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Re: [gsp-2101] Setting up the FC

2017-05-16 by Ken Rowe

Sweet I will try that now..



On 5/16/2017 6:23 AM, 'Graham Pearson' me@... [gsp-2101] 
wrote:
>
> \ufeff
>
> #1) Your foot pedal's LED display reflects the name of the program 
> currently loaded on your GSP-2101.  If you want your pedal to display 
> the names you suggest, then rename each of the GSP-2101 programs so 
> they correspond to what you want displayed on your pedal.
> #2) MIDIWizard cannot automate the process of linking your expression 
> pedal to your wah parameter, but one of MIDIWizard's Help Topics 
> describes the process.  Here's a copy & paste of that help topic.  You 
> can display this topic from the following MIDIWizard menu sequence:
> GSP-2101 / Foot Controller options / Control One, GSP-2101FC, Johnson 
> J-12 / Expression Pedal Features / Linking a Parameter to a Pedal ...
>
> *Assigning Control of a New Parameter to an Expression Pedal*
>
> MIDIWizard can\u2019t automate this process for you. You\u2019ll have to resort 
> to some button pushing. From your program\u2019s title screen, use the 
> [Previous] or [Next] arrow buttons and the function keys [1], [2], or 
> [3] to select the parameter you wish to link to an expression pedal. 
> Next, press and hold the [MIDI] button until your GSP-2101\u2019s LED 
> displays \u201cAssigning CC/FS\u201d and then release the [MIDI] button. Your 
> GSP-2101 displays the *\u201cis not Linked\u201d* message.
>
> Use the DATA wheel to scroll through the possible Links. These Links 
> include *Int Exp Pedal* and *Ext Exp Pedal*. Select Int Exp Pedal to 
> link the parameter to the Control One's expression pedal or the 
> Johnson J-12's left pedal. Select Ext Exp Pedal to link to a second 
> expression pedal attached to your Control One or to the J-12's right 
> pedal.
>
> Next, press function key [2] to display the Min/Max menu. Press 
> function key [2] and use the DATA wheel to specify the parameter value 
> corresponding to the full back toe-up pedal position. Press function 
> key [3] and use the DATA wheel to specify the parameter value 
> corresponding to the full forward toe-down pedal position.
>
> The default values are the parameter\u2019s minimum and maximum values 
> respectively. If you want to invert the effect of your expression 
> pedal, set the \u201cMin Value\u201d greater than the \u201cMax Value\u201d.
>
> It\u2019s usually difficult to know what minimum and maximum values you 
> should select at this point. After playing with the expression pedal 
> for a while, you\u2019ll want to change these settings. The help topic 
> entitled \u201c*Changing Minimum and Maximum Foot Switch or Expression 
> Pedal Settings* 
> <mk:@MSITStore:C:%5CProgram%20Files%5CWhite%20Horse%20Software%5CMIDIWizard%5CGSP2101Fns.chm::/html/MinMaxFPExpSettings.htm>\u201d 
> describes how to do this.
>
> Press the [MIDI] button to exit the link menu. Remember to press the 
> [Store] button if you wish to save your updated program.
>
> The help topic entitled \u201c*Removing a Link between a Program Parameter 
> and a Foot Switch or Expression Pedal* 
> <mk:@MSITStore:C:%5CProgram%20Files%5CWhite%20Horse%20Software%5CMIDIWizard%5CGSP2101Fns.chm::/html/RemovingFSExpPedalLink.htm>\u201d 
> describes how to use your GSP-2101's front panel buttons to remove a 
> link between a program parameter and an expression pedal.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Graham
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* bardkin@... [gsp-2101]
>     <mailto:bardkin@...%20[gsp-2101]>
>     *To:* gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com <mailto:gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com>
>     *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 8:10 PM
>     *Subject:* [gsp-2101] Setting up the FC
>
>     Ok, now that my repairs have proven to be working, and now that I
>     can successfully run and use MidiWizard, I'm on my next step and
>     need more advice. I have read the manual and it is not addressing
>     my questions on how to do a few things with this pedal. So, I'll
>     ask a few questions, and if someone can help me with them, that
>     would be awesome. (please note I have the 1st gen GSP 2101 fc, not
>     the Control One.)
>
>     #1) can I name my user banks or am I stuck with the numbers? If
>     so, how?
>
>     I may be going about this the wrong way but I thought maybe I
>     could set up banks where I would have up to 10 programs that
>     successively get more and more involved-
>
>     Bank 1 Bank 2
>     user 1 clean user 1 light saturated tube
>     user 2 clean with light chorus                               user
>     2 more saturation
>     user 3 clean with more chorus                              user 3
>     lots of saturation with chorus
>     user 4 clean with light delay                                 user
>     4 lots of saturation with flanger
>     Etc. Etc...
>
>
>     #2) Just how the hell do you get the wha to work with the
>     expression pedal? I've tried setting up a new algorithm with the
>     effect, but it doesn't do anything with the pedal.  I haven't had
>     a wha pedal for years and I'd like to have one again! It does work
>     under some of the factory programs and I tried to mimic them in my
>     algorithm but I can't figure out how to make it work with that
>     pedal. Is it supposed to be 16 or do I need to change it? Do I
>     need to link the expression pedal to the effect or something?
>
>
>     Thanks for any help.
>
>
>

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