1 Topic by phillip fee (edited by phillip fee 2014-02-20 18:59:43)

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Topic: 2x Octamic XTC MIDI control possibilities with MIDI + MADI cables

Hi,

I have a query more MC about controlling 2x Octamic XTC from Fireface UFX Totalmix.

I imagine this can be done with two separate pairs of MIDI DIN cables - from each pair of MIDI I/O on the UFX. Just set the different device IDs and set the correct I/O for each one and you are good to go.

I gather from the manual that with a full MADI ring you can simply connect multiple Octamic XTCs in a ring and get MIDI control from the MIDI over MADI but you need the MADI XT or similar MADI based unit for that.

Here's my idea - allow a mixed technology ring:
MIDI cable (DIN) from UFX output to Octamic XTC (1) MIDI in, MADI cable between Octamic XTCs 1 and 2  and then, MIDI cable (DIN) from Octomic XTC (2) back to MIDI IN on UFX. Assign MIDI control through on the first and second units and set different device IDs for unit 1 and 2.

I suspect this setup isn't currently an option - if it is not, is there an reason why it couldn't be with a firmware update? The main advantage would be not needing so many MIDI cables - handy where you are using a long cable run.

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Re: 2x Octamic XTC MIDI control possibilities with MIDI + MADI cables

I don't know why you think this is not working. Similar to just feeding the MIDI out from unit one directly to the MIDI in of unit 2, which will work as well.

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Matthias Carstens
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Re: 2x Octamic XTC MIDI control possibilities with MIDI + MADI cables

MC wrote:

I don't know why you think this is not working. Similar to just feeding the MIDI out from unit one directly to the MIDI in of unit 2, which will work as well.

OK - thanks for the confirmation.

Actually that was the first config I thought of - MIDI DIN in a loop like with the  MADI diagram in the manual - I then thought maybe the MADI was more suited to the loop configuration.

So, do you need Control Thru to be set on both units in this simple MIDI (DIN) loop?

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Re: 2x Octamic XTC MIDI control possibilities with MIDI + MADI cables

Yes.

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Re: 2x Octamic XTC MIDI control possibilities with MIDI + MADI cables

Hi MC,

I've started a new thread - before I located this older one - but this (above) is the configuration I am trying to get going. MIDI DIN cables in a loop as per your post above and the description in my other thread and it is currently not working. I thought the MIDI IDs would be arbitrary so just so long as they are different and the set up in Aux Devices matches the IDs on the units.

I have one other issue. I could not update the firmware of my new second Octamic XTC (currently 21//35). I installed the latest driver on the PC (win 7 64) I am using and then with the USB connection active (showing the Octamic XTC as the connected device in windows) I launched the latest FUT. The app is showing as running in task manager but the GUI does not appear. I tried a couple of times - restarted the PC and the unit which was switched on.