what is a rocktron all access

[reubmister]

i was wondering what is a rocktron all access?
how do I use it?
what do i link it up to?
how does it help to change between stomboxes?

 

[rockstarbassist]

It's a very high end MIDI controller. You'll need a MIDI device of some sort to run anything with it.

 

[reubmister]

do i run stompboxes with it or what?

 

[bongomania]

No. It is for controlling digital processors, digital recorders, digital lighting controls, sequenced prerecorded tracks, and other devices that can accept external controller input via MIDI. Please Google "what is MIDI" or "basic MIDI tutorial" etc. There are some digital pedals that accept MIDI control, but most pedals don't.

 

[standupbassman]

You wouldn't want to deal with trying to hook up stompboxes to it. If you wanted to control what stompboxes are on,this is an example of what you want.

 

[reubmister]

You wouldn't want to deal with trying to hook up stompboxes to it. If you wanted to control what stompboxes are on,this is an example of what you want.

this just looks like a looper is that all it is?

 

[kaputsport]

Sorry, but you are being given wrong advice.

The Rocktron is a MIDI device, which can control stage lighting, and prerecorded tracks, or other midi available rack mount processors...

However, if you had a MIDI Looper, the rocktron is a highly programmable midi switcher which can facilitate pedal changing, and even control multiple banks of devices at the same time.

You can control pedals, but another device is required. Many people use it like this. Voodoo labs has a setup like this which requires 2 devices, a pedal controller, and Midi looper. The All Access is the same thing, but costs more, and ca do more (presumably)

 

[reubmister]

so to do multiple pedal changes at the same time this is not what i require?

 

[bongomania]

That's right. How many different loops/combinations do you want? A simple two or three loop bypass box can be fairly inexpensive, and there are a couple of dual-loop pedals that can switch the order or direction of the loops, that don't cost too much. But if your needs are more elaborate, then you'd want to look at a switching system by CAE or Voodoo Labs (which, as kaputsport points out, can be used in conjunction with the All Access).

 

[reubmister]

well basically there are a couple of songs where I switch on/off more than one pedal at once and i only have one foot do do it with so i need to be able to do it all at once

 

[standupbassman]

I would personally trust Bongomania's advice much more than my own but as far as I can tell, the rocktron patchmate loop does exactlly what you are asking for, and it costs about 1/4th what the all access costs.

 

[bongomania]

Oh, that's super easy. A simple bypass looper is all you need, and there are many of them at all price points. A good place to start is This1smyne: T1M Pedals « T1M EFFECTS

 

[reubmister]

Oh, that's super easy. A simple bypass looper is all you need, and there are many of them at all price points. A good place to start is This1smyne: T1M Pedals « T1M EFFECTS

so these are basically loopers? from what im seeing they can help

 

[bongomania]

Yes. The idea is like so:

bass --> looper input
loop send --> effect 1 --> effect 2 --> effect 3 --> loop return
looper output --> amp

So whenever you stomp on the one footswitch on the looper, all three effects are switched on/off at the same time.

 

[reubmister]

Yes. The idea is like so:

bass --> looper input
loop send --> effect 1 --> effect 2 --> effect 3 --> loop return
looper output --> amp

So whenever you stomp on the one footswitch on the looper, all three effects are switched on/off at the same time.

thanks youve helped alot sorry for all the questions im new to all this stuff