moley6knipe

It does stick in the throat a bit for sure. But it gets offset by the silly number of sounds that you can use. Also, for me, adding MIDI to C4 meant kicking muff, filter and octave off the board and into the sale ads which helped offset some. Plus, if you add further MIDI pedals you’re sorted.

Yeah I hear you. Sub £100 is a kind of a bearable gamble. The more I think about it, the more I can’t see why you couldn’t use the Micro as a Host only with an MC... For sure you can set an MC and an SA pedal to be “not on the same MIDI channel as the DMC” and assuming the DMC passes MIDI received out again (even if that means some sort of y splitter or a specifically wired trs Jack cable to get the MIDI into the MC) it should work!

This made me curious so I asked the question, as it would be good info to know / add to this thread: https://forum.morningstar.io/t/source-audio-dmc-micro-mc/1718

No.... if you're using a Morningstar you MUST have another box that provides Host, the MC products don't. So that's a Neuro Hub, or a DMC Micro, and I guess there might be others?

Have just had a quick scan of their new YouTube for the pro, and the user manual.... yeah, I *think* in terms of functionality all you gain is name display of presets (assuming you programme them on the DMC pedal, of course!). I dug into the features of the non-pro version when I was MIDI shopping. You'd need to compare both manuals / YouTube vids etc side by side I guess to be sure (assuming latest firmware on both boxes!). The cost difference is two things of course: the Micro has USB host built in, so you don't need a SA Neuro Hub, just a USB adaptor cable, and of course the Morningstar controllers are expensive! I think the DMC would let you scroll through presets on the C4, and engage/bypass them, and give you some limited CC control (like, you could switch distortion on/off; flick a value like filter frequency between two values etc) but how you actually do all of this on a box with defined switch functions and only two buttons might be challenging live, but I guess like anything you'd get used to it. Bottom line: it's well worth adding external MIDI control full stop, so a DMC would be a good choice I'd say... and *in theory* if you add a Morningstar later, you've already got USB Host support in the micro so maybe wouldn't need a Neuro Hub?! I'm not an expert on this though!

Good man so. Just back from my first one since July last year I think. We were terrible and I loved every minute of it!!

@BassedinBucks bought an EHX synth pedal from me. Great transaction, prompt payment. All good, thanks! Colin

Annual?!?! We’re all at it waaaay more than once a year! 😀

Slight rework to reflect addition of looper (I'm hopeless with it) and replacing a previous second isolated PSU with a GigRig Isolator (thanks @mildmanofrock!) - now only one kettle lead needed innit. Tuner > C4 > Looper > Soul Food > Chorus > Delay > HPF > Comp (always on). MIDI is MC6 > Hub > C4. The Hub is just a dumb box for me - I store everything on the MC6. Awesome bit of kit, overkill for one pedal but synth/MIDI has been my lockdown project! I also use an expression pedal plugged into the MC6. The GigRig is ace - powers four pedals (the least important ones!) from one of the 500ma outlets on the Truetone. Mixture of Harley Benton and Lava Tightrope solderless patch leads - the HB plugs are really good for stacking side by side without taking up too much space.

Sold some mutes to Tony - fast payment, good comms - thanks for a great transaction! Colin

Derrey bought a load of PA bits from me - a simple transaction, pleasure to deal with. Thanks! Colin

Sold Jez some straplocks - prompt payment, good comms - all good... many thanks!

Brian bought an EBS Octave from me.... a fuss free transaction, all good! Colin

Nik bought a bunch of clearout stuff from me - a pleasure to deal with, thanks! Colin

Sold an MXR Envelope Filter to Sonny.... prompt payment, good comms. Thanks for a smooth transaction! Colin

Mike bought some strings from me... all good, a pleasure to deal with! Thanks, Colin.

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Very, very nice. Some great choices there. Guess that’s a rehoused FI to the left of the C4? And yeah Morningstar ftw. I only control a C4 with mine but it must be a godsend with many midi things on the board.