How to Switch Amp Channels with MIDI
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- Richie & Phil Castellano show you how to use MIDI signals on your MIDI foot controller to switch channels on your non-MIDI enabled amp with a Voodoo Lab Control Switcher.
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Dude, your videos are super helpful. Awesome! Thanks so much for your time and effort.
You should do a video of which cables you use and how exactly to hook it up
Has anyone found a video or similar that actually shows how to hook it all up? Particularly with the line 6 helix family?
Thank you a lot for this, it was just the answer that I was looking for. Great video!
Just what I was looking for. Thank you!
answered all my questions. Thanks!
Badass man you answered my questions!
Hey Richie I have a question, I have an evh 5150 iii 100 watt and the footswitch is a 7 pin connector, do you know of anyway to be able to switch channels with it via midi with that type of cable? I really want to get the podhd500 for effects but I'm not sure it will be able to switch me channels as well, thank you!
Hi, thank you so much for this!
Is there anywhere I can see a diagram or find more info on how everything is connected?
I am interested in doing this with the HD500X and a Fender Deville 212. Is it a midi cable from pod to voodoo, then standard 1/4 from voodoo to amp? I note you had more than one cable going into the amp in this video. The Fender has a single footswitch connector, two guitar inputs and an fx loop.
Would be very grateful for your help on this.
Thanks for this!
Very cool. I didnt know why my effects prosessor had a midi out. Cool amp, extra footswitch plugs. Mine just does channels and effects on or off
You videos are great. Have you tried using the IRT studio with it? I would like to see how to hook it up.
Heyy! Great video, just one thing. Does this control switcher can change between 2 amps? Marshall for distorsions and Fender for clean tones?
If no, then what control switcher could do that?
Thanks!
Awesome stuff guys. Can you set the HD500 to give you get delay spillover between presets? For example going from a lush high gain lead sound with delay to a bone dry in your face metal rhythm, can you set it up so that the delay in the lead sound naturally decays away when you switch to the rhythm sound?
Does that work with TRS plugs in back of amp or just single 2 conductor 1/4 inch style plugs?
How about Laney IRT Studio ? Does it work with OC10 Crocodile loop?
Richie thanks for the nice presentation!!! very helpful !! but what about if the amp has one 1/4 jack that controls 4 channels like engl screamer .
Good Info. I wonder how do I connect my Nux Cerberus thru MIDI to an Amp. Hopefully I've got the answer.
Hey Richie I have a question, can you assign a change channel to a fs1 fs2 fs3 or fs4 switches?? Because I tried but no success, thank you!!
@Richie Castellano, I'm curious how to use a HD500x with say a Rocktron patch mate or Voodoo labs loops switcher?
Hey man, I have a carvin V3m which has a 5 pin input on the back for the footswitch but it doesn't support MIDI, it also only has 1 /4 input for another footswitch. Will the Control Switcher support switching with a HD500x for my V3m? I've seen a schematic using a 5 pin MIDI cable with all 5 pins connected (usually a 5 pin MIDI cable commonly has 3 pins connected) from the back of Control Switcher into the 5 pin connection on the back of the amp, but I'm curious as to if this will actually work before I go spending my money. Hope this makes sense
hi Richie
having problems getting my boogie triaxis to talk with my g major 2 with my new midi moose, Any idea's
Thank you Richie! Do you (or anyone else for that matter) know if I can use a standard 1/4 instrument cable out of my Pod Go to connect into the Voodoo Control Switcher? Or, do I need a midi cable (which the Pod Go does not have)? In other words, will the Control Switcher work with a Pod Go? Thanks to anyone who can help!
This is exactly what I was looking for! But I'm not sure how I would set this up with my ENGL Powerball Mk1. Any thoughts on that?
hi, i want my fm3 to control the amp, DR, using voodoo control switcher. do i set it up by adding a midi block in the preset and use PC commands? thanks
How do you change channels between two guitar amplifiers at the same time? I run an ABY pedal but I don't want to use two different amp foot switches to change their channels.
Any chance of doing a step by step cable setup with the Helix + VL control switcher + amp.
Will connecting the 1/4" handle switching all channels on a 5153 50w head, or would you utilize the 'midi in' jack? I wasn't sure if that would do the trick considering their switch is the 1/4" standard. Greatly appreciate it, solid vid!
Hi,have a small problem and need some help of how I can use my hd500x or I have the firehawk,and use it this way with my laney IRT Studio,so i can remove the midi foot switch controller of the amp,can I do that ?and how please ?thank you
hello how would it be wired for a fender Supersonic ? because the footshwitch is not like a jack input it looks like a midi wire or xlr but it isn't so the voodoo box wouldn't be working out for this amp would it?
Hey Richie, hope you are well. Im confused and need your expertise. I ordered a Ceriaton KK, footswitch that comes is a 5 Pin DIN connector, I am interested in a Helix HX Effects to also do channel switching. However i do not see th 5 Pin DIN available on any processors on the market. Are there any options for me to get this 5 Pin DIN connector to work with any of the processors?
Hello, do you need to do some configuration on POD HD? Or just plug the midi cable?
My amplifier is a Marshall JVM 410...
Sorry, I'm Brazilian and I do not know how to communicate very well in English rsrs...
Thank you
Can you please explain how to connect the Voodoo lab px-8 plus 8-loop pedal switcher to me Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100? Thank you
What midi cable do I need to use with fractal ax8 with voodoo lab controller
I just bought the Voodoo lab px-8 plus 8-loop pedal switcher. I want to run midi From my Mesa Triple Crown. The Mesa triple crown has a Midi already. How do I use it to change the channels from the Voodoo lab from my Mesa? Thx
I am trying to use my eleven rack just for effects. I want effects on my clean and want to use the distortion on my mesa single rec. How do i hook up
How about Fractal Ax8 and Mesa Mark V? When I pressed the buttons at the same time the lights doesn't blink. What is wrong?
I am not sure if there is an easier way...I have Mesa Boogie Rectifer (has midi foot switch) into a Boss GT 100? When I go midi out from my GT 100 it doesn't change the channels....help Richie....HELP!
This is definitely an interesting option BUT with this you lose things such as the tuner mute, fx, reverb and solo options. The RJM unit offers this capability along with the added cost of the unit plus specialized cable. That said most folks probably wont miss those options but i wonder in your case do you? Im leaning to this unit myself bc for my RK2 head, i dont really need those options given that I will have a reverb unit etc and rarely need the solo. But I wonder do you wish you had that? Just curious.
Hey guys could you share a link to buy a device which would work with a Peavey 5150II or 6505+ please.
What if we have a peavey 5150ii, that has it's own weird footswitch input?
just bought one. cant get it to do anything. got a midi controller going into it. all i need is 1/4 inch jack with tip and base??
How do you deal with a device that has a trs female for 3 channel amp?
Would this work on a Headrush Pedalboard to an ENGL Powerball?
boss gt18, gt10, gt100 can change your amp channel it has a built in amp swticher...the new helix from line6 has it also...i just hope they include that feature on future pod hds
awesome!
does it work with the dual rectifier head amp??????
Hi, can I set settings like Media, High, Low, Bass, Drive etc on each channel via MIDI ? or just make the change and tweak amp settings after the select the chanel.. ? thx
luis tenorio you can only change footswitchable amp parameters. For most amps that's only channel switching and maybe fx. Other amps may have remote controllable EQ boosts, but it's basically just on and off.
I have a Laney IRT Studio (only has midi switch in and out) and have some pedals without midi options (tc electronic tuner, maxon od 808, boss gate) and a tc electronic delay with midi options. I want my Laptop to take care of channel switching and pedal switching. Is it possible to use the ENGL Z11 to do that?
ElDaveOX yeah, pretty sure you can. You need your DAW on your computer to transmit program changes to the midi switcher.
great demonstration! do you if the voodoo control switch will work with a Blackstar HT Stage 60 combo? it has a special computer like footswitch cable
If there are no 1/4 inch switch jacks in the blackstar, then it makes things a bit more complicated. It can work, but you'll need to get a custom cable made.
Great! what about the Marshall TSL? It doesnt have standards jacks, only one 6-pin jack dim. The Voodoo Lab Control Switcher can controlling the three channels of the TSL?
+Herlon Chernicharo Not 100% sure. I know there is a multipin connector on the Control Switcher, but I'm not sure if it's the same. Your best bet would be to contact Voodoo Lab customer service. You can get a custom cable made, and that would do the trick, but that can get expensive.
Richie Castellano maybe i can use the original cable from TSL footswich. I'll mail to Voodoo Lab. Thanks
+Herlon Chernicharo let me know how that goes. I'm about to do the same thing soon
Hi! I've got a mesa boogie mark v 25 and line 6 hd 500x! I see your video, you use controll switcher. But mark v 25 model have 1 footswitch pot.. How can I use to line 6 hd 500x for mark v 25??
I was about to ask the same thing... can this control switcher use that fs pot? and if it can, would it separate the channel change and the eq?
Any way to use this with two amps simultaneously? i do have and aby switch. I'm thinking to set one preset two a clean channel in one amp. another preset to be the dirty channel in both amps.
+drumtarist Yes, but this depends on what you want to do. The simplest way would be to reserve the first 2 relays on the control switcher for amp A and the second 2 relays for amp B. Then you program whatever. However, if you need more than 2 switches per amp, it gets complicated. You can use 1/4 inch splitters on the relays, but that's a messy setup and it may not work the way you want. I'm not saying it won't work, but it'll require experimentation. The craziest most detailed way to get 4 switches per amp is to get a MIDI splitter and 2 control switcher boxes. That'll do whatever you want. But that's also bananas.
hey... can this be achieved without the voodoo controller, and use instead just a MIDI to 1/4' cable? Midi out > Amp footswitch In
IMO no way....the relays are the key to the switching.
Great vid! Im also using a HD500x. I wanted to ask if this would work with a peavey 6505+? The stock foot switch uses midi. Would this technique work?
I'm not sure if that's actually midi. It may just be a 5 pin connector.
its a seven pin connector. but no worries. i found out that the rjm mini amp gizmo has a dedicated cable specifically made for the 5150, 6505 and 6505+. its just a bit pricey though...
@@Cerealkillerz69 checkout EM Custom !
I have a two channnel triple rectifier from the 90s and a helix lt. Bought a TRS cable to try and program my patches for either orange and red but the tips and ring controller assign didn’t work. If anyone knows of any work around let me know. My head doesn’t have a midi jack
hi, I've got a Bugera 333XL and it has a 5 pin connector on the back (which doesn't send midi signals), do you think it will work with this?
Matteo Gentili it might, but you may need to get a special cable.
my bugeras footswitch has a midi thru, im looking for a way to control it with my fbc1010
+mike gignac Have you managed to switch channels with the midi thru from your Bugera footswitch? I've got a Bugera TriRec, also with a footswitch with midi thru and I'm wondering if I can use that to switch channels with my Boss GT-6 multiFX unit.
I've got almost the exact same setup: a mesa rectifier (roadster) with the Helix. I have no bloody idea how to get the Helix to send MIDI messages to my Voodoo Lab Control Switcher. I'm pulling my hair out trying to understand this. What I want to do is use the instant commands to work with snaphots; i.e., when I change snapshots, I change amp channels. It seems that when I change CC messages with instant commands, they do not transfer across different snapshots. Is there any way you can explain in more detail how your friend managed to get his all set up and working properly?
Did you ever figure this out? I'm in the same boat now.
What if I wanted to control 2 amps at once?
Did you have to go through the line6 and program midi channels when you set it up?
I don't remember, but I'm pretty sure I didn't. I think I had the pod set to All channels.
Hey Richie, I have an EVH 5150 50w head with midi on the rear and a POD xt live that I use strictly for fx. I run it in front of the amp and bypass all amp models on the pod. I am tired of doing the dance to switch channels. I use 3 presets on the pod, 2 clean sounds with various fx (Ch1 on 5150) and 1 for my gain (Ch3 on 5150) using fx too. How would I obtain midi to switch the channels on my amp when changing the pod presets?
+sean kennedy If I'm not mistaken, the 5150 50 watt head already has MIDI channel switching. It's pretty easy. Connect a MIDI cable from the pod's MIDI out into the amp's MIDI in. Then I think you have to put the amp into MIDI learning mode. This is from the manual:
1. Press both channel SELECT buttons {E and I} simultaneously to
enter MIDI "Learning Mode." The current amp channel LED will
start to blink.
2. Send any desired Program Change message on any desired
channel from your MIDI controller to the amp. The amp channel
1 LED will start to blink unless you have previously assigned
that Program Change message to a different amp channel, in
which case the previously assigned channel LED will start to
blink.
3. Select the target amp channel (1, 2 or 3) using the channel
SELECT buttons {E or I}. All three amp channel LEDs will briefly
illuminate to indicate if the amp channel assignment has been
changed for the Program Change message sent (if the amp
channel assignment has not changed, which would be the case when assigning amp channel 1 to a Program Change message
for the very first time, the three amp channel LEDs will not all
illuminate briefly because the amp channel assignment .
So with this setup you should be able to tell the amp which channels it should be on depending on which pod preset you use. It's pretty nifty!
+Richie Castellano thanks a lot!!!!
excellent video, I am wondering if I can use this VL with my dual rectifier multi-watt, I noticed that my dual rec only has external switching for chan 2 - chan 3 - loop - solo, no channel 1, this is weird. any advice about channel 1?
Yeah, that means that it defaults to channel 1. When you select channel 2 for example, it goes from 1 to 2. When you select 2 again, it'll go back to 1. This is normal.
awesome, I did not know that, thanks a lot
Richie how do I connect that voodoo lab to my Mesa Triple Rec? Please HELP ME
PATRICK VIDAL I wanna know the same as it doesn’t use a 1/4” jack.
I’m very very close to buying one of these Richie and this is the only thing that’s stopping me really.
It’s the perfect set up for the music my band is about to play when we hit the stage.
@@simonhawkes5227 you guys need a special cable. contact these guys shop.rjmmusic.com/amplifier-interface-cables/ they offer special cables like the 8pin midi commonly found on multi channel foot-switchable amps.
Hey, Richie question. Can I use the Boss GT 100 as a midi controller to switch the Mesa Boogie Triaxis? Thanks.
Not 100% certain, but I believe you can. The GT has MIDI out and the Triaxis has MIDI in so it should just be a matter of figuring out whether the Triaxis will jut respond to the GT's program changes or if the GT needs to send out specific MIDI commands to the Triaxis. The manuals will definitely have the answer. I've never used a Triaxis so I don't know the exact method of doing this.
Thanks, Richie, I appreciated .
@1:16 Savatage's He Carves His Stone?
I got a TC Electronic G-Force and CAE RS-10 .. and still can’t conecte each others..
Hi Richie! Love your vids! They've been very helpful with my Helix. I'm looking to do something similar with my helix and Marshall TSL by using the RJM Music Amp Gizmo. How is the helix for running such a rig? And can you do it via snapshots? Any help would be great. Thanks! Also please check out some of my bands vids!
Hi Richie, great explanation!
Got one question.
I have a 2 channel amp with no MIDI. I'm getting a TC Nova System to connect through the effects loop of my amp, and I want to use my amp's distortion from the drive channel. However, I will always have the drive channel set for a hi gain distortion, so this leaves me with no "mild overdrive" or crunch sound setting. So I was thinking of getting a drive pedal with MIDI input (such as TC Nova Drive or Soundblox Pro Multiwave Distortion), that would go straight into my amp's input. The main idea here is to avoid dancing on footswitches, so the question is: will my Nova System be able to control both the drive pedal and a MIDI switcher for my amp?
The Nova System MIDI interface is one set of IN-OUT-THRU, and the MIDI switcher I would use is the Nux Pms2, which has got MIDI IN and THRU.
It would go like this: Guitar>Drive Pedal>Amp Input>Nova System (fx loop) and the MIDI stuff like this: Nova System MIDI OUT> Nux Pms2 MIDI Switcher IN and also Nux Pms2 MIDI Switcher THRU>Drive Pedal MIDI IN
I hope i didn't mess up with my English (I'm from Argentina). If you answer this it would mean a lot. Thanks in advance!!
Don't do it the amp will become a bomb and will explode!
why are you running a 2700 guitar into the pod? I mean it's a free country, but personally I'd invest into something of higher grade.
This just makes me want to throw the Line 6 HD500X in the trash. after purchasing you have to buy a $150 relay for it to work live. Screw this thing. But thanks for the video it made up my mind
Here is a cheaper solution that requires only one cable (reuse the footswitch cable) : EM Custom Amp Midi switcher. The best solution after spending tiiiiiimmmme on the internet.
what? nobody likes to tap dance anymore?