Well they did add midi clock out in the last update, which was one of the two missing midi features I’ve been waiting for. The other, of course, being the ability to send multiple midi messages on scene change. Once they do that, the QC will do everything I need for my own use cases, midi-wise.
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Paint Audio 10 button small footprint programmable MIDI footswitch has been great for me.
You can program each button for up to 12 MIDI commands, press or release.
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I recently switched from the Nektar Pacer I described above to the Paint Audio Midi Captain and it is doing everyhing I did with the Pacer and is quite easy to program. It does not have the footswitches the Pacer has but it does have Midi IN which I hope any QC Midi up grades will include on that side too. The MC is smaller which I like although if I were still gigging I might still use the Pacer for that and leave the MC in the studio.
I think you are talking the new smaller switches here and I am considering one of the two button ones to be my View Mode/Tuner switching although the new Super Mode which has not made it to the MC yet might make that unneccsary and will open lots of new stuff it will do!
I’ve got the 10 button one and I use 1-4 and 6-8 to first set QC to scene mode, change to the correct scene number, then set the QC to Stomp Mode so I can use 8 scenes and 8 stomps.
Since the button force it back to Stomp Mode it dodges an accident.
Button 5 top right is going to be Tap Tempo, and Button 5 (bottom right) simply sets the QC to Preset Mode. That gives me an 8 preset menu and then once chosen, I can stomp the scene 1 button and it goes back to stomp mode. Massive amounts of individual controls!!!
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Hi Chanterhaus, have you had much luck setting up your QC and FC300? i am just in the process of trying to get the FC300 to talk to the QC, it seems to be a nightmare to program, im about to buy a small programable midi interface to capture the FC300 midi cc & pc data and map it into data the QC recognises, that way i can use any mode on the FC300, im curious to how your setup works, i really dont want my QC on the floor in a live situation, had too much trouble in the past with beers splilages ect,
Hey JJ, I’m still on the fence with the FC-300 - mostly out of laziness and really needing it to happen. I used to like the challenge of midi programming my racks with remote foot controllers but I’ve discovered with this not so much. The FC-300 can easily do simple patch switching but I’ve yet to dive into into the expression controls and deeper effects on and off. From what I’ve seen the info is there
If you’re going down the MIDI footswitch route then I found an interesting way to make it work with some older MIDI controllers. This can also a good solution to the buttons on QC being a little too close together for some people.
I got an old Boss FC-50 and used a CME H2MIDI Pro to map MIDI messages to what was needed by QC. It all fits nicely on a Pedaltrain Classic Jr pedalboard too.
I wrote up the full setup (including the MIDI mapping details) here in case it helps anyone else.
How I Solved Quad Cortex Footswitch Spacing Problems Using a Boss FC-50 MIDI Foot Controller
The MIDI hub I used is tiny and can be powered by typical pedalboard power supplies.
Nicely done! Very detailed and a great solution.
The only issue is you’re still locked into a limited amount of control because of the QC’s lack of individual block control. It really is a shame because I think people like you who see and solve problems would come up with some great, unique sounds and patches.
Again, well done!!