MidiBuddy & VH4 HELP!!!!!!!!!

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I cannot get either one of my 2 (RFX) MidiBuddy's to work on my VH4. They both(using one at a time) power up thru phantom power with a 5-pin midi cable....but my VH4 will not recognize changes sent thru the controller. They work flawlessly on other midi effects(ie: Intellifex changes...etc) so I know there is nothing wrong with the midi-controller itself.

My friend brought over his Diezel COLUMBUS pedal and the my VH4 works perfectly with that as well as my rocktron midi-Xchange.... But I cannot get the Midibuddy to work. I've tried OMNI mode, setting the specific midi channel, etc....but no luck!!!

Does anyone know how to make this work?

Thanks,
Bryan
 
a) try a different cable
b) push and hold mute while switching any patch on the pedal. The VH4 should recognize the channel and work from this moment with that channel.
 
duesentrieb":vzqfdeoh said:
a) try a different cable
b) push and hold mute while switching any patch on the pedal. The VH4 should recognize the channel and work from this moment with that channel.
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Just tried both of your suggestions and neither one makes a difference. I swaped out my 5-pin midi cable and used a 7-pin midi cable. Phantom Power works on both and the midibuddy powers up...but the VH4 won't recognize it. I pushed and held MUTE, hit a patch on the midibuddy...the STORE light immediately goes off when I do that. But when I let go of MUTE and try a patch there is no communication going on.

Any other ideas???

-Bryan
 
....any other help with this would be greatly appreciated. Does anyone else use the RFX-Midibuddy????


Thanks,
Bryan
 
Look at the mini dip switches on the back of the midibuddy, what are they set to? Mine are all in the up position. Maybe that helps :no:

When programming I set the midibuddy to the number I want then set the amp to the channel I want, press store and the light blinks, press store again and it's done. I don't use mute at all? Unless I set it to mute. :lol: :LOL:
 
eh-D":2e4l0bz8 said:
Look at the mini dip switches on the back of the midibuddy, what are they set to? Mine are all in the up position. Maybe that helps :no:
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No, that didn't help either. They are for assigning a specific midi channel. I already tried assiging a specific midi channel on both the VH4 and Midibuddy...still no dice!!

Is there something wrong with my VH4 maybe???
 
I have used one for the last 2 years or so with no issues. If I remember right, it worked out of the box with no issues..
Olaf mentioned changing cables, you swithched to a 7 pin cable. I don't know if it matters but I always use a 5 pin cable. Try a different 5 pin cable.
 
It's probably a bad setting on the Midibuddy, neither the head nor the cable are in cause if the RFX is powered by phantom. Do you have the owner manual of the RFX ? The dip switches have to be set in a special position to work with two midi matrix : 0-127 or 1-128. Your other devices probably use the right midi matrix for the Midibuddy. I can't remember how you have to set it, but I had the same configuration and it worked flawlessy when I found the right combination. If you don't have the manual, send me PM with your mail. Hope it helps ;)
 
mininoyz":rnxi0mvg said:
It's probably a bad setting on the Midibuddy, neither the head nor the cable are in cause if the RFX is powered by phantom. Do you have the owner manual of the RFX ? The dip switches have to be set in a special position to work with two midi matrix : 0-127 or 1-128. Your other devices probably use the right midi matrix for the Midibuddy. I can't remember how you have to set it, but I had the same configuration and it worked flawlessy when I found the right combination. If you don't have the manual, send me PM with your mail. Hope it helps ;)
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Thanks for your post. I do have the manual for the Midibuddy and have tried many combinations with the dip-switches. I even set both the VH4 & Midibuddy to the same midi channel and that didnt help either. I'll keep trying...this is very frustrating though!!
 
VH4 & Midibuddy don't have to share the same channel. I was in omni mode if I remember correctly. Have you checked the #6 dip-switch position ? It's the key of your problem I guess. Don't forget to power off the unit before switching the dip-switch.
 
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