Boss Ve-500 Midi

MIDI Control
1

So I’m relatively new to MIDI and am having trouble with my Boss Ve-500. Does anyone have experience controlling this pedal with their morningstar? I’m having trouble getting anything other than the tap tempo to work.

2

I don’t own a VE 500, but I have some experience with other Boss 500 pedals.
What exactly are you trying to do?

3

I would really like to be able to control the loop function via midi. Both to start/stop and also to clear the recording. Right now, I’m using an external footswitch to start/stop and using fx2 button to clear it. I’d like to get all that to the Morningstar.

4

Ok, have a look at this (page 20):

Unfortunatly it looks like this isn’t possible, you can’t assign those functions to cc messages. A midi relay switcher would do the job though:

Or get a midi capable looper., like the boss rc5

5

Can you explain your settings in your Ve-500 to receive midi clock tap tempo?
thank you… Id did´nt work at mine

6

Hi,
Go to MIDI settings and set ‘SYNC’ to ‘AUTO’ or ‘MIDI’
(Page 29 of the parameter guide)

7

Hi, I’m also relatively new to midi. Hoping you can help. I’m trying to use the relay switch to operate the looper as per the initial post.

I have it configured in editor and the functions assigned to control 1 in control 2 on the VE-500. I’m using the engage and disengage functions on Omniport three on my MC8.
it works perfectly with the FS6 but when I try to replicate those functions on the MC8 using the relay switch, it doesn’t work. Any advice? Thanks.

8

Quick update it’s now responding since I have changed the selective action to tap – I know from engage. However it’s still not working as expected. It’s simply goes record then clear then off. Whereas I want it to toggle between record, overdub and play. I am experimenting with other combinations of settings, but if anyone has any advice, it would be much appreciated. Thanks.

9

Okay, I seem to have sussed it. You need to set the relay tip setting and relay ring settings in the Omni port configuration to normally closed. Then when you go to the preset using the Omniport setting, select tip action tap – NC. This seems to work fine and switch it between Record, Overdub and play modes.