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Re: midi foot controller for loop triggers manipulation et al



Seems like my first reply didn't go through.. So here it is again. :)

Why not just set one pedal to trigg selected sample on each channel in
Ableton and then 2 pedals to controll scroll select up and down.

That should give room for pretty nifty foot-work on the FCB.. ;)

/Tias

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Per Boysen" <boye@chello.se>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: midi foot controller for loop triggers manipulation et al


> Yes, the FCB is quite big, but there's nothing like it in the same 
> price range.
> 
> If you are planning to loop live with Ableton Live, triggered by a foot 
> pedal, you will need a lot of midi pads for your tap dancing. This is 
> because you have to address each loop on each audio channel directly. 
> So you need a dedicated midi message to start or stop each loop. One 
> way to get around this is to use the little software ControlAid. Can be 
> downloaded for free at http://www.charlie-roberts.com/controlAid/. This 
> software will let you manipulate Ableton Live from a FCB1010 in a way 
> similar to how you work a Repeater from the FCB.
> 
> All the best
> 
> Per Boysen
> ---
> http://www.boysen.se
> http://www.looproom.com
> 
> 
> On 2004-05-18, at 13.22, mick ritchie wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > sorry to start here with a basic question - Ive looped for a long time 
> > with samplers computers and minidiscs but have gone back to some 
> > guitar in a duo and need to find a decent little midi footpedal to 
> > trigger AbletonLive and other software - both loops and control 
> > changes
> >
> > I picked up an fcb1010 for another job and found Id got an older model 
> > and couldnt get it working in time without the current eprom chip so 
> > it went back - I also thought it a bit big for carrying about and 
> > thought maybe someone out there could recommend something more compact 
> > - like half the size with a contol pedal and some switches that I 
> > could program without too much of a headache?
> >
> > Or if the 1010 is the most flexible beast Ive now sourced a current 
> > model in a different shop
> >
> >
> > mick ritchie
> >
> > try out http://www.resonancefm.com for loops insanity and plaster 
> > casts fm artradio for London UK
> >
>