Rewolf48 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I have been experimenting with Jam Origin MIDI Guitar, and I set up the most basic thing I could - JTV into compressor to USB 1/2 to iPad running MIDI Guitar 2 into Garage Band and then USB 1/2 returned to Helix main outputs. I am loving the Pad sounds especially Orchestra and Choir sounds... But what astounded me was that in all the time I have owned a JTV and Helix I never discovered that the JTV Volume knob by default is sending MIDI Volume. Not just turn it down and sound gets quieter, but rather turn it down and the volume control in Garage Band lowers itself at the same time. I would expect a Volume block or Expression to do this but I hadn't expected the guitar to. I am sure that the Line 6 guys are thinking - "Finally; after 3 years, now some of our hard work is being noticed". I had no idea that it could do that, and that makes me ask what other things are in there? What CC does the tone knob send? What about model selection? Can I control the channel? Does it still work if I lock the Guitar Volume so that I can control the pad volume while allowing the guitar through unchecked? Or have I found a bug, because in Command Center where there is an option to define what Variax Volume does it is currently set to None but the next option is MIDI CC with full control over channel, cc and Min and Max values. I have to confess that until I looked for it I didn't even know that Command Center had options for Variax controls. Just when you thought you knew what a Helix and JTV combination can do.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brue58ski Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 i don't know about MIDI but I know both the volume and tone knobs on the JTV ca be assigned to any of the parameters. It would make sense then for them to have the ability to control MIDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 23 hours ago, Rewolf48 said: I have been experimenting with Jam Origin MIDI Guitar, and I set up the most basic thing I could - JTV into compressor to USB 1/2 to iPad running MIDI Guitar 2 into Garage Band and then USB 1/2 returned to Helix main outputs. I am loving the Pad sounds especially Orchestra and Choir sounds... But what astounded me was that in all the time I have owned a JTV and Helix I never discovered that the JTV Volume knob by default is sending MIDI Volume. Not just turn it down and sound gets quieter, but rather turn it down and the volume control in Garage Band lowers itself at the same time. I would expect a Volume block or Expression to do this but I hadn't expected the guitar to. I am sure that the Line 6 guys are thinking - "Finally; after 3 years, now some of our hard work is being noticed". I had no idea that it could do that, and that makes me ask what other things are in there? What CC does the tone knob send? What about model selection? Can I control the channel? Does it still work if I lock the Guitar Volume so that I can control the pad volume while allowing the guitar through unchecked? Or have I found a bug, because in Command Center where there is an option to define what Variax Volume does it is currently set to None but the next option is MIDI CC with full control over channel, cc and Min and Max values. I have to confess that until I looked for it I didn't even know that Command Center had options for Variax controls. Just when you thought you knew what a Helix and JTV combination can do.... Turn off "MIDI over USB" in Helix global settings and that behavior will stop... I find it super annoying when trying to record, especially if volume swells are on the menu. Only problem is that setting needs to be on if you want to use Workbench while connecting through Helix, otherwise it won't recognize that the guitar is connected... oh well, nothing's perfect. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewolf48 Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Can't turn that off as I use OnSong to control Set Lists using MIDI triggers... I have switches for next song, next section etc and create the set list in On Song with it returning PC and CC for snapshot control and tempo back as each song changes - and that ensures that as long as I can see the song on Onsong then I am on the right patch and guitar settings for each section without thinking about it. Virtual Guitar Roadie :) It might just be that it is on channel 16 (required for Workbench integration) and I just need to set a specific channel on the iPad because it is listening to all channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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