devices · Quad Cortex · reference · MIDI
MIDI
the basics
- ports
A 5-pin MIDI IN, and a second 5-pin socket that switches between THRU and OUT. Unlike most floor modelers, it can send as well as receive.
Gridleak: read off the modeler · Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0- where the settings are
Main Menu on the Grid, then Settings. That is also where MIDI over USB is switched on.
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0- changing presets
Program Change picks the preset. CC#0 and CC#32 pick the bank and setlist around it.
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0- it can drive your other gear too
Each preset can send its own MIDI messages when you load it. Switching a Quad Cortex preset can then switch your amp channel or a rack unit too.
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0
duplicate Program Change
if your sound cuts when you tap the switch you're already on
what a controller can reach
every footswitch, and scenes on their own control
Grouped by what you'd want to do, not by number. The key one: CC#43 selects scenes, and scenes are the gap-free way to change sounds inside a song.
- CC#35–42
Footswitches A to H
One CC each, in order. Works in every mode, so a controller can press any footswitch for you.
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0- CC#43
Scene select, A to H
Values 0–7. This is the one you want for song sections—it changes scene without reloading the rig.
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0- CC#1 and 2
Expression pedals 1 and 2
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0- CC#44
Tempo, in BPM
Set the tempo directly instead of tapping it.
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0- CC#45
Tuner
0–63 off, 64–127 on.
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0- CC#0 and 32
Bank and setlist
Used with Program Change to reach presets beyond the first bank.
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0- CC#62
Ignore duplicate PC
Turns the setting below on and off remotely.
Quad Cortex User Manual 4.0.0