MIDI CC to toggle on/off function

[rogeriocouto]

I´ve been trying to toggle on/off some functions and plugins using the MIDI learn but I can´t make it act as a toggle switch.
The plugin remains “on” only while the foot switch is pressed down acting as a momentary switch.

The MOD learns the midi message but acts like I described above.
Is this the expected behavior or am I missing something?

I´m testing the midi controlling with a BOSS GT-10.

[falkTX]

This depends entirely on how the MIDI device works.
MOD treats MIDI values < 64 as off, and >= 64 as on (as per spec).

See if you can make your MIDI device send a different type of message.

[rogeriocouto]

Hi @falkTX

The Boss Gt-10 sends “Program Changes” and “Control Changes” but I think I can´t send MIDI Values or at least the values that are available at the GT-10 settings are not resulting in any changes.

Witch kind of midi message should be sent so the MOD understand it as a on/off toggle switch and not a momentary switch?
Thanks
Rogério

[ssj71]

a control change must send a value. The problem is that (most likely) when you press the button it sends CC (control change) with a value 127 and as soon as you release it it sends CC value 0 again. You want it to toggle so that it doesn’t send the 0 until you press the button again. If your device can’t be configured to do that then perhaps a midifilter could be written to do this, but I’m not sure if we can do midi parameter control like this through a filter.

[falkTX]

I was talking about the value of the MIDI Control change.
Those message contain:

1. channel
2. controller number
3. value

Every single “control change” message contains that data.
If the value received is < 64, it counts as off.

Your MIDI device is the one doing the momentary switch mode.
Do you have some settings or control panel for it?

[rogeriocouto]

I´m not well versed on MIDI but what I have is this:

Transmit channel = 1
CC # = 80
Value = ?

What i think is happening is what @ssj71 said.

I read owner´s manual of the GT-10 and could not find a way to configure it.
The settings have an option to select between 'toggle" and “momentary” but it makes no difference when trying to control the MOD. I have tried all possible combinations in the settings menu of the GT-10.

[rogeriocouto]

an update…

I´ve changed the transmit channel to #16 created 02 banks with pedalboards and tried to switch pedalboards or banks with no success but suddenly the "midi learn’ on/off started to occasionally work as toggle switch.

To made sure i changed the midi cable but got the same behavior.

I´m starting to think of a bug.

The MOD will replace the GT-10 in my setup so I will not pursue a solution on this matter any more but I´ll need some kind of foot control specially for a live setup,

MIDI is the first option that comes to my mind but I´m interested to know more about the “Control Chain” (ethernet) port of the MOD.

Thanks!