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Re: Midi Footcontrol Problem



I have experienced the same thing using a Rolls MIDI Buddy foot controller 
and a Roland MIDI controller. I believe it is (the dreaded) MIDI 
latency...not just the controller, or just the JamBoy. Finally I bought 
two 
Boss FS-5U unlatching footswitches and all the lags and delays went away.
One thing about working with loops is that your perception of time is 
heightened. In "normal" playing, that kind of latency, while maybe being 
perceptible, wouldn't have made such a big impact on things....working 
with 
loops has given you the power to hear the latency (and thusly the big 
drawback) to MIDI.
Personally, I no longer use MIDI for anything.....as I can hear a 
perceptible and bothersome delay throughout...and the more MIDI you use, 
the 
bigger the delays.
Max


>From: SoundFNR@aol.com
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>Subject: Midi Footcontrol Problem
>Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 07:32:54 EST
>
>Can anyone help?
>I'm using a Yamaha MFC10 midi-foot controller with my JamMan,
>and I'm getting a delay that's making tapping in loops
>a bit impractical ( about a twentieth of a second )
>So what I need to know is
>1) is it caused by the controller, which means I can think about
>replacing it.
>2) is it caused by the JamMan's Midi implementation, in which
>case I'll stick with the lex footswitch
>3) is this just an example of the limitayaions of midi.
>I can still record an in time loop as the delay is the same on both taps,
>but some things I want to do just won't work.
>
>Any advice/info gratefully accepted
>
>Andy Butler
>
>

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