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2 Questions (Preset Scroll & Tap Tempo)

Hey everyone, I'm new to the MC6 - but have been trying to read up on it. I'm having trouble in two specific areas (if you will allow me to use one post for 2 questions). Can anyone help me with these?

PRESET SCROLL for Strymon (Big Sky, Timeline, Mobius) - I'm trying to use the "PC Scroll Up" and "PC Scroll Down" functions but its not scrolling up and down through the presets. It seems to only bring me back to one specific preset. I've read some posts on here that it should be straightforward (Press -> PC Scroll Up -> Midi Channel), but it doesn't seem to be functioning for me. I know there are other parts to this function (PC Scroll up/down) like increment, upper limit and lower limit - any help in understanding these (maybe that's the problem?). Or if you could even give me the "settings" for what you do for Preset Scrolling through your Strymon Pedals, that would be great.

TAP TEMPO for Strymon Timeline - I seem to be able to figure this one out:

-Press->Control Change ->CC#81 ->CC value 127 -> Midi Channel

-Release ->Control Change ->CC#81 -> CC value 0 ->Midi Channel

BUT the problem I run into is that when I tap the switch, the Timeline eventually goes into LOOPER mode a couple of seconds after I release the last tap. Any reason this could be? Is this an issue with me (most likely), the Morningstar, or the Timeline (Least likely)? Anyone else encounter this?

Thanks for your help in advance and your patience with me as I'm a noob at this (but learning :) )

4 comments

4 Comments

Jeremiah Higgins

Jan 04, 2020

I am having very similar issues with the Preset Scroll PC messages for my GFI Specular Tempus and Empress Reverb. It's specifically since the most recent update that those functions are no longer working. Any news of an update would be greatly appreciated.

Serge Florens

Jan 15, 2020

Replying to

Hi Jeremiah, I don't have the Empress Reverb, but the Empress Echosystem. I think they work similarly. Here is my MC6 configuration (to be entered in the same order in the editor).

Preset up:

CC36 value=127

CC36 value=0

CC35 value=64 -> simulate quick tap to engage preset

CC60 value=127 -> engage pedal

Preset down:

CC35 value=127

CC36 value=127

CC35 value=0

CC36 value=0

CC35 value=64 -> simulate quick tap to engage preset

CC60 value=127 -> engage pedal

Let me know if that helps.

Nick Smith

Sep 21, 2019

Looks like you simply need to reverse the values for tap tempo to work. From a Strymon blog:

***Keep in mind that how the values are sent for each MIDI CC is very important for this control to work. For example, if you have the values reversed sending a TAP MIDI message to a TimeLine, it would make the pedal go into Looper mode since the pedal will think that the TAP switch is being held down. Make sure that each of the MIDI CC’s for the footswitches is sent with value 0 when the switch is pressed and value 127 when the switch is released.

https://www.strymon.net/using-midi-control-pedals-2/