Beginner's Guide to MIDI on the BOSS ES-5 (Amp Channel, Pedal Presets and Expression Pedal) 

Thank you! I’m a little busy at the moment but will be uploading more videos soon.

Sorry for the late reply. Strymon on has very clear midi commands in their manuals. I think it should be pretty easy to figure out your issue. Remember to take your time and take each step slowly. Good luck!

@@wrashchild I Found it. After setting all the MIDI slots (1-8) from Ctrl1 = 80 to Ctrl1 = OFF I hit the > right arrow and there was another Ctrl2 = 81. I set that to OFF for all MIDI slots (1-8) and it solved it. Evidently 80 & 81 is the default on the ES-8 for all patches. Thanks for your reply..🎸🎸🎸🎸👌👌

Thanks Christian. I think they’re Mooer brand ones. Very reasonable price I think you can get on Amazon.

Source Audio midi is usually straightforward. Connect the Nemesis to a computer and check which midi channel it’s on. It should be as simple as Midi Channel and then PC command

What do you mean exactly? Do you mean entering the command? You can program a knob to change only a midi command if you like.

You’ll need a midi box. A cable on midi out from the ES-5. Into a midi box. Then from there out to the pedals. You can chain them together too. As long as they’re on individual channels it will work fine.

I think it might be the possible. I recommend joining the ES-5 Facebook group to enquire about this.

@@wrashchild I did thanks! After owning an ES-5 for 5 years, never thought about joining the FB group, duh ha. Turns out not possible really, think I'm gonna shell out for the Riff Step Whammy Enhancer and have some fun...

I’m very confident the midi works the same yes. Ah good question! So for example on the Whammy DT. All the midi programs are built into the unit. So 57 would always be whatever 57 would be. But for some pedals, such as the Ventris where you can move your presets around wherever you want, then whatever you’ve put on preset 57 will be what it’s changed to. That’s a good question and I hope my answer helps.

@@wrashchild - yes and thanks for the quick reply!

Yes but only if the pedal has midi capability.

Do you own the ES-5? What are you trying to control?

Hi Oscar. There shouldn’t be any reason why it wouldn’t work. If you need more help I advise going to the ES Facebook group or even the Mobius one. But there shouldn’t be any reason why it shouldn’t work.

Yes you can!

@wrashchild would that just be putting 2 assigns on the same bank/preset both with EXP as the source? 😮

I didn’t talk about a lot of things. This is just what I own and what I use.

I’m not sure about MS-3. This is the ES-5

@@wrashchild so the es-5 can?