2 Midi Maestros Connected In Series?

Midi Maestro Help, Questions and Bugs
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Is it possible to connect 2 Midi Maestros in series where the midi out of MM1 is connected to the midi in of MM2, then the midi out of MM2 goes out to the midi slave pedals. I believe that this would work if the MM was configured for “midi merge” as opposed to “midi out”, but I don’t know how they would react with this setup. Thanks?

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Yep this would work by default Mm is midi merge

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Hi MBKFHB … Have you found using 2 x MM daisy chained of benefit? I am keen to know what your experience has been. I am wanting to use an aeros as a midi slave (controlled by 1 x MM), a BB as the Master clock (controlled by the second MM) or possibly have the 2 x MM acting a joint Midi controllers for both devices rather than one MM controlling the aeros and one MM controlling the BB. How do you use your 2 x MM?

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Hi CPatterson

I have not yet had the opportunity to try out the two MMs in series. I am in the middle of re-doing my Acoustic PB and am planning on using them to control the Aeros and BB as joint controllers as you described, and also to control additional midi pedals. I currently have 1 MM and using it tho control both and other devices, but I need to flip the pages in order to access all of the midi commands that I might use for a particular song. I anticipate that using 2 MM will provide much more flexibility. It may be a while before I am able to get after this. I will post when I try it. Thank you for your question.

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Hi I was wondering if it worked???
Can you please share if it worked OK?

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I can confirm that two MIDI Maestros work in chain.

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Thank you Daniel!
Another question if I may, Is there any way to configure one MIDI Maestro to change pages of both with just one button? If so, Is there any tutorial or instructions that shows the way of doing it?

Thanks in advance!

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Not possible currently. There are no Midi Maestro specific midi commands :thinking:

The only way to do something like this would be with a special footswitch where one switch controls two isolated circuits. But this is a DIY solution, no commercial tool does this to my knowledge :sweat_smile:

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This would only be possible, as Aapo mentioned, by using a Footswitch+ to go to the next/previous page and using the same Footswitch+ for both units. However, I’m not sure if it would work.

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Not with the SS Footswitch+ as it is sold. Some DIY solution could use the Footswitch+ as the starting point :thinking: Most likely you’d need two Footswitch+ that you combine so that one button controls both cables :relieved:

So you’d have two TRS cables coming out of one Footswitch+, or if you use more than two MM then just match the number of cables :sweat_smile:

How each TRS cable would be connected to single button is a mystery to me but I know it is possible :yum: If nothing else then just use some microprocessor to do the job :face_with_peeking_eye:

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I have been using two MIDI Maestros wired in series for about two years, and it has been so useful that I don’t see myself ever going back to just one. Having two connected in series eliminates so much toe tapping and confusion by not having to turn pages to get the function you want. I still turn pages for some functions, but I have made custom layouts for both MMs, and both of them automatically change to different functions once the song starts.
For example, once a song starts, functions I don’t need change to something I might need, such as “fill” or “stop”. After I hit “stop”, and BeatBuddy starts the outro, two buttons on the bottom change to “kick” and “crash”, allowing me to do a rock style finish by rapidly tapping both switches repeatedly while rapidly strumming the closing chord on the guitar……very effective!
Also, after I hit stop, one button changes to “clear Aeros” so I can easily delete the previous tracks. The only button I ever use on the Aeros is the “All Stop” and “delete” buttons if I need to stop or delete a loop(s) before the song is finished. I almost always use 6x6 mode, even if I am only looping one or two tracks. Once the song starts, buttons change to “play part one” “play part 2” “play part 3” “stop/undo” “record new part” “record new track” on the 2nd MM.
If anyone is interested, I will reply with a complete listing of how each MM is set up. Hope this helps!

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How do you do this? Do you mean they change without you pressing any button on either of MM? :no_mouth:

Or do you press a button on both MM to move to the desired page? :upside_down_face: (external footswitch included)