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Subject: Re: Using a foot for scene switching?

From: "Jon" <jondl_2000@...>
Date: 2006-09-15

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "lou.kadassy" <lou.kadassy@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jondl_2000@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "lou.kadassy" <lou.kadassy@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jondl_2000@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "lou.kadassy"
<lou.kadassy@>
> wrote:
> > > > > I thought it would be easy to use a footswitch to,
ahem, "switch"
> > > > > between scenes, but I haven't been able to do that.
> > > > >
> > > > > My question is: can I use a foot switch (or continuous foot
> > > > > controller, aka volume pedal) to switch between scene 1/2?
I don't
> > > > > want to morph, I just need to switch.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Lou
> > > >
> > > > Yes, to both.
> > > >
> > > > On the AN1x, set the [EDIT ROTARY] Knob to the UTILITY/SETUP
menu.
> > > >
> > > > Press Ctrl Device until you see FS displayed.
> > > >
> > > > Press Ctrl No to change the value to 3: SceneSel
> > > >
> > > > Press Ctrl Device until you see SCENE displayed, the Ctrl No
value
> > > should also be 3:
> > > > SceneSel. If it's not, press Ctrl No to change the value to
3:
> SceneSel.
> > > >
> > > > Play your sound, presee the Foot Switch (FS) to hear the 2nd
Scene,
> > > release to hear the 1st
> > > > Scene. There is no Morphing invoked when using FS.
> > > >
> > > > Repeat the above procedure for using a Foot Controller (FC).
> > > Obviously, Morphing can be
> > > > used with FC and you can have both FS and FC available
> > > simultaneously. Might get
> > > > confusing if you use the AN1x as a Master Control Keyboard ;-
)
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Jon
> > > >
> > >
> > > Jon,
> > > many thanks for your response.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, it doesn't work as I expected. Did all the
steps but
> > > when I press the switch ∗both∗ scene lights go on and I listen
to a
> > > mix between the two.
> >
> > It works just fine here.
> >
> > Select both Scene switches so they are active and try again. Make
> certain the Layer value
> > for your Voice is Single. I'm using a Yamaha FC-5 Square Style
Foot
> Switch Normally
> > Closed.
> >
> > Jon
> >
>
> You're right, Jon! It works beautifully.

Great, glad it works for you.


> The only downside is that ∗both∗ scene lights are lit all the time
so
> I can't tell which one is selected.

Yeah, I picked up on that too :-/

I ∗think∗ the pri vs. sec scene can be predetermined by the order in
which the scenes switches are selected - not certain, didn't have
enough time to work that out yet. And I didn't try stepping through
consecutive Voices either, but it shouldn't be an issue as the
scenes are saved at the Voice level.


> Probably a momentary switch (as you suggested earlier) is a good
idea
> after all. Push for scene 2, release for scene 1.
>
> Thanks to everybody for their help,
> Lou


Regards,

Jon