# Midi Footswitch **URL:** \ **Category:** Quad Cortex\ **Created:** [August 28, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012 "2022-08-28T23:02:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DudeDudsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@DudeDudsen](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/DudeDudsen)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/1 "2022-08-28T23:02:48Z")
I’m pretty new with the Quad Cortex. Does anyone have experience with using a extra Midi footswitch to switch presets ? I would like to have the QC on stage left and a footswitch to switch banks/presets on stage right too. does this work ? ---
**Author:** ![MP\_Mod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@MP\_Mod](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/MP_Mod)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/2 "2022-08-29T01:28:11Z")
Hi @DudeDudsen and welcome to the community. Many have had great success using the Morningstar MC8 midi foot controller and ease of setup. Take a look: > **[MC8 MIDI Controller | Morningstar Engineering](https://www.morningstar.io/mc8-midi-controller)** > > Morningstar Engineering designs and manufactures fully programmable MIDI Foot Controllers and Audio Switchers. ---
**Author:** ![DudeDudsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@DudeDudsen](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/DudeDudsen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/3 "2022-09-02T13:27:20Z")
Thank you. I will try them. ---
**Author:** ![jallawalla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@jallawalla](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/jallawalla)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/4 "2022-09-02T14:09:27Z")
Check out this video that shows pretty much all the options with a morningstar mc8 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/neuraldsp/original/2X/7/7bc1c91d7e084b9b46c4ee864b61d238c984e649.jpeg "Using the Morningstar MC8 midi controller with the Neural DSP Quad Cortex") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB21_UZrX-w) ---
**Author:** ![Andyjcp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/andyjcp/32/2996_2.png) [@Andyjcp](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/Andyjcp)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/5 "2022-09-02T16:28:43Z")
@jallawalla Do you know if there is a way to get the scene names from the QC displayed on the Morningstar? ---
**Author:** ![DudeDudsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@DudeDudsen](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/DudeDudsen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/6 "2022-09-02T19:37:50Z")
Is there actually any other programmable midi switch would work besides the morning star ? Also, can I switch the scenes with midi too does the midi switching only work in preset mode ? ---
**Author:** ![jallawalla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@jallawalla](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/jallawalla)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/7 "2022-09-04T18:11:34Z")
Sorry for the late reply. I think not. There is still only a minimal set of midi functions exposed from the QC. ---
**Author:** ![jallawalla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@jallawalla](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/jallawalla)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/8 "2022-09-04T18:12:55Z")
Yes, plenty of midi switchers out there that will work. Nothing special about the type of midi required. Yes, you can switch scenes too. ---
**Author:** ![DudeDudsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@DudeDudsen](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/DudeDudsen)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/9 "2022-09-05T16:32:59Z")
@jallawalla first all, thank you for your replies. Its very nice to actually get good answers for my questions. I just bought the Harley Benton MP100 which is similar to the Melo Audio Midi Commander. I saw in a rig rundown that Pekka from Stamina is using this switch so seems to work. Unfortunately my finish is very bad so i don‘t understand what his git-tech explains. However i will try to figure it out. If anyone has any experience with it i would very much appreciate and hints. ---
**Author:** ![DudeDudsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@DudeDudsen](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/DudeDudsen)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/10 "2022-09-08T22:37:24Z")
I checked the Harley Benton MP100 Midi Switch and it works for what I need it, thats good. It doesn’t switching presets and setlist but it works nicely in the scene or stomp mode. ---
**Author:** ![bshaw92](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/bshaw92/32/1764_2.png) [@bshaw92](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/bshaw92)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/11 "2022-09-09T15:05:07Z")
I use a Morningstar MC8 and it works well. Using it for scene (amp) changes as well as view and initiating the looper. The names won’t pull directly as there is not two way communication. You have to edit them in on the midi software. ---
**Author:** ![Teuvo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@Teuvo](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/Teuvo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/12 "2022-09-12T23:17:13Z")
Look at [piratemidi.com](http://piratemidi.com) to bridge6 or bridge4 ![cb2349af-854c-452c-b74b-8c2b90e1246b](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/neuraldsp/original/2X/e/eb89fe6e09839dff4eea7958c4a6a09c7be15db1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![brucegregori](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/brucegregori/32/3214_2.png) [@brucegregori](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/brucegregori)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/13 "2022-09-21T18:29:24Z")
No luck getting the MC8 to trigger the morningstar…I set midi on in the Quad and used the scripts inside the MS editor…any tricks here? ---
**Author:** ![MP\_Mod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@MP\_Mod](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/MP_Mod)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/14 "2022-09-21T20:14:20Z")
What do you mean, “No luck getting the MC8 to trigger the Morningstar”? The Morningstar MC8 is one component etc., have you reached out to Morningstar support for their product? If you want, email [support@neuraldsp.com](mailto:support@neuraldsp.com) and they might be possibly familiar with the MC8. ---
**Author:** ![brucegregori](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/brucegregori/32/3214_2.png) [@brucegregori](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/brucegregori)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/15 "2022-09-21T21:06:43Z")
Disregard…I got it connected ---
**Author:** ![brucegregori](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/brucegregori/32/3214_2.png) [@brucegregori](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/brucegregori)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/16 "2022-09-22T19:37:17Z")
Yeah all set…seems it just was not connecting. ---
**Author:** ![DudeDudsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@DudeDudsen](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/DudeDudsen)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/17 "2022-11-28T02:24:49Z")
I made my decision and got a MC8 which is a awesome switch. One question remains… Is there a way to display the tuner on the MC8 or can you connect the tuner to the expression inputs ? ---
**Author:** ![ermannobonifazi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/ermannobonifazi/32/2172_2.png) [@ermannobonifazi](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/ermannobonifazi)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/18 "2022-11-28T16:28:42Z")
I’m struggling to connect the MC8 to QC. It looks I’ve done all correctly but I cannot change or get any signal to the QC. I just want to be able to switch my presets. Can you help or send some screenshot? ---
**Author:** ![RJMiddel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/rjmiddel/32/2267_2.png) [@RJMiddel](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/RJMiddel)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/19 "2022-11-28T16:54:34Z")
No that us not possible. You can trigger the tuner on the qc but the display on mc8 not ---
**Author:** ![brucegregori](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/brucegregori/32/3214_2.png) [@brucegregori](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/brucegregori)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012/20 "2022-11-28T17:03:50Z")
Make sure you have midi enabled on the QC. Also are you connected to editor while making changes? You need to disconnect in order for the commands to work. [Next page](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/midi-footswitch/8012.md?page=2)