Empress reverb

[Decdog]

…Actually you don’t even need that cable, if you (like me) have the ZOIA, as they use the same standard.

However I’ve run in to an issue which I can’t get around, posted about here:

Empress Reverb freezes when receiving Octatrack LFO

Just got a Reverb and whilst I’m impressed by the sound quality I think I may have got a lemon. Am wondering if others are having problems using the Reverb with the OT? My issue: when sending cc LFO from the Octatrack, the knobs on the Reverb become ‘disabled’ i.e. nothing happens when I move them. This doesn’t happen instantly, it takes maybe 20-30 seconds. What’s more, the algo selector also becomes unresponsive. Only way to address it is a power cycle. My use case is that I want to be able …

Basically, whenever I run a midi LFO from OT or DN to the Reverb, even a slow-ish square wave, and twiddle the knobs a bit (cc value, speed, depth), the Reverb invariably freezes up: the knobs on the unit become unresponsive, including the algorithm selector, and only a power cycle gets you out of it.

I take it some devices are more sensitive to lots of midi data being sent, but given the Empress pedigree, I expected pretty tight midi implementation … Thinking I have a faulty unit (have tried different midi cables, 3.5mm to quarter-inch adapter plugs etc.)

Curious if Empress Reverb owners can chip in on whether midi implementation is tight enough for it to handle OT LFOs, tweaking etc, and if they can get glitchy with it, without issues?

Thanks in advance…