Guitar MIDI Controller & MIDI DESIGNER

Question

MIDI Target Manufacturer(s): TC Electronic

Hello all :

I am a multi instrumentalist/vocalist  , I have a T.C. Helicon Vocal Live 3  X , it can do program preset changes using floor pedal switches or  a Sennheiser M-76 microphone as well as programmed switch  FX changes like the floor unit   , a total of five change commands from the microphone can be executed . The M-76 has a small LED read out the handle to show the preset your on .

I'd like to be able to have that kind of switching power on a different microphone .

The M-76 is a low Hz  mic with a 48V phantom needed to operate .

The mic I want to use is a high Hz Shure 520D Green Bullet or a similar fat Bullet Body type mic  housing for the switches and led . 

I know I can get a  X-former to match up the impedance so the high Hz mic can be used on the low Hz input of the  T.C. Helicon Vocal Live 3 X's input impedance . I checked with T.C. Helicon on this being possible and they said yes , just that I won't get preset or  CC  . If I can't get presets or CC - why bother in the first place.

But - - 

I don't know how to go about designing the switch's circuit needed to fit in the housing of Shure 520D Green Bullet mic . I don't know if these switches needed are  passive or need the phantom 48V's like the M-76 mic does , surely it must because of the led preset light indicator .

To have the triggers/switches to make the preset & CC like the Sennheiser  M-76 does on a Shure 520D Green Bullet mic triggering Delay - Harmony - uMOD - Reverb - HIT or  loop start - dub - stop would be absolutely killer with a hard punching Rock-N-Roll , California Jump Blues or Chicago Electrified Blues Harrmonica/Harp nailing it live with the VL3X's FX power . 

That's what I want to learn here if this is possible for performing live the Classics , Standards , The Blues - Jazz with the power of all those commands in the mic I'm holding . The Shure 520D is that special a mic for the harp/harmonica .

Hope there's someone/ones here that understand where I'm coming from cause this is no easy thing to do for me to figure out with out some help .

After talking with T.C. Helicon ( who I like and am not dissing ) I realized that they don't understand or have time to think on this with me to develop . Most corporations work like  that I have learned .

Thanks :

HR

Answer 1

Welcome, HR!

So do you need a very small MIDI controller capable to send CCs, or maybe adapt the MP-76 guts to the other mic.

There's a person that probably can help you giving his experience with this kind of custom hardware needs. His name is Elantric, you will find him in the Vguitar Forums (he is the admin there).

Cheers

Comments

Hello Ed Saxman :

I am at the point of doing just that >buying and gutting a M-79 and trying to fit it's switches and what ever else needed that I have to have
to complete this into a Bullet mic housing .

They M-79 is low impedance - so , it's element I won't use for this . I'll use the high Hz dynamic element of a 520D Shure Green Bullet and get a impedance matching X-former to work in the VL3X's low Hz mic's input .

Now if I could figure out how to get an XYZ motion/velocity and impact sensor in this set up I would be in digital/analog heaven .


I visualize the wide screen projection of midi triggered events from a mic set up like this hooked into the VL3X  an then into  Ableton or Machine    environment to mash up my midi music tracks  I write .

Wild concept with a harmonica going at it as the VL3X backing track has the all stuff I created with the Godin LGXSA & Roland GR33 guitar synth module preset tracks triggering the psychedelic type visuals from a digital sequencer .

It will be tricky because I know I'll need 48V to run the led .

It's got my mind dizzy thinking it through .

This thought occurred to me , that just maybe with my [ clout ] I will be able to get Sennheiser to part with a couple of M-76 for R&D reasons heh heh heh .

One never knows do one :) I'll ask Elantric , I'm a member of  VGuitar too .

Gracias por responder socio de midi maravillas  .

EZ :

HR

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Such a setup you have there! Please let us know how you get on.

It's nice to know people interested in creative MIDI usage!

PD: any video playing your harmonica?

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Left to right :

Cesar Rosas from Los Lobos - Eric Burdon from WAR & The Animals - Mark Guerrero my buddy and myself blowing harp .







http://www.harpinanawhinin.com/MP3s/patriotic_MP3s/america.mp3< Chan Romero Mr. Hippy Hippy Shake singing here .

thanks I hope you like these .

HR

Answer 2

Welcome, HR!

So do you need a very small MIDI controller capable to send CCs, or maybe adapt the MP-76 guts to the other mic.

There's a person that probably can help you giving his experience with this kind of custom hardware needs. His name is Elantric, you will find him in the Vguitar Forums (he is the admin there).

Cheers