Re: McMillan 12 step anyone?

[Matthias Grob <matilists@gmail.com>]

On 17.08.2013, at 19:33, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> William Walker wrote:
>> well the first important thing I learned about Mobius and Echoloop is 
>> they both would rather be triggered with midi notes. Ugh! 
> 
> Echoloop also has a setting where it can be triggered by PC.
> (but indeed, SUS commands are out...although possible that QuantSUS 
> could work, I'm not sure)
> 
> ...but they have to be the right value...so the controller still needs 
> to be programmed.

it works with CC just as well as with notes
> 
>> one has used the 12 step? certain features make it more interesting and 
>> seemingly more out of the box use-able than the Soft Step for midi note 
>> driven software loopers,
> 
> "chromatic layout" ...could mean the layout isn't user configurable.
> 
> The fact that CC and PC are not assignable to switches also points
> to this being intended for melodic playing of an instrument.
> 
> Indeed, all the available literature points to this.
> 
> If this is true it would work with fine Mobius
> (with some programming of Mobius)
> and not at all with Echoloop.
> 
I think it will work fine since we can set the note or CC for Record in 
Echoloop and then the main funcions just follow 
if you want some more special funcion or sequence you can reassign the 
note # in some table tool in Bidule or whatever MIDI patch tool