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DIGITAL MIXER QUESTION.


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Just a quick question for anyone using a digital mixer like the Soundcraft Ui 12, Behringer xair xr12, etc. Do any of them have the ability to switch the effects off remotely, like the old echo units that had a jack socket for a foot switch. If they don't, is it possible to switch the effects on & off remotely, if so, how?

Thanks.

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Lots of chat on the Behringer x-air forum about this, and one guy even offering to build a custom footswitch which will issue the necessary midi command. However, there is currently no 'out of the box' solution available for switching one of the four effects processors in/out of signal chain be it on insert or bus mode.

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[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1488294184' post='3247592']
Just a quick question for anyone using a digital mixer like the Soundcraft Ui 12, Behringer xair xr12, etc. Do any of them have the ability to switch the effects off remotely, like the old echo units that had a jack socket for a foot switch. If they don't, is it possible to switch the effects on & off remotely, if so, how?

Thanks.
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Use the remote ipad/android app...

or a switching XLR box - like so -



One side goes to a channel with fx, the other goes to a channel without. Yes, it uses a channel... but it does the trick. Kinda uses up a lot of channels if you need to do it for more than one mic.

Edited by EBS_freak
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[quote name='JPJ' timestamp='1488298598' post='3247659']
Lots of chat on the Behringer x-air forum about this, and one guy even offering to build a custom footswitch which will issue the necessary midi command. However, there is currently no 'out of the box' solution available for switching one of the four effects processors in/out of signal chain be it on insert or bus mode.
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I'm wagering it would be a Raspberry pi - it wouldn't even need to be the midi command... it could connect to the wifi of the mixer and issue the same API call that the app would issue to do the mute of the fx.

Wouldn't even be too hard - just do a packet sniff on the network traffic and grab out the necessaries. A foot operated curl/sendip command?!

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Hi, we've got the Soundcraft Ui16 and have just started doing this via a simple foot pedal (has to be a non-latching one) - just plug it in to the appropriate orifice - turns all the effects on and off on all channels ( for a less spacey between sound for natter/raffle/parked card announcements...)

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[quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1488821934' post='3252098']
Hi, we've got the Soundcraft Ui16 and have just started doing this via a simple foot pedal (has to be a non-latching one) - just plug it in to the appropriate orifice - turns all the effects on and off on all channels ( for a less spacey between sound for natter/raffle/parked card announcements...)
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I'd never clocked that connector (not that I have one of these units)! To OP - not all units have this though

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[quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1488821934' post='3252098']
Hi, we've got the Soundcraft Ui16 and have just started doing this via a simple foot pedal (has to be a non-latching one) - just plug it in to the appropriate orifice - turns all the effects on and off on all channels ( for a less spacey between sound for natter/raffle/parked card announcements...)
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That's what I wanted to hear, most excellent! Thanks.

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