Dude you saved my ass five days ago. I had a gig coming up and I was a responsible adult so I started figuring out the midi the night before the gig. If I didn't find your video I would've given up. Thanks to you I managed to set up Big Sky but not the Boss DD-500 as well because I had no time left hahah. But the Big Sky worked perfectly with FXL8 Pro midi 🥰

Henning, been watching your videos for years now. Originally saw this when you made it and I am coming back to it years later since I may get the PXL Live. I wanted to thank you for the endless hours you spend educating the music world with your knowledge. Can't imagine how many people have benefited from your videos. In particular, it is amazing that english is a second language for you yet your articulation of difficult concepts is outstanding. Thank you for your time and efforts, it is truly appreciated.

I've referenced this a million times. Therefore, a million times thank you!

Just to help Intro 0:00 Loops: 2:00 Triggers: 9:00 MIDI: 22:00 Program Change: 23:40 Continuous Controller: 35:30

Just an FYI. You can use the triggers to act like a strymon favorite switch. I use an insert cable, set the triggers to be latching, make sure the Strymon is set to use the favorite switch. Both triggers off = favorite on, both triggers on = favorite off returning to what the knobs are dialed to.

This helped me a lot when figuring out my PXL-LIVE setup. Thank you sir!

I get a serious mental block with this stuff, especially when it gets really detailed. This series of videos really helped to clear all this up for me. We'll see how i do putting it into practice, but I don't think a tutorial could get better than this. Thank you!

Hallo HP, obwohl ich anfangs von den Videos nicht überzeugt war, jetzt bin ich es. Habe mir das PXL live gekauft und was soll ich sagen... Hammer! habs zwar noch nicht live im einsatz gehabt, aber mein pedal board mag es :-) danke für die wirklich guten und informativen Videos!

What a fantastic, in depth review . Thanks for all of the information!

Oh man, what I've just found... But let's start from the beginning. I've been using this PXL live for let's say - 1 year in my pedalboard. It has got some annoying issues like noises and worst - loud clicking during the amp channel switching and loop activating same time. I've been thinking of possible causes many time (I'm using only fully isolated power supplies - Cioks DC10 and G-Lab PB-1, so it's not this). Today I found (with multimeter), that edges of connected plugs contact with PXL housing, making a huge ground loops between switch section and signal. Temporary I resolved it with orthodontical elastic rubbers put on the jack plugs :D But I think they should resolve this problem by changing the sockets or electrically isolating the housing near the sockets.

Great video - thank you for walking me through the MIDI setup in such a straightforward way!

Incredible ! Just ordered mine after seeing it ! Your video will be my user's manual from now on ! Thank you

This is one of the best tutorials ever. I keep coming and coming and coming and coming …. Back again

WOW!! REALLY informative!! Thanks for posting this!! Now that I FINALLY have a grasp of the MIDI piece of the pie, I can add all my rack gear into the mix so I gotta have one of these now!!

Thanks for making this video, very helpful and very easy to understand. I'll definitely be getting one simply because it's so easy to use, it has midi functionality and it's so surprisingly inexpensive.

just ordered mine....your vid is my starting point. thanks!

Thank you i been using pedals since the 70`s but first time with the Joyo Live. Amazing Video God bless you

Such an informative video. You actually made me buy this. Now is the second time i watched and after playing with it my PXL Live for a while i do understand a lot more. First time using Midi. At the moment i control both the Mobius and the Katana head amp. Thanks for your dedication in doing this series.

Thank you for this video, it has been incredibly helpful. I was able to get my PXL Live up and running with no problem.

Got it from Ebay from HongKong, Works like a charm with the Line6 M9, it change my presets in latch mode perfect, the Midi function is really easy to use thanks to your explanation! Thanks man! I will burn the Joyo manual and put your video on my favorites browser bar! Thanks again!!!

Amazing coverage of some difficult material. Thanks for doing this.

By the way you are by far the coolest KZfaqr I've ever had a chance to talk to!!!

Great instructional video on this pedal switcher! I bought mine and refer to this video for any questions I have. Thanks from Auburn AL. War Eagle!!!

Just picked up an PXL live because of your videos! Thank you!

Hey, love your videos! This one just helped me out with my PXL Pro, was trying to figure out the bypass,polarity,mom/latch stuff! Big thanks.

Thank you so much, excellent video! This really helped me figure out how I was going to configure a new pedalboard.

Just built my megaboard with 12 pedals and a PXL-PRO. This was very helpful. Thanks.

I bought this switcher thanks to you! great video manual!

I bashed another of your videos but I really do appreciate you taking time to make sense of this complicated piece of equipment.

Thanx Henning! Just got a Harley Benton FXL 8 pro and although I am not a midi noob, this video really helped me out to use it with my H9!

Best manual EVER! Respect and biiiig thanks :D

You are extraordinary. Amazing tutorial!! Thank you very much for making this video, this video is very helpful.

Would have never worked the midi without this. Thanks man 👍

35:35 I'm with you... I got the Harley-Benton FXL8 Pro recently and this video has helped no end!! I am running the Collider MIDI, AC30 Reverb and Tremolo channels and 8 Pedals both Active and bypass through it, and its all thanks to this vid... Great Job. Love your videos.

like always you revews are the best

Tony W, sorry, I cannot answer directly to you comment for some reason. As far as noise goes... I don't think so... pops... nope, not really, unless the pedal itself pops... but I will make a SOUND demo of these loopers very soon where you can HEAR how much sound they eat up ! Give me a week or two !

This video is still relevant and helped me a lot, thank you very much :)

Thanks so much for the informative video. I just got my Joyo live hooked up and now time to start programming :)

Wow gut durchdachtes und verständliches Video. Alle Fragen sind geklärt - vielen Dank!

I really appreciate this video. I've been looking for a way to take ultimate control over my JVM and pedal board and stop the tap-dancing, but I didn't want to spend $500-$1000 (at least) on a switching rig. This looks to be exactly what I need, but I would have been totally lost on how to set it up. Thanks for taking the time to do this. I'm going to order one, but it looks like I'll have to wait a month to get it, as they have to come from China. I just found your channel tonight and ordered the Joyo Vintage, phaser, and Ultimate overdrive. I'd never heard of Joyo before but they sound great. And for $30, there's not much to lose.

Oh man, you deserve a beer!! Great job!!

Thanks for the in depth video. I've seen several of your vids. Your channel is great. Subscribing.

Just bought one on ebay, replaced my Carl Martin Octa-Switch II (which is a very good reliable board). This video had my Joyo up and running in no time at all. I watched this video about switching the pedals and sending program changes to the Timeline. I was able to intuitively apply the information to the BigSky (BigSky has 3 banks). So, your multiply x 3 and add 1 if channel A. My line-6 wireless has a tuner out so I use that to my korg tuner. Then straight into a Morley Tremonti wah, then to the main input of the Joyo. With 8 loops, I can run all 8 with an individual pedal per loop and then run two more midi products. I let the midi control turn them on or off. This allows a total of 10 pedals (2x midi + 8 standard loops). I added a volume pedal between loop 1 and loop 2. Everything works perfectly. Thanks for posting and keep up the good work!

Thank you for a most informative video my friend!

Thanks so much for this vid!! So helpfull! I just bought one from thomann and it works perfect on al Banks. So no problem when programming midi 😎👍🏻👍🏻

Great videos man ... :-) I'm projecting my new pedalboard, and I think this will be one of the things that will be needed in that ... ;-)

You made me buy this one :-) Thanks for the video manual!

dude... great videos!! you rock

Thanks man, just got one of these and this vid explains it all ,will have to watch it a few times to get the midi working on my new board ,S. Duncan's dark sun and source audio eq2 ,will be great to be able to change the eq on either end of my board and then into power amp dsl20hr . hope i can get it working.

Really, really big thanks for your work done! I bought this and was confused with bad manual in the box. I watched you video and now my setup is ready. Special thanks for MIDI manual, i succesfully instaled my TC electronic Flashback X4 to MIDI PC, it does not support CC.

This video is straight up wisdom

Thanks a lot, buddy! You have helped me A LOT! ;)

What a fantastic tutorial.

Sehr gutes Video! …hat geholfen, Danke🙏🏻:-)

Thank you so much! That was really helpful.

Thanks bud appreciate the response

have bought one of these, and a PS2 by Joyo, and am gonna be building it into a big board (600x900mm) with a whammy, Line6 HD500x and several other drives etc (including a soul food, the yellow comp, EP Booster, a Daddy-O with Monte Allums mod i did). am dealing with Joyo Audio UK as i am teching and offering a building and consultancy for effects users. am not doing reviews or making video clips, just wiring and drawing boards/signal path etc.@guitarfxman i have found your videos very helpful in the decision making process regarding the looper.. :)

Great work!!!

this is so handy, i keep forgetting shit. i nominate this guy for president.

Than you good sir and keep up the good content

So to answer my own question: Yes, Henning, this will help me understand MIDI implementation on the Boss ES-8 switching system. Thank you, sir. A general "Understanding guitar MIDI for MIDIOTS" video would be nice though. Food for thought.

crazy details. thx

Hi Henning! You're an absolute brilliant madman for all your great in-depth videos! Before I pull the trigger (no pun intended) on one of these I was wondering if you know if the trigger outs can function as a favourite switch with Strymon pedals? And if I'd need to use both triggers for one pedal? Cheers!

love it

Great video.... Thanx....

I used your link and bought it! The go4-music link is now over 200 euro btw.

Sorry think you answered my own question. The midi thing has confused the hell out of me but I'd need to sit down and check this vid out with the switch (when I get it) and my amp.

Big thank you! Insert cable!!!

Thank you very much for your detailed tutorial!Great! the way you give any information is very easy to get the core of a subject!))sometimes much easier than native speakers.I'd like to THANK you one more time for all your videos!)) I watched a lot of them.I have a question: what if I want to record a stereo signal ?Could you advise me how to connect in this situation? (I don't have two Combos only one Peavey classic 50, using couple of drive pedals,chorus, Timeline,Torpedo C.A.B. and Volume pedal after drive's with PXL-Live) THANK you in advance!

You rock! Thank you so much! I bought my PXL Live because you show me that it works! If you have a chance and if you're willing, would you do a video on how to control Bluguitar Amp1 with PXL Live?

Lovely

Hey +Wilson Chow, no, the delay trail does not remain, there are very few switchers that can do that... the Gig Rig G2 can do it, but it costs 1000 Euro. The buttons are switch buttons and they click.

thanks a lot

It's crazy machine

Excelent Thanks

thanks a lot ,

Hey Henning, nice videos, man; you're very 'real', if you know what I mean!

@EytschPi42 hey man! Love the video, makes everything a lot easier than deciphering the manual. Just wondering, do you need 2 (stereo) input channels on your amp to run all 8 loops?

Thanks so much for these videos, they've been really helpful, i just received my pxl live, one question though: For what i understand you can only send two CCs or program changes per preset, lets say i wanna send 3 CCs at a time like for example to my flashback triple delay (to individually turn on/off the delays) is there any device to which i can send a single cc or program change from the PXL and then that device being able to send more complex midi to all my pedals?

Hey! great review man! I have a question.. I read about some midi problem online.. changing midi settings on the higher numbered banks will automatically change other unrelated settings in the lower banks, have you ever experienced this? Thanks a lot

Hi Eyitch, I got an pxl 8pro on my pedalboard. It`s connected to a Blackstar series one 50 amp via midi and a couple of pedals in loop and in front of the amp. The Blackstar has 4 Channels ( clean 1, clean 2, crunch, super crunch). If you want to do a programchange it`s counting from 1 to 128. So the same like the pxl pro. Reacting to PC on every midi channels. I made a programming at the 1 bank of the pxl pro with just changing the 4 channels wothout any pedals. Its working. So far so good. But when I want to do a programming in the second second bank with pedals the PC doesn`t working. I put in the same midichannel and number like in bank 1, but it does not reacting to the PC or take the wrong channel. Tried to choose another midinumber in the same channel (the 4 channels are correlated to 1 cl ,2 cl ,3 cru ,4 sup crunch - 5 cl, 6 cl, 7 cru, 8 sup crunch - and so on. (Hope you know what I mean) But that also didn`t helping. Did I have a logical problem? Hopefully you can help me. Thanks a lot!

Love watching your videos, great information. Regarding loopers, I've been looking for a looper that would allow me to access all 4 modes on an Engl e530 pre amp. I haven't had mine long but with the 2 button switch, it can only change the overall gain from low to high which turns the clean channel to a crunch or the lead channel to high gain. I'm wondering if the trigger would allow me to change channels and gain setting in one pedal click. From clean to high gain for example. I know about the z11 option that engl have but was hoping i could use this looper and have pedals in the signal. Sorry for the long drawn out question. It's been a journey researching this.

Very good information. I am playing through a small rack set up of engl e530 preamp and power amp. What I want to do is use the 4 modes of the pre amp. It's not midi but has clean/crunch and crunch/lead. 2 button footswitch. It looks like this looper will allow me to change modes and effects but just want to be sure before spending the money. I did consider just going for a rack effects unit but decided to go for pedals. Any advise would be very much appreciated. I hope this all made sense.

Great stuff EytschPi42! Thanks for all of your efforts. Is there any reason why you can't bi-amp by jumping the TUNER out to the LOOP2 IN and running 4 pedals to each amp?

Hi Henning - First off, love your videos so I hope you will continue for a long time. Secondly... I bought the PXL Live based on your excellent review but was hoping you could help with a techincal question.. (The Manual lives a little to be desired). Like your video, I have it set up with my timeline to change midi patches however I cant get them to change. I have followed your programming info on the PXL Live and have also set up my timeline to recieve Midi on the the same channel (channel one). Is there by chance a bypass / midi off function or something simmilar on the PXL or the timeline that you are aware of?? Would appreciate any insight you might have as I have been a week trying to figure out why it isnt switching. Arggg! Thx Much Chad

Great, review! I have one more question, I play hard rock and heavy metal, so, you can imagine that the noise gate is very important for me, even when I'm not using pedals, only the lead channel of my amp. So, where should I place my noise gate pedal here? it's a TC electronic Sentry. I can't find the answer to that question nowhere. Thanks for you great reviews!!

VEry helpful and fun and the same time. So, the looper is usable independent of any MIDI function? - sorry, I don't have any MIDI effects now, and hot the LIVE because that was the only one available. So, I skipped the MIDI section. cheers

Really helpful video mate. Could you tell me where the the output of the tuner goes? Obviously you have a cable going from the tuner port on the joyo, but then where does the output plug into from the tuner? Thanks

Hey Henning, couple of questions on this, if I may! Can I use the Loop 1 Out to the front of one amp, and Loop 2 Out, to the front of another amp? Also, could I use Loop 1 Out to the fron of one amp, and the Loop 2 In and Out to the FX loop of another amp (without anything going into the front of the second amp? Does that make sense!? Thanks man. J

Hi henning! Does Joyo have a looper option with an expression pedal option for midi? this would be an awesome option if it did.

Hi. Thanks for excellent review. When comparing to Musicom Lab EFX MkIV (which costs about 4x) what differences there is? Or is there any?

Thanks so much for this video. Wouod you know if and how the live will directly store ehx hog presets? Many thanks!

Hey there, thanks for your hard work. have you had problems with the midi consistency? i find that if i change a midi setting in a preset, it will wipe out all midi settings of all presets ..

Hi hemming, just purchased one of these and waiting for it to arrive. As regards the midi, when you say it can do 0-127 or 1 - 128, with the time line it has 99 banks and a and b on both... what happens if you want bank 90 for example as that would be 180 as a midi value? Thanks Andy

hey again... how would you say the sonic quality is? i use super high end studio cable by van damme and neutrek plugs, all made to the correct length. will it add any noise, pops etc to my sound? ta very much...

Hi man, did you ever witnessed any issues while connecting a moogerfooger pedal to this switcher? I'm actually having some trouble with my mf-101...whenever I engage a preset that involves it, the sound gets extremely damped and moving the knobs on the pedal itself makes almost no difference (yes, the pedal is working flawlessly when not connected to the pxl). Any clues?

How can you not like this video? What a great product and demonstration. I will get one of these bad boys when I have a better guitar and amp (it will take some time). I really like this guy, he is very thorough and quite funny. Subscribe and like - CHECK :-)

Great vid, I've ordered PXL live and I'm looking forward to have it in my pedalboard. But I have some other question. How do you power your Strymon's in this board? I've read, that the Timeline needs almost 400mA, and Flint/El Capistan 250mA each.

The video is very helpful. Thank you so much for this demo. There's one thing I would like to request. Can you make another video regarding the midi controller? That part of this video where you put Strymon Timeline, Mobius and Bigsky in Channel 1 and then the Marshall Amp in channel 2. Have some demo in saving the presets of the 3 Strymon pedals as well as the amp using the PXL-LIVE, please...

A question: Can the PXL-Live MIDI be programmed to switch channels, EQ and Boost in a Mesa Boogie Mark V 25? If so could you do a video specifically with the Mesa Boogie Mark V 25? Thanks. Great videos!