Strymon El Capistan V2 — MIDI Editor & CC Reference

Control the Strymon El Capistan V2 from your browser — full MIDI CC reference for 8 parameters, interactive editor, and AI-generated presets. Free, no install.

Nitelite gives the El Capistan V2 a full browser-based control surface: turn every knob, flip every switch, describe the tone you want to the AI Tone Terminal, and save the results — all sent to the pedal live over MIDI (default channel 1). Works free in Chrome, Edge, Opera, or Brave — no install required.

Knobs

Control	MIDI CC	Description
TIME	CC 12	Delay time — behavior depends on Tape Head type
TAPE AGE	CC 14	Tape bandwidth/wear — min for fresh tape, max for dark worn tape
MIX	CC 16	Dry/wet balance — 50/50 at 3 o'clock position
REPEATS	CC 18	Number of echo repeats — from one to saturated oscillation
WOW & FLUTTER	CC 13	Tape speed fluctuations — min for pristine, max for a machine needing service
SPRING	CC 17	Level of integrated spring reverb

Alt / Secondary Knob Functions

Control	MIDI CC	Description
LOW END CONTOUR	CC 19	Low frequency shaping of echo repeats
BOOST/CUT	CC 22	Output level boost or cut (+/- 3dB) when engaged — unity at noon
TAPE BIAS	CC 20	Tape machine bias — lower is cleaner, higher is dirtier with limited headroom
TAPE CRINKLE	CC 21	Tape irregularities — friction, creases, splices, contaminants

Switches

Switch	MIDI CC	Positions
TAPE HEAD	CC 11	Fixed / Multi / Single
MODE	CC 15	A / B / C

Footswitches

TAP — bypass on CC 93, hold on CC 97
ON — bypass on CC 102

Special MIDI Functions

Tap Tempo — CC 93
Expression — CC 100
MIDI Clock Sync — CC 63. Enable or disable MIDI clock sync. When on, delay time is locked to incoming MIDI clock tempo.
MIDI Expression — CC 60. Enable or disable MIDI expression control. When on, CC 100 (expression pedal) is active.
MIDI Clock Tempo Mult/Div — CC 25. Multiply or divide the incoming MIDI clock tempo. 0=x4, 1=x3, 2=x2, 3=x1 (unity), 4=1/2, 5=1/3, 6=1/4.
Infinite Repeats — CC 97. Hold to latch repeats into self-oscillation; release to return to normal decay. Send 127 to hold, 0 to release.
Footswitch A (MultiSwitch Plus) — CC 27. Triggers MultiSwitch Plus footswitch A remotely via MIDI. Send 127 to press, 0 to release.
Footswitch B (MultiSwitch Plus) — CC 28. Triggers MultiSwitch Plus footswitch B remotely via MIDI. Send 127 to press, 0 to release.

Hardware Presets

The El Capistan V2 has 300 hardware preset slots. Nitelite can save your current settings to a slot and recall slots via MIDI program change.