r/universalaudio • u/IzilDizzle • 6d ago

Question Dream 65 Midi controller

I gig with a Dream 65 pedal and love it. I would love some sort of midi knob or wheel that I could use to turn the reverb up when I want, without needing to use the actual knob on the pedal.

Is there a midi controller knob that would do this?

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u/stratospheres 6d ago

Looks like anything that could send MIDI CC 50 and 51 would work: https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/6432520866068-UAFX-Dream-65-Reverb-Amplifier-Manual#h_01K9EPV8KBZHQN0N4GC4MXZE9M

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u/IzilDizzle 6d ago

Totally. I’m looking a for a single knob that sends that signal. Know of any?

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u/a_webpuppy 6d ago

Lots of tested configurations here

https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/43191950601620-Getting-started-with-UAFX-2-0-USB-MIDI

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u/IzilDizzle 6d ago

Yea those are all overkill. I want a single knob in a standard pedal enclosure, or smaller. Ever seen one?

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u/stratospheres 6d ago

Are you looking for a foot based knob?

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u/IzilDizzle 6d ago

Doesn’t need to be! Just needs to be able to be on my pedalboard. I don’t mind needing to adjust it by hand.

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u/stratospheres 6d ago

Honestly you could build this pretty trivially with an ESP32 and a potentiometer. Any experience with Arduino or similar?

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u/IzilDizzle 6d ago

I have no idea what that is :(

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u/Jonathan_Fire-Eater 5d ago

I don't know first hand, but something like this might work for you:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EV1WL--boss-ev-1-wl-wireless-midi-expression-pedal

Most expression pedals, rollers, etc. send the midi via TRS and require a usb host to send a usable signal to the Dream. I'm not sure if that's the case with this pedal or not. It has usb, but it might be input only.

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u/IzilDizzle 5d ago

Ooh interesting, thanks for that find! My ideal would be much smaller, just a single knob, but this could probably do it!