Need to send tempo from Axe-Fx III to Boss SY-200 - MIDI translator perhaps?

[CodePoet]

I figured that the III could send tempo out via MIDI, but it seems it does not - it can receive tempo info only. I see that some controllers like the Mastermind can interpret the Axe-Fx III's tempo via the realtime sysex function.

Before I give up, is there any way by hook or crook to get the Axe-Fx III to pass tempo info to a Boss SY-200? The pedal does have a MIDI config where you can set the CC# for its control switches (i.e. it receives its control switch 2 from CC#80), but it seems like the realtime sysex from the AFX would need to be translated into a CC# for this to work.

So perhaps a MIDI translator could work to translate the AFX tempo sysex into a CC for the pedal?

Barring that, I can accomplish it by running a long 1/4" cable up to my pedalboard and have an external controller for the SY-200 up there. Not ideal, but it would work.

 

[mr_fender]

You should be able to use a control switch to send MIDI CC messages on CC#80 to relay pedal taps to the SY-200 for tap tempo.

 

[CodePoet]

You should be able to use a control switch to send MIDI CC messages on CC#80 to relay pedal taps to the SY-200 for tap tempo.

Thanks @mr_fender ! I think I got it! After a bit of trial and error - this is working. Awesome!