Setting MIDI channel in MIDIDESIGNER 2.

Hello,

I have my Alexander Colour Theory pedal set on MIDI channel 5. How do I get the following layout to work and send to MIDI Channel 5? I am using an iPad. I have the right connectors and such. Please, help! : )

I tried to contact support. I downloaded MIDI Monitor and bought Easy MIDI for my MacBook Pro. Support did not or has not helped me figure out how to monitor my iPad with the computer though.

https://mididesigner.com/qa/7060/layout-alexander-pedals-colour-theory?show=7060#q7060

By pushing 'more', and 'Log', while connecting the iPad to the Alexander Color Theory and the message in says: cmd=176 / ch=05/data1=100/data2=000 / Length=3: B4 64 00

and "cmd=176 / ch16 data1=060/data2=006/ length=3: BF 3C 06"

Honestly, I don't know what to make of this info. However, I know my pedal is set to channel 5. I don't know but suspect the MIDI Designer app is sending on channel 16. I just don't know how to set it to channel 5.

I did look at Midi Designer's manual and the pedal manual. Please, help me.

asked Apr 12, 2020 in Basic by ikslopot (120 points)

1 Answer

Ok, after a reboot of my iPad, I was finally able to load the layout. (Prolly inflated the download count by about 10 by now)

As suspected, the designer hard coded the midi channel (1) into each control. Your option is to edit each control to change it to channel 16 - see picture below

The quick and easy way is to use Streambyter rules to intercept and change the outbound message. (You will need the optional streambyter rules IAP.) Looks like the designer used only control and program changes, so we need two translations:

This outbound rule will change control and program changes from channel 1 to channel 16: (B_ is control changes, C_ is program changes, _0 is channel 1, _F is channel 16)

B0 = BF

C0 = CF

Type the two lines in the More / Config / Connections / Output Rules Streambyter box, press install.

I did not see that the layout received any info from the pedal, but if it does, you need the reverse rules on inbound:

BF = B0

CF = C0

My one worry is that your FB post yesterday showed some channel 5 data, and I don't see any channel 5 controls in the layout.

Images

IMG_0183.jpg

answered Apr 12, 2020 by jkhiser (19,810 points)
edited Apr 12, 2020 by jkhiser

I hard coded all the buttons and stuff to channel five. The modes and tap tempo and some other things still are not working. Not sure why. I bought Streambyter. I'm going to try that next.

commented Apr 12, 2020 by ikslopot (120 points)

If you manually changed all the channels, not sure SB is going to help any.

commented Apr 12, 2020 by jkhiser (19,810 points)

Hmm. Rats.

I am not sure why modes and tap tempo is not working. I am in design mode trying to figure it out.

I tried to upload the file I am working on but could not get the coupon to work. Sigh.

commented Apr 12, 2020 by ikslopot (120 points)

SUCCESS!!!!!

I downloaded the file again and used Streambyter. That worked. Should have done that the first time. Now, everything is working correctly.

Thank you so much for your help! : ) I am SO HAPPY! Learned a lot too.

commented Apr 12, 2020 by ikslopot (120 points)

Happy it worked. Somehow those controls did not update when you edited the controls - happens sometimes. SB makes it almost trivial to remap channels.

commented Apr 18, 2020 by jkhiser (19,810 points)

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