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control mfx-intensity via midi

control mfx-intensity via midi

19 Nov 2008, 15:35
Hi everyone!
i would be glad if you could help me out with some midi-related problems.
I have the SC for two weeks now to get rid of the internal sounds of my yamaha p80 stagepiano :) To have some control over it, i also bought a used midi-floorboard. Most of my demands i could solve, and i feel already quite convenient with the editor and how the SonicCell is controlled via midi but there is one problem left:
i would like to control the intensity of some mfx (e.g. distortion) from dry to wet with the foot-controler of the floorboard. In most MFX, you can control the output level but this mutes the sound instead. Afaik, routing allows you to either go through mfx or L+R but not both. i also cant route to 2 mfx slots in parallel (which would then take up 2 slots).
The only solution i can think of: assign the patch to 2 parts where one goes to mfx, one to L+R and control the level of one part reversed. But this takes up the double amount of voices and it becomes ugly to adjust anything within the parts as you have to do everything twice. by the way, this seems like a dirty workaround to me and im perfectionist :)
maybe theres an easy way, such tasks are ment to be dealt with, which i just havent discovered?
Thank you very much so far :) If i can help with what i know up to now, im glad to do so!

Happy playing to everyone :) Alex
gear:
Yamaha P80 stagepiano
Art X-15 Floorboard
SonicCell

Re: control mfx-intensity via midi

27 Nov 2008, 12:38
Hi, normally it must be possible, to change every parameter of the SonicCell (also every parameter of FX) via SysEx. Look in the MIDI-Implementation or change the parameter in the editor an write down the values. Later you can change the parameter you want by a sequencer, which can send SysEx-Dates.

Candy

Re: control mfx-intensity via midi

2 Dec 2008, 14:17
Hi Candy,
my problem is, i want to do this on stage. there i only have my floorboard which can only send control change messages. But im about to replace its electronics with the midibox 64 from www.ucapps.de and then i will use your solution.

I had contact with Roland support meanwhile and they said, i should use sysex messages as you said. if my floorboard doesnt support that, my solution might work but he was very sceptic :)

Thanks anyway!

Alex
gear:
Yamaha P80 stagepiano
Art X-15 Floorboard
SonicCell

Re: control mfx-intensity via midi

24 Jun 2009, 10:30
hi avogra,

I have quite the same problem... which floorboard do you use? I tried behringers FCB1010 but it's all in all pretty crappy. did you find a way to solve the problem?

Re: control mfx-intensity via midi

24 Jun 2009, 16:07
hey fleaux!

i have a very old (20 years?) ART X-15 Ultrafoot. the beringer is really luxurious compared to mine :-P but i haven't found a comfortable solution, so i do it the way, i suggested before with the two parts, one going through mfx, the other not. this is a lot of configuring your patches but it works for me. if you need help, how to do this in detail, i'll gladly explain.

the most floorboards seem to be made for guitarists to control their midi-capable equipment with some easy program and control changes. at the same time, i have the feeling, that the soniccell's main intention is using it with a computer, where you can easily create the right sysex messages. i haven't found any floorboard or midi-controller at all that can do this to my satisfaction.

my ultimate solution is soldering a midiprocessor-box from ucapps.de which i would programm to translate the midi messages from my floorboard to the right sysex messages for the soniccell. but this will take up a lot of time and some money, so i haven't pulled myself together yet :)
maybe i will simply buy a small extra-keyboard and avoid most problems entirely...

so long :)

Alex
gear:
Yamaha P80 stagepiano
Art X-15 Floorboard
SonicCell

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