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Re: A quieter, gentler footswitch?...



To entirely avoid clicks: I route an EV5 pedal to trigger record and 
play when at or near the "toe" position.

Perfectly quiet.

It is all done in max/msp.....so you'd have to use a laptop.

best,

Jeff

Jeff Kaiser
http://www.JeffKaiser.com
pfMENTUM.com • AngryVegan.com

On Sep 27, 2006, at 11:06 PM, Ferrara Brain Pan wrote:

> I just ordered the switches Travis recommended from Mouser (EDP 
> replacement switches made by
> Mountain Switch)... I haven't heard how they sound, but I'll give them 
> a shot... If it's still too
> loud to use for live-miked acoustic instruments, then I will just sell 
> this whole stupid 2880 and
> the foot pedal and all the CF cards I bought on eBay... I'm sure some 
> electronic looping musician
> could get some decent use out ot it, but I guess until I hear from 
> someone that there is a looper
> with a foot controller that doesn't make noise, I am an acoustic 
> musician who is just out of luck
> (I suppose I could also tape a contact mic to my horn instead of using 
> a free standing dynamic or
> condensor mic - it would sound like crap but at least it wouldn't pick 
> up the clickety click of
> the looper)...