Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008, anthonyhoneyford wrote:

> Okay....lets say I get a standard foot controller that would normally be 
> used via midi to control rackmount guitar effects.... Like this cheap 
> one (hate behringer, but if it does the job?): http://www.inta- 
> audio.com/pp/Keyboards_and_Midi/Midi_Controllers/Behringer_Midi_Foot_C 
> ontroller_FCB1010.html I'm not bothered about bank switching etc....as 
> I'd only use one pattern/preset per song.... Could I use this to trigger 
> preset notes....and maybe programme the 2 footpedals to alter other 
> perameters (volume/pot controls) in a live situation....
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for MIDI, the FCB1010 is *the* pedal controller to have. i don't really 
need one (a PC-1600x does what i need), but i've had my eye on it since it 
was new. there's an active mailing list for it, and a 3rd party software 
upgrade <http://www.ossandust.be/>.

i haven't played with one of those, but hop on the mailing list and find 
out if it can do what you need (and if you'll need the UnO firmware to do 
it). you'll probably have to "roll up your sleeves" and think like a 
programmer to figure out the "MIDI stuff", but once you figure it out and 
make notes for yourself, you can focus on music in new ways.

based on my limited knowledge of the 1010; you can use the pedals to send 
CC messages, which the XL7 can interpret like turning a knob for any 
modulation destination. i'm not sure about sending note on/off messages...


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