MIDI passthrough box

Bowks

I'm building a new pedalboard and finally dragging myself into the 80s as there will be some MIDI in use! What I am looking for is a MIDI passthrough box, similar to the Bright Onion patchboxes, that will present MIDI at the side of the board so I can connect up to my amp.

Does anyone know of a cheap simple solution?

Roland

Are you trying to control your amp settings by midi, or just switch channels?

Teetonetal

Kenton midi thru

english_bob

Custompedalboards have a patchbay with a MIDI socket.

I bet Bright Onion would make you one too if you asked nicely.

It would be sensible to have a MIDI thru box tucked away under the board too- not all MIDI pedals do MIDI thru reliably.

smudge_lad

Teetonetal said:

Kenton midi thru

Seconded - this is what I have too, and allows for 1 MIDI in and 5 MIDI out's

english_bob

smudge_lad said:

Teetonetal said:

Kenton midi thru

Seconded - this is what I have too, and allows for 1 MIDI in and 5 MIDI out's

I don't think this is quite what the OP wants- he's on about sending MIDI from his pedalboard to his amp, and needs somewhere to conveniently connect the cable.

A MIDI Thru will probably be necessary to control multiple pedals on the board, but if you mount it at the edge of your board to make it easier to connect to the amp, you end up with all the other MIDI outs hanging out the side of the board too...

Bowks

Roland said:

Are you trying to control your amp settings by midi, or just switch channels?

It's just for channel switching. MusicomLab switcher -> Eventide H9 -> Marshall 6100 for channel switching.

I've emailed Bright Onion to see what he can rustle up.

prowla

Well, if the units have a MIDI Thru port, then you can daisy-chain them.

A MIDI Thru box (or splitter) will allow a single controller to be connected to several modules.

one input => many outputs

I've got one of these 3-way ones which connects a set of PK-5A pedals to a Minitaur, a Roland JV-1010, and a Peavey Spectrum (on MIDI channels 1, 2, and 3 respectively).

http://www.philrees.co.uk/products/thruunit.htm

The opposite is a MIDI Merge box, which takes several controllers as input and pushes them down a single output.

many inputs => one output

There are some boxes which combine the functionality, including some which have two inputs which can be switched to either of four outputs.

I've you're prepared to spend lots, there are 19" rack units with lots of ins & outs...

english_bob

H9 is reported to be unreliable at sending MIDI thru (basically, it can send its own MIDI messages, but won't pass on messages it receives at its MIDI in port through the MIDI out), so a MIDI thru box will be needed to split the signal from the switcher/controller to route separately to the H9 and the amp. 

Bowks

english_bob said:

H9 is reported to be unreliable at sending MIDI thru (basically, it can send its own MIDI messages, but won't pass on messages it receives at its MIDI in port through the MIDI out), so a MIDI thru box will be needed to split the signal from the switcher/controller to route separately to the H9 and the amp. 

Cheers Bob...that's saved me a few quid and many hours of swearing at electronic boxes!

english_bob

Bowks said:

Cheers Bob...that's saved me a few quid and many hours of swearing at electronic boxes!

I think I've probably *cost* you a few quid for a MIDI thru box...

GavRichList

My H9 always handled midi Thru with absolutely no issue whatsoever 

english_bob

GavRichList said:

My H9 always handled midi Thru with absolutely no issue whatsoever 

Whereas I'm just repeating things I read on the internet

I'd be inclined to listen to Gav on this one.