The Disaster Area Designs qCONNECT can support up to eight 1/4" TRS MIDI devices, one USB MIDI device, and 5-pin DIN.  Read the qCONNECT manual to get familiar with its features and setup.


The process is similar on other Disaster Area Gen 3 controllers.


TRS MIDI Setup


Each 1/4" jack on the qCONNECT is assigned to a  device and MIDI channel.  Refer to the qCONNECT manual to find the correct channel for each device.  For example, the 1/4" jack above the USB receptacle is DEV.A on MIDI channel 1.


Connections:

  1. Connect the CTRL port of the pedal to one of the qCONNECT output ports using a 1/4" TS to TS (mono) cable.
  2. Refer to the qCONNECT manual and note the device (DEV.A, DEV.B, etc.) and MIDI channel for the output.


Configure the pedal:

  1. Open the web editor for your pedal using Google Chrome.
  2. On the Ctrl Port tab, set CTRL Port Mode to MIDI In (TRS).
  3. Click Save.
  4. On the Config tab, set MIDI Channel to the correct channel for the qCONNECT output.


Configure the qCONNECT:

  1. Set the device (e.g., DEV.A)to match your pedal, for example, PRT2 for Particle 2 or TENS for Tensor.
    1. Use PRT2 for our other pedals (Bitmap, Context, Raster).
  2. For devices A-F, set the control port configuration (e.g., CFG.A) to TIP.
  3. Hold the right footswitch to save the qCONNECT settings.


Troubleshooting:

  • Are you using a TS to TS (mono) cable?  TRS cables will not work.
  • Is CFG._ set to TIP?
  • Does the pedal's MIDI channel match the qCONNECT output jack?

USB MIDI Setup


One USB MIDI device is supported, which must be set to MIDI channel 1 and configured as DEV.A on the qCONNECT.  That is the default channel for our pedals, but you can also set it using our web editor.


Configure the pedal:

  1. Open the web editor for your pedal using Google Chrome.
  2. On the Config tab, set MIDI Channel to Channel 1.


Connections:

  1. Connect the pedal to the qCONNECT using a USB-A to Mini-B cable and the Disaster Area gHOST Adaptor Cable.


Configure the qCONNECT:

  1. Set the A device (DEV.A) to match your pedal, for example, PRT2 for Particle 2 or TENS for Tensor.
  2. Set USB to HOST.
  3. Hold the right footswitch to save the qCONNECT settings.