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MIDI 101 and How I Use the Morningstar MC8

Alex Price 18,043 4 years ago
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Full Parts List and walkthrough - https://www.alexpricemusician.com/diy-pedalboard Playlist: Building a Professional Pedalboard from Start to Finish - https://bit.ly/3c59fsp In this video I'll be running through the basics of MIDI, settings up the MC8, and how I've decided to organize presets and bank switching. I'll go over setting up the MIDI channel for each pedal, what a program change message does, what a control change message and CC value does, and how to use expression pedals with MIDI. I have two banks set up for each type of gig that I do - one set up for ease of use with reverb & delay snapshots and toggles for modulation, and the other set up for more control over what tone I need to create with bank switching. I'll go over all of this in detail. It's a long video so feel free to visit the timestamps below! ▶️ *Highlights* 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - Setting the midi channel for each pedal 2:09 - Program Change vs Control Change messages 3:29 - Control Change number and Control Change value 4:55 - Using an expression pedal with MIDI CC 5:39 - How I set up the Morningstar MC8 6:43 - A bank for rock & pop gigs 8:05 - Wet effect snapshots 9:42 - Changing banks to access more presets 13:15 - Toggle mode for modulation on/off 16:25 - Complex banks for more control 18:48 - Banks for my originals band 19:37 - Setting up presets for specific songs 21:14 - Banks for CCM/Worship gigs 22:44 - Outro Mark Johnston's video on setting up the MC8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLIwGGx5Nbg #MorningstarMC8 #MIDI ================================= Hi, I'm Alex - a full-time musician based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I make a living performing in the Western PA region and teaching guitar online and through university music programs. 🎼 Lessons, Courses, and Free Resources - https://www.AlexPriceMusician.com/study 🎛 Line 6 Helix / HX Stomp presets - https://www.AlexPriceMusician.com/helix Use the coupon code TAKE5 to get $5 off any order over $25. 🎸 14-day free trial to Guitar Tricks - https://www.guitartricks.com/?a_aid=68094dd3dcbe6&chan=YTdesc Get started learning guitar online with Guitar Tricks, cancel anytime. 🎹 My Favorite Gear - http://amzn.com/shop/AlexanderPriceMusic : | My favorite pedals - https://amzn.to/2W58t9e | Strings & Picks - https://amzn.to/35un2qc | Essentials for Your Music Studio - https://amzn.to/2Yz9qIB | Essentials for Your Guitar Case - https://amzn.to/2W6MyPj Disclosure: This description contains affiliate links, which means that I receive a small commission in return for purchases made through them, though it doesn't cost anything extra to you. This is part of my income as an online creator and I personally endorse every product that I link. Please send me an email if you have any questions. ================================= 🎥 Playlists: | Building a Pro Pedal Board from Start to Finish - https://bit.ly/3c59fsp | Favorite Pedals & How I Use Them - http://bit.ly/2X8PFpv | Lessons - https://bit.ly/2L0ysZk | Line 6 Helix - https://bit.ly/3fk6ANA | Gear Demos - https://bit.ly/3b1B5V9 | Jazz Guitar - https://bit.ly/2A0a4Vt | The Inner Urge (my band) - https://bit.ly/3dfPyhR ================================= ⭐️ Social Media - @AlexPriceMusician: | FaceBook - http://facebook.com/AlexPriceMusician | Instagram - http://instagram.com/AlexPriceMusician 🎧 And my other projects: | The Inner Urge - http://facebook.com/InnerUrgeBand | Resolute Vibration - http://facebook.com/ResoluteVibration ================================= 📫 Contact - https://AlexPriceMusician.com/contact

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