ADA MXC MIDI EXPANDABLE CONTROLLER & MIDI CONTROLLER PEDAL PACK OWNER’S MANUAL
want buttons 3 & 4 to be momentary, push DIPswitches 3 & 4 down. You can instantly tell
which mode a button is in because the LED tells you exactly when the button is ON.
When you switch programs with the MXC, all the QUAD SWITCH buttons default to OFF
(LED's also turn off), so you can start fresh with the new sound.
Sample Set-up When Used w/ the ADA MP-2:
1) Connect the MXC, QUAD SWITCH, and MP-2 as described in the "QUICK SET-UP
FOR THE QUAD SWITCH" section above.
2) Turn on the MP-2, and make sure its HELP LEVEL is in NORMAL mode (that is the
default, unless you changed it to EXPERT).
3) Select a program on the MP-2 in which you would like to toggle an effect, such as
wah. chorus, tremolo, compressor, noise reduction, etc.
4) On the MP-2, press PRGM EDIT, then REAL TIME MIDI. The display will show
[ MOVE PEDAL OR ] [ PRESS SWITCH ]
5) Press the QUAD SWITCH button that you want to use. Now, the display will read
[< PARAMETER→0) ] [ UNASSIGNED ]
6) Press the UP ARROW to scroll through the parameters until you come to the desired
effect, such as WAH STATUS (wah in/out).
7) Press PRGM EDIT on the MP-2 to exit the program edit-mode. and press the UP
ARROW to save the program. Now, every time you switch to this program, the QUAD
SWITCH button you selected will toggle the assigned effect in/out.
USING THE CCP
Unplug the AC adapter from the MXC, plug the CONTINUOUS CONTROL PEDALS (CCP's)
into the jacks marked PEDAL1 & PEDAL 2, then plug the adapter back in. Remember to
always turn the power off to plug and unplug the pedals.
The CCP works much in the same was as a QUAD SWITCH does, except the MIDI
messages are continuous. The pedal is used to control continuous parameters like volume,
overdrive, presence, stereo panning, etc. In addition, the CCP also has a "soft-switch" at the
end of the pedal travel, much like the switch on a wah pedal. This switch acts just like a
button on the QUAD SWITCH, so the CCP is actually two Controllers in one. Because it is
necessary to have a much greater level of accuracy and proper "feel" to the pedal, there is a
calibration procedure (outlined above in Quick Set-up for the CCP). If you have more than
one pedal, mark each one with a pedal number, corresponding to the jack that it's plugged
into, so that your set-up stays consistent from gig to gig (you'll never have to initialize the
pedals again if they are always plugged into the same jacks). The CCP's have their own
Controller numbers to identify them. The defaults are as follows:
MXC Jack Used Controller Controller Number
PEDAL 1 Pedal 31
PEDAL 1 Soft-switch 72
PEDAL 2 Pedal 32
PEDAL 2 Soft-switch 73
Follow the steps in the Quick Set-up section above to initialize the pedals. Now, you're ready
to go. If you move the CCP plugged into the PEDAL 1 jack, the MXC will send MIDI
messages corresponding to the position of the CCP pedal. Again, this message is coded with
the MIDI Channel number and the Controller number (in this case 31 by default). Read the
manual for the unit receiving the MIDI to find out how to assign Controller numbers to its
internal parameters. Once you've set the MIDI Channel and assigned the Controller number
on the unit (see "Sample Setup" below), the CCP should now control that parameter.
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