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Re: SoftStep vs 1010



Hi keith,
can you configure the expression pedals per patch and not just global
on the FC-300?
can you send notes on/offs to different midi channels as well instead
of just globally?
(this is the disadvantage of the FCB1010)
thanx
Luis

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Keith Smith <kahsmith@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been using a Roland FC-300 for several years. I bought a 1010 but 
>moved
> to the Roland the next day, so I can't compare the two really well, 
>except
> to say the Roland is dead easy to program and the learning curve is 
>almost
> non-existent.
> It's what you would expect from them. The build is excellent. There is a 
>bit
> of Rolandeze involved i.e. some CC's are named (GM) rather than numbered.
> There is no computer editor that I'm aware of, unless you also have a VG
> system, which I don't.
>
> In patch mode, you can send mixed strings of midi commands (Notes ON/OFF,
> PC's, CC's in any order) on the press and release separately. Editing is
> easy on the unit with insert and delete functions and patches can be
> saved/copied to new locations. You can add 3 expression pedals or 3 
>FS-6's
> (for 6 more switches) or any combination of those.
> I think it's about the same weight as the 1010.
> No editor, but you can dump sysex through the USB port to midi-ox
>
> That said, I'd be much inclined to go for the Gordius, just for the
> portability, if I used it on gigs enough to justify the expense.
> k
>
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Ed Durbrow <edurbrow@sea.plala.or.jp> 
>wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Mark & Per.
>> The Little Giant costs a lot more than a Behringer, that's for sure. 
>Does
>> the Rolls MP128 not do what the Gordius and Behringer do? And how about 
>the
>> Roland and Boss pedal switch units? I see them used over here all the 
>time,
>> but they don't look very portable. I'm not sure how many switches I 
>need,
>> but if I can assign them in a way that I could get different tonalities 
>more
>> would be better.
>>
>
>