Catalyst 60 with midi footcontroller?

[Mikevande70]

I have a Line 6 Catalyst 60, and the little tweo button footswitch isn't cutting it. WHat do I need to make a midi foot controller work with the midi USB B I/O on the back panel? WIll this work? Amazon.com: CAMOLA USB MIDI Host Box High Speed USB to MIDI Converter MIDI Interface(UMH-21) : Everything Else

[rd2rk]

Yes, that should work with whatever controller you have.

Xsonic (Xtone series) and Morningstar both make combination controller/host boxes if you don't already have a controller.

[RealSkier]

I realize I'm necro-posting here but I may have found a solution to the OP's question. It's a cheap ($35) but versatile MIDI-USB footswitch called the M-VAVE Chocolate BT. (Yes, M-VAVE, not M-Wave.)  It sends MIDI over USB-C which, in theory, could control the Catalyst 60 directly without a host interface. It seems to work that way with other MIDI controllable devices. 

 

Here's a complete discussion of what it can do: MIDI "Chocolate" controller with the Mod Dwarf, an introduction - Random - MOD Audio Forum

 

Here's an Amazon link: https://a.co/d/cCsuanu

 

It will also take a standard expression pedal as a control input on 1/4".

[stevenrossbrown]

Hi rd2rk (or anyone else who might be able to answer) –

 

Recently got the Catalyst CX 60 and love it. I've read everything I can find re: using a MIDI foot controller with it, in order to easily access all 12 A/B channel presets when playing live (wah and volume pedals would be nice too, though not essential with other workarounds). I get it that the overall best answer is "spend another $100 for the CX 100" – but at another 20 lbs, my lower back really really wants to stay with the CX 60, perfect in every way for me except the MIDI controller.

 

Will one of the Hosts mentioned above work, along with a USB - B to USB - A cable/adapter – and a Behringer FCB1010 controller? (I've seen solid Youtube and other info online that shows the FCB1010 working just fine with the CX 100).

 

Thanks! crossing fingers ...

and I know a lot of this stuff is changing quickly - so any other "economical" or "simpler/easier" solution that may have come along would be swell too.

 

[stevenrossbrown]

hi – it’s been four days since I asked this question. Just wondering if it will ever be approved to be posted? Thanks!

[rd2rk]

On 4/25/2024 at 2:38 PM, RealSkier said:

I realize I'm necro-posting here but I may have found a solution to the OP's question. It's a cheap ($35) but versatile MIDI-USB footswitch called the M-VAVE Chocolate BT. (Yes, M-VAVE, not M-Wave.)  It sends MIDI over USB-C which, in theory, could control the Catalyst 60 directly without a host interface. It seems to work that way with other MIDI controllable devices. 

 

Here's a complete discussion of what it can do: MIDI "Chocolate" controller with the Mod Dwarf, an introduction - Random - MOD Audio Forum

 

Here's an Amazon link: https://a.co/d/cCsuanu

 

It will also take a standard expression pedal as a control input on 1/4".

 

On 11/4/2024 at 1:49 PM, stevenrossbrown said:

Hi rd2rk (or anyone else who might be able to answer) –

 

Recently got the Catalyst CX 60 and love it. I've read everything I can find re: using a MIDI foot controller with it, in order to easily access all 12 A/B channel presets when playing live (wah and volume pedals would be nice too, though not essential with other workarounds). I get it that the overall best answer is "spend another $100 for the CX 100" – but at another 20 lbs, my lower back really really wants to stay with the CX 60, perfect in every way for me except the MIDI controller.

 

Will one of the Hosts mentioned above work, along with a USB - B to USB - A cable/adapter – and a Behringer FCB1010 controller? (I've seen solid Youtube and other info online that shows the FCB1010 working just fine with the CX 100).

 

Thanks! crossing fingers ...

and I know a lot of this stuff is changing quickly - so any other "economical" or "simpler/easier" solution that may have come along would be swell too.

 

 

In order to use MIDI over USB, there MUST be a HOST device. Chocolate is NOT a HOST.

As I've posted elsewhere, if you have an iPhone or iPad you can use the camera kit and AUM to route MIDI from any USB Controller to the Cat60.

I have tested this using my FCB1010 with iConnectivity MIDI to USB cable. Works great.

IDK about Androids, I don't allow them in my house.

[stevenrossbrown]

thanks rd2rk!

I've been studying this a lot over the past few weeks while I deep edit & save presets along the way, and keep coming back to the FCB as the ideal solution – 8 preset switches, a clear visual display of what switch is on, bank up & down, and pedals for both wah and volume ... really appreciate that you've tested it & it works!  

Hoping this "one in, one out" will work, and is what you're using? There are a few others, and I'm not sure if directional issues of MIDI/USB in which was is IN vs OUT come into play... 

 

[rd2rk]

If you do decide on an FCB1010, be aware that using the stock chip is limiting. Better alternative below.

 

While it CAN be configured to send toggling CC#, the LEDs will NOT reflect the ON/OFF status.

Either try to find one that has already had the UNO Chip Mod, or factor that into your purchase.

Also, regardless of that, get the UNO_ControlCenter Editor. Without it, programming the FCB is MADDENING!

 

In addition to the MIO (IN connector goes to device OUT and vice versa) you'll need the camera kit. The link below is what I use. My iPad/iPhone have lightning connectors. You may need to look for the proper connectors if yours does not have Lightning. This kit/hub has two type A camera connectors, one for the MIO and one for the Cat60. It also has a Power connector. This allows you to keep the iPad/iPhone charged while in use.

 

iOS Lightning Camera Kit/Hub:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T913J3D?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

Here's links to the UNO chip and Editor. Note that the Editor works with the stock FCB Chip as well as the UNO chip:

 

UNO Chip:

https://www.fcb1010.eu/

 

UNO_ControlCenter:

https://www.fcb1010.uno/

 

I use AUM for the iOS MIDI routing because it has a lot of other capabilities, but there's also an app called MIDIFLOW which just does MIDI, but in that context has more functions than AUM, akin to classic MIDI utilities like MIDIOX.

 

HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT...

 

The FCB1010 with UNO is quite capable, and if you NEED to have 10 switches available at all times it is probably the most economical choice.

HOWEVER - it is BIG, UGLY and somewhat limited in its capabilities. The UNO chip adds functionality, and the UNO2 chip does away with almost all of those limitations, but programming UNO2 is actual programming, not a GUI interface like UNO_ControlCenter. It's not a complex programming language, and if you have programming experience (I do), it's NBD, but if not, it can be daunting.

 

Look at this instead:

 

Ampero Control: *SEE BELOW FOR ISSUES!

https://www.hotone.com/products/controlers/Ampero Control

 

Advantages -

you don't need the MIO

cheaper and as powerful as the FCB/UNO2

small and flexible - connect via standard MIDI, USB or BT (I do not recommend BT, I find it undependable. YMMV)

useful beyond the requirements of the Catalyst

get a HOTONE wah/volume/exp pedal and do it all MUCH cheaper/smaller than FCB/UNO/ControlCenter/MIO

easy to program via iPhone or Android

 

I do not have one of these, as I have many other MIDI controllers and a Cat100, but I WANT one, just because.

If you get it from Amazon or some other seller with a good returns policy, it's minimum risk.

My mouse is hovering over the BUY button on Amazon...

 

I just bought it! Arrives Friday!

If you want to hold off until after the weekend, I'll report on it!

 

EDIT: If you're considering the Hotone Ampero Control, HOLD OFF FOR NOW!

I got mine today. It can only be edited using a mobile app via BT, and I can't for the life of me get it to connect to BT!

My iPad sees my WAZA AIR HP, and every one of my other devices as well as all of my neighbor's devices, but after initially connecting, it won't reconnect. I've opened a support ticket, but got no confirmation and AFAICT, nobody else has ever gotten a reply from Hotone support (in CHINA!). There's little to no info on the web, so I'll wait a week before I return it to Amazon.

 

 

 

 

[stevenrossbrown]

Wow - total thanks again, way faster & more detailed options than I'd expected/hoped for. Really appreciate it all, but looks like it's quickly stacking up to be a lot more time, trouble and expense than I have available. (full time graphics job, family, also a painter, too many hats, oh well)

 

In my band days of the mid 70s I had all the best analog stuff, customized myself, and a decent home studio... most of it sadly let go over the years in garage sales, much of that I now see listed online as expensive collector's items!

 

So I'm resurrecting it now in the simplest digital way I can, and playing live again. Have moved from a Line 6/Bogner amp, using a POD HD Bean and FBV Mark II foot controller to replace its funky malfunctioning digital FX preamp; and now the Catalyst CX 60 to replace that. Love it! 20 lbs lighter than the Bogner (or Catalyst 100), but still with the warm tube sound of the Bogner.

 

- I'll wait... eager as I am to get the foot control thing resolved for live playing, (boy do I know the "hover over BUY effect") with Amazon as a preferred less-risk route - knowing more first would be great

 

- I do know programming in a limited way, but also avoid it like the plague (I'm a graphics guy who left my band days behind over 45 years ago with a need to opt for more regular family-oriented paychecks) ... had to learn a ton of HTML5 and CSS3 in a week some years back when my engineer dropped out of a big website project I was designing, pulled it off but no fun at all

 

- the link you sent goes to a page about this 4 button controller – which looks like it could do what I need, and then I'd just put my old Crybaby and Volume pedals up front - but you also mention "HOTONE wah/volume/exp pedal", which is a separate piece of hardware ...? and wouldn't give me the MIDI control over CX 60 presets I need

 

- and, as if thats not enough – Android items not allowed in our house either!

 

Anyway, I'll figure it out yet, and really appreciate your help!

[rd2rk]

On 11/20/2024 at 3:17 PM, stevenrossbrown said:

- the link you sent goes to a page about this 4 button controller – which looks like it could do what I need, and then I'd just put my old Crybaby and Volume pedals up front - but you also mention "HOTONE wah/volume/exp pedal", which is a separate piece of hardware ...? and wouldn't give me the MIDI control over CX 60 presets I need

 

- and, as if thats not enough – Android items not allowed in our house either!

 

The wah/volume/exp pedal (Soulpress II) was suggested IN ADDITION to the Ampero Control, since I've read that other expression pedal options have trouble calibrating with the Ampero Control, and who doesn't need a WAH? But you already have a WAH, as do I, so the Soulpress is not essential.

 

I'll let you know how it stacks up. I installed the Ampero editor on my iPhone long ago, and it looks pretty easy to use.

[stevenrossbrown]

great, thanks

heck, I even had the original VOX pedal, and when I was 16 (no license yet) my mom drove me to Thomas Organ in Van Nuys CA not far from where lived (it was invented there) - where I bought a new pot to replace the one that had gotten too noisy ... $13, I still remember! Then that wore out too, and I got the Crybaby a few years later – I replaced that pot, kept it in good shape with Radio Shack Tuner Cleaner ... and it still works great today! (45+ years of no use probably helped, I was amazed)

[rd2rk]

@stevenrossbrown

 

If you're considering the Hotone Ampero Control, HOLD OFF FOR NOW!

I got mine today. It can only be edited using a mobile app via BT, and I can't for the life of me get it to connect to BT!

My iPad sees my WAZA AIR HP, and every one of my other devices as well as all of my neighbor's devices, but after initially connecting, it won't reconnect. I've opened a support ticket, but got no confirmation and AFAICT, nobody else has ever gotten a reply from Hotone support (in CHINA!). There's little to no info on the web, so I'll wait a week before I return it to Amazon with an appropriate review!

 

I'm looking at the AIRSTEP MULTI (Xsonic). I have the BW version that is specific to the WAZA AIR HP. It also has problems with BT (drops the connection frequently), but the app (which doesn't actually work with the BW, which is not configurable, being specific to the WAZA) at least SEES it and allowed me to update the FW. Unfortunately, it's twice as much as the Hotone (you get what you pay for?) and since I don't really need it... at least I know that they actually have support, as they answered my question about the BW promptly.

 

I HATE BT!

[stevenrossbrown]

thanks!

(heck, I even appreciate that you follow through and do what you say you will... I know this all takes time & effort) 

right there with you on BT – even with the way my iPhone talks to my car (and glitches) - too many modes, protocols, dropouts, etc, sheesh ... not to mention the ol' inherent latency for live play monitoring (like with the Catalyst /headphones) ... speaking of which, since I have to stick with headphones at home, just came across another thread here: "Your experience with Catalyst and headphones" – totally agreed with the reply/advice posted mentioning AKG K240s - then saw it was you! I love mine, and they're 45 years old ...

 

anyway, will continue to keep an eye on the CX60 foot controller thing, the AIRSTEP is the right direction, but I'll want more...

 

LOVING the Catalyt's Dynamic amp model - it's opened up a whole new approach to picking, and controlling an amazing range of tone and gain with just the pick and pinky on volume knob...

 

for now, I have a CLEAN and DYNAMIC setting for both the Strat and Les Paul, Strat assigned to A and B, in Bank 1; Les Paul A and B in Bank 2... LFS2's FS1 toggles A+B; FS2 handles Boost, Delay and Reverb ... so that's a total of 8 distinctly different sounds with the LFS2's buttons and one bank change ... and with hot but quiet DiMarzios on both guitars, DYNAMIC gives me a whole additional range of sounds just with attack & pinky control ... the Crybaby into a BOSS CE5 chorus up front, so for now at least I've got it covered, without the additional 20 lbs of the 100 (and maybe better speaker?)  and as you'd mentioned, I'll be using the iOS Edit app on my phone, clipped to a music stand for easier bank changes than leaning down for two hands on the amp.

 

I guess the ultimate would be a HELIX for foot controlled effects, and two pedals for wah and volume ... but so much more money it's really not worth it

 

YET...

[rd2rk]

Hotone update!

 

I finally got it working. It seems that it had formed a secret tryst with my studio laptop, though I don't recall ever enabling BT on it - did I mention that I HATE BT!?

 

It still won't pair with my iPad, but it does pair with my iPhone. Go figure!

 

The SW offered the option to update the FW, which I did right away.

Programming it was a breeze, and it works great over USB - Hotone>iPad>AUM>Cat USB.

 

I set up seven banks, one for each amp "category" plus MANUAL.

FS1/2 = Channels A/B; FS 3/4 = BOOST/FX1. I always have a reverb on, so the four switches are perfect!

 

Of course, my Cat100 also has standard MIDI connectors, so that's what I'll use should I ever feel like leaving my Helix at home.

 

Bottom line - as long as you can get a device to pair with it, it's easy to program, and you can use either iOS or Android (I'm told).

It works great with AUM, probably other MIDI routing apps too.

AUM is the one I have, and since it's also a multi-track recorder and AU Host, you can add a Drum plugin and record along with drums. Way cool!

 

 

[stevenrossbrown]

Wow. Very cool. I'm definitely learning a lot as I move from the analog world I was so familiar with in the 70s and early 80s into the incredibly fast-advancing and rapidly changing digital world of music. I did it with art as a career in 1984 after 13 years analog, starting with the Atari ST because the Mac wasn't color until 1987's Mac II. Thanks for your help with that!

 

Wasn't going to send you more "mystery foot control hardware" questions, but what the heck – any thoughts on this one maybe playing nicely (and, uh - fairly easily) with the Catalyst (CX) - 60?  The specs down at the bottom of the Amazon page seem favorable to the Catalyst's USB, but what do I know!

 

https://www.amazon.com/Nektar-Pacer-MIDI-Foot-Controller/dp/B07CXMPLXM/ref=asc_df_B07CXMPLXM?mcid=450aab1620323032ac35d4207000e607&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693366139088&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18062600383398314803&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013668&hvtargid=pla-571840873838&psc=1

[stevenrossbrown]

can this

Programming it was a breeze, and it works great over USB - Hotone>iPad>AUM>Cat USB.

 

be this?

Programming it was a breeze, and it works great over USB - Hotone>Cat USB.

[rd2rk]

On 11/27/2024 at 12:14 PM, stevenrossbrown said:

can this

Programming it was a breeze, and it works great over USB - Hotone>iPad>AUM>Cat USB.

 

be this?

Programming it was a breeze, and it works great over USB - Hotone>Cat USB.

 

No. USB requires a HOST, which is the function of the iThingy. Any laptop will work too.

AUM routes the signal through from the Hotone to the Cat.

On a laptop you could use MIDIOX (there's also a MAC MIDI utility, don't recall the name) or any basic DAW for routing.

[rd2rk]

The CX is just a Cat with some cosmetic differences and the FW pre-installed vs having to do a FW update to get the new features on the original Cat.

So, yes, it will work fine, but still requires a HOST.

[stevenrossbrown]

yeah, that much I know, just qualifying which one I have but really doesn't matter in this thread... and you confirmed my suspicions – that the HOST element of the USB/MIDI chain for the 60 is always required, isn't resident in the amp, and apparently is never included in the various potential foot controllers, except maybe the more expensive (and Line 6?) versions

 

also, this is why my current and increasingly looking like permanent solution for my footswitching things as much as possible when playing live is the LFS2 for A/B and Boost/FX, 1 bank for the Strat, a second for the Les Paul; and then the iPhone on a music stand running Cat Edit and quickly switching the banks as needed with my finger! Wah and Chorus up front; Delay and Reverb in the Cat, switched with the LFS2 ... and if the finger method proves quick enough, may even add a couple "specialty Banks" with Octave Divider, Oblivion/Badonk, massive Delay, etc – anyway, it's coming along ... rehearsal last night, great tone blended with our other guitarist (an old Princeton and crazy-big pedalboard) – and me with no lower back trouble!!!

 

[stevenrossbrown]

oh yeah - and that Nektar would also need a HOST?

[rd2rk]

Yes.

[stevenrossbrown]

thanks

[stevenrossbrown]

Hi rd2, me again. Have been busily working away on an oldskool analog pedalboard to use in conjunction with the CX60, since comprehensive MIDI foot control of all the internal effects isn't going to happen.

 

But ( with all of this relating to live performance with a band, while zipping right along through setlists ) – for the bank changes that would let me at least pretty quickly get to as many as 24 different presets – using the iPhone and Edit app with iPhone on a music stand, or even bending over quickly to hit a manual bank change, and then using the LFS2 switch to toggle those two presets by A/B channel, with an amp/boost/effects preset in each – would really give me most of a lot I'm looking for from the Catalyst effects (and boost) without MIDI foot control...

 

But the one big drawback there, is that (as you know) - the footswitch settings in Edit are GLOBAL. Whatever I set there applies to each one of the 24 available presets. (unless I'm missing something here). 

 

If the footswitch settings could just be saved separately per each of the 24 presets, it would really rock (be fantastic). Not sure if you have any inside track on ongoing develop[ment plans, but do you think there might be a chance of that in the works? thanks! 

[rd2rk]

Well, the first thing you're missing is that you don't have 24 presets, you have 12:

 

1 A/B; 2 A/B; 3 A/B; 4 A/B; 5 A/B; 6 A/B

Those are called using MIDI PC#s:

1/2 (1 A/B)

3/4 (2 A/B)

5/6 (3 A/B)

7/8 (4 A/B)

9/10 (5 A/B)

11/12 (6 A/B)

 

PC# 0 calls MANUAL Mode.

 

You can have any combination of amps, FX and settings in each preset, but there's only 12 presets.

 

The REALITY is that L6 is not spending a lot of time developing for the Catalyst, and there will not (IMO) be major changes to the OS such as saving FS configurations per preset. That is what MIDI is for.

 

The Hotone Ampero Control + iPhone solves all of the FS configuration problems inherent to the Catalyst line.

 

I described the configuration above. It works great. What are you waiting for?

 

FWIW - IDK what all you've got on your "old school" pedalboard, but odds are good that you could have lots more in a lot less space for not much more $ with a used HXFX. And you wouldn't need the Ampero - HXFX has MIDI, though you still need the iPhone as HOST.

 

Just sayin'...

 

 

[stevenrossbrown]

ah, thanks for the quick reply ... I actually do know the presets are only 12, the 24 figure was just foggily floating around in my head while I was typing too fast, as the number of Catalyst's resident Helix FX...   before I plunk down add'l analog $ I'll follow up on current (used) pricing for the Hotone+Ampero-iPhone-Catalyst vs a used Helix FX-iPhone-Catalyst USB MIDI... plus as you'd mentioned it needs the camera kit to keep the phone powered while using, and I'd still only have 4 "immediate access to presets" with the Ampero footswitches... anyway, thanks again for all your help, I'll keep picking away at it... just want the simplest path/fewest connections, to foot control of lots of presets – and of course, for the least dollars.  Reminds me of equations & solving for x and or y – in physics I could solve almost anything with vectors, but forget it if it was equations – that's why I went into art and not marine research, too much math, too few visuals :(

[stevenrossbrown]

I guess something like this ($575 eBay) is really the only answer to what I'd like, as far as "the simplest path/fewest connections, to foot control of lots of presets" – just won't to be the least dollars ... which leads back to the Catalyst 100 and an FCB1010 ... but my lower back and I LOVE the 60. Oh well ...

 

[rd2rk]

The difference is 6lbs.

That's A LOT less than the difference between the Ampero Control and the FCB1010, and the Ampero Control is more powerful and simpler than the FCB1010 in either it's stock or UNO configuration. You'd have to move up to UNO2 to match power, and trust me, as I have both, the Ampero is a MUCH better, smaller and cheaper bet.

Needing to use the iPhone as host vs the extra 6lbs of the Cat100 is another tradeoff, but not essential.

 

Don't get me wrong, my having a Helix Floor AND Cat100 solves any logistical/performance issue I've ever encountered or can imagine, but if money is an issue, the Cat60/iPhone/Ampero will get the job done. You've already acquired the "old school" board for the couple of extra FX you might need in front of the Cat with its delay and reverb, all you really need is the Ampero to make it all work together.

[stevenrossbrown]

Thanks, was just looking at essentially the same stuff – don't know WHERE I got the idea of a 20+ lb diff between the 60 and the 100 – was probably the difference between the 60 and my Line 6 Bogner Valve (real tubes and heavy transformers). If I'd know what I know know, the CX 100 would have been the choice, oh well.

 

re: the Ampero – am I too worried about it having only 4 switches, and I'd just use two for bank up/down, and the other two for A/B within each bank as foot control to select each of the 60's 12 presets?  Also, looks like I could get a used POD GO for about 300, and according to Google AI, it would talk to the CX 60 just fine with MIDI over USB, no host, and I could select any of the 12 presets that way, use the volume pedal, and just add my Crybaby wah up front ...

 

https://musicgoround.com/locations/duluth-mn/product/S000109556/Line-6-POD-GO?sku=40081-S000109556&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=cse&srsltid=AfmBOop_4tlMiC2Fg1cWWu9fuu7cMHjWL9pCAAOtSQmVYHO-PTdbe2TU7U8

 

[rd2rk]

If you read my post above where I describe my configuration, you'll see that I have 6 Ampero Banks corresponding to the 6 Catalyst Banks.
The Up/Down function (pressing 2 switches concurrently) changes the Ampero Bank, and FS 1/2 selects the A/B preset in the corresponding Catalyst Bank.

FS 3 is the Boost and FS 4 is the FX1 Bypass.

Thus the Cat's 2 button FS is unnecessary.

 

The Ampero is quite small and should fit comfortably on a small pedalboard with 4-6 mini-FX pedals.

 

The PodGo does not have the same MIDI power as the Helix Floor/LT, and much less than the Ampero.

It is not a MIDI CONTROLLER, rather it is designed to BE CONTROLLED via MIDI.

I suggested the HXFX because it IS A CONTROLLER like the Helix Floor/LT and takes the place of the "old school" pedalboard AND the Ampero.

 

Trading up to the Cat100 eliminates the need for the iPhone as HOST. You just run a standard MIDI cable from the Ampero or HXFX to the Cat.

 

NOTE RE GOOGLE AI - Robots suck. They don't know as much as they think they know, and their answers are dependent on your questions. They have no life experience which might allow them to interpret/intuit what you might really be asking. Don't trust them!

 

[stevenrossbrown]

thanks! you’re second paragraph is pretty much what I’m focusing on and already sketching out for sizing and fitting - and eliminating the cat two button switch from the mix

 

Totally agree with what you say about AI, especially Google’s… I’ve been in the AI mix through images and Adobe for quite a while, and understand, training, context, etc. 

 

For a volume pedal I think I’ve settled on the boss FV 500 H – I want one that geared, passive, and high impedance … I have high output, quiet DiMario‘s on my Strat and less, Paul, and really like the responsiveness to adjusting my playing touch and volume knobs with the dynamic amp model in the catalyst, it responds really well. Hoping to use some different volume pedal positions to play with the dynamic response further

 

Really appreciate you getting back to me. I know this is time-consuming stuff, but I don’t know anybody else who knows as much about it as you do!

Would have replied sooner, but I’ve been in a hospital this morning with my wife’s sister having a hip operation since she fell last night – – – all going well though, and right now, plenty of time to sit with the old cell phones in hand!

[stevenrossbrown]

quikquestion: I know you'd mentioned initial trouble with Bluetooth and the Hotone – as far as I can tell from specs, in case my iPhone lost the Bluetooth connection during a show, as long as I had the USB-lightning backup cable in place, that would take over right? (maybe with brief fiddling) ... anyway, ready to order!  just doing all the measuring for my board build

thanks, & Happy New Year!

[rd2rk]

BT is only necessary for configuration, and the problem I have is that the Ampero won't pair with my iPad, though it connects fine with my iPhone.

 

However, you want to be able to keep your iPhone charged during performance.

To do that you'll need something like this:

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08THFB3FQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

or the "C" version if that's what your iPhone has.

 

That allows you to connect the USB from the Ampero AND lightning/c from a wall charger.

[stevenrossbrown]

I get it, thanks ... found both the Hotone and a smaller version of the Boss Volume (FV 50H) better suited to my needs on eBay and they're on the way, whoopee

now I'm all set to assemble the whole works as a basic board with a few effects of its own, that will also control the Cat ... and with that double input lightning adapter, even if a charger is too awkward, I can toss a battery on a the music stand next to the phone 

 

now if my right foot will just be coordinated enough to do the the 2-button bank change, and I can glance at my phone to see what preset is active, it'll be great!