How MIDI can level up your worship rig
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
- This video walks through how I'm using the Morningstar MC6 Pro, and how you can simplify your workflow using MIDI ⚡️
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Board (Signal Chain):
-Temple Audio Duo 24 Pedalboard - amzn.to/3TinlfL
-Morningstar MC6 Pro - www.morningstar.io/mc6-pro
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Time Stamps:
0:00 How I'm using MIDI to simplify my rig
1:25 What is MIDI?
1:47 Using MIDI with REVERB
3:43 Reverb play test using MIDI
4:44 Using MIDI with DELAY
7:07 Delay play test using MIDI
7:36 MIDI tricks for setting BPM
10:52 Using MIDI with OVERDRIVE
14:31 Overdrive play test using MIDI
14:45 Using MIDI with a BOOST
16:20 Boost play test using MIDI
16:44 My goal with using MIDI - Jak na to + styl
This video really just scratches the surface for the amount of power the Morningstar MC6 Pro can punch. I had a ton of fun making this one, and I’m constantly dreaming up new ideas to try with MIDI. Do you guys want to see more MIDI videos?
Yes!! Always more
Interesting seeing you move across to using the Morningstar MC6 Pro. Just built my new board around that as well, using song and part presets but also building the flexibility for spontaneity as well. Thanks for sharing. It's inspired me to start a CZcams channel and do a board run down video soon to share the learning.
@@Samuel.Lane32 Haha on it! Anything in particular that you'd find helpful?
@@TonyWillis259 Love that Tony! I'm sure you'll help a ton of guitarists with the channel. Looking forward to your board rundown video!
@@SamWittek I would love to see your board in action on a Sunday morning when you are playing live with it. I am intrigued by your new midi setup, the way I have done it is very different so I'd love to see how it works for you on a Sunday.
The video we all needed! Thanks for this!
Of course dude! 🙌🏻
Thanks for producing these outstanding videos on how to build a live board with fast access to the essential ingredients of tone! I’m now using two of your ideas on my MC8, the more/less reverb buttons and the BPM selector. My other 5 first page buttons are Clean, Rhythm, Lead, Digital delay, and Tape delay. Whenever I need a new delay preset I long press on either delay button and jump to a bank of 1/8 & 3/16 options, each with low, medium, and high mix varieties.
Nice that sounds like a great setup! And I’m glad the videos have been helpful, thanks for checking them out! 🙌🏻
Bro i love your tone it sounds amazing
Thanks man! 👊🏻
Amazing what you did on the BPM section. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks man! 👊🏻
Great video! Love the idea of using midi to make the board more accessible while minimizing time programming! One can always go back and program every song if they like, but quickly can have something that will always be highly functional.
Thanks! Yeah I really like how open and flexible this setup is. If I was in a touring situation where I was playing the same set list multiple times, then I’d probably program song specific banks. But this workflow has been great for me!
Very clever using MIDI + the B switch on the Timeline!
Thanks! Felt like a really convenient and quick way to access a lot of options
I’d love to see more videos like this. I am looking to buy a MIDI since I am getting tired of tap dancing. I was looking at this one precisely so this just sealed the deal for me.
Glad the video was helpful! Definitely thinking up some more ideas for MIDI videos for the future. What other MIDI topics would you find useful?
@@SamWittek I think routing different presets and patches would be the most useful. I have the DD-500 & RV-500 and it's getting old having to tap dance when I change around the presets needed for songs.
@@komobabo Super good to know, I'll definitely keep that in mind!
just upgraded my board. also got the mc6pro and the ml10x(looper switch from morning star) it's a LEARNING EXPERIENCE to get this all dialed in correctly but thank you for this video. My church very much so does spontaneous worship the majority of the time and we don't use a click at the moment (i know, we gotta change that lol). That being said, i've never been a fan of having presets for songs specifically and wanted more of a video example of ways i could set up the controller for just different sounds in general. This was PERFECT.
So glad this was helpful! Yes I'm the same way, I really like having options at my disposal rather than being locked into song-specific presets
So did you send the Big Sky 6 messages from switch A with the last one basically the same as the first one on order to increase the reverb then return it to the minimum?
Hey sam, Im interested in this controller, but my main question is this: I play at church like most of us and I want the tap tempo to line up with the click so the repeats on my delay are exact. I have a lot of parts that become very obvious when repeats are slightly off time. Is there a way to program change the bpm and then tap the 1 so that the MC6 pro can snap the tempo on closest to the time of the song in the room?
What midi cables you use? It's so hard to find compact midi cables with angle jacks
love you rpedals i havem some o fthem too... but i dont want to mix computer and pedals. the boss es series you can proigram from the unit, no computer needed. got a morningstar and thought it was awesome hardware wise, but the software is a no go so i sold it
Sam, I recently discovered you on CZcams and I am really enjoying your videos and learning lots about worship tone! A couple of years ago I put my pedalboard away, which contains many of the pedals you own, and I purchased a Kemper Stage. Have you tried Kemper? I am curious if you can achieve your desired worship tones with a Kemper?
Thanks Mike! So glad the videos have been helpful. I personally haven't tried a Kemper but I know they are definitely a really solid option for dialing in these types of tones!
hey, great content! Could you do another video going thru the connections of your midi pedals to the MC6? Greetings from the Philippines!
Greetings! 👋🏻 Yeah good suggestion!
do you have any videos showing how you set up the MC6 pro with the timeline and big sky?
Like, is the midi out plugged into the timeline and then midi pass through to the big sky?
How do you send midi to the timeline and tell the timeline to ignore it and send it to the big sky?
I don't have any other MIDI videos at the moment but I'd like to make a deeper dive video at some point. I just have a MIDI cable going out of the Morningstar MC6 Pro and going into the Strymon TimeLine, then MIDI out of the Strymon TimeLine and into the Strymon BigSky. Then I just make sure the TimeLine and BigSky are on separate MIDI channels. Hope that helps!
Hey Sam! Awesome video! Always love your content!
Am just wondering if its possible to access the Nixie through your MC6pro?
Hey man thanks so much! Hmm that's a great question, I haven't tested this! I'll have to see if that's possible
Hello Sam, can any of the Omni Ports on the morningstar be used to switch on/off non midi pedals such as a TC Electronics Corona Chorus or would I need to use morningstar ML10X for that?
I'm PRETTY sure you would need some sort of MIDI box for that. Not 100% positive on that though!
Hi. Is it possible to replicate the volume pedal with mc6 pro? How to achieve this? Thank you
Hey that is a great question! I'm sure there's a way to do this but it's not something I've experimented with. I would think that you might need an amp modeler that works with MIDI, and you could program functions to ramp up/down the volume similar to a volume pedal?
Morningstar is great but I decided to go with the new GigRig Atom G3S. Check it out. I'll be using the Atom with a remote Loopy 2 for bringing in my ToneX profiler along with my mono/stereo effect pedals..
The GigRig stuff seems super cool!
Great video Sam. New subscriber here. Could you share with me some of the settings you use for your Big Sky presets? Love the decays and shimmers you have.
Thanks so much! 🙌🏻 Definitely, I actually have a recent video on the channel walking through all of my BigSky presets and how I use them
Thanks! I’ll check it out
Building a new configuration on one of my medium pedaltrain boards and trying to decide going with a MIDI switcher like MC6Pro or using an existing Boss E-5 midi pedal switcher. The Boss E-5 is a bit outdated, and I like your semi-manual setup. I'm using a med size board like yours. I want the ability to do rock and indie pop but getting into ambient stuff. Will be adding newest pedals: H90, Brig Delay, Cloudburst. Have Bigsky and Timeline on my other boards, they are great also.
Your setup is very cool! Good work! Also like labeling layout on MC6! Do you have stereo amps? I'm using Badcat Cub and 64 Fender Dlx handwired...sounds epic.
I'd recommend the MC6 Pro to anyone! There's a little bit of a learning curve in getting it set up but I love how you can use it really any way you want. I've actually changed up the way I use it slightly and will be making a follow up video soon going a little more in depth with the programming, so maybe that'll help with your decision. I do run a stereo setup too, not REAL amps but two ToneX pedals in stereo 😉
Very good scroll msg programming on MC6PRO. I got the MC6PRO last week! Did some msg scrolling (sequential preset with one button press)....love it! I like your graphics with UP and DWN arrows! Yeah, I love my live amps, but the ToneX with updated firmware is crazy good for the money. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Bill! Congrats on getting the MC6 Pro, have fun with it! 🙌🏻@@billsstudio2528
What message are you sending for scrolling between presets A, B and C on your BigSky? I can’t figure out how to do that with one button push on the Morningstar. I can do it with 1 click is A, double is B and long press is C, not ideal in the moment of a song.
It's a PC Number Scroll, here's a super helpful video by Morningstar walking through how to set it up: czcams.com/video/p2vQuG3fLYs/video.html&ab_channel=MorningstarEngineering
hey thanks man, got it figured out! Does your timeline ever not go to exact bpms sent from mc6? @@SamWittek
Hey sam! Love your approach to the Mc6! Would you mind sharing your Morningstar file? Love to replicate your setup
Hey Blake yeah absolutely! Feel free to shoot me an email at samwittekmusic@gmail.com and I can hook you up
Hi Sam. Same request! I enjoyed the video but I can't picture how you can set up one switch to cycle between 6 presets. If I email you can you send me the preset file just so I can see how you have it set up?
Yeah absolutely! Feel free to shoot me an email samwittekmusic@gmail.com@@Jallatt
Great vid thanks - I’ve been wanting one of these … but waiting for the pro 8
Thank you! Yeah I've even been thinking the two extra buttons would be so nice 👌🏻
6 is the sweet spot.
very cool but if i get to the point that i want midi i will just go back to using a fractal.
The location of the mc6 pro on your pedal board is stressing me out. You'll need to step over the entire board to reach the pedal that you will use the most. This is unacceptable! Excellent video though, thank you!
Lol yeah I very quickly changed it to a more convenient location after shooting this video 😂 Thanks for checking it out!
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worship rig ???
Yep!
Why does this have to relate to 'worship'??? Lol
Haha it definitely is applicable to all genres! That's just the focus of my channel. At the end of the day it works for everyone 🎸