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  1. Quatschmacher
    I personally find the FI interface better (though I’ve spent way more time using it). Seeing all parameters at once is useful. The signal flow is fixed so once you’ve grasped it it’s fine.
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    I’ve managed to achieve it. It still needs some alterations I think to make it better. Sloppiness due to my expression pedal not always hitting 0% and 100% (where I have the inversions mapped); might need to get a different one. Buttons on MC6 toggle between major and minor chords in root position now - one button in the bank for each of the 12 notes of the chromatic scale. Expression 1 controls the inversion - heel down for 1st inversion, toe down for 2nd inversion. The drawback with this is that you always have to start with the chord in root position, which isn’t always desirable. The cool thing is that you can sweep through inversions though. Still needs some tweaking or another solution. I might see if I can combine my two implementations somehow.
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    Got a better implementation of slash chords going, but only in root position so far until I work something out for inversions again.
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    On eBay now too.
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    I’m tempted to get a second FI just so I can get one of these housings. Though that would open the floodgates. I wouldn’t mind a v3 either, especially since I worked on it.
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    Blue, black (with gold lettering) and purple look wonderful. I bet the blue would also look great with gold lettering. Do orange with blue letters too.
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    Next breakthrough: I’ve added some new cool functions to my II-V-I functions on the MC6 - I can now switch whether I’m going root up or root down to the V chord by a long press of the II chord. Also managed to build in enough functions to jump back to the main FI page.
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    That is cumbersome, I suggest we email Source Audio and they may well change it. You can use a phone/tablet into the USB port to control patch changing. I’ve just got a Morningstar MC6 MKII and it’s allowing me to do wonderful things with the FI. Extra kit isn’t always a negative thing. The drag with the C4 in this regard is that it needs a USB host (the MC6 isn’t one) do I still need something to get it to communicate over MIDI. The biggest drawback is that most USB hosts only allow for a single USB MIDI connection. However, once done, there is loads of extra control available as most parameters can be assigned a MIDI CC and controlled in real time. Source Audio stuff works really well with their Hub, especially with the SB2 line as you have access to all parameters on the pedal surface. It’s a bit more tech-heavy with the One Series stuff as you either have more limited access with just the six presets and four knobs or you have to use the Neuro app (either phone or desktop) to adjust parameters. In fact I could just use the Hub to store patches instead and it’ll hook straight up to the MC6 via 5-pin MIDI DIN. I think this works pretty well as you get to audition patches really easily and can decide if you like it and download only those you like, rather than downloading loads and wading through. While browsing, you can simply “add to library” and then tweak and burn to the pedal later. (Or you can immediately load it on). I’d prefer all parameters to be visible without having to scroll the page (The FI does this and it's a major plus.) The phone app is tricky as it’s only one way communication (it sends signals via audio so cannot read information from the pedal). It means that there can be a “disconnect” between what you hear after making parameter changes and what the app burns to the preset slot. Making small adjustments without first doing a “burn all” is more for saving patches on the Hub which will scan and store the pedal’s current state. By contrast, burning the app contents to pedal memory will send the current app settings which may not correspond to what is being heard on the pedal at that moment. (If you always burn all parameters from the app before building a sound then this avoids this.) The other thing is that you can’t see what’s already on the preset slot you plan to overwrite. An integrated keyboard in the editor would be pointless as the C4 is triggered by audio only (remember the FI can also be triggered by MIDI notes, which is why there’s a keyboard). Do you realise that while the pedal is hooked up to the app/editor you can simply click the patch name and it gets loaded into the edit buffer to audition immediately? (You don’t need to burn it to a slot/toggle switch in order to hear them.) Or is it that when downloading you don’t/cannot have your bass plugged in and pedal plugged into the amp/audio interface?
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    @lee650
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    Fresh from the lab: major and minor triads in all inversions with semitone offsets up to an octave. B2CC4519-D546-4CAB-9736-EDB48D5356C1.MOV
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    You had that bit right - input and output of the interface.
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    Yep, the Fender PJ I have for sale with old Labella 760FLs.
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    Here's something to show off my new chord-switching with the MC6:
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    Sustain is planned for a future update.
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    Get signed up to the Neuro preset sharing platform and get some sweet sounds downloaded.
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    Nothing bizarre or problematic about it at all (and would not even be possible in an update). Plenty of other pedals of this complexity and price are exactly the same. Look at all the Source Audio stuff (particularly the C4) - patch reordering can only be done via the desktop editor. Like the FI, plenty can be done as a stand-alone pedal and in the case of the FI it’s one of the better ones as you have access to 99 editable sounds without any external gear. I’d strongly suggest getting a small MIDI controller capable of sending out MIDI PC (or just use a tablet/phone) and you can jump to any patch you desire. The editor is a tiny stand-alone program and patch reordering is simple. Rename the patches with the number of the slot you want it to go to (this part can be done without even opening the editor - just rename the files in your computer’s directory like you would any other files) you then only need to open the editor and hit “write all” and the patches will be written to the new locations. No extra expense involved - I know people who are very low-tech who just borrowed a PC for an hour to do this.
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    A nice bonus to the way I’ve set up my MC6 to control chords is that muting the second oscillator (or removing the flexi routing in a patch altogether) means that the “correct” 3-note rootless voicings can be played too (instead of the 4-note ones) and the spare note can be used to play the root in an octave of your choosing. In fact, I might see if I can add a function which let's you change the octave of the spare note from the MC6. I think I can also see a case for MIDI control numbers for each oscillator’s master volume. I’m also going to add a function which clears the chord voicings and sets the pitches back to unison so that single-line and chordal functions can be toggled within a patch. It’ll basically function similar to a paraphonic synth where all oscillators play the same single note until multiple keys are pressed, in which case the oscillators divide among the keys pressed. I modified one of my factory patches last night to do this and it sounds great. I want to tweak it slightly further to make use of the spare flexi and then I’ll share it. Sounds really good going into a Phaser in my Lunar. That also got me thinking about taking advantage of the split mode and running my dry bass alongside the phased synth signal. I can definitely see a pedal loop switcher in my future. Seriously guys, get a MIDI controller, the possibilities are astounding. If anyone goes down the route of an MC6 then I’ll share my work (though please consider becoming a patron of mine on Patreon and pledging a small amount for the many hours I’ve put into this).
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    Exactly. I am also guilty of some head-scratching in this department when I first got the pedal last year (probably the anniversary soon if not already). Luckily now there’s a clear manual to explain everything. 😉
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    What happens if you play your bass into it while it’s hooked up? Make sure the pedal isn’t bypassed. That is, press the on/off switch. The audio output of the pedal also obviously needs to be plugged in to an amplifier and switched on. If you want it to play out of you computer speakers or headphones then you’ll need to take the audio output from the FI and send it to an input of your interface, making sure you listening to the input rather than the playback signal. Also, if a patch has no synth portion, then the keyboard will have nothing to trigger.
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    Ill and wearing a dressing gown. Hopefully my modesty was preserved.
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    It’s surprisingly pretty light from what I remember. Lighter than my PJ so definitely under 4.25kg.
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    Teaser... F51F25DD-6C19-4994-B695-FC16B7A056E7.MOV 2563EC01-F9EC-4910-9FE6-C8A2F0EAD450.MOV
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    Here's a very rough clip of what it can do. It'll take a bit of practice to make the changes smoother (and I was playing barefoot in the cold). I've got a few ideas of things I could add to it.
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    It’s finished!
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