kitaristi3 Posted Monday at 06:16 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:16 PM I'm trying to control AMP1 via HX's Midi Out. The Midi channel on both units is set to 1 and I disabled USB MIDI, MIDI PC RX, MIDI PC TX and Snapshot CC Send. When I choose the channel, boost etc at AMP1 and press, say patch 1 button at the HX nothing happens except that the Amp1 freezes. That means I have to boot it. I tried the same programming move with Tech 21 Midi Moose controlling the Amp1 and it worked like a dream. Blueguitar informs us that if there's too much Midi-information going on you are surely to experience a failure. What's wrong here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted Monday at 07:07 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:07 PM Start by using this link to see what is actually being sent: Disaster Area Designs MIDI Monitor Include a screenshot in your reply. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted Monday at 07:21 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:21 PM Do you have this? MIDI1 If you want to build an individual programmable guitar system using the MIDI controller of your choice, you can control AMP1 ™ using the BluGuitar® MIDI1 ™ adapter interface. This turns AMP1 ™ ’s remote port into a MIDI In port. This allows you to recall all of AMP1 ™ ’s switching functions (Clean - Overdrive, Boost Reverb and the overdrive channel selector switch) via MIDI program change commands. Additionally, control change commands CC 007 (2nd MasterVolume), CC 020 (Gain) and CC 030 (PowerSoak) are also received. You put MIDI1 ™ ’s adapter interface’s port into AMP1 ™ ’s REMOTE port: on the opposite end is a 5-pin DIN socket for the MIDI IN. The interface elec tronics are powered by AMP1 ™ , meaning that no extra power supply or cables are required. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitaristi3 Posted Monday at 10:29 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 10:29 PM On 2/16/2026 at 9:21 PM, rd2rk said: Do you have this? MIDI1 If you want to build an individual programmable guitar system using the MIDI controller of your choice, you can control AMP1 ™ using the BluGuitar® MIDI1 ™ adapter interface. This turns AMP1 ™ ’s remote port into a MIDI In port. This allows you to recall all of AMP1 ™ ’s switching functions (Clean - Overdrive, Boost Reverb and the overdrive channel selector switch) via MIDI program change commands. Additionally, control change commands CC 007 (2nd MasterVolume), CC 020 (Gain) and CC 030 (PowerSoak) are also received. You put MIDI1 ™ ’s adapter interface’s port into AMP1 ™ ’s REMOTE port: on the opposite end is a 5-pin DIN socket for the MIDI IN. The interface elec tronics are powered by AMP1 ™ , meaning that no extra power supply or cables are required. Yes, I have MIdi1 which I connected to the Midi out/thtu on the HX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted Monday at 10:36 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:36 PM So, what did the MIDI Monitor show as actually being sent? Is it being sent on the same MIDI Channel that the Amp1 is listening on? Are there any configuration steps on the Amp1 that need to be done besides setting the MIDI Channel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted Monday at 10:43 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:43 PM And did you do this: Select the combination of Channel, Boost and Reverb you want to store. Press the BOOST switch until the REVERB switch starts blinking. Release the Boost switch. You are now in "MIDI-Learn" mode. Send your MIDI Program Change command to AMP1 ™ within 10 seconds. Your patch is stored when the REVERB switch stops blinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted Monday at 11:06 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:06 PM Sorry, I've just read your initial post more carefully. The BG MIDI1 defaults to MIDI Channel 1. When you disabled MIDI PC Tx, that disabled the default MIDI PC#s associated with the HXFX Presets. So, in the HXFX Command Center you need to set the Footswitches to the PC#s you want to send and to send them on MIDI Channel 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitaristi3 Posted Friday at 07:41 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 07:41 PM Sorry, I' a bit late. I just tried the Disaster Area midi monitor but it's not giving me much. I tried it with 01A preset on my HX. It gave mew some on/off messages once or twice but I haven't gotten anything after several tries. I tried AMP1 withm my Tech Midi Moose pedal. It works like a charm and the programming was a snap. I tried chaining them Moose -->> HX -->> Amp1. The Midi Moose switches patches on Amp1 so the Midi through on HX. Unfortunately the patches on HX do not change with this setup...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted Friday at 07:50 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:50 PM Send a screenshot(s) of the Command Center settings for that preset. It sounds like user error if MIDIMouse thru the HX works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitaristi3 Posted 22 hours ago Author Share Posted 22 hours ago Hello! Heare are the pics of the preset 01A at power-up. They are from command center and Global settings menus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago IDK what that is, but it's NOT the COMMAND CENTER settings. If you don't know what COMMAND CENTER is, that would explain why you're having a problem. Start at page 43 of the HXFX User Manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitaristi3 Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago The third picture Is from the command center page after you press the Menu key right after powering on the device. Is it supposed to look different? I've experimented with all the Midi CC, CC Togl, Bank/PC and MMC -controls and options with poor results. I suppose Bank/PC is the solution to my problem but I'll try again tomorrow with the manual;) Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmalle Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Deactivate TX MIDI Clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd2rk Posted 21 minutes ago Share Posted 21 minutes ago I can't explain the HW interface to you, as I don't have the HXFX. I do know that using CommandCenter in HX Edit is the same for all Helix family devices. Show me your configuration in HX Edit. Here's what it looks like for my HX Stomp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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