PianoMan
Well-Known Member
I know this is a weird one, but this would expand the ability of the PBC to sync button states with other devices.
For example, I have an HX Stomp XL that I currently control one particular filter setting manually, as the only way I can control it via the PBC is via a straight toggle (no specific on/off control). Because of that limitation, if I manually toggle it (which I do regularly in improv moments), it gets off sync with the PBC's settings, which could result in a drastically wrong sound being pulled up for a planned song. If I could program the HX Stomp switch to also toggle a specific button on the PBC, then I could make everything sync up perfectly all the time.
I think I figured out how to make this work in a relatively simple manner. How I can see this working from a MIDI perspective:
1) Reserve a CC Number for each individual page on the PBC/GT/etc.
2) Assign (4) CC Values to each button on each page. Each value would represent an on/off/hold on/hold off command for each button.
Ex: If CC 82 controls buttons on Page 2, then CC82 with a value of 2 would toggle the off command of button 1, while a value of 5 would toggle the on command of button 2.
If I'm doing my math right, then this system would work for every controller that RJM offers, so I hope it's a possibility!
For example, I have an HX Stomp XL that I currently control one particular filter setting manually, as the only way I can control it via the PBC is via a straight toggle (no specific on/off control). Because of that limitation, if I manually toggle it (which I do regularly in improv moments), it gets off sync with the PBC's settings, which could result in a drastically wrong sound being pulled up for a planned song. If I could program the HX Stomp switch to also toggle a specific button on the PBC, then I could make everything sync up perfectly all the time.
I think I figured out how to make this work in a relatively simple manner. How I can see this working from a MIDI perspective:
1) Reserve a CC Number for each individual page on the PBC/GT/etc.
2) Assign (4) CC Values to each button on each page. Each value would represent an on/off/hold on/hold off command for each button.
Ex: If CC 82 controls buttons on Page 2, then CC82 with a value of 2 would toggle the off command of button 1, while a value of 5 would toggle the on command of button 2.
If I'm doing my math right, then this system would work for every controller that RJM offers, so I hope it's a possibility!