(step-by-step tutorial) cheap 40$ Midi Bluetooth TRS footswitch for Fractal (M-Vave Chocolate)

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overture1922

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Really cheap alternative that works great. Follow these instructions step by step.

1-You will need both the footswitch and the bluetooth midi receiver. You can find them on Aliexpress. Remember to charge both before starting.
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1.1-I recommend updating them both. You can download the SincoOTA app and the firmware at http://www.cuvave.com/appdownload
I was only able to use the Android version, as the Windows version didn’t work.
1. Open SincoOTA with the phone's Bluetooth turned off.
2. Click on ScanDevice and enable Bluetooth within the app.
3. Perform the upgrade using Mandatory Upgrade. Once the upgrade is done, do not turn off the Chocolate.
4. Close SincoOTA and open it again.
5. Use Mandatory Upgrade.



2-Download the Cuvave Cubesuit editor at http://www.cuvave.com/appdownload. It is available for PC, Android, Mac OS and IOs. In this tutorial
I´m using Android.

3-Turn on the footswitch and pair it to the smartphone via bluetooth

4-Open Cuvave Cubesuit and click on ´´FootCtrl´´

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5-Go to Custom control. Set MIDI Channel to 1.


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6-Click on ´´Undefined´´ Footswitch [A] and set it as:

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7-Repeat the procedure for each footswitch as:
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Now, the footswitch will be recognized by the Fm3 as:
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8-Exit the editor. Unpair the footswitch then turn it off.

9-Turn on the Fm3 and connect the midi receiver.
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10-After boot, turn on the receiver, then turn on the footswitch. Now they will pair, and if it is done correctly, booth LEDs will stop blinking.

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11-On FM3 go to Setup > MIDI/Remote > Other


12-In this example, I configured the footwitch A (CC#20) to activate the Scene Increment and the footwtch B (CC#21) to activate the Scene Decrement. You can set other functions to the other footwitches as you like.

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PS: Once configured the footswitch will also work with PC Plugins like Neural Dsp, S-Gear, etc using it with the bluetooth midi usb receiver which is also included. The only thing you have to do is turn off the ´´visual behavior´´ option on the steps 6 and 7.


UPDATE: to activate certain things without problems (like the tuner) you have to assign these specific codes (in my case I have the footswitch D for the tuner). On FM3 select CC#15 on Setup/MIDI Remote/Other/Tuner

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UPDATE 2: how to connect an expression pedal to M-vave Chocolate:

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...e-m-vave-chocolate.186861/page-3#post-2557102

UPDATE 3: how to use it with midi trs cable
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...3-cuvave-m-vave-chocolate.186861/post-2599122

UPDATE 4: Advanced Custom Mode behavior (Chocolate Plus)
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...-fractal-m-vave-chocolate.186861/post-2754105

UPDATE 5: How to drastically improve the Footswitch Bluetooth connectivity
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...-fractal-m-vave-chocolate.186861/post-2755091

UPDATE 6: To reset, press buttons A + D for 5 seconds (this is not mentioned in the manual).

IMPORTANT: Before asking how to do this or that, my approach to creating custom configurations for Chocolate is to open Gemini or ChatGPT, upload the Chocolate and Fractal PDF manuals, and then ask: “Based on these manuals, how do I make button A do this and button B do that?” and so on. This method works really well, and it often suggests alternatives you would never have thought of.

https://manualf.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com/manual/CUBE-TURNER/Chocolate-Plus.pdf
https://manualf.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com/manual/CUBE-TURNER/Chocolate Plus-Software instructions.pdf
https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/manuals/FM3/FM3-Owners-Manual.pdf
 
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Mny thx for the support!!

i want to use like this:

footswitch A - press - scene 1
- long press - scene 2

footswitch B - press - scene 3
- long press - scene 4
...

do you know how can i do it?
 
mr.f said:
Mny thx for the support!!

i want to use like this:

footswitch A - press - scene 1
- long press - scene 2

footswitch B - press - scene 3
- long press - scene 4
...

do you know how can i do it?
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Sadly, I believe not. In the required operating mode, you only have the four button presses available. No long/short, no A+B, C+D. It's unfortunate because those capabilities could make this little guy a real gem.

I've got mine set up to switch to scenes 1-4 with buttons A-D. Still very useful (in part due to the way I've built my presets. BTW, to access scenes, I use the same CC on each button but set the extra data field to the scene number (starting at 0, thru to 7)
 
mr.f said:
Mny thx for the support!!

i want to use like this:

footswitch A - press - scene 1
- long press - scene 2

footswitch B - press - scene 3
- long press - scene 4
...

do you know how can i do it?
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Select ´´advanced custom control´´ (instead of the custom control). Then you can assign the mode ´´step short step long´´ to each footswitch. For example: short press would be CC20, and long press CC21.
 
overture1922 said:
Select ´´advanced custom control´´ (instead of the custom control). Then you can assign the mode ´´step short step long´´ to each footswitch. For example: short press would be CC20, and long press CC21.
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Can you explain better the steps that i have to do in the midi switch and fm3? i´m really a noob in midi D
 
mr.f said:
Can you explain better the steps that i have to do in the midi switch and fm3? i´m really a noob in midi D
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You can follow the tutorial and change to ´´advanced custom control´´ on step 5 (instead of the custom control). The process is similar.
 
overture1922 said:
You can follow the tutorial and change to ´´advanced custom control´´ on step 5 (instead of the custom control). The process is similar.
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That´s what i´ve done! but how can i select:

  • footswitch A to change between scene 1/2
  • footswitch B to change between scene 3/4
  • footswitch C to change between scene 5/6
  • footswitch D to change between scene 7/8

many thx!!
 
mr.f said:
That´s what i´ve done! but how can i select:

  • footswitch A to change between scene 1/2
  • footswitch B to change between scene 3/4
  • footswitch C to change between scene 5/6
  • footswitch D to change between scene 7/8

many thx!!
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Footswitch A: Mode: Single Step (switch beetwen two banks) Bank A CC 23 1 Bank B CC 23 0
Footswitch B: Mode: Single Step (switch beetwen two banks) Bank A CC 23 3 Bank B CC 23 2
Footswitch C: Mode: Single Step (switch beetwen two banks) Bank A CC 23 5 Bank B CC 23 4
Footswitch D: Mode: Single Step (switch beetwen two banks) Bank A CC 23 7 Bank B CC 23 6

On FM3 go to Setup > MIDI/Remote > Other > Scene Select CC#23

(I used number 23 as example, but I think you can use other number)

I tried it here and it works. Actually in a first moment I thought it was not possible lol, but this Mvave chocolate is amazing!

See the manual page 52.

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overture1922 said:
Select ´´advanced custom control´´ (instead of the custom control). Then you can assign the mode ´´step short step long´´ to each footswitch. For example: short press would be CC20, and long press CC21.
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Is it possible to use like this?

  • short A: Scene 1 - Long A: Scene 5
  • short B: Scene 2 - Long B: Scene 6
  • short C: Scene 3 - Long C: Scene 7
  • short D: Scene 4 - Long D: Scene 8


Can you explain how to configure it?
 
rodbettencourt said:
Is it possible to use like this?

  • short A: Scene 1 - Long A: Scene 5
  • short B: Scene 2 - Long B: Scene 6
  • short C: Scene 3 - Long C: Scene 7
  • short D: Scene 4 - Long D: Scene 8


Can you explain how to configure it?
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Please try to use the above methods and adapt them to get the configuration you want.
 
rodbettencourt said:
As it’s very cheap a decided to give it a shot and got a second one. But definitely the second one doesn’t work with the same Bluetooth MIDI receiver. I was wondering if it would work connecting each other using a TRS cabe through the chocolate cable jack.
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Maybe you should test the Hotone FS-1. The Chocolate with TRS cable I think would not work with all options like the Blueetoth midi connection.
 
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