Videos that finally properly explain various methods of how midi can be used, so happy I found it. The subtle flexes like the cc message library make me look at morningstar as an excellent midi solution. Can’t wait to see further developments on your switcher! Thanks morningstar!!!
Hi MorningStar, thank you for this amazing video! When I am using the MC6 and access the tap menu, is there way I can scroll up and down the BPM, like it is shown on 3:08? Or is this only possible on MC8?
Thank you for the great video. Have you ever tested the Walrus Mako D1 Delay (v2 newer version)? I have a brand new MC6 Pro pedal and send CC30 with Value 127 to the D1. But the tempo only changes from time to time, fast taps don't work. When I press the TapTempo directly on the D1, the tempo values are different from those via the MC6pro (when it works). MidiClock Tap doesn't work either. I am at a bit of a loss.
Yes, we have that pedal and have tested it before. Please send us an email at ‘help@morningstarfx.com’. We provide support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily.
Just bought an MC6 Pro. One question on midi clock. I use Ableton live to control tracks and I currently send midi clock OUT of Ableton into my timeline. Could I switch this around so that ableton is plugged into the MC6 midi in, the MC6 receives midi clock in and then it passes it out? in other words, can the mc6 pass on midi clock it receives externally?
Yes, you can do that. If you have the your MC6 PRO connected to your computer via USB, it will be able to receive MIDI from Ableton (USB MIDI is 2-way). You can then relay that MIDI clock information out via the MC6 PRO MIDI outputs.
Thanks for the video! Whenever i send midi clock tap to my pedals it takes a few seconds to register. Is that normal? Mc3 into a strymon el capistan v2
Hi! Please send us an email at ‘help@morningstarfx.com’. We provide support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily.
Hi. Yes, our controllers can receive and relay MIDI clock. Like with all other message types, MIDI clock will be received and relayed through all MIDI outputs (including the USB port). MIDI clock is global and not MIDI channel specific. So all your devices will receive MIDI clock unless you have turned it off on each pedal. We explained that in the video as well!
Hi, I’m planning to buy both a Strymon Timeline and an MC8 to work with my Boss RC500. Two questions: 1). Are the RC500’s midi parameters/options populated into your library? 2). Using the MC8 as a master, can the timeline’s internal looper track be set up to work in conjunction with the RC500’s two loop tracks? If so, how well will this work, or what functions will not work in this use case? I know there are many live looper folks who would love to know that they could rope in other single track loopers to gain an an extra track. As we looper-types saw with the now ancient Boss RC-300, three tracks is way better than two, especially with a beat-synced Timeline involved. Gives me shivers (the good kind)! If this’ll is possible, maybe make a video & sell a bunch more MC pedals?
Hi. We usually respond to technical questions (especially such detailed ones) via email. So if you do have further questions after this, please send us an email at help@morningstarfx.com. Here are the answers to your questions. 1) The RC500's MIDI functions are not fixed. The user determines what CC numbers will control which functions/parameters. Therefore the RC500 will not be included in our MIDI Dictionary as there is no fixed MIDI implementation. 2) The time parameter on the Timeline only affects the delay effect and not its loop playback time. As such, what you mentioned is not possible.
@MorningstarEngineering Is there a way to both have midi clock assigned to a switch for tap tempo, as well as having a pre programmed tempo for each bank that activates upon loading the bank?
Yes, you most definitely can. Just use Bank Presets for that. We explained it in this video: ruclips.net/video/q_X75WNI02c/видео.htmlsi=7XyH3OCjbuYh1yLi
Do I understand correctly that while the CC messages are sent (for example a preset change), MIDI clock can be still sent continuously during that action?
Hi. From 3 August 2021, we moved to LCD screens with white backgrounds for the MC8. The Quality Control reject rate of the previous black ones was getting too high and we could not continue to use them. We changed all our product photos to reflect this change in color as well. Since then we've also had some customers ask how they can change their black screens to white (and vice versa). Both colors work great but the QC rejection rate was something we could no longer accept.
Are you accessing the editor on Chrome browser? You are supposed to. Email us at 'help@morningstarfx.com' if you need further assistance. We provide technical support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily. Cheers!
If you have a midi controller without midi clock, but the first pedal has midi clock send, and the second pedal has midi clock receive. How do you set that up? I see a cc tap message would work :)
Hi! Please send us an email at ‘help@morningstarfx.com’. We provide support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily.
MIDI clock is just a global BPM value and divisions are not involved. The divisions will be handled by the receiving devices. For eg. certain presets on your delay pedal pedal could be dotted eighth while others could be 1/4, 1/8 etc. But they can all be synced by MIDI clock.
I'm having troubles. I am able to get the MC6 to send a tap tempo to the Global BPM of the HX Stomp, but it is not changing the effect. The 3 buttons of the HX stomp are set as block bypass. Any idea what I'm missing?
Hi. Please send us an email at ‘help@morningstarfx.com’. We provide technical support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily. Cheers!
HELP ! The controller is still sending midi clock after I engage different preset on my BigSky. In the general configuration I switched off the midi clock persist and it´s still transmiting midi clock after I change preset on the controller.
Hi. Please send us an email at help@morningstarfx.com. We provide technical support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily. Cheers!
With the new updates, can my MC6 sent a simple BPM signal out of the Exp jacks to something like a Strymon pedal's Exp input, or a pedal that has a tap tempo 1/4" input?
I have Gt1000 core and just wondering if I set a tempo on the current patch and change patch to another, the tempo will be still there where I set? thanks!
Hi. Yes, that is possible. You can have 'MIDI Clock Persist' enabled on your Morningstar controller so that MIDI Clock data will consistently be sent to the GT1000 Core.
I have my preset bpm midi clock settings on page 2 of my bank controlling the tempo of my HX Stomp. Everything works as it is supposed to, until I go back to page 1 of my bank. As soon as I have toggled back to page 1, my HX Stomp stops receiving the correct bpm and goes back to whatever tempo the stomp had globally. Any suggestions on how to fix this issue? MC6 Mkii user.
From the manual it appears that midi clock messages can only be sent out of the "Midi Out" port, but not from the "Omni Port" even if you are using the omni to send midi messages, is that true?
Hi. At the moment you cannot use an exp pedal to do that. But you can use the up/down foot switches to increase and decrease the bpm in the tempo menu.
And everyone now and again the desktop editor will say “no firmware information was received from the controller” but I’m updated to the newest firmware
Hi. It seems like you are in a menu on the controller. You have to be on the home page for the editor to communicate with the controller. Please send us an email at help@morningstarfx.com if you need further assistance. We provide technical support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily. Cheers!
Just got mine - what a fantastic bit of kit. I have it running my Strymon pedals. Keep up the good work !!!
Videos that finally properly explain various methods of how midi can be used, so happy I found it. The subtle flexes like the cc message library make me look at morningstar as an excellent midi solution. Can’t wait to see further developments on your switcher! Thanks morningstar!!!
I'm still new to my mc8 .. but it's endlessly helpful .. just awesome!
Thanks! It is a bit strange that the GT-1000core does not allow cc messages for tap tempo though. Good that there is a workaround!
Hi MorningStar, thank you for this amazing video! When I am using the MC6 and access the tap menu, is there way I can scroll up and down the BPM, like it is shown on 3:08? Or is this only possible on MC8?
Hi. Yes, the feature is the same on the MC6 as well.
Good to have a Swiss Army knife handy should you need to pry the lid off one of these boxes
Brilliant hand-acting :-)
Hats off to Mr Bill.
Can you do a video using the Morningstar controller with the walrus audio D1?
Following
This is cool. Can you use the tap tempo button on a pedal like the timeline to set the tempo for all the pedals? Would it work in that direction?
Hi. That would not work as the Timeline does not send out MIDI clock. It can only receive it
Thank you so much for continuing to make useful videos
Will you guys be coming out with a MC8 Pro?
This helped me so much! Thanks! I love my mc8
Can I have my drummer use one?
Thank you for the great video. Have you ever tested the Walrus Mako D1 Delay (v2 newer version)? I have a brand new MC6 Pro pedal and send CC30 with Value 127 to the D1. But the tempo only changes from time to time, fast taps don't work. When I press the TapTempo directly on the D1, the tempo values are different from those via the MC6pro (when it works). MidiClock Tap doesn't work either. I am at a bit of a loss.
Yes, we have that pedal and have tested it before. Please send us an email at ‘help@morningstarfx.com’. We provide support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily.
Just bought an MC6 Pro. One question on midi clock. I use Ableton live to control tracks and I currently send midi clock OUT of Ableton into my timeline.
Could I switch this around so that ableton is plugged into the MC6 midi in, the MC6 receives midi clock in and then it passes it out?
in other words, can the mc6 pass on midi clock it receives externally?
Yes, you can do that. If you have the your MC6 PRO connected to your computer via USB, it will be able to receive MIDI from Ableton (USB MIDI is 2-way). You can then relay that MIDI clock information out via the MC6 PRO MIDI outputs.
Thanks for the video! Whenever i send midi clock tap to my pedals it takes a few seconds to register. Is that normal? Mc3 into a strymon el capistan v2
Hi! Please send us an email at ‘help@morningstarfx.com’. We provide support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily.
his could tempo be notched instead?
midi clock message type ( which allws you to send a predetermined fixed bpm ) is only in MC8 ??? please answer .... MC6 ?
Hi. All message types are the same and available across all controller models.
Can the MC series receive and pass through MIDI clock from an external sequencer? If so, on which devices and on which ports does this work? Thanks!
Hi. Yes, our controllers can receive and relay MIDI clock. Like with all other message types, MIDI clock will be received and relayed through all MIDI outputs (including the USB port). MIDI clock is global and not MIDI channel specific. So all your devices will receive MIDI clock unless you have turned it off on each pedal. We explained that in the video as well!
@@MorningstarEngineering where in the video is it described? cheers!
@@HenricWallmark Hi. 0:41
Does MC3 able to control the tempo on TC electronic Flashback x 4 V1 on same preset? Thank you!
Hi! As long as the Flashback X4 allows tempo to be controlled by MIDI, it will work well.
Hi, I’m planning to buy both a Strymon Timeline and an MC8 to work with my Boss RC500. Two questions: 1). Are the RC500’s midi parameters/options populated into your library? 2). Using the MC8 as a master, can the timeline’s internal looper track be set up to work in conjunction with the RC500’s two loop tracks? If so, how well will this work, or what functions will not work in this use case? I know there are many live looper folks who would love to know that they could rope in other single track loopers to gain an an extra track. As we looper-types saw with the now ancient Boss RC-300, three tracks is way better than two, especially with a beat-synced Timeline involved. Gives me shivers (the good kind)! If this’ll is possible, maybe make a video & sell a bunch more MC pedals?
Hi. We usually respond to technical questions (especially such detailed ones) via email. So if you do have further questions after this, please send us an email at help@morningstarfx.com. Here are the answers to your questions. 1) The RC500's MIDI functions are not fixed. The user determines what CC numbers will control which functions/parameters. Therefore the RC500 will not be included in our MIDI Dictionary as there is no fixed MIDI implementation. 2) The time parameter on the Timeline only affects the delay effect and not its loop playback time. As such, what you mentioned is not possible.
@@MorningstarEngineering Thanks! These answers make sense. I’ll direct future questions via email.
@MorningstarEngineering
Is there a way to both have midi clock assigned to a switch for tap tempo, as well as having a pre programmed tempo for each bank that activates upon loading the bank?
Yes, you most definitely can. Just use Bank Presets for that. We explained it in this video: ruclips.net/video/q_X75WNI02c/видео.htmlsi=7XyH3OCjbuYh1yLi
same as oasis 2011...
midi clock function isnt working in mc6 mk ii, only tap tempo. is this exclusive to MC8?
It works for all our MIDI controllers. Send us an email at help@morningstarfx.com. Happy to help you resolve any challenges you are facing.
CAn this be used to sync and send tap tempo to all my time based guitar pedals AND the arppegiator in my microkog?
Hi. If the Microkorg can accept MIDI clock and be synced to MIDI clock, then yes you can do that.
Does the MC6 will also have the Tap Menu ? and can adjust each presets bpm without the editor ?
Hi. Yes, the MC6 has the same MIDI Clock features.
Do I understand correctly that while the CC messages are sent (for example a preset change), MIDI clock can be still sent continuously during that action?
Hi. Yes, that’s right. You can enable the MIDI Clock Persist setting so that MIDI Clock gets sent continuously even as you perform other actions.
why is my mc8 screen different than the one in this video?
Hi. From 3 August 2021, we moved to LCD screens with white backgrounds for the MC8. The Quality Control reject rate of the previous black ones was getting too high and we could not continue to use them. We changed all our product photos to reflect this change in color as well. Since then we've also had some customers ask how they can change their black screens to white (and vice versa). Both colors work great but the QC rejection rate was something we could no longer accept.
I Have no divices list within the Midi Dictionary, just the MC6 MKII. When I click on the select Device tab, A white empty menu pops up.
Are you accessing the editor on Chrome browser? You are supposed to. Email us at 'help@morningstarfx.com' if you need further assistance. We provide technical support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily. Cheers!
If you have a midi controller without midi clock, but the first pedal has midi clock send, and the second pedal has midi clock receive. How do you set that up?
I see a cc tap message would work :)
Hi. That would depend on what MIDI controller and pedals you are using.
My MC6 Pro tap won't tap fast tempos. No idea why. Followed this to a T.
Hi! Please send us an email at ‘help@morningstarfx.com’. We provide support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily.
Can you send different tap subdivisions as well? Or just quarter notes?
MIDI clock is just a global BPM value and divisions are not involved. The divisions will be handled by the receiving devices. For eg. certain presets on your delay pedal pedal could be dotted eighth while others could be 1/4, 1/8 etc. But they can all be synced by MIDI clock.
I'm having troubles. I am able to get the MC6 to send a tap tempo to the Global BPM of the HX Stomp, but it is not changing the effect. The 3 buttons of the HX stomp are set as block bypass. Any idea what I'm missing?
Hi. Please send us an email at ‘help@morningstarfx.com’. We provide technical support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily. Cheers!
HELP ! The controller is still sending midi clock after I engage different preset on my BigSky. In the general configuration I switched off the midi clock persist and it´s still transmiting midi clock after I change preset on the controller.
Hi. Please send us an email at help@morningstarfx.com. We provide technical support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily. Cheers!
With the new updates, can my MC6 sent a simple BPM signal out of the Exp jacks to something like a Strymon pedal's Exp input, or a pedal that has a tap tempo 1/4" input?
Hi. That will not work. Our MIDI controllers control BPM and tempo via MIDI and not by relay switching
I have Gt1000 core and just wondering if I set a tempo on the current patch and change patch to another, the tempo will be still there where I set? thanks!
Hi. Yes, that is possible. You can have 'MIDI Clock Persist' enabled on your Morningstar controller so that MIDI Clock data will consistently be sent to the GT1000 Core.
@@MorningstarEngineering thanks for your reply! it helps!
I have my preset bpm midi clock settings on page 2 of my bank controlling the tempo of my HX Stomp. Everything works as it is supposed to, until I go back to page 1 of my bank. As soon as I have toggled back to page 1, my HX Stomp stops receiving the correct bpm and goes back to whatever tempo the stomp had globally. Any suggestions on how to fix this issue? MC6 Mkii user.
Hi. Have you enabled Persistent MIDI Clock under the MC6 global settings?
@@MorningstarEngineering thank you, that worked!
From the manual it appears that midi clock messages can only be sent out of the "Midi Out" port, but not from the "Omni Port" even if you are using the omni to send midi messages, is that true?
MIDI messages generated from the controller are sent to all ports (Omniport, DIN5, USB), including MIDI clock messages
@@MorningstarEngineering thanks for the clarification - I must have misinterpreted the manual. Cheers!
Is it possible to modify the global BPM with an expression input?
Hi. At the moment you cannot use an exp pedal to do that. But you can use the up/down foot switches to increase and decrease the bpm in the tempo menu.
Is the ability to display the bpm of the tap tempo blinking to the bpm available on the mc6?
Hi. Due to screen size limitations, the bpm can only be displayed while in the tempo menu on the MC3 and MC6.
Hi, is it possible to adjust the tempo as shown on 3:10 in the MC3?
Hi. Yes that is possible. You just need to use the MIDI Clock message type and make sure you set 'Show Tap Menu' to Yes
Is there a video for this?
What do I do when my MC6 says “transmission error” when trying to use the desktop editor?
And everyone now and again the desktop editor will say “no firmware information was received from the controller” but I’m updated to the newest firmware
Hi. It seems like you are in a menu on the controller. You have to be on the home page for the editor to communicate with the controller. Please send us an email at help@morningstarfx.com if you need further assistance. We provide technical support from there. A service ticket will be created for you and we will be able to follow up easily. Cheers!
how can I see the tempo on my MC6 screen?
Hi. Due to the space constraints of the MC6 screen, you can only see the BPM when you are in the Tap menu as shown at 2:50 in this video.
cant get this to work with dd500
Hi. We've replied to your email. A service ticket has been created for you and we will be able to follow up easily there!
HMMM MC6 not showing the tempo on display
In the upcoming Firmware 3.9, live BPM display will also be available for the MC3 and MC6.
@@MorningstarEngineering so sweet !!
Is the Tap Menu not available for the M6 MKii? I change it to "yes" in the web Editor, but nothing happens on the pedal.
It is available on the MC6 MKII. Click on 'Disconnect Device' on the editor first. The menu will not show while you are in edit mode