cragginshred
Fractal Fanatic
I know there are very few here using the FM3 in the 4cm for effects only with Real amps, but if you are familiar with this set up can I configure my unit to switch the amps channels too?
Is there a third party box available that will take midi commands to control relay switching?
i got this for my DR. works spot on and it doesn't need an external psu. great unit.https://emcustom.eu/midi-interface.html
Use it with my ax8 controlling a Mesa Mark IV works perfectly.
With the Voodoo Lab Control Switcher you'd need to send a SYSEX handshake message string from some other device as the FM3 doesn't transmit arbitrary strings outside of its proprietary sysex control functions. I've been using related for a few decades now, and just happened to speak with the Voodoo Lab folks last week about similar.There is! The Voodoo Lab Control Switcher, and the MIDI Solutions Relay are the two that I’ve been eyeing.
I don’t think the FM3 MIDI has phantom power, so you’d have to use a special MIDI cable to power the MIDI Solutions one though.
Coincidentally of note, just picked up a couple of RJM Micro Line Mixers for summing stereo effects in parallel to stereo, 3 wet and 1 dry into wet and dry. Provides buffering and the option to mix dry in with wet. As I understand it, the Mini Line Mixers, no longer made, were used in Bradshaw rack mixers. The Micro replaces that and (unfortunately) puts all the stereo jacks on TRS. Wish I'd known about how these things were used back in the day. Cheers and maybe this helps someone.Refreshed vote for the RJM Mini Amp Gizmo, which I am now using myself in support and testing.
An update, point of information. Looks like as long as eleven years ago that the Gizmos were designed to double as replacements for Voodoo Lab GCXs. I saw a demo of setting up a Gizmo as one and a half GCXs with a ground control. The Gizmo was phantom powering the Ground Control Pro. (I don't have the "Pro" GC, but it uses basically the same operating system.) Knowing that they were interested in that compatibility with what came before, pretty excited to explore more of their products.Refreshed vote for the RJM Mini Amp Gizmo, which I am now using myself in support and testing.