The Gigrig Midi 14
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The Midi 14 Bundle consists of a Midi 14, Generator power supply, 2x Distributors and 44 Lava Cable R/A or straight plugs with 30ft of cable to get all your pedals connected !!
TheGigRig MIDI-14 is the ultimate floor based switching system
designed to give you a level of control over your effects and amps that
you've only ever dreamed about.
" The MIDI-14's 10 True Bypass
effects loops guarantee the best tone possible from your effects.
"
The 14 programmable pre-sets mean 1 step selection over any effects
pedal combination you like.
" An inbuilt optically controlled
programmable class A amplifier takes care of volume mismatches from
vintage style pedals and gives you easy solo boosts.
" Choose any
combination of 2 amplifier outputs without earth loops or phase
problems.
" Easy intuitive programming designed for tone lovers who
use pedals, not computers.
" Programmable pre-boost/buffer gives you
the option of having a completely true bypass system, or pre-effects
loops buffered system as part of each pre-set. Perfect for all effects,
even germanium transistor overdrives.
" Mode settings give you the
ability to mix preset 'on the fly' for even greater flexibility.
"
MIDI output will control your MIDI controlled effects and amps all at
the touch of a footswitch
I believe that the signal that comes
out of your guitar is precious. At TheGigRig we compromise on nothing to
bring you some of the best gear on the planet, but don't take our word
for it. Read the reviews and watch the demo. See what TheGigRig users
have to say, and then show us what you can do. The Possibilities are
endless!
FAQs
What's the difference between the
Pro-14 and the MIDI-14?
The Pro-14 and the MIDI-14 are
exactly the same in every way except for one key feature. The MIDI-14
has a MIDI output that sends simple program change information at the
same time as you press a footswitch. It's perfect for changing the
channels of a MIDI controlled amplifier or for changing the presets on
MIDI gear such as the Eventide Time Factor. You can have you favourite
delay presets all stored in the pedal and recall them instantly when you
hit a button on the MIDI-14. You can also separate the rails of the
MIDI-14 so let's say you only want to use the bottom rail for MIDI, you
can program the top rail to send out on a different MIDI channel so the
rails are effectively split. This is great if you want you core tones on
the bottom to access your amp channels then use the top rail as an
instant access to kick in your effects.
If you don't use MIDI now but
might use MIDI in the future then the MIDI-14 is perefect as if you
don't use the MIDI it makes absoltluey no difference to the performance
of the MIDI-14 when not used as it IS a Pro-14 with simply with added
MIDI out.
How do I use TheGigRig with the effects loop in
my amp?
If your amp has an effects loop it can be
great to use effects like chorus and delay in the loop of the amp while
your OD effects go direct to the input in the front of your amp. So how
can I set this up with TheGigRig? Have a look at the signal path diagram
and then I'll guide you through it.
I've done this diagram using TheGigRig Pro-14, but of
course you can do exactly the same thing with the MIDI-8. You can use
any of TheGigRigs effects loops, I've just used no.7 for this exercise.
Following
the signal path diagram above, you can see that the guitar signal
enters TheGigRig Pro-14 on the right, then progresses through the first 6
programmable true bypass effects loops as normal. From there it travels
from the send of loop 7 into the input of TheGigRig HumDinger, out of
the Isolated out of the HumDinger and into the input of the amp.
Why
have I used a HumDinger?
Many amps are very sensitive to
earth/ground loops, and you can get a ground loop when you join the
earth/ground of the pre-amp and power-amp sections in the same
amplifier. The HumDinger isolates the earth from the input and the FX
loop section of the amp ensuring quiet operation. Some amps don't need
it, like my Two-Rock for example, but many do.
(If you buy a
HumDinger for this purpose and realise you don't need it, there are
loads of other geat things you can do with a HumDinger and TheGigRig,
but of course you can always just send it back for a full refund.)
OK,
so, all the FX placed in loops 1~6 will be routed to the input of the
amplifier. Now the signal in the amplifier goes through the pre-amp
section and out of the 'FX Send'. That signal is now sent back to
TheGigRig Loop 7 return. Your pre-amp tone is now in TheGigRig.
Selecting any preset that includes any effects loop after loop 7 (8,9
& 10) will send the pre-amp through those effects, then finally out
of Output 1 the amps 'FX Return', which send the signal to the amps
power amp.
All the pre-sets MUST include loop 7 (or what ever
loop you have used to engage the FX Loop) otherwise the signal will pass
directly to the power amp.
Can I have one amp with
some effects (wet) and some without (dry)?
I love two
amp setups. So many great tonal possibilities open up. One really cool
setup is to use one amp dry, and one amp wet.
Have a look at the
signal path diagram below, and then I'll talk you through this setup
Here we are using a HumDinger as split point in the signal
chain. What does that mean? Let's follow the signal path.
Your guitar
signal enters in the right hand side and travels through the first set
of loops 1~5 which is where all my Compressors, OD's, Distortions and
fuzz's are. These effects I want going to both amps.
The signal then
goes out of the send of loop 6 to the input of the HumDinger. Here the
signal is split. The Buffered output is sent back to the return of loop
6, and the isolated output is sent to the input of 'Amp 1'. This amp
will now receive my OD pedals only. What's more, seeing as we've used
the isolated output of the HumDinger, there will be no earth/ground
loops with this amp.
You can of course use the HumDinger in any
effect loop, we're just using loop no.6 for this example.
The other
side of the signal is sent back to the return of loop 6, then carries on
to the modulation (chorus, flanger etc) and delay effects. Then out of
output one to the input of the second amp. This amp will now receive the
tone from your OD pedals AND your modulation and delay effects.
If
I select any of the loops 1~5 on any preset, they will go to both amps,
but any effects in loops 7~10 will go to the second amp only. The split
signal ensures that only one amp receives the mod and delay effects,
and there you have a Wet/Dry setup
Don't forget, you need to
include loop 6 on any preset that you wish to use both amps on.

