Sandy Siegel-O'Malley
2021-09-22 19:42:52 UTC
Rocktron Midi Mate
List price: $399.00
Controller inputs: 1
Number of buttons: 12
Number of banks:12
Display allows alpha messages?:yes
Individual switches for controlling each loop?:yes
Number of midi channels it can send onsimultaneously: 4 on version 1.0,
6 on version 2.0
Can send more than program changes: unknown
Yes, the Rocktron Midi Mate can send more than program changes.List price: $399.00
Controller inputs: 1
Number of buttons: 12
Number of banks:12
Display allows alpha messages?:yes
Individual switches for controlling each loop?:yes
Number of midi channels it can send onsimultaneously: 4 on version 1.0,
6 on version 2.0
Can send more than program changes: unknown
However, there appears to be a problem with it when you attempt to
send program change and controller messages at the same time.
The problem is that when you hit a button that is programmed to send
both a program change message along with controller messages,
the controller messages get ignored. Actually, they get ignored
if I'm using a Rocktron Intellifex LTD or Replifex. If I'm using a
Quadraverb, they take effect randomly with about 50% probability,
which is even more annoying.
I'm wondering how people work around this, or if Rocktron has come up
with a new ROM to fix the bug. Mine says "Version 2.0" when I turn it
on.
My current work around is to simply not send program changes, and only
use controller messages to manipulate sounds. But this requires I use
a single patch which can handle all effects (Rev, delay, chorus),
while I'd like to use a dedicated reverb patch at times for improved
reverb quality.
Ignoring this one problem, the unit is very well designed. It's also
relatively compact, which I've really come to appreciate.