Hotone Ampero Control | Pure MIDI 

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Not sure I can do that as I don't have that amp. Have you contact Hotone with your questions

You are welcome!

Thanks for the suggestion

Excellent

Thanks for the suggestion

Actually nevermind...I saw your video about the Midi Maestro and got a good deal on it. It looks like it will save some time!

Good call

I am considering more content for the future. Thanks for the suggestion

Me too. If you figure it out please let me know

hi, I bought ampero control but I can`t use it with ableton yet, If you figure it out please let me know

@@victorlamusic2338 did you find out how to do it? I am thinking on buying one

@@OscarSL80 not sure if you managed to work it out on your own yet, but I got mine today and have been scratching my head most of the day trying to figure it out. might not be the full story, but I think I'm onto something... in the Hotone app, when you add/edit a control to one of the switches (using the plus button or clicking the box to edit it), there are two data numbers--Data 1 is the MIDI CC channel, I think...Data 2 is the MIDI value (0-127) you want to send. that Data 2 option was really unintuitive to figure out for me. if you're sending a 0 or 1 or something like that for Data 2, chances are it's not going to actually do anything--especially if you're trying to select or toggle something. when I started entering a 127 in that field, it was doing what I wanted it to--in my case, switching to a desired macro variation in Ableton Live. you also have to make sure to save your changes via the Save button in the upper right of the app in order for your changes to get sent through. if you want to set a parameter to a particular value, you first need to figure out the MIDI value of the setting you want (on that 0-127 scale), then just set up the trigger to send that value in the Data 2 field in the app. an example of this is I wanted to set a knob to a value of 10 out of 127, so in the app I entered '10' into the Data 2 field. one other thing is, use the Single mode in the app to select a value (e.g. you have multiple different patches assigned to different switches and each switch takes you to the associated patch--pressing the same switch twice won't do anything additional)...to set up a toggle (e.g. record arm a track, and use the same switch to un-arm), use the Toggle mode and set up the A Group with Data 2 = 0 and B Group with Data 2 = 127, or vice-versa, depending on how you want it to work. here are the settings for one of the entries in the Hotone app for one of the controls I set up successfully: - Channel = Omni - Type = CC - Data 1 = 27 (don't think this matters as long as it's unique from other switches and banks you're using--unless you want it to overlap on purpose, of course) - Data 2 = 127 (you can use anything above 64 for a toggle on message--or set the specific value you want if it's not a select/ toggle) - Output To = USB (obviously you'll set this according to your connection type--if in doubt, I think you can choose all three--USB+MIDI+Bluetooth) hopefully this helps someone else. it doesn't seem too difficult to grasp once you understand what that Data 2 piece is for, but the documentation doesn't do a great job of explaining it, so it can kind of leave you guessing how to get it working.

​@@guitfnkythanks a lot for the explanation! I this should be part of their manual 👏🏼

It clicks. Not silent.

Glad I could help!

Haven't tried it with the HX Stomp but I can't see why it wouldn't work.

No, sorry

Hope it works out for ya

Theoretically I believe this is possible but I have not tried it

Let us know how it works out for ya.

Haven't tried it with the Strymon stuff

This vid might actually help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--aEDkx5xP9w.html It covers the Ampero Stomp, but the theory is still the same.

Not 100% sure if you can do that.

@@ThePedalGuy thank you for your reply. Really appreciate your effort in answering questions of everyone in the comment as far as possible and to the best of your knowledge

Working on that now

Sorry I don’t. The store is closing down as I’m a full time NUX employee

Thanks for sharing. Like I've said in this and other videos around the AC, it takes time and practice. You'll get there. Keep at it.

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll see what we can do. Don’t have a HX stomp in stock at the moment

Hi. I’m not familiar with stage tracks so I would be of very little help however you should learn how midi messages work before you start exploring this option because it can get very confusing quickly.

That's a good question. I haven't tried that, but I assume it's possible as you can program Note On/Off commands. Hmmm....I might need to try that at some point.

@@ThePedalGuy thanks, if you try it please let me know :)

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately I don’t have one of those to test it with.

Sorry, haven't worked with the Boss stuff in awhile.

Should work but you need to program all of the cc messages

Anything that accepts MIdi

Thanks. Yea this happened with the Headrush as well. HR addressed this with an update so I assume that Hotone would have to address this with a FW update

You should be able to. You can send multiple messages on each footswitch

As I recall the pedals on the Ampero are not assignable with the exception of the CTRL. It’s been awhile since I last used the Ampero so I’m answering from memory. I would double check with the Ampero FB group to be sure

It should work as long as there is MIDI I/O on the EWI

MIDI Thru.

Yes. It will work with the mx5

I'm not sure but I suspect that wouldn't work. What would be a good workaround would be to create another bank as you have 100 to assign.

Yes you can, but it is better to use the toggle option so you can set FS1 to change between preset 1 and 2, FS2 for present 3 and 4 and so on... That how I do it with this midi controller and a katana artist

The Ampero Control doesn’t send midi clock. The drumbrute should send clock

Not sure.

Hmmm. Not sure I can help in this case as I haven’t used guitar rig in a really long time.

@@ThePedalGuy thanks for your answer anyway! I can tell you that I finally found the way to configure the Ampero foot switch with the Guitar rig 5 .. it just was a matter of finding the steps

Not sure. I haven't

That should work as the Ampero control would be routed to the midi in on the Ampero while the midi out on the Ampero would send out midi clock

@@ThePedalGuy Thanks so much!

Hi. It doesn’t have midi hosting. But you can use it with the mg30. I did a livestream last week that will show you this.

Thanks for the suggestion. I don’t think I can make that happen as I don’t own the BeatBuddy any longer or a quantiloop

@@ThePedalGuy Ahhh ...ok... Quantiloop pro is an iPad app. It's a looper. I'll keep looking but thanks again!

Yes of course. It’s just midi cc messages

If it has MIDI IO then yes.

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately I don’t own one of those so I can’t.

I haven’t used it with the rc500 so I couldn’t tell you for sure

I'm sure it would work. I haven't tried it myself but MIDI is MIDI. So if there's CC messages for the BeatBuddy functions you want, you can map it.

@@ThePedalGuy Thanks!

You need to set it up with the phone.

@@ThePedalGuy Okay thanks for the tip, I will keep trying.

As I recall you can put multiple messages on one footswitch.

Hi Jesse. Thanks for watching. I’m not sure how much help I would be in this case as I haven’t used bias fx. Does it receive midi messages?

@@ThePedalGuy yes. I've sent my bank to Omni, PC(since I'm trying to switch presents to start), assigning single for buttons 1 & 2 and assigning those to my presents and it's not registering in bias. I have my bias settings set to all channels and device connected.

Hey Scott, I got it working. Had to tweak something in Bias to get it to recognize the controller. Super STOKED!

@@Fretboardcheesa cool!

@@Fretboardcheesa Please let me know what you tweaked to get it to work, I’m having same setup issues with bias fx 2

Good question. Not that I’m aware of. You would load the patch then send the messages

@The Pedal Guy guess I have to figure out how to expand this somehow. I see that there are inputs on it..

I'm not sure if I understood, but I use this midi controller with a katana artist and I can set it that way, so I press the fs and it goes to whatever channel I chose with the effects I want too

@@johnnymontero107 think of it this way. If you had a patch for every song, when u switch patches and had different amp models would u have to press a button to turn that model on, or would it be active by virtue of the fact that it’s on that setting?

Yes but it’s a little tricky. You need a USB to midi host box.

I’m not 100% certain on that particular product. It would depend what kind of midi messages the fr4x is capable of receiving

First thanks, could you please specify which kind midi types the pedal support and does not support

The ampero Control supports all relevant MIDI commands. What you need to know are what commands the accordion can accept? That's found in the back of the fr4x manual

thank u scott😊

You should be able to. It will send any midi messages you want. As long as the receiving device can read them.

@@ThePedalGuy If I use other Midi controller brand, I Have to use the ampero app to configurate the switches or the app included with the MIDI Controller??? Sorry for my ignorance but I have to consider many options before buying nothing

@@mtaskapablo the Ampero control app only works with the Ampero control as far as configuration goes

Sometimes I press footswitch 1 and 2 unintentionally and it changes the bank... Is there any form to disable this default function? Thanks a lot! 🙏

Not sure I understand your question. Please expand

@@ThePedalGuy thank you for responding 😊 i want to connect to an Ampero 2 the ampero switch pedal and an expression pedal like the Ampero Soultone 2 and use both at the same time (the switch to go up and down patched and the soultone as a wah pedal). Is this possible?

Actually I think this will answer your question. It covers the Ampero 2 stomp but it should help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--aEDkx5xP9w.html

@The Pedal Guy awesome! Thanks ill check it out 😁

If it has a MIDI port then yes it will work

It should work fine. You just need to use the correct MIDI CC addresses.

@@ThePedalGuy thanks !! God bless.

I got it working with reaper just fine

@@ThePedalGuy Thanks, i'm planning to switch fx on/off in Hx Native in Reaper, hope that does it.

@@purplewound as long as you know the midi messages it should be fine

Not sure. Depends on the app used to turn pages and whether it receives midi

Couldn't tell you. Have you asked Hotone?

Kind of. You would need to plug the Ampero Control and the MG30 into a computer or hub of some kind. Leo Gibson produced a video that demonstrates this I believe.

Haven't tried it myself.

It's working well with RC5, depending on your CC# assigned function, you'd have to choose in the app toggle/momentary/single option for each FS. I haven't tried tap tempo yet, I don't think tap tempo would work, perhaps Temp+ and temp- could work. Also, this MIDI is working well, if you want to control the drum sections, eg. changing variations or patterns

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll give it some thought. Theoretically it should work if the vst can receive midi messages. The Ampero control is simply a midi device like a keyboard or drum machine so working with a daw is a snap.

@@ThePedalGuy yes. that's what I think too. It should work.. :)

@@ThePedalGuy I'm interested in that too! Please do a review with VSTs inside a DAW!!!

Thanks. I don’t use bias fx so prob not gonna happen

Great thanks

Thanks for the suggestion

Yes please

Thx

Hi. If you’re a newbie to midi I would really encourage you to read up on it first and get a firm foundation before jumping into the Ampero control

Ok

Hah, actually don't worry - Hotone got back to me just now. It can't be controlled by other devices.

LOL. Glad you got the question answered.