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Re: [CZsynth] Re: Transmit SysEx via PedalBoard to CZ-101

2016-04-15 by Lee

Does seem like extending the existing controls with a couple of wires is less complicated.
Or just pressing the panel buttons.

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On 15 Apr 2016, at 14:13, "Daniel Forró danforcz@... [CZsynth]" <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> Yes, this would be possible. MIDI foot pedals usually have limited functions. But all of them can send Program Change and select memories on some more advanced processor connected between the MIDI foot pedal and the instrument. Something like Yamaha MEP-4 or Peavey 1600/1600x. 
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> Still all this is unnecessarily complex (and also expensive) solution in the comparison with just simple pressing buttons directly on the CZ, when we want to select patches, do transposition or even change some parameter value.
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> Daniel Forro
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> On Apr 15, 2016, at 9:18 PM, smw-mail@... [CZsynth] wrote:
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>> If you want to trigger the key transpose (or other CZ sysex) only from the pedalboard, that could probably be done by having a device between the pedalboard midi out and the CZ.  What I am thinking is that the box could  monitor what the pedalboard sends out and could be programmed to send key transpose (or other sysex) commands when certain midi data is received.
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