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Hi Ed, Before deciding on what foot MIDI controller board to go with, be sure to also check out the GORDIUS Little Giant 2! I personally switched to the LG2 for portability reasons and to save money; I have used three Beheringer pedals and learned that they last about three years, so if planning to play for more than three years the more expensive LG2 will be less expensive in the long run. It is way smaller and lighter and allow more switches/pedals including the option of four additional analog expression pedals and/or on/off/momentary switches. http://www.gordius.be/midi-footcontroller-lg.php As for the SoftStep I was very excited with it at the projecting stage when reading the specifications but I withdraw my pre order as the release was almost half a year delayed. I was afraid that a company that misses proper scheduling that far may not succeed very well with their pre release product testing and I don't want to sacrifice my musical ambitions and booked concerts to become an unpaid beta tester. So the Gordius was the only player left for me and I can only say I'm very happy with it. If you get ono, be sure to set up a bootcamp Windows partition on your MBPro so you can run the Windows only (Mac version coming, but who knows when...) to manage your Gordius banks efficiently. Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.boysen.se www.perboysen.com www.looproom.com internet music hub On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Ed Durbrow <edurbrow@sea.plala.or.jp> wrote: > I'm trying to decide on which to buy: SoftStep or Behringer 1010. I plan >on > buying a MacBook Pro and run Mobius, Logic and Digital Performer on it. >I'm > hoping to create a very portable system, something I can carry on the >train > with a guitar and lute. Of course the SS is appealing because of the size > and capabilities. The 1010 could be strapped to the guitar if need be, >but > smaller is better, I think, for portability. I just got the Korg Nano > Kontrol, Pad & Key. These are obviously small enough. > My dilemma, and I cannot emphasize this enough, is I am >patience-challenged > and it is getting worse with age. I am struggling to learn Logic now, >but it > is not too terrible because it is, well, logical (and I have 25 years > experience using Performer). I got pretty frustrated with the Boss RC-2, >so > that will give you an idea of my threshold. My question: Is the SoftStep > ready for prime-time? There are so many appealing things about it, I >want it > to be a winner. However, from some of the reviews I've read and what Adam > said, I'm afraid it might be a recipe for frustration for me. I'm just a > beginner with looping.