Help with MIDI and 5150 III 50 Watt issue?

[vkw619]

Hey guys,

I just got my 5150 III 50Watt and I'm loving it, all except 1 issue.

I am running my 5150 III using a POD HD500X to handle channel switching and effects. And I am running into an issue. I can't seem to figure out for the LIFE of me how to setup so the FX loop on the amp is ALWAYS on. 

I want it to always be on and when I change from patch to patch it stay on. However, I just can't figure it out. The 5150 III nor the POD manual can help me. I have it completely configured accept for this issue. If I switch between any patch on my POD, it goes to the correct channel on the amp, however lets say I just turn my amp on, and don't have the included footswitch hooked up, the effects loop is off and there is no way for me to turn it on! And I can't for the life of me figure out how to program it so when I switch patches on the POD, the FX loop on the amp is always on. If I turn my amp off and back on, I have to hook up the footswitch of the amp, turn the effects loop back on, and unplug the foot switch in order to play. Help?

I've been trying to figure this out for about 3-4 hours now, could anyone with this amp and setup PLEASE help me?

 

[rd2rk]

To use MIDI for effects loop bypass:

 

 

 

 

1. No set up is required. From MIDI channel 1 (default) or the

 

 

 

channel that was used to send Program Change messages in

 

the section above (if different from MIDI channel 1), simply

 

send a Control Change #85 message with a value of 63 or less to

 

bypass the effects loop or a value of 64 or more to enable the

 

effects loop.

 

 

The HD sends PC# 000 (1A) to 063 (16D) automatically when you select a preset. Not sure if that has anything to do with your problem, but try setting a preset's Midi (say, 1A) to send a CC#085 with a value of >63. That should enable the fx loop on the amp. Of course, setting that up on EVERY preset in every setlist will be a PITA, but there doesn't seem to be a way to effect that sort of change across the board.