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General Questions

How do I set an external aux controller to change banks?

Connect an aux controller to the MC6 with a stereo cable. Be sure to change the expression input type to Aux Switch in the Main Configuration Menu. The Aux switch will work just like a regular switch, where each switch will invoke a preset. You simply need to program a bank up and bank down message in each preset and you are good to go.

My MC6 hangs at the main preset screen.

Check your Expression input settings. It is likely that you have your expression input setting set to "Aux Switch" but do not anything plugged into the input ports. If you have nothing plugged into your expression input(s), it should be set to Expression Pedal instead of Aux Switch.

How do I paste a preset to all banks?

Go into the preset edit menu and then copy the preset. After the preset is copied, hold down the Paste button for 2 seconds. The device will paste the copied preset to all banks for the current active preset.

How do I set the expression pedal to send different CC messages per preset?

The expression pedal inputs work on a per-bank basis, where every bank has a different expression preset. Each expression preset has 16 midi messages that you can program. By changing banks on the MC6, you can send different CC messages. You can also send different CC messages in each expression preset in the same bank by using your standard presets A-L. By programming a Select Exp Message midi type in your preset, you can select which of the 16 midi messages in your expression preset to be active. Hence, when using your expression pedal, only the selected messages will be sent out.

There is a lag between the time when I press the switch and the time when the MIDI message is sent out. How can I fix this?

There are several possibilities to this.

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If you have a Double Tap action programmed into your preset, there will be a delay as the controller is checking if a Double Tap action will occurring, before sending out the message.

How do I lock my banks so that Switch A+B or B+C will not bank down or bank up?

Set your Switch Sensitivity to the maximum. This reduces the delay when a switch is pressed, and hence makes engaging dual switch functions harder.

How do I display PC Scroll numbers in the Preset Name?

It is possible to display the PC Scroll number in the Preset name by using a placeholder %E0 to %E7. Since there are 8 slots in the PC Scroll function, %E0 will display the number in the first slot, while %E7 will display the number in the 8th slot. %E1 will display the number in the second slot.

If I have a preset with a PC Scroll Up message on Slot 1 (incremental set to Yes), and my preset name is set to Prst%E0, and assuming that the preset number in slot 1 is at 6, on the main preset page, the preset name will appear as Prst6 .

How do I make only the last engaged preset blink?

In firmware

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, a new feature is introduced - Bank Clear Toggle. This feature clears the toggle of all the presets except for the preset that is just engaged. If all your presets has the blink and toggle function turned on, pressing on Switch A will cause only Preset A to blink, while pressing on Switch B after will cause Preset A to stop blinking and Preset B to blink.

How do I send a MIDI message on bank change?

The bank change switch combination A+B and B+C does not send any MIDI messages out when invoked. However, there are other options to achieve this.

1. Use Switch D+E and E+F, which invokes Presets G and H. Program the MIDI messages you want to send out first (e.g. PC, CC etc) and then on your last message, program a Bank Up or Bank Down message. You will need to copy this presets to all the banks (Just go into the Preset Edit menu, copy the preset and then hold down paste to paste to all banks). After this is done, each time you press D+E or E+F, the MC6 will send the MIDI messages you programmed first before changing bank.

2. Similar to above, but you can use an external aux switch to achieve this.

Does the MC6 MKII work as a MIDI Host?

No, it does not. Hence, you cannot control other MIDI devices via USB MIDI, without a USB MIDI Host converter.

Does the MC6 pass MIDI messages through from MIDI IN to USB MIDI?

Yes, the MC6 can pass certain messages through to USB MIDI

• PC Messages

• CC Messages

• Note Messages

Expression issues

My expression pedal sweeps from 0 - 100% very quickly. Help!

Your pedal is likely using a Log potentiometer, usually used in Volume pedals. You will need to use an expression pedal with a Linear potentiometer instead.

MIDI Clock

How do I use a tap in a tempo without the MC6 displaying the Tap Tempo menu?

In firmware v3.4.1, we implemented the MIDI Clock Tap message type, which allows you to start tapping a tempo, which will start the MIDI clock.

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Can the MC6 pass MIDI Clock messages through from MIDI IN to MIDI OUT?

Yes, the MC6 can. However, as MIDI Clock is time-sensitive, and the MC6 is constantly processing a large number of operations, the MIDI Clock timing may be off-set when a operation is executed on the MC6. Hence, if you absolutely cannot accept this, it is best if you use a MIDI Merger to handle this aspect.

Aux Switches

My Boss FS-7 cannot work with the MC6

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