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Midi CCs for custom foot controller


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Hi There, 

I'm looking into ordering a custom foot controller for Tap Tempo ( cc 64), and three other functions like changing effect block or amp parameters. 

Beyond what's stated in the manual (pasted below), are there certain Midi CCs I should be targeting or avoiding? I was thinking 40, 41, and 42.

Just wanna make sure I get it right the first time. 

Thanks in advance!

 

MIDI CC#
Value
Function
Pedal and Footswitch Assignments
1
0-127
Emulates EXP 1 Pedal
2
0-127
Emulates EXP 2 Pedal
3
0-127
Emulates EXP 3 Pedal
49
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS1
50
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS2
51
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS3
52
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS4
53
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS5
54
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS7
55
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS8
56
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS9
57
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS10
58
0-127
Emulates Stomp footswitch mode's FS11
59
0-127
Emulates EXP Toe switch
Looper Controls
60
0-63: Overdub; 64-127: Record
Looper Record/Overdub switch (FS8)
61
0-63: Stop; 64-127: Play
Looper Play/Stop switch (FS9)
62
64-127
Looper Play Once switch (FS3)
63
64-127
Looper Undo switch (FS2)
65
0-63: Forward; 64-127: Reverse
Looper Forward/Reverse switch (FS11)
MIDI CC#
Value
Function
66
0-63: Full; 64-127: Half
Looper Full/Half Speed switch (FS10)
67
0-63: Off; 64-127: On
Looper block on/off (if available); also enters/exits Looper footswitch mode
Additional Controls
0
0-7
Bank MSB
32
0-7
Bank LSB—Setlist select
64
64-127
Tap Tempo
68
0-127
Tuner screen on/off
69
0-7
Snapshot select
70
0-127
Additional global MIDI commands (reserved for future use)
71
0-127
72
0-127
73
0-127
74
0-127
75
0-127
76
0-127
128
0-63: Oh; 64-127: Nooo
Helix achieves self-awareness and starts poking fun of that face you make during the solo
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HI,  I think the Tap Temp CC#64 will work since it is a "published" interface.  It use to be that Manufacturers would publish a "Midi Implementation Sheet" that would show the MIDI in/outs that were "public" implemented commands.  That seems to have gone by the way-side as of late and we only get "Here's what you can do" type lists.

If you have a program that can capture MIDI Messages between your control and the PC and display them in a readable (ie. not hexadecimal) format you can most likely reverse engineer most of the commands.  Since L6 has their own Editor and are in the process of creating the NATIVE software program, it appears that "All?" the parameters can be controlled with MIDI or MIDI type commands.  However, in most cases these are SysEx (System Exclusive) commands and not simple CC# type commands.

That means your "controller" would need to send sysex type messages.  There are controllers that will do this but the learning curve can be steep unless it has a "MIDI Learn" function.

 

I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish, but you may wish to check out my MIDICONTROLL1 preset template on CUSTOMTONE.  It is several pages down at this point but will give you some pointers on how to set up HELIX as a foot controller to send MIDI messages to "RECORD, PLAY, PAUSE, STOP, REWIND using foot-switches 7 through 10
 

Once NATIVE is out I'll be more likely to dig a little deeper into the MIDI implementation as it should be easier to capture some of the "behind the scenes"  MIDI processing.

 

Good luck,  Bo Baker . . .  listed as Gary Baker on CUSTOMTONE

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