MkII controller and XL+?

[Danny Danzi]

Will this work with an XL+? I got a friend that can pick one up for about $300. But we're not sure if it will work with an XL+. Does anyone know? Thanks.

 

[yek]

Yes it will. But no FASLINK.

 

[barhrecords]

I *think* the XA-2 adapter can be used to get a FASLink connection between an older MFC and an XL+

https://shop.fractalaudio.com/FASLINK_Adapters_s/57.htm

 

[Danny Danzi]

Thank you, gentlemen.

 

[Moke]

The Mark I and II units don't have the ability to move the preset switches to a different starting point (like the second row or whatever?) Only the Mark III units have that ability.

 

[yek]

True.

 

[lqdsnddist]

The Mark I and II units don't have the ability to move the preset switches to a different starting point (like the second row or whatever?) Only the Mark III units have that ability.

Sure they do, just takes a Philips head screwdriver and about 90 seconds to swap the ribbon cables around, after which your first row of buttons can be scenes 1-5

 

[AtomicBlaze]

Can a 7 pin midi cable be used instead of the Ethercon cable and can the 7 pin Midi cable do everything the Faslink cable can do?

 

[barhrecords]

Can a 7 pin midi cable be used instead of the Ethercon cable and can the 7 pin Midi cable do everything the Faslink cable can do?

Faslink uses a standard XLR cable. The advantage is longer runs and being able to patch into existing looms.

 

[AtomicBlaze]

Faslink uses a standard XLR cable. The advantage is longer runs and being able to patch into existing looms.

Besides the longer runs does everything else work the same using 7 pin midi.

 

[barhrecords]

Besides the longer runs does everything else work the same using 7 pin midi.

I don't know. I used a 7 pin cable with my AxeFx Mark 1 and MFC Mark 1 but haven't since.

 

[unix-guy]

Besides the longer runs does everything else work the same using 7 pin midi.

Not exactly true. Both FASLink and EtherCon connections provide phantom power directly. With the midi cable you must plug in a power supply to the phantom power jack on the Axe Fx.

 

[AtomicBlaze]

Not exactly true. Both FASLink and EtherCon connections provide phantom power directly. With the midi cable you must plug in a power supply to the phantom power jack on the Axe Fx.

Thank you, I was trying to decide if Ethercon or 7 pin Midi is the better way to connect the MFC 101 Mark II to my XL+.

 

[unix-guy]

Thank you, I was trying to decide if Ethercon or 7 pin Midi is the better way to connect the MFC 101 Mark II to my XL+.

Well, keep in mind that there have been numerous people here that had challenges getting consistent behavior with phantom power and midi. Some cables just seem to not work correctly.

With that said, I used midi and phantom power for quite a while with no issues until I switched over to FASLink + adapter, which is what I recommend if you use an Axe Fx mkII.