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Source Audio Sorcerers Society (S.A.S.S) Part 3

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The SB2 pedals don't actually respond to MIDI on their own. The hub senses the MIDI CC or PC messages and responds appropriately. PC messages make it change scenes. CC messages are handled according to the CC map on pg6 of the hub user guide. I think I have the hub working on MIDI ch1 and my Mobius on ch2 and the Nemesis on ch3 right now. My settings may change with the new manager software that I haven't tried yet.


from pg5 of the hub user guide:
MIDI Features

The Hub v1 uses MIDI PC messages for saving and recalling scenes. Additionally, the Hub can also respond to MIDI ConFnuous Control (CC) messages and MIDI Clock.

MIDI CC messages received by the Hub are passed on to the connected Soundblox 2 pedals. The function of each CC number is hard mapped to pedal functions across the Soundblox 2 line. The implementation table is available at the end of this document. Each pedal type has an assigned CC number mapping so that they can be used as a single system when connected to the Hub.
 
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I made a Midi Designer layout for Nemesis, makes it a bit easier to tweak settings using the iPad:

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Messed around with the Neuro app for the first time last night and OMFG!!!!!! I cannot believe what was on tap with my pedal that I didn't know!!! WOW!! The web algos or pres I guess others have made (is that what those are??), are freaking amazing!! I found all four of my presets for the pedal there! hahaha! A dedicated bitcrusher! WHAT!! Did not see that coming!

Is there anyway to get more than 4 presets? Do you have connect a midi device or something?

This pedal is brilliant. Just brilliant. I think it could kill half my board. No joke.
 
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I cross posted in another thread about this, and it's frankly *very* embarrassing, but it may help some folks.

I've been messing with the Hot Hand for a few months while lamenting the direction of the filter sweeps. It seemed like such a waste that the sweeps began in the low end of the frequency spectrum where the actual note was obscured. To hear the tonality clearly, I had to remove my plucking hand from the instrument and rock it upwards. Seemed like such wasted potential, since sweeps in the other direction would be more musically useful for me.

Then yesterday evening I was playing while my toddler waved the HH around (his favorite game BTW), and I heard the downward sweep I wanted. He handed me the sensor and I put it on, "upside down," and BOOM, there was the sweep I was looking for.

I don't recall anything in the manual about this, probably because no one at Source Audio predicted someone using their products would be *that* dumb. Well, I proved them wrong. You're all welcome.

Flip the sensor ring over for sweeps in the other direction. Baby Rock figured it out for me. I graduated college.
 
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Sgt. Rock said:
I cross posted in another thread about this, and it's frankly *very* embarrassing, but it may help some folks.

I've been messing with the Hot Hand for a few months while lamenting the direction of the filter sweeps. It seemed like such a waste that the sweeps began in the low end of the frequency spectrum where the actual note was obscured. To hear the tonality clearly, I had to remove my plucking hand from the instrument and rock it upwards. Seemed like such wasted potential, since sweeps in the other direction would be more musically useful for me.

Then yesterday evening I was playing while my toddler waved the HH around (his favorite game BTW), and I heard the downward sweep I wanted. He handed me the sensor and I put it on, "upside down," and BOOM, there was the sweep I was looking for.

I don't recall anything in the manual about this, probably because no one at Source Audio predicted someone using their products would be *that* dumb. Well, I proved them wrong. You're all welcome.

Flip the sensor ring over for sweeps in the other direction. Baby Rock figured it out for me. I graduated college.
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haha.. kids are great aren't they?
 
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nathannavarro said:
haha Thanks for the kind words! I took it down because I wasn't satisfied with my performance. The excessive switching due to non-MIDI pedals, looping, and vocoding made it difficult to get everything in sync with the track. I have higher hopes for my latest board though, which allows me to control all MIDI and non-MIDI pedals alike, via a single MIDI controller, with the help of the One Series FX Loop routings. Maybe I'll try again sometime.
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that was seriously a super cool cover...that is a sick board
 
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pbfrog said:
@FretNoMore That looks really cool. Do you connect the iPad to a hardware controller to relay commands to the pedals? I'm gonna have to check out that app.
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FretNoMore said:
IPad with Midi Designer -> iOS MIDI interface (in my case an Alesis IoDock 2) -> pedal (MIDI in on Boss ES-8 and from there to the rest of the board).
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I also use MIDI Designer on an iPad, then I have a Bluetooth connection to a Zivix PUC+, which then has a physical connection to the rest of my MIDI chain (starts with a Beat Buddy).
 
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FretNoMore said:
IPad with Midi Designer -> iOS MIDI interface (in my case an Alesis IoDock 2) -> pedal (MIDI in on Boss ES-8 and from there to the rest of the board).
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Adamixoye said:
I also use MIDI Designer on an iPad, then I have a Bluetooth connection to a Zivix PUC+, which then has a physical connection to the rest of my MIDI chain (starts with a Beat Buddy).
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Interesting. Especially the PUC+. Do you guys use a floor controller also? Do you use the iPad for live performance or just for tweaking?
 

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