Voodoo Lab

Thanks John. I will look into the events processor.

But seriously it would be amazing if you guys would make something. I am sure there would be tons of people out there that would be interested. Even if it was something as simple as something like a MIDI controlled power strip set up almost like a Furman power conditioner, where you could turn on or off each receptacle with a MIDI PC command.

Thoughts?

John,
Thanks again for the continued help. I am always grateful.

Hey I was just wondering if anyone out there is using their Ground Control Pro to control any lighting during a live show? If so, what sort of lighting controller are you using?

I've found plenty of MIDI lighting controllers online, but it seems that none of them really respond to Program Changes. Everything out their seems to be designed to work with a keyboard or a laptop and only responds to note on/off commands or CC messages.

I know that the GCP can send CC messages, but I'm not sure how that would work with the lighting aspect of things.

If anyone could shed some "light" on the subject - sorry for the bad pun I would greatly appreciate it.

Or John - maybe Voodoo Lab could start making a lighting controller that would work with the GCP? That would be fantastic!!!

Thanks for any input!

John,
Thanks for the help with this so far. I have decided to purchase a new GCP instead of replacing the switches on my old one because since I last posted I have started to encounter some other issues with it too. It's old, it lasted a long time and I am stoked to get a new one.

So with the new GCP on its way and a PP Digital too, I am getting ready to start the rebuild (of both my pedal board and my rack). That said I have a few other questions for you.

In the new pedal board build I am planning to have the GCP and the HEX that I just purchased, and after my previous posts, I know that I can power the GCP via the HEX like you had mentioned. I have a current doubling cable to provide enough power from the PP Digital to the HEX so that it can supply phantom power to the GCP.

But now my question is about the MIDI cabling for the rest of the gear. If I go from the GCP MIDI out to the HEX MIDI in can I go from the HEX MIDI out to the MIDI in of a MIDI controllable effects pedal on my board and then from the MIDI out of that pedal to my rack and into the MIDI in of my first GCX? I know that in the GCP manual it says that a GCX should always be the first device, but is that because of the phantom power supply? Which in this case the HEX would be the first device, and be supplying the phantom power not the GCX?

Mainly I want to be able to use the GCP to send PC messages to the pedal I am trying to control, but I want the flexibility of still having that pedal on my pedal board, and not having to have to mount it in the rack.

So please let me know if you have any advice.

Thanks again for your continued help and support.

Has anyone successfully built a tap tempo for the GCP that has an LED in it to flash at the tempo rate?

So I am currently in the process of rebuilding my rig (as I have posted in some other categories) and I recently just got a HEX to add to my pedal board. I want to be able to power my GCP via phantom power from the HEX and was just wondering what Pedal Power unit is capable of doing this. I currently have a PP2+ on there, but aren't all the outputs only capable of 100mA?

I saw that in the HEX manual it says that you would need a power supply with an output capable of supplying the 100mA to the HEX plus the amount that the GCP would need (but I didn't see how much the GCP current draw is) So if anyone can tell me that would be great.

The other pedals that I need to be able to power are:

Boss - SYB5 Bass Synth
Death By Audio - Robot
Line 6 - FM4
Boss - RC20XL
Boss - DD3
EHX - Freeze
TC Electronics - Polytune mini
and
a DIY made expression pedal selector (just need enough power to power two LED's)

So with that a PP2+ doesn't have enough outputs, and I am thinking I will either need to get an additional power supply or a different one.

So any suggestions on which would be the best solution would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again!

Another quick question about the switched though...

You mentioned that they need to be momentary contact, but is that with NO or NC contacts?

Thanks for the info John. I just ordered a HEX based on your reply. I am stoked to get it. I am undertaking a massive overhaul of my whole rig and I think the HEX will be a perfect addition to it.

I'll reach out about the switches I am sure (once I get to that stage of the rebuild)

And I will be scouring the rest of the forum for advice already posted on other things.

Cheers!
Dan

I have an old DMC GCP (v 1.02) currently running 2 GCX units among other things, and I was looking into getting a HEX for my pedal board.

I know that the GCX supplies power to the GCP, and that the HEX is capable of that as well, but is it possible to have the MIDI signal chain go from the GCP to the HEX (first) then to the two GCX units? and if so would I want to make sure that the pins on the MIDI cable are not connected for power from the HEX to the GCX to avoid the GCP getting power from both places? Or would that even matter? Does that all make sense?

Next question I have is that because my GCP is getting pretty old and has seen quite a bit of abuse on the road, one of the switches (#9) doesn't work anymore and some of the other switches are starting to get quite finicky. I am proficient at soldering and have repaired or modded several pieces of gear and was just wondering if there are any switches that would be recommended to be used as replacements? Preferably something that could be hard wired to the board as opposed to the mountain switches that are in there?

Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks a lot.

Hey thanks for the pic. It looks great! I have modded all the LED's on my GCX's too.
So the two Thru jacks are sends to your tuner's input, and to the input on your amp?
and then the two jacks at the opposite end are your send and return for your effects loop? Just wanted to make sure I understood... Thanks again for sharing.