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Introduction
Welcome to your ML5 Midi Controlled Switcher. This is a MIDI controlled audio loop switcher that enables you to make your non-MIDI-capable effects part of your midi controller presets, giving you total control of your rig.
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Press this button to put the ML5 in learn mode. When the Learn button is blinking, the ML5 is in learn mode.
To exit Learn Mode without saving anything, press the Learn button again. There are some variations across builds. If pressing the Learn button does not exit Learn mode, you'll need to press Switch E to exit Learn Mode.
Side Panel
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MIDI Out
This is where MIDI messages flow out/thru from the ML5. This allows you to chain the ML5 with other devices. The ML5 does not generate any MIDI messages itself.
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MIDI In
This is where the ML5 receives MIDI messages.
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Connect a 9VDC center negative power supply here. The ML5 requires at least 160mA.
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Schematic
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Other Use Cases
Besides switching guitar effect pedals in and out of the audio signal chain, the ML5 can be used for other purposes as well.
Switching between 2 guitars and an amplifier
The ML5 can work as an A/B Switcher as well to route different signal to the Output.
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Using the Amplifier Input and FX Loops
The ML5 can also be used to switch effects in front of the Amplifier, as well as in the Amp FX loop. For this to work in the example below, Loop C will have to be always turned on, so the signal flows to the Amplifier Input and back to to Loop C return from the FX Loop Send.
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Saving a Preset
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Saving a preset is simple:
Choose which loops you would like to be engaged in your preset. Do so by pressing on switches A to E. If a switch is lit, that particular loop is engaged. In the image above, loops A, C and D are engaged.
Press the Learn button. The Learn button will blink, indicating that the ML5 is in Learn mode.
Send a Program Change message of your choice from your midi controller. The Learn button will flash quickly, indicating that your preset has been saved. The selected loops will be engaged every time the ML5 receives the chosen PC message.
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Global Settings
MIDI Channel
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To toggle between this setting, hold down Switch B before powering up. The LEARN LED should blink to acknowledge the setting.Note: This feature was set to be permanent for the early batch of ML5s (Serial number less than #10020). However, we do acknowledge that not all users appreciate this feature. Please email us with your order ID and ML5 serial number, and we will send a newly-programmed chip over. You’ll just need to swap the chip out with the new one.
MIDI Implementation Mode
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