a MIDI based IA or a AxeFX based one. I use MIDI mode only and it works the way I describe. AxeFX, I don't know about.
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    Wish Save preset/scene from mfc

    You can do that. Just enable the SaveEditsSwitch in the Setup menu. Then, when you are playing a preset and you change an IA switch, the Edit LED will blink. Press edit and the state of the IA switches are instantly saved. I'm not using that for performance (in fact, I'm going to disable it...
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    Megadeth got to taste their own medicine last night...

    All I see is some dude running around the stage looking for attention. I wouldn't have even known what the back story was without it being explained ... pretty ordinary stuff. It would have been funny if: A) The rapper actually managed to get his music playing in the mains when he ran...
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    Song name

    I only got started with my MFC a few days ago (and I only use it in MIDI mode), but from what I can tell, while you are performing the Song Titles appear when you bank from one song to the next, and only when BankStyle = NONE. I thought it was strange to until I discovered BankStyle (it so...
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    SMALLEST most compact pedalboard for MFC and two exp pedals??

    I just remembered that I had an old EV-5 somewhere in a box and I found it. You could definitely make all 3 fit on the PedalTrain-2 because the SP1 only has the 1 patch cable coming from the side and the EV-5's cable is at the top. I think it is exactly what you are after.
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    SMALLEST most compact pedalboard for MFC and two exp pedals??

    The PedalTrain-2 is the perfect size for the MFC and 1 full sized expression pedal with a little room left over. A Roland EV-5 might be able to squeeze into that left over space, not sure. Comes with a Nylon bag too.
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    I don't blame you dude, I glad you stuck with it this far! Thanks. Checking out your prog tonight, btw. I need to be able to sort songs automatically!
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    If you recall, I said that I could create the problem just with this MIDI Chain: MFC -> Event Processor -> BigSky -> EVH If I replace the BigSky with a Timeline or Mobius, problem does NOT occur. That still holds true, but I did another test with very perplexing results. I moved just moved...
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    Thanks. Trying your suggestions with a couple mods. The state of the switch (ON or OFF) isn't the critical path, because commands are sent either way. Its whether or not the switch "Sends with Preset" (Determination made in the SETUP menu). With that in mind, I disabled every IA switch from...
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    Wish: IA Switch state = "Ignore"

    This is for MIDI Mode: Most of my IA Switches are set to Send with Preset and I don't want them set for Global operation, yet I've run into a couple of times where it would be nice to have an IA switch not send anything on a Preset basis. I was thinking of a feature for having a new state for...
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    Everything is as expected there. Anything with a value in the 3 column is a patch where I've had to workaround the problem.
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    That's why I'm here!
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    It doesn't really matter that IA "CC1 Off" is set to "1" for most of the switches as long as "CC1 Num" is set to "OFF", does it? Without a CC Num set, the MFC wouldn't know what to do with the "1" value anyway is my reasoning.
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    Thanks. Both screen shots display what I expect them to.
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    Yes, it seems like that, but then there are doubts based on the workaround, which is actually just sending 1 more command (the hard-coded Ch3 command). UNLESS, the act of sending this command interrupts the stream somehow so that by the time Ch16's command fires the BigSky is in an OK state...
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    It might be of interest for someone to know WHY I use the Event Processor to control Ch 1, 2 & 3 in an abstract fashion instead of just hard-coding the values in the MFC. It is because I can go through different amps at different shows and I can replace the programs in the Event Processor so it...
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    Here is my MFC so far. Preset 005 ("Rhtm2") is one of the presets where I had to hard-code Ch3. If I were to turn Ch3 OFF, the problem begins and the same command that is being sent through my Event Processor on Ch16 is overridden somehow: http://www.rockdebris.com/rockdebrismfc.zip There is...
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    Thanks. I tend to think at this point the MFC is doing exactly what I've asked it to do and that it isn't the culprit, but I welcome the opportunity to be proven wrong because that means I can fix my problem. I may post my system file later today. I'm beginning to think that the reason this...
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    BigSky Firmware update didn't fix the prob. I guess for now I just use my work around and try to sleep at night ;-)
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    I did a lot more troubleshooting on this and I've tracked the problem down to some kind of interaction between the Strymon BigSky, MFC and EventProcessor. I have no idea why yet, but the BigSky is the critical piece of the puzzle. If I take the BigSky out of any of the test configurations I've...
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    MIDI Thru?

    AND it turns out I am a MIDI freak who had a MIDI Merge box up in the storage room that I never used (until now). Almost didn't remember I had one.
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    MIDI Thru?

    If so, that is disappointing. My other controller doesn't have thru either. My only choice sounds like adding a Merge box and I have to decide if it is worth it. I'm thinking of keeping my 4 button MIDI controller in the mix and using it just for 3 Tap tempos and Looper control. Anything...
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    MIDI Thru?

    I tested the MIDI IN of the MFC by sending Program Changes from my other pedal to the MFC. It worked. So, MIDI IN works. MIDI out works. MIDI Thru is non-existent?
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    MIDI Thru?

    How is MIDI Thru enabled in the MFC (not in AxeFX mode)? If I put the MFC between my existing previous controller and the rest of my rig, I want all of the commands from the previous controller to pass through the MFC (assuming none of the commands are specifically targeting the MFC's own MIDI...
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    Fast Mode Switching

    Wish: Fast Mode Switching If there can be programmed a way to change performance modes faster, especially both INC and DEC, that'd be great. I was thinking of a couple ways this might be done: 1. New commands for the external switches. 2. Secondary feature on the existing INC/DEC...
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    Inc/Dec Setlist 1-10 Externally via MIDI

    Through the years I've used several kinds of controllers, beginning with the simple 1 channel bank/preset "dumb" MIDI controllers (Rockman, ART, ADA). Those were actually MORE challenging than what we have now. Everything responding on OMNI and Preset management handled on the various devices...
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    Inc/Dec Setlist 1-10 Externally via MIDI

    Wheels within wheels in a spiral array .... ;-)
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    Inc/Dec Setlist 1-10 Externally via MIDI

    HAHA, right. You're not kidding. That's can be good news and bad news! I do group my Presets in a logical way that I can use them to handle many songs, but that is when I am in Preset mode. The names for the presets are like "ClnCompCho" or something similar describing the sound, not the...
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    Every Preset I program sends some PC on Ch16 via the preset PC programming options. That's the core of my amp switching/channel selection and it's always the first order of business. This is a full picture of what my presets are designed to do: PC1: ABY box (always OFF because the Event...
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    Thanks for the link. My thoughts were along those lines, but I believe I've disabled everything in the Preset, MIDI and Setup pages that I won't be using.
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    Inc/Dec Setlist 1-10 Externally via MIDI

    That's probably what I'll need to do. My idea was a little different than that though, I wanted to make the Setlists into alphabetical subgroups so each only hold a couple letters of the alphabet .. but then it is critical that I be able to change setlists quickly. Any tips on that? I can...
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    Inc/Dec Setlist 1-10 Externally via MIDI

    Thanks. I've taken a cursory look at the info for both programs and trying to find time to grab and demo them. I'm getting proficient at programming the MFC now, so next will be adding conveniences. One thing I'm noticing is I'll never need almost 400 presets (maybe 50-75 tops, the usual 128...
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    Inc/Dec Setlist 1-10 Externally via MIDI

    Wow, good luck.
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    Strange behavior on MIDI Ch. 3

    I have the MFC all set up for my admittedly, somewhat complex rig. This is just the MFC as a MIDI Controller, not with the AxeFX. Here are pertinent details of the issue: I have an EVH 5150iii amp that comes equipped with a MIDI input. I have that set to RX on Channel 3 to switch the 3 EVH...
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    Inc/Dec Setlist 1-10 Externally via MIDI

    One of the most awesome things I could think of would be having an app on my iPod that I used both as my setlist (as I do now) and to send initial MIDI states out when I swipe to the next song. It doesn't really matter to me if I'm swiping on the iPod for the next song or clicking a foot...
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    Inc/Dec Setlist 1-10 Externally via MIDI

    Hi Chris. I do take an iPod Touch 5. I actually mount that nearby and program the set list on it. Its quick because I can just swipe to rearrange the songs to the set a minute before the show. So then, during the show I swipe that to display the next song. It also shows me any important...
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    Inc/Dec Setlist 1-10 Externally via MIDI

    I just got the MFC for use without an AxeFX. I've been using MIDI for a couple decades now and I try to do things that are a bit outside the box. My immediate need is that I play gigs where I don't get the set list order until minutes before the show starts. There are about 60 songs to choose...
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