trollpickreport Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Hi I bought a Helix last week and I have a question: I play backing tracks through my phone. I managed to plug the phone to the Helix, and control the "-120db/+20db" through a footswitch. I want to control "skip" button in the phone with my foot. Can I do such thing with Helix? If I can't, can you guys help me out knowing about a mp3 footswitch controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Can the unnamed app you're using on the unidentified phone be controlled via MIDI? Is there a hardware interface available for said phone that's recognized by the app? If you answered YES to all questions, then the answer is "MAYBE". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonandtice Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 You could use something like this: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MDBT01--yamaha-md-bt01-bluetooth-wireless-midi-interface you'd have to figure out what MIDI commands to send to the phone if your app even supports it. This standalone thing would be simpler: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PEDPro--airturn-pedpro-bluetooth-foot-controller since it sends standard bluetooth instructions as opposed to MIDI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trollpickreport Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 19 hours ago, rd2rk said: Can the unnamed app you're using on the unidentified phone be controlled via MIDI? Is there a hardware interface available for said phone that's recognized by the app? If you answered YES to all questions, then the answer is "MAYBE". Lol I'm sorry about not giving much info. App : Poweramp, Google play music, Spotify, native music player. Device : primarly Android 8 , Huawei mate 9 I guess I can use an iPad, iPod,or an iPhone 7 too About the hardware interface, I don't know about that, I'm doing research. I'm thinking, if my earplugs buttons work in skipping tracks, how hard is it to find a footswitch device who controls it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trollpickreport Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 17 hours ago, jonandtice said: You could use something like this: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MDBT01--yamaha-md-bt01-bluetooth-wireless-midi-interface you'd have to figure out what MIDI commands to send to the phone if your app even supports it. This standalone thing would be simpler: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PEDPro--airturn-pedpro-bluetooth-foot-controller since it sends standard bluetooth instructions as opposed to MIDI. Nice, thanks for your response, I will check them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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