ancker Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Is it possible to have an external 3-5 button Midi Footswitch connected to the Helix via Midi, then have those Midi messages passed to a computer via USB? I'm sure/certain Midi messages are passed from the Midi In to the Midi Out/Thru, but are the messages also passed via USB? Footswitch--(midi)-->Helix Rack--(USB)-->Computer The goal would be to have dedicated DAW Transport switches for controlling Play/Stop, Record, Return to Beginning, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, ancker said: Is it possible to have an external 3-5 button Midi Footswitch connected to the Helix via Midi, then have those Midi messages passed to a computer via USB? I'm sure/certain Midi messages are passed from the Midi In to the Midi Out/Thru, but are the messages also passed via USB? Footswitch--(midi)-->Helix Rack--(USB)-->Computer The goal would be to have dedicated DAW Transport switches for controlling Play/Stop, Record, Return to Beginning, etc. Yes. That's exactly how I use my FCB1010 with Helix Floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancker Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Cool. Did you have to do anything special or set anything up differently to make sure the Midi messages aren't interpreted by the Helix instead of just being passed through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 If you're using the same MIDI commands to control both, then you'll want them on different MIDI Channels. Otherwise you should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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