User guide

ThankyouforpurchasingtheMIDISolutionsF88-inputMIDIFootswitchController.
TheMIDISolutionsF8canbeprogrammedtogenerateavarietyofMIDImessagesinresponsetocontactclosures
betweenthetipandsleeveofitseight1/4"phonejackinputs.Itisalsopossibletoprogramthefootswitchinputs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F8isMIDI-poweredandrequiresnobatteries
orpowersupplytooperate.
INTRODUCTION
ToprogramtheF8connecttheMIDIOutfromyourMIDIinterfacetotheMIDI oftheF8.TheMIDI and
footswitchinputscanbeleftdisconnectedduringprogramming.
OncetheF8hasbeenprogrammeditcanbeinsertedwhereveritisrequiredinyourMIDIsetup.Connectthe
footswitches(oranycontactclosuresfromtiptosleeveofa1/4"phonejack)totheF8'sfootswitchinputs(
).ConnecttheMIDIOutorThruofthesendingdevicetotheMIDI oftheF8.TheF8drawspowerfromthe
devicethatisconnectedtoitsMIDIinput,soeveniftheF8doesnotneedtoreceiveMIDImessagesfromthisdevice
thisconnectionisstillrequiredinorderfortheF8todrawpower(theF8'sEchoparametercanbeprogrammedto
OFFtopreventanyunwantedincomingMIDImessagesfrombeingechoedtotheF8'sMIDIOut).ConnecttheMIDI
oftheF8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.
In Out
Fsw1-
Fsw8 In
Out
CONNECTIONS
3
Footswitch or
contact-closure
Footswitch or
contact-closure
Footswitch or
contact-closure
Footswitch or
contact-closure
Footswitch or
contact-closure
Footswitch or
contact-closure
Footswitch or
contact-closure
Footswitch or
contact-closure
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI In
Sending Device
Receiving Device