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THANK YOU FOR THE INFO ON WIRING MY "BUTTON BOX"!!! IT WORKS JUST GREAT...I HAVE IT "VELCROED" TO THE LEFT TOP OF THE PA1X AND NOW I CAN CONTROL MY ASSIGNMENTS MUCH EASIER THAN WITH AN EC5.

AGAIN THANKS!!!!!

Why are you starting a new thread
What was your solution
What have you done wrong before
Tell us, tell us, tell us
and who the H... are Steve M
Kjeld

Someone's shouting my name - i must have done something right for a change !

I just pointed out that when wiring an EC5 DIN plug, that the common 0v pin is NOT actaully the one in centre of the plug, it's the one at 12-0-clock.
The other five remaining pins at 8, 10, 2 and 4 o-clock, plus the one in the centre are the five momentary normally open switches.

That's all it was, you can knock up a switch box to sit on top of your PA1X / 2X for about $20 instead of buying an EC5. I'm glad I was able to help.

KJELD-

I STARTED A NEW THREAD BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER HOW TO THANK STEVE M AND LET OTHERS KNOW.

THE ANSWER TO THE WIRING PROBLEM IS AS STEVE SAYS...THE GROUND IS AT 12 O'CLOCK ON THE 6 PIN DIN.

THIS IS THE REASON I WAS DOING THIS:

I AM NOT A VERY GOOD KEYBOARD PLAYER, I HAVE TO USE THE STS WITH 1 FINGER SETTING FOR MY LEFT HAND. I DON'T USE THE KB FOR MIDI, RECORDING OR OTHER STUFF JUST FOR LIVE WORK. I BEGAN IN THE 1990'S USING THE KORG I2 AND I30 BOTH OF WHICH HAVE MUTE BUTTONS UNDER EACH SLIDER. IT IS EASY ACCESS FOR THE LEFT HAND WHICH I USE FOR BASS ONLY.

I DON'T LIKE THE VIRTUAL SLIDERS ON THE PA1X AND EITHER YOU USE THE ASSIGN SWITCHES (HARD TO GET TO WITH LEFT HAND...THE RIGHT IS BUSY) OR AN EC5. I HAD AN EC5 AND FOUND IT TO BE LIGHT WEIGHT, THE PEDALS FELT CLOSE SO I ALWAYS HAD TO LOOK DOWN TO SEE WHAT PEDAL I WAS ACTIVATING. SO I DECIDED TO BUILD A SMALL ENCLOSED BOX THAT MOUNTS VIA VELCRO ON THE TOP LEFT OF THE PA1X (ABOVE THE JOY STICK). IT HAS FIVE NON LATCHING (MOMENTARY) BUTTONS THAT I CAN ASSIGN WHAT I WANT AND CAN GET TO EASILY. I HAVE TO DO A LOT OF VOICE, DRUM, BASS AND ACCOMPANIMENT MUTING, VOLUME CHANGING, ETC. DURING A SET.

SINCE I DON'T CREATE MIDI FILES OF EACH SONG I NEED QUICK AND EASY CONTROLS. THIS WORKS FOR ME. I AM "OLD AN SET IN MY WAYS." IF YOU EVER ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT I DO, SEND ME AN EMAIL AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE MYSPACE SITE.

HOPE THIS HELPS.