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To all and any concerned, Below, I've pasted part of my correspondence with a support person at BEHRINGER concerning the FCB 1010. I'm hoping that some of you will find the info useful and/or be able to answer some of the questions I've asked. If so, on either account, great. Some of the questions I ask below (pertaining to cc comands) were answered by Srice in that person's last posted message. Thanks to you! OK, Here you go: Andy, Thanks again. I'm going to respond to what you wrote by inserting my response and question below. Before that, I'll address your question pertaining to my intended uses of the 1010. I'm wanting to use the 1010 with several units. Two of them will only take 'program change messages' (a Boss SE-50 and a Lexicon Jam-Man). The other unit is a Gibson/Oberheim Echoplex. The Echoplex requires more complex 'momentary' midi messages. I'm wanting to use the 1010 to communicate messages to all of these devices. This was my first hurdle. I'd like to use one pedal to 'talk' to all the units. From what I've been told by users of the 1010, this should be possible. For the sake of clarity, let me describe it in the following manner: I would like to send 'program change' messages to the SE-50 and Jam-Man from one series of pedals, and from a different series of pedals (perhaps programmed on a different bank) send 'momentary' messages to the Echoplex. Is this possible? I was surprised when you mentioned that the 1010 would also send analogue messages to a unit like the Tube Driver. It was basically a bonus for me. I'm in the midst of preparing my guitar set-up for some touring. The 1010 will eliminate at least one and possibly two pedals from my floor unit, which is one of my primary goals - getting free of excess baggage. >From here, I'll ask some questions based on what you've written in your >last email. Andy from BEHRINGER said: For the majority of MIDI information, the footswitches are always "momentary" - the MIDI information is sent at the instant the switch is closed. Michael b: So, when the 1010 is used in this mode, a single string of midi information is sent. For instance, a midi command is sent to the Echoplex to begin recording a loop with the a combined press and release of a switch (1010 pedal). Then, when I want the Echoplex to stop recording, I use a combined press and release of another switch (1010 pedal), which is programmed appropriately. Is this correct? Then... Andy from BEHRINGER said: However, the exception to this is the MIDI note function. The "note on" is sent at the time that the pedal is held closed, and on releasing the pedal, the "note off" command is sent. In this instance - this is not a "latching" switch - it is still "momentary - but the "release" action will trigger the transmission of the "note off" command. Michael b: In this mode, the 1010 functions the way I described before: "a switch (pedal button) in this mode will send a midi message when pressed down and held (such as 'note on'), and a second message when I decide to release it (such as 'note off')." Is this correct? Ok, let me know. And thank you for your patience. michael b -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup