Instruction Manual

ThankyouforpurchasingtheMIDISolutionsDualFootswitchController.
TheMIDISolutionsDualFootswitchControllercanbeprogrammedtogenerateavarietyofMIDImessagesin
responsetoacontactclosurebetweenthetipandsleeve,andacontactclosurebetweentheringandsleeve,ofits
1/4"phonejackinput.ItisalsopossibletoprogramtheDualFootswitchControllertoperformavarietyofother
functions,suchasRechannelize,Transpose,andTapTempo.Allprogrammedsettingsareretainedevenafterpower
isremovedfromtheunit.TheMIDISolutionsDualFootswitchControllerisMIDI-poweredandrequiresnobatteriesor
powersupplytooperate.
INTRODUCTION
ToprogramtheDualFootswitchControllerconnecttheMIDIOutfromyourMIDIinterfacetotheMIDI oftheDual
FootswitchController.TheMIDI andfootswitchinputscanbeleftdisconnectedduringprogramming.
OncetheDualFootswitchControllerhasbeenprogrammeditcanbeinsertedwhereveritisrequiredinyourMIDI
setup.Connectthefootswitches(oranycontactclosuresfromtip-sleeveandring-sleeveofa1/4"phoneplug)tothe
DualFootswitchController'sfootswitchinput( ).ConnecttheMIDIOutorThruofthesendingdevicetothe
MIDI oftheDualFootswitchController.TheDualFootswitchControllerdrawspowerfromthedevicethatis
connectedtoitsMIDIinput,soeveniftheDualFootswitchControllerdoesnotneedtoreceiveMIDImessagesfrom
thisdevicetheconnectionisstillrequiredinorderfortheDualFootswitchControllertodrawpower(theDual
FootswitchController'sEchoparametercanbeprogrammedtoOFFtopreventanyunwantedincomingMIDI
messagesfrombeingechoedtotheDualFootswitchController'sMIDIOut).ConnecttheMIDI oftheDual
FootswitchControllertotheMIDIInofthereceivingMIDIdevice.ItisrecommendedthatthenumberofMIDI
SolutionsproductspoweredbyasingleMIDIOutorThrubelimitedtofour.
TheDualFootswitchControllerisprogrammedbysendingitMIDISystemExclusiveprogrammingcommandsfroma
computerwithaMIDIinterface.Thesecommandsaredescribedindetailonthefollowingpages.
Uponreceiptofaprogrammingcommand,theDualFootswitchController'sMIDIindicatorLEDflashesrapidlyfor
aboutonesecondtoindicatethatthesettinghasbeenstored.Settingsareretainedafterpowerisremoved,andthe
unitcanthenbeinsertedwhereveritisrequiredinyourMIDIsetup.
EnsurethatthefootswitchesareconnectedtotheDualFootswitchControllerbeforeitispoweredupastheirpolarity
isstoredatthistime(ifauto-polarityisselected).TheDualFootswitchController'sMIDIIndicatorLEDwilllightas
soonasthesendingdeviceisturnedon,andflasheswheneverMIDIdatapassesthroughtheunit.Depressingthe
footswitchescausestheDualFootswitchControllertoperformitsprogrammedfunctions.
In
Out
Fsw1,2
In
Out
CONNECTIONS
PROGRAMMING
OPERATION
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MIDI Indicator LED
Receiving Device
MIDI In
Sending Device
Footswitch 1
Footswitch 2
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI Solutions
TM
MadeinCanada
MIDI
In
Fsw1, 2
Out
Dual Footswitch
Controller