Red Panda Context 2 — MIDI Editor & CC Reference
MIDI control for the Red Panda Context 2 reverb — eight algorithms, delay, dynamics ducking, reverb hold and 127 presets over USB MIDI.
Explore the Context 2 controls in your browser and connect compatible MIDI hardware to send settings to your pedal. The reference below shows the controls mapped in Nitelite; available functions depend on the pedal and firmware. The default MIDI channel in Nitelite is 1. Browser MIDI control works in Chrome, Edge, Opera, or Brave — no install required.
Knobs
| Control | MIDI CC | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BLEND | CC 12 | Adjusts the wet/dry mix, from 100% dry to 100% wet. 12:00 is a 50/50 blend. In Kill Dry bypass mode it acts as an effect level control. |
| PRE | CC 13 | Adjusts the predelay (0-150 ms) — a delay before the initial reverb sound. At 0 the reverb starts immediately. |
| DECAY | CC 14 | Adjusts the reverb decay time. 3:00 is a long tail that makes the differences between the algorithm tails obvious. |
| MOD | CC 17 | Adjusts reverb modulation amount and character. For ROOM, HALL, CATHEDRAL and PLATE it morphs from random chorus modulation, through pitch-stable random modulation, to deep chorus. In REVERSE it adds a wash of forward reverb. In SPRING it sets tremolo depth. In GRAIN it changes the character of the modulation and eventually pulls the sound apart. |
| HI | CC 16 | High-frequency response of the reverb (damping). Damping increases as the knob is turned down; flat at 3:00, with a slight boost above 3:00. From roughly 5:00 to 9:00 it acts as a lowpass filter. Turning HI down creates a darker reverb; boosting adds presence. Does not affect the tone of the delay. |
| LO | CC 15 | Low-frequency response of the reverb (damping). Damping increases as the knob is turned down; flat at 3:00, with a slight boost above 3:00. From roughly 5:00 to 9:00 it acts as a highpass filter. Turning LO down helps prevent a muddy reverb, or creates a thin, airy sound. Does not affect the tone of the delay. |
Alt / Secondary Knob Functions
| Control | MIDI CC | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BAL | CC 22 | [SHIFT] Balance between reverb and delay — 0 is 100% reverb (delay disabled), 127 is 100% delay (the Context functions as a delay pedal). Has no effect when DELAY and FDBK are both 0. |
| DELAY | CC 20 | [SHIFT] Adjusts the delay time (0-1200 ms). Setting both DELAY and FDBK to 0 turns off the delay. |
| FDBK | CC 21 | [SHIFT] Adjusts the delay feedback. Feedback is also fed into the reverb, which creates resonant or flanged reverb sounds. Setting both DELAY and FDBK to 0 turns off the delay. |
| RATE | CC 18 | [SHIFT] Adjusts modulation speed. In SPRING this is the tremolo speed, which can also be synced to a note division. In PLATE, raising the rate to approximately 1:30 adds more "bend" to the chorusing. |
| DYN RECOVERY | CC 24 | [SHIFT] Dynamics recovery time. 64 is off. Below 64 is ducking, above 64 is expansion. Turning farther from center lengthens the recovery time (range 30-3000 ms). |
| DYN THRESHOLD | CC 23 | [SHIFT] Dynamics threshold — the signal level at which the reverb dynamics kick in. Adjust to your playing dynamics, signal level and desired effect. |
Switches
| Switch | MIDI CC | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| MODE | CC 102 | Room / Hall / Cathedral / Gated / Reverse / Plate / Spring / Grain |
| TRAILS | CC 111 | Off / On / Global |
Footswitches
- PRESET — CC 80, hold: CC 86
- ON — CC 88, hold: CC 87
Special MIDI Functions
- Tap Tempo — CC 89
- Expression — CC 4
- ON Footswitch (gated) — CC 81. Footswitch emulation for the ON / [oo] switch — 64-127 is a press, 0-63 is a release. Use this instead of the bypass toggle if you want true momentary footswitch behaviour.
- Receive MIDI Clock — CC 110. Global setting — when on, the pedal syncs its note divisions to incoming MIDI timing clock. On is the factory default and the setting is remembered when power is turned off.
- Delay Note Division — CC 106. Note division for the delay time against tap tempo or MIDI clock. 0 = off (tap tempo disabled), 9 = dotted whole, 10 = whole, 11 = whole triplet, 12 = dotted half, 13 = half, 14 = half triplet, 15 = dotted quarter, 16 = quarter (default), 17 = quarter triplet, 18 = dotted eighth, 19 = eighth, 20 = eighth triplet, 21 = dotted 16th, 22 = 16th, 23 = 16th triplet, up to 31 = 128th note. Values 1-8 are multi-measure divisions.
- Predelay Note Division — CC 107. Note division for the reverb predelay, using the same 0-31 table as the delay note division. 0 = off (default). Allowable values are limited by the predelay parameter range.
- Tremolo Note Division — CC 108. Note division for the Spring algorithm’s tremolo rate, using the same 0-31 table as the delay note division. 0 = off (default).
Hardware Presets
Context 2 has 127 hardware preset slots, recalled using MIDI Program Change. Saving requires an action on the pedal; follow the hardware preset manager instructions.