CaliCaveman
Active Member
Hi all,
I just picked up the Mesa Boogie Midi Matrix so I can control some Mesa amps via midi for my PBC/6X.
https://mesa-boogie.imgix.net/media/User Manuals/MidiMatrix-8.5x11-web.pdf
I have the Mesa box working fine for my Roadster when pressing the buttons manually. So, the next step is to setup Midi. I set the midi channel to 16 and made a custom page in the RJM to setup IA buttons to control the channels of the amp. I'm using the "generic" manufacturer and "PC/CC Device" for model. Based on the Mesa manual, I think I should be using bank type "MSB" and set it to 250 presets. I have the "send PC's" and "Send CC's on preset change" selected for the device.
When pressing a button assigned for channel switching, I see the Mesa device blink red on the store button which according to the manual indicates a midi message was received, but it's either not the correct midi channel or message type. I'm pretty sure it's not the midi channel as I'm not new to midi and I understand that basic idea. I guess the Mesa box does not like the message type it's receiving. I've tried setting some different parameters to troubleshoot, but it's still not working yet.
According to the manual, with the setup I have for the amp I'm using, I should be able to send CC messages #111-118 to correspond to the switch buttons 1-8 on the Mesa unit.
Does anyone have any experience with the Mesa Midi Matrix yet? I know it's new. I can call Mesa at some point if necessary, but I'm wondering if there's just something silly I'm not doing correctly. I'm no expert that's for sure.
Thanks.
Update: I'm able to make PC changes work although it's not something I want to do. This confirms my midi channel setup is working properly, but sending CC messages does not engage any of the switches on the mesa box.
I just picked up the Mesa Boogie Midi Matrix so I can control some Mesa amps via midi for my PBC/6X.
https://mesa-boogie.imgix.net/media/User Manuals/MidiMatrix-8.5x11-web.pdf
I have the Mesa box working fine for my Roadster when pressing the buttons manually. So, the next step is to setup Midi. I set the midi channel to 16 and made a custom page in the RJM to setup IA buttons to control the channels of the amp. I'm using the "generic" manufacturer and "PC/CC Device" for model. Based on the Mesa manual, I think I should be using bank type "MSB" and set it to 250 presets. I have the "send PC's" and "Send CC's on preset change" selected for the device.
When pressing a button assigned for channel switching, I see the Mesa device blink red on the store button which according to the manual indicates a midi message was received, but it's either not the correct midi channel or message type. I'm pretty sure it's not the midi channel as I'm not new to midi and I understand that basic idea. I guess the Mesa box does not like the message type it's receiving. I've tried setting some different parameters to troubleshoot, but it's still not working yet.
According to the manual, with the setup I have for the amp I'm using, I should be able to send CC messages #111-118 to correspond to the switch buttons 1-8 on the Mesa unit.
Does anyone have any experience with the Mesa Midi Matrix yet? I know it's new. I can call Mesa at some point if necessary, but I'm wondering if there's just something silly I'm not doing correctly. I'm no expert that's for sure.
Thanks.
Update: I'm able to make PC changes work although it's not something I want to do. This confirms my midi channel setup is working properly, but sending CC messages does not engage any of the switches on the mesa box.
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