FAQ

1 - Why ElevenHack displays always an empty list of rigs?

You must select the Midi channels on the Device->Midi menu.

The application will remember your choice the next time you launch it.

On the Mac, check that you have properly installed the MMJ midi library on your system. It is available at the following location: http://www.humatic.de/htools/mmj.htm.

2 - What is MMJ, how to install it?

MMJ is a driver that solve the problem with Java MIDI drivers on the Mac.

The readme file says:

To make mmj available to all Java applications simply drop both mmj.jar and libmmj.jnilib into /Library/Java/Extensions.

For more information look at the readme in the mmj zip file.

3 - Which Version of Java should I install?

I suggest you install the latest Java runtime from Oracle (Java7). You can find it here: http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp.

Mac Users: Apple Java6 ( version 1.6) does not provides a Midi implementation, it might work with MMJ Midi libraries but it is untested.

On Linux, I try on Ubuntu with default installed Java, it just works.

4 - Which Channel should I use?

On Linux, input set to channel 1 and output for channel 3 worked.

On Mac, with the MMJ properly installed, channels 0 and 2 worked (with the 11R connected and no other Midi devices).

The channels selected shoudl of course mention the Eleven Rack (maybe with some additional information in the name).

The Input and ouput channels must NOT be the same.

5 - Why is the rig name different when loaded with Pro Tools and ElevenHack?

The rig name is stored inside the TFX file. For unknown reason (for now) Pro Tools can change the rig name after loading a TFX file into the 11R.

It the keeps then somewhere a link between the tfx and the new rig name.

ElevenHack does not knows anything about this second name as it is kept internally into Pro Tools. That's why the rig name set in the device is the original rig name stored in the file.

I will continue to look at this issue and maybe better anderstand why it is so. But one sure thing, is that ElevenHack will not be able to guess the Pro Tools name as it is not stored in the TFX file.

In an upcoming version, I will implement a rename option.

6 - Will ElevenHack allow Rig editing?

Maybe someday, but I wont promise anything. It not simple and will require a lot of development and more protocol analysis. I have more features related to rig management to add to the software, it is on a shorter term roadmap.

7 - Will ElevenHack support Recording, VST, new Amp simulation ...

ElevenHack has no support for audio, it just manipulates rigs parameter. It is not an audio driver. The software runs on your computer, it does not change anything to the 11R internal software (the Firmware). So it is not able to add a new amp simulation or effect. It just communicate with the 11R to send parameters to existing effect or parameters.

8 - What is the Index and how does it works?

The index is a cool new feature of ElevenHack 2.0.

You have a directory where you store your rigs. Let's call it RIGDIR.

You want to index this RIGDIR directory so you can search your rigs for specific amp or effect. So, you need to create an index.

So, on the rig directory, you have a option to do that. When you select it there is a dialog box that ask you to provide 2 directories:

1 - the RIGDIR where your rigs are stored.

2 - the INDEXDIR where you will store the index generated by the indexing process.

Choose an empty index directory you create specifically for this use. There will be only the index stored in this directory.

The indexing process perform the following task:

1 - Open the RIGDIR.

2 - Create a database cache in INDEXDIR.

3 - Open each rig in RIGDIR (and subdirectories) For each rig:

a - load the rig.

b - for each element of the rig (amp, effect...) store it in the index.

4 - Close the database.

If you re-index your RIGDIR, it will erase the previous database and replace it with the new one, It will not erase your rigs.

Searching a rig with the search interface consists in making proper request in the database and displaying the results.

9 - Some trick to make it work on ubuntu.

This trick has been provided by a user, Bonehead, to make ElevenHack on an Ubuntu 14.04:

"Using ubuntu studio 14.04(32 bit) -after downloading the elevenhack2.0.1.jar I had to rename it to elevenhack2.0.1.exe to make it executable, and then right click -> permissions tab, click the check box "allow this file to run as a program". plug in the usb with 11R already running, start elevenhack,set input 1 & output 3 and then it works great."

Thank you for sharing your experience.

10 - Why did you write Eleven Hack?

I wanted to be able to use the rigs shared on the Elevenrackpresets web site but don't use Windows or Mac.

11 - Do you still use an Eleven Rack ?

I still have it as a backup unit and I still use it from time to time but I switched to other gear for my day to day music. I still love the device, it is an amazing bargain for the price and I would have loved to avid support it actively. I would also have loved to see some native linux support for audio (or at least make the device a regular usb audio device).