angelspade
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I am about to start setting up midi for my Diezel D-Moll. I am a bit of a midi novice and wanted to check on something.
Question 1: I understand that the EQ and gain are not midi assignable on the D-Moll, but I am assuming that I can duplicate channels with the the mid-cut function on / off via midi...Example: on a 6 button midi footswitch, can I assign my first pedal choice to channel one to channel one of the D-Moll with no mid-cut, and then make footswitch selection 2 be channel one (again)of the D-Moll but with the mid-cut engaged? I would like to assign the midi footswitch to 6 total channels (1-2-3 with no mid-cut / and 4-5-6 with mid-cut engaged)
My next questions is a little more complex. I will be running the D-Moll with another amp daisy chained via midi. Below is the intended set-up:
My goal is to run one 3 channel main head (D-Moll - dry) for the "base" tones, and mix it with another 3 channel digital head as a lower volume, that includes on-board effects to "color" the base tones. Each head will run to it's own Mesa 2x12 cab. I am using no outside effects, pedals, gates or rack gear. Here are the moving parts that I have selected:
Main Head: Diezel D-Moll (dry) - Mesa Reco 2x12
Color Head: Blackstar ID60 (effects) - Mesa Recto 2x12
A buffered AB-Y for spiting / combining guitar signal out to 2 heads
Randall RF8 (http://www.randallamplifiers.com/product/rf8/) for controlling / assigning sound combinations for each head
My plan is to run the the Randall RF8 into the Diezel midi in, and then daisy chain out to the Blackstar midi in. I have been told that even if I have an ABY splitter that includes a phase inversion switch, when I change channels on the two heads together...I will likely have "out of phase" issues because of a potential mismatch in gain stages and I change channels on the two heads. It was recommended that the RJM Y-Not ABY switch will solve this problem because of the midi-assignable phase invert switch that can be programmed differently for each channel combination on the two amps. So...My real questions is: Because the Balckstar amp is solid state (no tubes / no actual gain stages that can be mismatched) will I still need the additional functions of the RJM Y-Not....Or will a more standard unit with just a "set and forget" phase corrector suffice for this application?
All thoughts and advice GREATLY appreciated.
Question 1: I understand that the EQ and gain are not midi assignable on the D-Moll, but I am assuming that I can duplicate channels with the the mid-cut function on / off via midi...Example: on a 6 button midi footswitch, can I assign my first pedal choice to channel one to channel one of the D-Moll with no mid-cut, and then make footswitch selection 2 be channel one (again)of the D-Moll but with the mid-cut engaged? I would like to assign the midi footswitch to 6 total channels (1-2-3 with no mid-cut / and 4-5-6 with mid-cut engaged)
My next questions is a little more complex. I will be running the D-Moll with another amp daisy chained via midi. Below is the intended set-up:
My goal is to run one 3 channel main head (D-Moll - dry) for the "base" tones, and mix it with another 3 channel digital head as a lower volume, that includes on-board effects to "color" the base tones. Each head will run to it's own Mesa 2x12 cab. I am using no outside effects, pedals, gates or rack gear. Here are the moving parts that I have selected:
Main Head: Diezel D-Moll (dry) - Mesa Reco 2x12
Color Head: Blackstar ID60 (effects) - Mesa Recto 2x12
A buffered AB-Y for spiting / combining guitar signal out to 2 heads
Randall RF8 (http://www.randallamplifiers.com/product/rf8/) for controlling / assigning sound combinations for each head
My plan is to run the the Randall RF8 into the Diezel midi in, and then daisy chain out to the Blackstar midi in. I have been told that even if I have an ABY splitter that includes a phase inversion switch, when I change channels on the two heads together...I will likely have "out of phase" issues because of a potential mismatch in gain stages and I change channels on the two heads. It was recommended that the RJM Y-Not ABY switch will solve this problem because of the midi-assignable phase invert switch that can be programmed differently for each channel combination on the two amps. So...My real questions is: Because the Balckstar amp is solid state (no tubes / no actual gain stages that can be mismatched) will I still need the additional functions of the RJM Y-Not....Or will a more standard unit with just a "set and forget" phase corrector suffice for this application?
All thoughts and advice GREATLY appreciated.