Hi there, I’ve had an MC6 and MC3 for years and have used them in several iterations of my board, however it’s been a while since I’ve used them regularly so I know I’ve missed a lot of new firmware updates.
I moved to an RJM PBC 6x a while ago for a bigger board I put together. While I love it, it’s quite large with the loop switching & controller in one unit and I find some of the tech to not be as evolved as what the Morningstar stuff can do, especially with the new Pro controllers.
However, what sold me on the RJM (and what’s keeping me from coming back to the MC) is the way they have implemented Saving current PCs, CC states, loops, etc. onboard the unit. No computer required (although you definitely can) or the need to do any sort of MIDI programming once the buttons are set up. I can do it on the fly in a rehearsal very easily without even having to think about MIDI at all. Very intuitive.
For example, on my PBC 6x I have a page that controls my H9. I have buttons for PC +, PC -, CC Bypass, etc. I can use those buttons to scroll up to say PC 7 on my H9, turn my H9 on (which in my case is CC 17, value 127), and then press the “Store” button on my RJM. Then when I press that preset button again, it will automatically send those MIDI messages without needing to manually enter in that midi data on the controller or editor.
Is there any way to do this sort of thing on the Morningstar controllers these days? I really miss the Morningstar controller for the size and the editor for how intuitive it is. But this one thing happens to be a bit of a dealbreaker for me, and seems like something that could definitely be implemented given how advanced the MC controllers are.