Chase Bliss Dark World MIDI Configuration

MIDI CONFIGURATION

Dark World™ allows all of its parameters to be controlled via Control Change messages, as well as it’s presets to be saved
and recalled with Program Change messages.

You can save and recall up to 6 presets with our Faves™ MIDI controller. To use a MIDI controller other than Faves™
with your Dark World™, you’ll have to do the following:

1. Attach a Chase Bliss Audio Midibox “Ring Active” port using a standard ¼” TRS patch cable to the TAP/MIDI jack on your

Dark World™. The Midibox is not included with the Dark World™.

2. Dark World™ is set to MIDI channel 2 by default, but it is easy to change if you need to. If you want to change it, simply
hold down both stomp switches when you provide power to the pedal (hold down both stomp switches simultaneously) and

then you can let go. The pedal is now looking for the rst “Program Change” message it sees, and it will set itself to whatever
channel it gets that rst message from, permanently (until you change it again).

Recalling a preset via MIDI

MIDI CONTROL CHANGE CHANNELS

Parameter CC# Description

Decay
Mix
Dwell
Modify
Tone
Pre-Delay

Dark
Program
Select

Para Toggle
Select

World
Program
Select

Expression 100

Bypass
Switch

Sending a value 0 would be equivalent to the

14

knob being completely counter clock-wise,

15

sending 127 is equivalent to fully clock-wise.

16

All numbers in between correspond to knob
positions in between those extremes.

17
18
19

Sending value 1 selects the left toggle position.

21

Sending value 2 selects the middle toggle
position. Sending value 3 selects the right
toggle position.

22

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Sending a value 0 would be equivalent to an
expression pedal being completely “off”, while
sending 127 is equivalent to a fully depressed
expression pedal. All numbers in between
correspond to knob positions in between those
extremes. As always, the dip switches on the
pedal select which parameter(s) are being
controlled via expression.

Sending value 127 engages the last saved

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bypass state on the pedal. Sending value 0
bypasses pedal.

You can activate a preset by sending a MIDI Program
Change message. For example, sending a Program
Change message of 1 activates preset 1. There are
122 total preset slots available. Slots 1 and 2 are the
presets that can be saved and activated directly from
the pedal via the preset toggle. Slot 1 is the right slot,
and Slot 2 is the left slot. Sending a Program Change
message of 0 puts the pedal in “Live” mode, which
is identical to when the preset toggle switch is in the
middle position in normal pedal operation. If you
do not save something into presets 3 through 122,
nothing will be recalled. There are no factory presets
besides the two that come loaded in slots 1 and 2.
The idea is for you to create your own.

Saving a preset via MIDI

You save a preset by sending a MIDI Program Change
message while holding down both stomp switches. For
example, sending a Program Change message of 45
while holding down both stomp switches will save your
current settings to preset 45. There are 122 total slots.
Slots 1 and 2 are the presets that can be saved and
activated directly from the pedal via the preset toggle.
Slot 1 is the right slot, and Slot 2 is the left slot.

Control Change Messages

Dark World™ can be controlled with MIDI control
change messages.

The table on the left shows which MIDI control change channel
controls each Dark World parameter.

Bypass
Switch

Sending value 127 engages D & W channels.

103

Sending value 85 engages D channel, and
bypasses W channel. Sending value 45 engages
W channel and bypasses D channel. Sending
value 0 bypasses both D & W channels.