REQUEST: Ladder Switches With Status Lights

Morningstar Gear MC6 Pro MIDI Controller
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Hi There,

Love my ladder switches but wish there was a way to have status lights which mirror the toggle state setup in each preset.

In future, is there a way to create a type of switch that communicates the status of the preset on using a light on the switch?

Would be a game changer when playing live.

Cheers, Ben

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@pedalnetics Might be able to build this for you.

I can see two ways to do this:

  • The switch simply (blindly) toggles the status light. It could get out of sync with the actual setting.
  • The switch accepts midi which tells it to turn the status light on/off, change color, etc. You’d have to program the MC6 Pro to send that midi to change the lights.
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Yup, I already make MIDI controllable LED lights and install them into my ladder switches :slightly_smiling_face:

The mod/info for the lights: StatLight Mod - Pedalnetics

Just requires 9vdc, and had a Midi input; each light is individually controllable both on/off as well as color.

Here’s one of my 11-switch (resistor ladder) loaded with the StatLight mod:

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@pedalnetics Jason! Amazing my friend, it’s Ben here (orders #8433 & #8232). You helped me with extra components to re-house your ladder switches into alternative enclosures.

So can you sell me the components to upgrade my switches (pics attached) for MIDI - and can it be TRS MIDI as my pedalboard DIN MIDI is currently maxed out?

Cheers, Ben

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Really nice! I’d love to get one of those!

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They’re hidden on my site as I keep forgetting to edit/add photos instead of the CAD-based screenshots I did just to get it up for chase, but here’s the magical hidden link: :slightly_smiling_face: