rough day at work today, hope everyones day was better and at least doing this
before i go to sleep i thought i would post a quick update.
Ok some success!!! starting to understand what the terminology is referring to eg. program change vs a bank change.
So I was able to change the "mode" of the R1 for Setups. Im on mode 5 now but From what i understand the mode is how the foot controller operates.
Here are the modes, i wonder if anyone can just dumb it down a little for me as im getting confused between the differences:
A Setup consists of as many as 8 MIDI Program Change messages, 16
Controller On/Off messages, 1 Song Select message and 1 relay state. The
MPX R1 can be programmed with as many as 100 Setups.
To activate Setups or Direct Device Control from Program mode you must select
4, 5 or 6 as a setting for the PL (Program Load) parameter in Edit mode. This
parameter allows you to select one of the following six options as a master mode
for program load behavior:
1 Banks
2 Direct Access
3 Banks/Direct Access
4 Banks/Direct Device ------ i think when i selected this mode by playing around it meant i could directly recall a preset from the ADA or G2
5 Setups/Direct Access
6 Setups/Direct Device
4 Banks/Direct Device uses the standard bank loading scheme on a single
MIDI channel selected in Edit Program Mode. Pressing and holding the FX
button (from either Program or FX Mode) until the LED blinks and d-d flashes
on the MPX R1 display activates Direct Device Control. Pressing FX again
reverts to the standard bank loading scheme.
5 Setups/Direct Access activates Setup Mode. In this mode, all MIDI Program
Changes are transmitted within Setups. Pressing and holding the FX button
takes you into a version of Direct Access Mode which gives you direct access
only to Setup load. Pressing FX again reverts to Setup Mode.
6 Setups/Direct Device activates Setup Mode. In this mode, all MIDI Program
Changes are transmitted within Setups. Pressing and holding the FX button
(from either Program or FX Mode) until the LED blinks and d-d flashes on the
R1 display activates Direct Device Mode. Pressing FX again reverts to Setup
Mode.
I was then able to configure a program where by button 1 on the footpedal talks to midi channel 2 (ADA MP1) and send bank change (preset 127 as an example). YAY!
initially i had programmed to send bank message 127 and it kept changing to the wrong number (like 27 and not 127). i was getting confused with the setup parameters where it asks for Programs per bank for the target device. I didnt understand what this meant so i played around and set it to 128 (ada mp1 has 128 presets) and it worked. by default was set at 100.
Anyway its a start.. and when i hit the fx button i have access to all the effects loaded on the G2 preset (still sitting at 36). I can turn any of them on or off which is exactly what i wanted to be able to do.
Now i have only achieved in setting up Program 1 on button 1 to change the ADA preset. I still havent understood or worked out how do i also change the G2 preset in that one setup or program.
Im close though. It says it can configure multiple messages on multiple channels im just not yet comprehending how thats done just yet.
This is what i want to do (or operate when on stage):
First Song:
Press button 1 (program 1) which switches to clean ada preset #123 on midi channel 2 and G2 effects patch #36 on midi channel 1
From there as im playing a song i can push the Fx button which changes the foot controller in FX mode and i can press on or off what effects i want thats loaded in the patch .. for whatever reason .. maybe i dont want reverb on .. OR maybe i want to engage the built in wah or something mid song.
Now in the middle of the song is a guitar solo.
Press button 2 for Lead "Program" which will then switch to lead gain preset #125 on ada and maybe for this program stay with the same G2 preset #36 but could be whatever effects patch. (thats a whole other mine field of possibilities lol)
then solo over. i switch back to program button 1 for clean.
It could be that each program is a specific sound (relating to a song or band). Eg if im doing covers. Program 1 could be ACDC (crunch ada preset with reverb only patch). Program 2 could be 80s hair band lead. Program 3 could be 80s hair band clean with chorus etc.
So anyway Im half way there. Making sense now. I will play again with it during the week to see HOW i get a second midi message in the 1 program.
Im sure its just knowing what the term is called so i can reference it in the manual. i couldnt see it specifically under chap 6 even though thats the chapter for multiple midi messages on different channels.
Thanks guys!