New MIDI Bridge for BOSS GP-10, MS-3, GT-1, BOSS KATANA and KATANA MKII
Control virtually
every parameter of the BOSS Katana Amplifiers, BOSS MS-3 and BOSS GT-1
using simple CC# MIDI Commands from your
USB or MIDI Foot controller.
Manage your
MIDI messages with filters, duplications, translations and CC Value conversions.
Control your SY-300, GR-55... and more.
Firmware version | V1.x | V2.x | |
MIDI TRAFFIC | |||
Boss/Roland USB compatibility | Yes | Yes | |
Four different MIDI routing modes | Yes | Yes | |
MIDI THRU/MERGE | Yes | Yes | |
MIDI Channel translators (virtual channels) | - | Yes | |
MIDI Data duplication to other channel | - | Yes | |
MIDI Filters (remove unwanted traffic) | - | Yes | |
CC# Translations (channel and/or CC#) | - | Yes | |
CC# Duplications (channel and/or CC#) | - | Yes | |
CC# Value operations (Lin-Log,Log-Lin,Reverse,Toggle) | - | Yes | |
CC# Removal | - | Yes | |
CC# Toe-Down on/off to any CC# stream (example Wah on/off) | - | Yes | |
CC# to PC# conversion | - | Yes | |
MIDI OUT Delay (0ms, 3ms, 5ms, 7ms) | - | Yes | |
BRIDGES | |||
Boss GP-10 MIDI Bridge | - | Yes | MIDX-20 BOSS GP-10 Bridge (pdf) |
Boss MS-3 MIDI Bridge | - | Yes | MIDX-20 BOSS MS-3 Bridge (pdf) |
Boss GT-1 MIDI Bridge | - | Yes | MIDX-20 BOSS GT-1 Bridge (pdf) |
Boss Katana MIDI Bridge (with ‘Sneaky’ amps and effects) | - | Yes | MIDX-20 BOSS KATANA V4 Bridge (pdf) |
Boss Katana MKII MIDI Bridge (with ‘Sneaky’ amps) | - | Yes | MIDX-20 BOSS KATANA MKII Bridge (pdf) |
Fender Mustang V2 MIDI Bridge | Yes | Yes | MIDX-20 FENDER MUSTANG V2 Bridge (pdf) |
Fender Mustang V2 MIDI Bridge Tap Tempo(Delay only) | - | Yes | |
CONTROL JACKS | |||
Exp. pedal Curve adjustment (6 different types) | - | Yes | |
Exp. pedal Heel calibration | - | Yes | |
Foot switch CC# Toggling mode | Yes | Yes | |
Foot switch CC# Momentary mode | Yes | Yes | |
Foot switch Fixed PC# mode | Yes | Yes | |
Foot switch PC# Increment mode | Yes | Yes | |
Foot switch PC# Decrement mode | Yes | Yes | |
Foot switch START, STOP, CONTINUE | Yes | Yes | |
Foot switch Custom MIDI momentary mode | Yes | Yes | |
Foot switch Custom MIDI toggling mode | - | Yes | |
Number of Custom MIDI bytes | 24 | 11 | |
Foot switch CC# Value Increment | - | Yes | |
Foot switch CC# Value Decrement | - | Yes | |
Foot switch PC# Incr./Decr. Min & Max Range | - | Yes | |
Foot switch CC# Incr./Decr. Min & Max Range | - | Yes | |
Foot switch Incr./Decr. auto-repeat | Yes | Yes | |
Foot switch polarity inverter | Yes | Yes | |
SYSTEM | |||
Field upgradable firmware using MIDI based Bootloader | Yes | Yes |
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PC Software |
MIDX-20 firmware
can only be updated using the MIDX-20 Assistant Windows PC software
You will also need a USB-to-MIDI cable (ex: Roland UM-1 MK2) |
MIDX-20 Release notes:
V2.13 2021-01-10
New: Added support for
Katana 50W and Katana MKII 50W
V2.12 2020-01-18
New: Added support for new Katana V4 effects
New: Added support for Katana MKII
V2.11 2019-03-17
New: Added support for new Katana V3 effects
V2.10 2018-05-26
Bug: In Yellow mode you can now control the controller from CTRL jacks
Bug: In Blank/White mode CTRL jacks now work smoothly
V2.9 2018-05-03
New: Added GP-10 MIDI Bridge
V2.8 2018-04-01
New: Added CC# for GT-1 Solo Switch, Solo level and Tuner on/off
Bug: Fixed Bridges initialization problem with UPR USB (ex: Wha not working after connect etc.)
Bug: Fixed FS-6/FS-7 toggling problem when footswitch is in latched mode
V2.7 2018-02-12
New: Added CC# for Bank Up/Down for MS-3 MIDI Bridge
Bug: Foot switch CC# increment/decrement mode
fixed
V2.6 2018-01-24
New: Added Boss MS-3 MIDI Bridge
New: Added Boss GT-1 PC# OUT
New: Added More params for Katana Pitch shifter
New: Added Added CC# for Katana FX Loop on/off
Bug: Fixed Katana CC# bugs with CC20-CC23
V2.5 2017-11-07
New: Added Boss GT-1 MIDI Bridge
New: Compatible with KATANA V2.02 Firmware
Bug: Fixed problem with Katana Patch numbers
Bug: Fixed problem with UPR and LWR Bridge channels
V2.4 2017-10-23
New: Compatible with KATANA V2 Firmware
New: Added CC translation
from CC# to PC#
V2.3 2017-09-10
New: Added CC translation enabling Toe-Down on/off to any CC# stream (example Wah on/off).
New: Change CC# Off and On values to other than 0/127 on Footswitches connected to CTRL1/CTRL2.
V2.2 2017-07-25
Fix: Realtime messages like clock (BPM) to Roland USB devices (GP/GT/GR/VG/SY)
did not work. Fixed.
V2.1 2017-07-17
Fix: Katana Noise Gate On/Off (CC#40) did not work
New: Katana CC#7 - Global volume added
New: Katana CC#8 - Store to current preset added
New: Katana CC#9 - Store to selected preset added
New: CC# Operation/Translation: 'Remove CC# Range' added