Boss VF-1 Effect Processor

Hello Sjaak,

Well it seams that you've been giving it a lot more
thought than i expected..

You've allready had contact with Roland too, so i
think that i, with my new fresh knowledge of midi,
can't help you with this one..

Succes!

--- Sjaak de Vos <sjaakdevos@...> wrote:
> Marco,
> 
> Lets try to work this midi thing out.
> Midi is a nice system and I'm using it for several
> years now but this is a
> tricky little problem.
> The way my setup works now is good enough but I
> would like to get the most
> out of my Roland GP-100 guitar preamp/processor and
> the VF-1.
> 
> The VF-1 is running through the send/returns of my
> GP-100.
> I think I can get the most out of them like this,
> the GP-100 is quite
> simular to the VF-1 but also very different, using
> the send returns (which
> can be placed anywhere in the GP-100's
> preamp/effects chain).
> 
> For the midi part: the FC-200 goes: Midi in (Gp-100)
> and Midi Tru (Gp-100)
> goes to the VF-1 Midi in.
> This is what I want(ed)/expected: The FC-200 should
> control all the VF's and
> GP's user patches by choosing 1 bankselect number
> and 1 program change
> number.
> This works fine only not for User B 29 to 100.
> At this moment I have no problem reaching the 200
> user patches of the GP and
> the VF runs along perfectly until I want to combine
> the gp user patches
> 129 - 200.
> I would like the vf to change to User B but it
> changes to user A.
> 
> Now don't spent to much time about thinking about
> this problem because I
> think I'm asking something the Units can't deliver,
> at least I think I've
> reached the end of the midi capacities.
> 
> The reason.......... ?
> 
> 
> The banks respond to different CC numbers,
> I contacted Roland Benelux and they wrote:
> The banks are chosen by CC 00 and a bank select
> number, the FC- 200 sends
> them, but......
> 
> The VF -1 reacts to the following midi commands:
>                                                     
>     CC 00
> Program change map 1                          00
> Progam change map 2                           01
> Preset A                                            
>     02
> Preset B                                            
>     03
> User A                                              
>      04
> User B                                              
>      05
> 
> But he Gp works a little bit different:
>                                                     
>       CC 00
> Program change map 1                            00
> Program change map 2                            01
> Program change map 3                            02
> Program change map 4                            03
> 
> Checking these list you'll see the VF-1 needs CC 00
> 04 and 05 to reach User
> A and B,
> The Gp does not recognize them.
> Roland suggest switching off the Fc - 200's  "Send
> Bankselect".
> Select your banks manually and you've got acces to
> all the patches in the
> selected bank.
> 
> Well so far Roland Benelux, I think I'm trying to
> reach for something
> impossibble.
> At this moment my FC-200 gives me full access to the
> gp 100 and I can access
> 128 User patches of the VF-1 (and all the presets).
> That's enough but it would be nice if both the gp
> and the vf User Banks
> would react to the same CC (bank select)numbers.
> 
> Quite confusing isn't it......
> But, midi is a very nice system but sometimes it
> does not cover all my
> wishes.
> Or am I missing "The Solution" ?
> 
> groeten,
> 
> Sjaak de Vos
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Marco Tibben <tibje@...>
> Aan: BossVF1@yahoogroups.com
> <BossVF1@yahoogroups.com>
> Datum: maandag 22 oktober 2001 11:28
> Onderwerp: [BossVF1] Re: Midi footcontroller
> 
> 
> >--- In BossVF1@y..., "Sjaak de Vos"
> <sjaakdevos@g...> wrote:
> >> Is there anybody in this group who's using a
> midi-footcontroller
> >> like the Roland FC-200 ?
> >
> >Yep.. since two days.. :)
> >
> >> I'm having a problem choosing patches User B 29 -
> 101.
> >
> >What i read in the manual is that the FC200 can
> address only 128
> >patches..(12 banks) and only the Ua bank on the
> VF-1..
> >
> >You can change the MIDI codes sent from the FC200
> to get other
> >results in your VF-1 (other banks) or you can
> change the MIDItable in
> >your VF-1 to get the VF-1 reacting different on the
> Midicodes sent
> >>from the FC200..
> >
> >I also read that there is a way to get the FC200 to
> address 999
> >patches, but i can't tell you from here.. you'll
> have to check out
> >the manual..
> >
> >The solution is in the manual.. as always.. :)
> >
> >Greetings, Marco Tibben
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> 
> 


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