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LIQUID-FOOT PRO SERIES MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER
Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................. 2
Product Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Liquid-Foot Controller: Front Panel ............................................................................................................ 10
Liquid-Foot Controller: Rear Panel .............................................................................................................. 12
GETTING STARTED: THINGS TO DO FIRST .................................................................................................. 14
HARDWARE RELATED .............................................................................................................................. 14
SYSTEM RELATED .................................................................................................................................... 14
MEMORY LAYOUT ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Presets ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Song ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Set-List ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
IA SWITCH ............................................................................................................................................... 18
How Set-Lists, Songs, and Presets Relate ............................................................................................... 18
UNDERSTANDING IA SWITCH PAGING AND LAYOUT ................................................................................. 19
MIDI CABLE CHOICES .................................................................................................................................. 21
EXAMPLE MIDI CABLE SETUPS .................................................................................................................... 22
AXE-FX – 7PIN MIDI CABLE 1 WIRE ........................................................................................................ 22
AXE-FX – 5PIN MIDI CABLE 1 WIRE + power .......................................................................................... 23
AXE-FX – 5PIN MIDI CABLE 2 WIRES + power ........................................................................................ 24
LINE 6 DEVICES – 5 PIN MIDI CABLE 2 WIRES + power .......................................................................... 25
EXAMPLE OF MULTIPLE-DEVICES ............................................................................................................ 26
USING SWITCH PEDALS IN EXPRESSION PORT 1 ..................................................................................... 27
SOLUTION #1 for Switch Pedals: PREFERRED METHOD .......................................................................... 27
SOLUTION #2 for Switch Pedals (NOT RECOMMENDED) ........................................................................ 28
Understanding the Buttons and Lights ....................................................................................................... 30
HOW TO EDIT NAMES ................................................................................................................................. 35
HOW TO ENTER NUMBERS ......................................................................................................................... 35
HOW TO PROGRAM MIDI MESSAGES ......................................................................................................... 36
HOW TO PROGRAM SPECIAL COMMANDS WITH MIDI MESSAGES ........................................................... 39
Example: (1 global command, 1 Step 1 command, 2 Step 2 commands…) ............................................ 41