midi and triaxis

[dmpc]

ok..Here's a wierd one...i have boogie power amp 2 90..it has 3 voicings on it..i have g system which i thought would be able to control all 3 via relay switching but it's not working out so well..triaxis can control voicing.. here's the question...without changing patches on triaxis can i use midi to use triaxis to control voicing in the 2 90..g system switches can be programmed to do most things so i hope this will work..even completely different ideas are welcome as long as it doesn't involve buying more gear..thanks.

 

[18&Life]

It's a dumb question because OBVIOUSLY without changing triaxis patches you will always be with the same patch and the same relays on or off !!!
If I can remember g system can control relays so don't use triaxis to control them,use g system.
If I understood,you want the same patchs with different 2.90 voices.
It will be a lot easier copying the same patch to other patches,each one with the voices you want !!!

 

[ToneAddictJon]

It's not a dumb question at all. If the triaxis can recieve CC messages for the relays it would work, but I don't know if it can. The switching system on the G-system should work as well, just use a Send/Return Y cable (stereo to a tip and a ring) and set up the switches to be open or closed depending on what you want to trigger.

 

[18&Life]

Well if you read its manual you will see it cannot ,only if 2.90 was midi then triaxis should send(midi) relays changes .
Triaxis cannot receive relay MIDI changes and send them through its relays outs.
Triaxis relays outs have nothing to do with midi so it's not possible.
I already asked something like that,everybody said no even a guy from mesa boogie gave me this answer.
If a new one triaxis can,please somebody enlight us

 

[ToneAddictJon]

Ok, just skimmed the manual, you should be able to set up any control to recieve CC messages, which means in theory you should be able to change the relays without changing channels. I don't know how you would do it, but you should be able to do it. You'll probably need to set up the relays to recieve signals on a midi channel and use a controller to send them.

 

[msi]

I'm going to agree with 18&Life on this but I'll do it without being such a dick. The CC control on the triaxis is designed to alter the "knobs" and not the switches. Page 21 of the printed manual (26 of the PDF manual) lists what settings can be altered using CC's.

After I got my Triaxis I had to send it in to get a faulty master volume pot fixed. I spoke for a while with the tech about the triaxis. It seems that the triaxis was sent into production without all the features originally planned as far as the midi went. Things like the CC were an afterthought. They had hired a person to program the software for the triaxis and according the the person I spoke with the software was never implemented the way it was originally planned.

Also as a side note, the main processor in the triaxis is a z80 microprocessor. This is the same processor that was in the TRS-80 computer, the sega genesis, and about a billion arcade machines.

 

[disassembled]

I'm going to agree with 18&Life on this but I'll do it without being such a dick. The CC control on the triaxis is designed to alter the "knobs" and not the switches. Page 21 of the printed manual (26 of the PDF manual) lists what settings can be altered using CC's.

After I got my Triaxis I had to send it in to get a faulty master volume pot fixed. I spoke for a while with the tech about the triaxis. It seems that the triaxis was sent into production without all the features originally planned as far as the midi went. Things like the CC were an afterthought. They had hired a person to program the software for the triaxis and according the the person I spoke with the software was never implemented the way it was originally planned.

Also as a side note, the main processor in the triaxis is a z80 microprocessor. This is the same processor that was in the TRS-80 computer, the sega genesis, and about a billion arcade machines.

So what you are saying is I can play sonic the hedgehog on my TA?

Greg

 

[msi]

Yea, if you wanted to take the time to unsolder the z80 processor from your 1000 dollar triaxis and swap it into the mainboard of your 30 dollar sega genesis, sure.

 

[disassembled]

I am trying this now. I will report how it sounds later. BTW which tubes do you think will sound best in the Genesis?


Greg

 

[RJ2213]

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[dmpc]

i'm new here but i'm beginning to see constants in this forum..like the fact that 18&life can't reply to a question without being a dick..he said it was a stupid question but then said he asked a similar question..
me..how do you change the bass on the triaxis?
18&life...with the buttons on the front..
me..well done..silver star..can this also be done with midi?
18&life..yes..
me..bravo..how do you change the gain?
18&life..with the buttons on the front..
me..can this also be done with midi?
18&life..yes..
me..very good..silver star..how do you assign relays on the triaxis?
18&life..with buttons on the front..
me..very good..and is it a reasonable assumption that this could be done with midi?..
18&life...eehhm..
me..is it?..
18&life..i guess so..
me..very good..so stop being a dick..
there's a lot of control possible with the g system for each patch and i'm just trying to get the maximum control i can..i can of course set up different patches to change different voicings but awkard to do alot of switching while i'm singing..it'd be great to have it all right in frint of me and if 18&life can't get that then i don't see why he has to reply..you know i haven't read one helpful comment by him (her) yet..go sit in the corner and face the wall..you're disrupting the rest of the class.

 

[dmpc]

i've just had an email from tc and they say that you can't have more than one relay set up for each patch on the g system..so i'll have the set up banks with a different relay on each..

 

[Dead Moon Rising]

there's loads of room to store patches. you could have multiple locations with the same preamp settings and different relay settings for the different voicings. for example: you could set up 3 banks with the same preamp settings and each bank could have a different voicing turned on.

 

[Gregwor]

Look at www.midisolutions.com as they carry the "MIDI to General Purpose Output" line which can accept CC's to create Tip to Sleeve connections = voicing your 2:90. Hope that helps!

 

[dmpc]

thanks lads..that midi thing looks to be the solution..i'm gonna try the multiple patches way 1st and see how that goes...thanks very much for replying..