knutselaar
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I built a new pedalboard with a PBC 6X and several midi pedals which functions well, it has a Source Audio EQ-2, a Mobius, Timeline and Bigsky.
I am able to control them and can also use Strymon Nixie to control and edit presets on the Strymon pedals by connecting USB from the PBC. I am now trying to get midi to also work off board by splitting the midi cable coming from the PBC into a set of in and out connectors and one connector with all wires. I do this because I made a patch-bay with a single midi connector that passes all 5 wires through so I can connect a Y splitter on the back of the board.
Here is a small schematic of how I wired things up:
I am now trying to use a Melo Audio Midi Commander connected to the external midi in to do simple preset switching. The problem I have is that this works as long as I do not connect the out connector from the Bigsky (or anything that is last in the chain before going back to the PBC in). As soon as I connect both the on- and off-board "in" connectors all pedals stop receiving midi messages and the midi commander can't control the PBC. When I unplug the "out" connector on the BigSky it works, I can switch the presets on the PBC with the Midi Commander and the PBC succesfully sends PC and CC messages to all pedals. I think, but its a bit hard to verify, that the same issue arises when I connect both on- and off-board out connectors. Am I doing something weird? Should this in theory work? I am new to midi and soldered the patch and splitter cables myself (I am not using midi splitter devices).
I am able to control them and can also use Strymon Nixie to control and edit presets on the Strymon pedals by connecting USB from the PBC. I am now trying to get midi to also work off board by splitting the midi cable coming from the PBC into a set of in and out connectors and one connector with all wires. I do this because I made a patch-bay with a single midi connector that passes all 5 wires through so I can connect a Y splitter on the back of the board.
Here is a small schematic of how I wired things up:
I am now trying to use a Melo Audio Midi Commander connected to the external midi in to do simple preset switching. The problem I have is that this works as long as I do not connect the out connector from the Bigsky (or anything that is last in the chain before going back to the PBC in). As soon as I connect both the on- and off-board "in" connectors all pedals stop receiving midi messages and the midi commander can't control the PBC. When I unplug the "out" connector on the BigSky it works, I can switch the presets on the PBC with the Midi Commander and the PBC succesfully sends PC and CC messages to all pedals. I think, but its a bit hard to verify, that the same issue arises when I connect both on- and off-board out connectors. Am I doing something weird? Should this in theory work? I am new to midi and soldered the patch and splitter cables myself (I am not using midi splitter devices).