JeffMarshMusic
Well-Known Member
Hi Ron,
I now have a compact Schmidt Array which is driven by a PBC. I scaled down from my MMGT-22 to a Helix & Mini Effect Gizmo, then again to my new PBC. My MMGT-22 has been in the closet for a couple years as I designed it for a heavy rack, 2 amps and no roadies. What I really miss on the PBC are the detailed led displays of what I'm pressing next. Even the Helix has a programmable display for each switch, and I'm now using colored labels for the PBC which are not programmable (LOL) In an effort to have my cake and eat it too, I'd like to control the PBC with my MMGT for special occasions, leaving the PBC board as is ready to go. I wanted to see if you or anyone else have suggestions of what to keep in mind, or anything I might be overlooking.
I would have the MMGT on it's own board with a couple expression pedals, and a volume pedal and control the PBC array that would be off stage. I'm sure the expression pedals will translate via midi, but will need to address the volume pedal since the main PBC board already has one. I don't know if the MMGT should just send program changes with the presets already created on the PBC, or if I should have a whole new world of presets created on the MMGT. The editors are different, so there are probably things that have not yet come to mind. I don't believe the MMGT editor can select the audio features (serial/parallel) but that probably doesn't matter once I set that up on the "MastermindEditor." Would it work to think of the PBC as an Effects Gizmo, then program the MMGT to open/close loops on the PBC? If so, do I need to set the PBC to any specific setting, for example "song" or "preset"? Perhaps I would just need an empty preset and avoid sending any PC changes at all to the PBC.
Please let me know if you have any thoughts or if I might be missing something. My closet is no place for an MMGT-22.
Thanks!!!
Jeff
I now have a compact Schmidt Array which is driven by a PBC. I scaled down from my MMGT-22 to a Helix & Mini Effect Gizmo, then again to my new PBC. My MMGT-22 has been in the closet for a couple years as I designed it for a heavy rack, 2 amps and no roadies. What I really miss on the PBC are the detailed led displays of what I'm pressing next. Even the Helix has a programmable display for each switch, and I'm now using colored labels for the PBC which are not programmable (LOL) In an effort to have my cake and eat it too, I'd like to control the PBC with my MMGT for special occasions, leaving the PBC board as is ready to go. I wanted to see if you or anyone else have suggestions of what to keep in mind, or anything I might be overlooking.
I would have the MMGT on it's own board with a couple expression pedals, and a volume pedal and control the PBC array that would be off stage. I'm sure the expression pedals will translate via midi, but will need to address the volume pedal since the main PBC board already has one. I don't know if the MMGT should just send program changes with the presets already created on the PBC, or if I should have a whole new world of presets created on the MMGT. The editors are different, so there are probably things that have not yet come to mind. I don't believe the MMGT editor can select the audio features (serial/parallel) but that probably doesn't matter once I set that up on the "MastermindEditor." Would it work to think of the PBC as an Effects Gizmo, then program the MMGT to open/close loops on the PBC? If so, do I need to set the PBC to any specific setting, for example "song" or "preset"? Perhaps I would just need an empty preset and avoid sending any PC changes at all to the PBC.
Please let me know if you have any thoughts or if I might be missing something. My closet is no place for an MMGT-22.
Thanks!!!
Jeff