unix-guy
Master of RTFM
Correct... No device with an "Axe Fx mode" is going to work as expected in that mode as they won't be able to understand the Axe Fx III protocol.
Correct... No device with an "Axe Fx mode" is going to work as expected in that mode as they won't be able to understand the Axe Fx III protocol.
The buttons should light based on what you step on. You should only require a single cable from X-15 midi out to Axe Fx III midi in.
They were able to fix 2 way communication with the Axe Fx III? Since the protocol is not yet released, I assume they must just be ignoring incoming midi... Because there is not yet a way for them to know what to do with it.
Got it... I wasn't making the connection.
Not true on the X-15. Been using them for years. The lights are all off until button is stepped on. And in stomp box mode, all lights are off until stepped on, so you don't know what effect is muted or active. The first time you step on the button, it will either light or be off, depending on whether it is muted or active. The 2 cable method allows the lights to be on or off as set. Turn on the AXE and X-15 and whatever channel it is on is automatically lit. So going into stomp box mode immediately shows what effects are on and muted.
How is it possible that the ancient X-15 can know the state of effects from the Axe Fx III when none of the other controllers out there can?
I'm not really sure. I went into the AXE III and copied my CC numbers from the II. I'm pretty sure, from the manual, it's all CC and midi channel based. You just have to put them in the right spot. I put the proper CC numbers in bypass/engage section. For my purposes, I used the same cc number for any effect that had multiple channels. So if delay had more than one, I want to mute all the delays I have set for the preset. So I used the same CC number for all the delay choices. My expression pedals work flawlessly for volume boost and Wah, which is how I have them set. I have no latency whatsoever, unless I have AXE Edit running. Channel changes are fast and fluid.
This part is confusing me. Are you saying you used gyre same CC for both Delay Bypass and Delay Channel?
NO, I'm not saying that. What I'm doing is I'm using the same CC# for all the delay blocks, another CC# for reverb, another for chorus, etc. to bypass the effect. So when I am in stomp box/effects mode and step on the delay bypass button, it bypasses any and all delays in the preset.
Ok, got it. That makes a lot more sense!
You'll need to know the CC numbers being used for each pedal. Then map them to the External Controller CCs in the Axe Fx III that you are using.
Fortunately mine are easy to press. But the rubber never wears out. Both mine have the latest firmware chip installed.Ok, got it. That makes a lot more sense!
I had an X-15 way back when they first came out as a companion to the SGX-2000.
It was my first midi controller, and I used it pretty much out of the box because it was ready to be used directly with the SGX-2000... Loved the ability to control multiple effects simultaneously. I didn't like the audio gap during preset changes so I used one of the pedals to "morph" between my two primary tones by assigning many parameters to that pedal.
The one thing I didn't like on the X-15 was that the buttons were hard to press...
Look in the manual for the CC# codes assigned to your expression pedals. Then assign them in the AXE III.
I'm not sure, but I would think not, as you usually don't use the expression pedals that way. In my X2 I set up the volume and WAH parameter then assigned them to my CC# 4 and 11 which are my expression pedals' codes.
Not in front of my Axe Fx III right now. It's one of the pages under midi/remote - just look for "External Controller" entries