Has anyone been able to use Ripwerx through the AxeFXII?

shasha

Fractal Fanatic
I remember with my Ultra and a MIDISport 2x2 that I could have everything connected, edit in AxeEdit while using Ripwerx to edit my foot controller and never swap a cable. Since the AxeFXII has a MIDI interface that shows up in Windows I'd like to be able to connect my FCB1010 to the AxeFXII and leave it connected and do the same thing. I enabled the USB MIDI adapter in the AxeFXII menu and disabled all real time sysex info, but after that point I'm getting no where; I can't receive any patch dumps from the FCB1010 as they are all coming back as the wrong message length. I can see the light blink on the FCB1010 and it's transmitting the sysex, but the AxeFXII seems to be garbling it.

I tried another MIDI interface and it works fine. I just don't want to have to swap cables all the time because it's kind of cramped back there.
 
Well I may have a workaround for now (at least while I'm setting up my patches and foot controller). Using MIDI-OX I'm routing the other interfaces MIDI to the AxeFXII's MIDI in. I blocked sysex since it's not needed and I don't want to send any unnecessary sysex data to the AxeFXII even though it should realize that it's not for it.
 
I just read that there is a MIDI thru fix in the upcoming firmware 5 release. I know that it fixes some stuff related to the MFC101, but if it's a MIDI thru issue as the person reporting it indicated we may be in luck.
 
I have the same problem here. I've tried everything and no luck. I thought that my problem was my Mac through vmware fusion-windows 7, but now I think the problem is in the Axe fx2x. Any luck with the firmware 5 Shasha?
 
You are probably aware of I/O -> MIDI -> USB ADAPTER MODE should likely be ON for this. Not sure if a firmware update could reset this to OFF.


Having said that, I've been using a different MIDI interface just to keep things simple. But it certainly should be doable, like with a laptop
travel rig.
 
I went ahead and double checked the menu settings for USB mode and even toggled it in case it was acting flakey. No dice.

It still doesn't pass sysex. I can however have the FCB1010 MIDI OUT going into the AxeFXII, the FCB1010 MIDI IN coming from another device (my audio interface's MIDI port) and I can send patches to the FCB1010. So basically as long as I save the most recent version of the settings and open it in Ripwerx I can edit and save it without moving cables.

With it connected as above the FCB1010 does the little reset for the dump so it's being told and the MIDI light turns on the AxeFXII's front panel, but the sysex isn't passing from AxeFXII MIDI IN to MIDI OUT.


Regardless I've got a working solution right now so if Cliff ever comes up with a solution or if it's just a case of it not being a big deal I'm fine. I'd rather have him focus on things that everyone can utilize.

Here's the output of the AxeFXII's MIDI port during a patch dump using MIDI OX

Code:
TIMESTAMP IN PORT STATUS DATA1 DATA2 CHAN NOTE EVENT               
 00010BC6  12  --     F0  Buffer:     8 Bytes   System Exclusive      
 SYSX: F0 00 20 32 01 0C 4F F7
 000132D0  12  --     B0    7B    00    1  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132D2  12  --     B0    79    00    1  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132D4  12  --     B1    7B    00    2  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132D5  12  --     B1    79    00    2  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132D7  12  --     B2    7B    00    3  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132D8  12  --     B2    79    00    3  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132DA  12  --     B3    7B    00    4  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132DB  12  --     B3    79    00    4  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132DC  12  --     B4    7B    00    5  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132DE  12  --     B4    79    00    5  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132E0  12  --     B5    7B    00    6  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132E1  12  --     B5    79    00    6  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132E2  12  --     B6    7B    00    7  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132E4  12  --     B6    79    00    7  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132E6  12  --     B7    7B    00    8  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132E7  12  --     B7    79    00    8  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132E8  12  --     B8    7B    00    9  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132EA  12  --     B8    79    00    9  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132EC  12  --     B9    7B    00   10  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132ED  12  --     B9    79    00   10  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132EF  12  --     BA    7B    00   11  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132F0  12  --     BA    79    00   11  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132F1  12  --     BB    7B    00   12  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132F3  12  --     BB    79    00   12  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132F4  12  --     BC    7B    00   13  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132F6  12  --     BC    79    00   13  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132F8  12  --     BD    7B    00   14  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132F9  12  --     BD    79    00   14  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132FB  12  --     BE    7B    00   15  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132FC  12  --     BE    79    00   15  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl       
 000132FE  12  --     BF    7B    00   16  ---  CC: All Notes Off     
 000132FF  12  --     BF    79    00   16  ---  CC: Reset Cntrl
 
And here is my Saffire DSP24Pro

Code:
 TIMESTAMP IN PORT STATUS DATA1 DATA2 CHAN NOTE EVENT               
 00000D98   9  --     F0  Buffer:     8 Bytes   System Exclusive      
 SYSX: F0 00 20 32 01 0C 4F F7
 00000E5B   9  --     F0  Buffer:   256 Bytes   System Exclusive      
 SYSX: F0 00 20 32 01 0C 0F 00 00 00 01 00 64 7F 47 64 00 10
 SYSX: 00 7F 11 00 13 7F 00 00 00 00 03 01 1F 64 7F 64 00 10
 SYSX: 00 7F 4E 11 00 7F 00 02 00 00 7C 03 02 64 7F 64 00 10
 SYSX: 38 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 03 72 00 00 00 03 64 7F 64 63 00
 SYSX: 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 49 00 04 00 00 00 04 64 0F 7F 64 00
 SYSX: 10 00 7F 11 27 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 7E 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 5F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 00 7F 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 7F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 76 00 00 00 7F 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 5B 00 00 00 00 00 7F 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 6F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7E 7F 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7B 00 00 01 05 64 7F 64
 SYSX: 63 00 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 49 00 01 00 00 7F 06 64 1F 7F
 SYSX: 64 00 10 00 7F 11 27 00 7F 00 02 00 00 7F 7E 07 64 7F
 SYSX: 64 00 10 00 1C 7F 11 00 7F 00 03 00 79 00 7F 08 64 7F
 SYSX: 64 00 73 10
 00000EBE   9  --     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 64 04 00 00 7F 09 64 7F 4F 64 00 10
 SYSX: 00 7F 11 00 13 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00 7F 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 6F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7E 7F 00 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7B 00 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 6D 00 00 00 00 7F 00 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 37 00 00 00 00 00 00 7F 7F 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 5F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 00 7F 0A 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 73 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 64 01 00 00 7F 0B 00 00 4F 00
 SYSX: 00 10 00 7F 11 00 13 7F 00 02 00 00 7F 0C 3F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 10 00 7F 4E 11 00 7F 00 03 00 00 7C 7F 0D 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 10 39 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 04 72 00 00 7F 0E 00 00 00
 SYSX: 67 00 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 49 00 00 00 00 7F 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 37 00 00 00 00 00 00 7F 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 5F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 7F 00
 00000F1F   9  --     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 76 00 00 00 7F 00 00 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 5B 00 00 00 00 00 7F 00 7F 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 6F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7E 7F 0F 00 00 00 00 10
 SYSX: 39 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 01 72 00 00 7F 10 00 00 00 67 00
 SYSX: 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 49 00 02 00 00 7F 11 00 1F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 10 00 7F 11 27 00 7F 00 03 00 00 7F 7E 12 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 10 00 1C 7F 11 00 7F 00 04 00 79 00 7F 13 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 73 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 64 00 00 00 7F 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 5B 00 00 00 00 00 7F 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 6F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7E 7F 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7B 00 00 7F 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 7F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6D 00 00 00 00 7F 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 37 00 00 00 00 00 00 7F 7F 14 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 10 00 1C 7F 11 00 7F 00 01 00 79 00 7F 15 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 73 10
 00000F82   9  --     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 64 02 00 00 7F 16 00 00 4F 00 00 10
 SYSX: 00 7F 11 00 13 7F 00 03 00 00 7F 17 3F 00 00 00 00 10
 SYSX: 00 7F 4E 11 00 7F 00 04 00 00 7C 7F 18 00 00 00 00 10
 SYSX: 39 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 00 72 00 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 6D 00 00 00 00 7F 00 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 37 00 00 00 00 00 00 7F 7F 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 5F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 00 7F 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 7F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 76 00 00 00 7F 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 5B 00 00 00 00 00 7F 19 3F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 10 00 7F 4E 11 00 7F 00 01 00 00 7C 7F 1A 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 10 39 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 02 72 00 00 7F 1B 00 00 00
 SYSX: 67 00 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 49 00 03 00 00 7F 1C 00 1F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 10 00 7F 11 27 00 7F 00 04 00 00 7F 7E 1D 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 10 00 1C 7F 11 00 7F 00 00 00 79 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 7F 00
 00000FE3   9  --     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 76 00 00 00 7F 00 00 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 5B 00 00 00 00 00 7F 00 7F 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 6F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7E 7F 00 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7B 00 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 6D 00 00 00 00 7F 1E 00 1F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 10 00 7F 11 27 00 7F 00 01 00 00 7F 7E 1F 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 10 00 1C 7F 11 00 7F 00 02 00 79 00 7F 20 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 73 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 64 03 00 00 7F 21 00 00 4F 00
 SYSX: 00 10 00 7F 11 00 13 7F 00 04 00 00 7F 22 3F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 10 00 7F 4E 11 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7C 7F 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7B 00 00 7F 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 7F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6D 00 00 00 00 7F 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 37 00 00 00 00 00 00 7F 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 5F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 7F 00
 00001046   9  --     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 76 00 00 00 7F 23 00 00 4F 00 00 10
 SYSX: 00 7F 11 00 13 7F 00 01 00 00 7F 24 3F 00 00 00 00 10
 SYSX: 00 7F 4E 11 00 7F 00 02 00 00 7C 7F 25 00 00 00 00 10
 SYSX: 39 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 03 72 00 00 7F 26 00 00 00 67 00
 SYSX: 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 49 00 04 00 00 7F 27 00 1F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 10 00 7F 11 27 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 7E 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 5F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 00 7F 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 7F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 76 00 00 00 7F 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 5B 00 00 00 00 00 7F 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 6F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7E 7F 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7B 00 00 7F 28 00 00 00
 SYSX: 67 00 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 49 00 01 00 00 7F 29 00 1F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 10 00 7F 11 27 00 7F 00 02 00 00 7F 7E 2A 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 10 00 1C 7F 11 00 7F 00 03 00 79 00 7F 2B 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 73 10
 000010A7   9  --     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 64 04 00 00 7F 2C 00 00 4F 00 00 10
 SYSX: 00 7F 11 00 13 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00 7F 23 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 6E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7E 7F 00 24 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 3B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7B 00 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 6D 00 00 00 00 7F 00 00 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 37 00 00 00 00 00 00 7F 7F 00 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 5F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 00 7F 2D 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 73 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 64 01 00 00 7F 2E 00 00 4F 00
 SYSX: 00 10 00 7F 11 00 13 7F 00 02 00 00 7F 2F 3F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 10 00 7F 4E 11 00 7F 00 03 00 00 7C 7F 30 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 10 39 00 7F 11 00 7F 00 04 72 00 00 7F 31 00 00 00
 SYSX: 67 00 10 00 7F 11 00 7F 49 00 00 00 00 08 00 15 3F 7F
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 37 00 00 00 00 00 00 0F 7F 00 16 7F
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 5D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 00 0F 00 17 7F
 SYSX: 00 00 77 00
 0000110A   9  --     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 76 00 00 00 0C 00 18 7F 5F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 5B 00 00 00 00 00 7F 00 7F 19 7F 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 6E 00 00 00 00 60 00 7F 0E 00 60 00 7F 00 60 00
 SYSX: 00 7F 00 60 00 7F 00 60 00 00 7F 00 60 00 00 00 38 20
 SYSX: 00 00 00 20 00 00 77 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 6E 00 00 60
 SYSX: 00 7F 00 60 41 00 7F 00 60 00 7F 00 08 60 00 7F 00 60
 SYSX: 00 7F 11 00 60 00 00 00 20 00 6E 00 00 20 00 00 00 20
 SYSX: 5D 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 3B 60 00 00 00 60 00 00 77 00
 SYSX: 60 00 00 00 60 00 6E 00 00 60 00 00 00 60 5D 00 00 00
 SYSX: 20 00 00 00 3B 20 00 00 00 20 00 00 77 00 20 00 00 00
 SYSX: 60 00 6E 00 00 60 00 00 00 60 5D 00 00 00 60 00 00 00
 SYSX: 3B 60 00 00 00 60 00 00 77 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 6E 00
 SYSX: 00 20 00 00 00 20 5D 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 3B 60 00 00
 SYSX: 00 60 00 00 77 00 60 00 00 00 60 00 6E 00 00 60 00 00
 SYSX: 00 20 5D 00
 00001156   9  --     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 00 20 00 00 00 3B 20 00 00 00 20 00 00 77 00 60 00
 SYSX: 00 00 60 00 6E 00 00 60 00 00 00 60 5D 00 00 00 60 00
 SYSX: 00 00 3B 60 00 00 00 20 00 00 77 00 20 00 00 00 20 00
 SYSX: 6E 00 00 20 00 00 00 60 5D 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 3B 60
 SYSX: 00 00 00 60 00 00 77 00 60 00 00 00 60 00 6E 00 00 20
 SYSX: 00 00 00 20 5D 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 3B 20 00 00 00 60
 SYSX: 00 00 77 00 60 00 00 00 60 00 6E 00 00 60 00 00 00 60
 SYSX: 5D 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 3B 20 00 00 00 20 00 00 77 00
 SYSX: 20 00 00 00 20 00 6E 00 00 60 00 00 00 60 5D 00 00 00
 SYSX: 60 00 00 00 3B 60 00 00 00 60 00 00 77 00 60 00 00 00
 SYSX: 20 00 6E 00 00 20 00 00 00 20 5D 00 00 00 20 00 00 00
 SYSX: 3B 60 00 00 00 60 00 00 77 00 60 00 00 00 60 00 6E 00
 SYSX: 00 60 00 00 00 60 5D 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 2A 20 00 00
 SYSX: 00 20 00 00 55 00 20 00 00 00 7F 7F 6A 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F
 SYSX: 7F 7F 7F 7F
 00001156   9  --     F7  Buffer:    48 Bytes   SysEx End             
 SYSX: 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 00 01 02 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 0F
 SYSX: 30 78 00 00 00 00 7F 04 0E 00 01 02 02 03 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 0F 00 6A 79 7F 7A 00 00 00 0A F7
 
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