rm4 , g-system and nova drive

[northwood]

Hey guys ,

Im thinking of adding a nova drive to a G system and an RM4.

Does anyone know if the nova drive will respond to messages that go through the RM4 (midi out from the RM4) , or, am I going to need some kind of midi splitter(midimate?). and will that in fact work , or will the RM4 get confused?

thnx in advance,

jack

 

[GtrGeorge!]

I dont know if it will respond..but I do know the NovaDrive was a dissapointment to me.I tried it at the store for 45minutes and I think the disortions/overdrives just dont sound real...
I wanted to like it..it would have saved me alot of trouble..but my old stompboxes made 30 years ago sound better.
Just sayin
GtrGeorge

 

[Nightdare]

The RM4 responds to normal MIDI Program changes
(IOW, it isn't limited to PGM 1-4, though I'm not sure if it goes to 99 or 127)

I'm not very informed about the G System
but looking at the back panel's loop connection, I would say it's not even neccesary to have the RM and the Nova on different MIDI channels,
since you can use the G-system to select the preferred loop in a patch

What should be done is this connection
G-System midi-out -> RM4/RM4 Thru -> Nova

But I must say
If the G-system has 'movable' FX blocks and you're able to put its EQ in front of the loops, I really don't see any added benefit of adding another OD/Dist pedal with a fully loaded RM4