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Re: Nobels MF1 and other battery powered MIDI controllers

Wedge of cheese....I like that, Steve. They should have called it the Nobels "WOC-1" (Wedge of Cheese 1).
 
To summarize my research and thinking on this topic, I decided to get the Tech 21 MIDI Mouse, the cute little pedal that has only one button to activate a MIDI program, and then two buttons for UP and DOWN.  It is only $99. I decided on this, because I do not plan on playing too many street gigs where I don't have a powered outlet, and what I'm really looking for is something utterly simple for when I have to travel and can't bring my Behringer or something of equivalent size.
 
I did check out the Tech 21 MIDI Moose, which has 6 buttons and bank changing, and is battery powered as well, but if I'm going to buy something that has more than one button, I may has well buy the Nobels or another larger unit. The Nobels looks like a wonderful unit, but overkill for my needs right now.
 
One thing I noticed that is odd is that I could not find a single web site where the MIDI Moose is showing for sale with an actual price. I found a few sites where you have to call it. I must be relatively new on the market?
 
And I really love the looks of the Roland FC-200. Amazingly, it is also battery powered and looks sort of like a Behringer FCB, but with only one expression pedal...same austere European silver metallic exterior, black buttons, etc.  I may actually get this in the future if my FCB ever breaks down or I need a back-up unit.
 
Kris
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 4:24 AM
Subject: Nobels MF1

I've got an MF1 - I really like it, and for a battery powered pedal board, it's pretty fantastic. I swapped to a Rolls MIDI Wizard just because of the size (MIDI wizard is flat, MF1 and MF2 and shaped like a wedge of cheese), but if I saw an MF2 for sale at a reasonable price, I'd still buy one now as a back up. The MF2 has got the sockets for expression pedals, which are pretty much vital with the looperlative, and its ever growing range of CC controlable functions. 

...which reminds me, I must download the latest software update, as Bob has now added individual track by track control of volume and feedback, rather than just control over whichever one is highlighted at the time... 

cheers!

Steve
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