DSL40cr MIDI Channel Switching Boss ES-5 Pedal Switcher Control Channels Master Volume and loop.

This episode we go over how to set up a MIDI controller like the Boss ES-5 Pedal Switcher to change the channels and access the Master Volumes and loop on the Marshall DSL40cr.
*** not a demo of tones from this amp! That’s coming. ***

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[mozartsp]

Just got a Dsl40cr and this video helped a lot. Great content. Thanks!

[verruckterwissenschaftler]

This MIDI funtion[s] are DOPE! Now I know what the MIDI is as applied to my new amp like you have, Thank you Andy.

[FivespotJoel]

Thanks so much! Spent an half hour searching for this info. Using a HX Effects and want to do the channel switching and enable FX Loop from that unit. Cheers.

[charliemore]

Why your channel doesn’t have more Great videos

[gooseabuse]

Thanks man, you gave me a big boost in confidence on using midi with this amp. The after market footswitch is so big and expensive I can't justify not buying an es-5.

[NYCguitarist]

Great stuff, just about to get the same amp and was looking for midi info. Thanks so much!

[EuropeSomewhere]

Just trying to work this out for my DSL40CR with an MS-3 I just got - thanks

[stratodan]

Hi Andy. Great demo. I'm interested in possibly getting the DSL40CR or the DSL100HR. The vids/forums, etc. I've seen mention that the 6 button channel switcher from Marshall has latency when changing channels on the Marshall amp (I think the 2 button switch might also have the latency). There are a couple of YouTube vids that demonstrate the latency....so it's definitely there using that 6 button channel switcher. Do you notice any latency at all using the Boss ES-5 midi switcher when switching channels/modes on the Marshall? For some songs my band does (Chili Peppers, etc.) I need to go from spanky clean to a heavy distortion and visa/versa immediately, so if there's any latency switching channels, that could be a deal breaker for me. Let me know.

Great video! Very helpful. Thanks, Dan

[Grouptherapyweb]

Hey Andy, could you achieve the same switching abilities with the Boss MS-3 Multi Effects Switcher?

[rogernaves]

Hello friend. Could you tell me what MIDI commands you sent to Marshall? And how did you do it? Thanks

[stev]

Hi Andy,
so finally getting the dsl40cr going, i bought the 6 button footswitch but its so big i have been looking at the midi control and in particular - Disaster Area Designs ether the mini baby 3 or the DMC.microPro midi controllers not sure if you have had any experience with these? so total dinosaur when it comes to midi but its hard to live with such a large footswitch for such a simple job,
cheers

[argocat]

Hi, I bought this amplifier too, because having an ES-8 I wanted to control the amp with the midi, but for me it was a nightmare, the two did not communicate well, in short, they did what they wanted and ... a nightmare!!! hours and hours lost, I sent the marshall and the Boss for assistance but ... nothing, they didn't want to go (updated the firmware but all useless. In the end I made the DSL 40CR and replaced it an Origin 50C, 1 channel, no midi and only sound, heaven !!!

[dougdelamuerte]

Would it be the same for a jvm? Also do you have to set up on the assignments on the front of the amp first?

[boskomshanti]

Hi Andy. I'm about to buy one of these switchers. I have a question though. With the switcher, can you still send some of the pedals through FX loop and others, like OD, infront of the amp? And how do you do that? Thank you kindly for your reply and all the best toy you.

Bostjan, Slovenia, Europe

[SwinginBluesTube]

I have an older DSL40c which has the same 4 channels, but I can tell is somewhat different than the newer CR. How are you connecting from the ES-5 to the amp? With a TRS cable or does the CR have an actual MIDI port? (the older DSL40c does not have a MIDI port)

[thomasreyes]

What patch cables are you using? They look nice and compact

[triplumberelectro]

Can use the es 5 to control the master channels?

[gbferrell]

Hey Andy, can that pedal be set up so that ONE switch can be hit and toggle between the Classic Gain and Ultra Gain channels by pressing each time? You can do that with the stock 2 button switch but not with the newer 6 button switch I don't think.

[IndyRockStar]

I have 2 DSL40CR running Stereo or dual mono wet/dry. Can the switch control both amps with a singular switch?

[Sofrimo]

Hi Andy.
Thx for the great and very informative videos you do!
I got that same amp and just Got an es-5, and an in the process of “programming” my patches, and Really want the functionality of the channel switching you just demoed.. However, I must be doing something wrong, cause I cant get it to work..
How have you connected the es-5 to the amp, When you assign channels to a patch? Via midi or by the ext ctl?

Br
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