Voodoo Lab Commander - Manual (Page 5)

USING COMMANDER
CONNECTION
Commander is phantom powered by Pedal Switcher through a standard 5-pin MIDI cable. Connect
a MIDI cable from Commander’s MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of Pedal Switcher. If you have
additional Pedal Switchers or MIDI devices, connect the MIDI OUT of the first Pedal Switcher
to the MIDI IN of the next device. Continue to chain your devices until they are all connected.
Important Note: If your Commander doesn’t power up, here’s the problem: MIDI only requires
3 pins, so to save money some cables only have these 3 pins wired. Since Pedal Switcher uses the
2 unused pins to send phantom power, these cables don’t work! You need to make sure your cable
has all 5 pins wired. Cables with all 5 pins wired are often labeled “5-Pin Active”.
SELECTING PRESETS
Commander lets you create and instantly recall 10 different preset configurations of Pedal
Switcher settings. These presets are organized in 2 banks as 1-5 and 6-10. To activate a preset:
1. Press BANK if necessary to select 1-5 or 6-10.
2. Hit the desired preset number.
All Pedal Switchers will now instantly change to your programmed preset configuration.
Also, a MIDI program change command will be sent to any other MIDI devices
(see Controlling Other Devices via MIDI below).
PROGRAMMING PRESETS
Regardless of whether you have only one or an entire herd of Pedal Switchers, creating presets
with Commander is quick and easy. Here’s how:
1. Make active all the Pedal Switcher loops you want.
2. Select bank 1-5 or 6-10 on Commander.
3. Hold down BANK/STORE until it starts blinking (about 3 seconds), then hit the desired preset
button at the same time.
All LEDs will flash briefly to confirm that your preset has been saved. That’s it!
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