Boss VF-1 Effect Processor

At 11:55 AM 10/11/2004, andynfo wrote:

>Last week I got my new Nobels MF-1 MIDI Controller. It really works,
>it's awesome! I'm just wondering why i am the only one who owns this
>device...

Well, I had never heard of Nobels until they came up on the lists 
recently.  Afterwards, I tried taking a look at the MF-2 (the MF-1's "big 
brother"), but even that's a bit rudimentary for me.

Overall, they don't look too bad if you only need a moderately simple 
device, but if you require anything more, Behringer's FCB-1010 pretty much 
smokes everything in that price range (even if it is a complete & utter 
bloody b*tch to program).  The Behringer looks like it's almost $50 cheaper 
than the MF-1, too.

For the record though, even the FCB doesn't have the kind of functionality 
I need.  I use a Peavey PC1600x MIDI Fader/Control Unit in conjunction with 
a Digitech MC-7 (a discontinued MIDI pedal from the '90's -- pretty much 
the same functionality as the Nobels MF-1, but you can pick them up used 
for like $40 on Ebay).

So, it doesn't look like there's anything explicitly wrong with the MF-1, 
given what it does.  Although I would say that $169 list price is an awful 
lot of cash for such a simple pedal.  The price/performance ratio just 
doesn't seem like it's there, IMNSHO....

         --m.

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