Peavey Vypyr - MIDI

Hi,

I've recently been playing around with a Peavey Vypyr VIP-1 amplifier and discovered it was USB MIDI enabled.  My plan is to use my existing BomeBox with an FCB1010 to control it so that I don't need to buy a Peavey Sanpera foot controller.

Apparently the Sanpera foot controller is also MIDI and can connect to the VIP-1 via a non-standard 8-pin cable. It appears also that I might be able to make a 5-pin MIDI to 8-pin conversion cable to hook the FCB-1010 directly up to the VIP-1.  I've looked at the schematic and it appears that if we use only 3 pins on the cable, we will have a standard MIDI interface.  If anyone is interested in this as a solution, let me know by dropping me an email. In the meantime, I will just pursue the USB based solution. I'll be happy to share my project file once I get it done. If anyone else has also done the cable solution before, I would be interested in seeing the results. I did a google search but couldn't find anything.

Steve Caldwell Bome Q and A Moderator and Independent Bome Consultant/Specialist bome@sniz.biz

 

 

Here is what I have so far. Most of it I got from actual turning of encoders or buttons of the device while MIDI logging was on.

If using this, you will probably need to use a different incoming message and move the current incoming message to the outgoing message and then use what your controller you are using for the actual incoming message.

For Preset (From Docs). I found this stuff on the Peavey Forum and was able to test it.

The final one (Sysex) is what the device responds to for a generaly MIDI Sysex Enquiry message.

 

I just built a 5pin MIDI to 8 pin cable and it works with my Roland FC-300 so it should also work with an FCB-1010.

I bought an 8-pin DIN connector for about $2 and cut a standard MIDI cable in half.

I connected up pins 2 and 4 of the 5 pin male  DIN connector (FC-300 side) to pins 2 and 4 of the 8 pin male DIN connector (VYPR) and it works like a charm!

Just a bit of clipping and soldering and I’m all set with my custom cable (5 pin DIN to 8 pin DIN).  All other wires I just clipped so only the 2 wires were needed to be soldered.

 

Steve