CC MIDI input to activate blocks based on the grid position and not the assigned foot-switches

[PaoloM]

I find it strange that external MIDI devices can only control devices that are assigned to foot-switches.
Ideally I’d like to be able to externally control blocks that are not assigned to foot-switches, because I don’t have a foot-switch to do that.
An example would be using QC with Ableton Live and using some switches to control the software (starting loops/automations) and the software turning blocks off and on.
Right now if I “sacrificed” switches to control software I am limited in sounds I can access.
I can see all those blocks on the grid but I can’t use them, tantalising me

[jamsden]

Perhaps a better option would be to be able to MIDI control any parameter (including bypass) of any block regardless of it’s position on the grid, or whether it is also controlled by senes and stomp switches on QC. This is what Helix does, and it is very useful.

[Vladi]

Yeah, I wholeheartedly agree. The ability to midi control the turning on and off of devices independently of footswitches, as well as independent of modes (preset, scene, stomp), would be simply awesome. For example, I am using the QC in Scene mode, giving me eight scenes to choose from; but I would like to turn on and bypass effects which may not be present in the eight specific scenes on my QC.

For example, say Scene one is a Clean scene, but I want to do something wild like turn on an octaver that is not part of any of the scenes. Instead of having to hop into stomp mode, press the associated footswitch to turn the octaver on, press the footswitch again to turn the octaver off, then to go back to the Scenes view by pressing the two footswitches to change modes, it would be much easier to just send a midi signal to turn on the octaver device independently of what mode I am on, or regardless if the octaver is assigned to a footswitch or not.

[iNX]

The system to control all parameter by the Helix is really the best solution. Really hope Neural can implement this kind of feature. Midi control is very limited by now

[PaoloM]

I agree, controlling any parameter via MIDI would be amazing, maybe they can come up with a MIDI learn function

[YehonatanV]

The current post is a duplicate of this request:

More MIDI control

OK, this really needs to be fixed. The idea of having midi controls assigned ONLY to the switches is ridiculous and frustrating. It keeps this beautiful sounding device completely locked away from expansion. In reality it turns the “Most powerful floor modeler on the planet” into “Just another limited (yet expensive) 8-device/settings” processor. IF you can’t give us on/off (i.e. 0=off, 1 or higher = on) control for each device then assign on/off to the grid numbers and give us the ability to ma…

Vote and comment there to make more concentrated impact.

Also, you might want to check out the following request, which is to allow midi control over the device’s modes (preset, scene, stomp, hybrids):

Enable full MIDI Control of all Control Modes

This… ALL of this… The unit feels like its cutoff at the knees with the inability to use midi to this extent. I have more midi control and editing flexibility on Boss and Line 6 gear than with the Quad. Yes please! Open up the unit! More midi control access and more QC hardware control! Change LED color. Change Labels of anything anywhere. Etc. Neural team please just go buy a Helix floor and figure out all of the things that it can do and then make the QC able to do those things. ( i keed i ke…

[PickinPete]

Yes, more MIDI functionality, please!

[PaoloM]

@MP_Mod or @DiffractionCircuit if this can be merged with a more voted topic of the same nature would be great

[Bryceboulie]

OK…SO I just looked back on my original posting dated OCTOBER of 2021 requesting this. C’MON Neural!! IF someone there would add up the requests for this I’m positive it would be at the TOP of the request list! It’s been almost 2.5 years now that we’ve been dealing with something that, ONCE AGAIN I’ll say “every other multi-box on the PLANET ALREADY HAS IN PLACE!!!”. We need discrete, midi status on/off control of either ALL the devices, grid position or some other way your big brains can think up of getting the block control away from only being controlled by the switches!! Please!!