Re: Foot Controllers.

[Ted Killian <tedkillian@charter.net>]

Torben,

Well, since this is the LD list (not FaceBook) I cannot send pictures.

But here is a link to one of the kind of amp stands I am talking about:

<http://www.americanmusical.com/ItemImages/Large/23813.jpg>

The adjustable supports that hold the amp at an angle can be taken off, 
and turned around 180˚.

When you do that, it would hold the amp level, rather than at an angle.

But since you want to hold a rack bag that's deeper than the shallow depth 
of a small combo amp, those back bars forming the vertical part of the "L" 
need to be sawn off.

This is fairly easy to do with any hacksaw . . . or even a dremmel tool.

What sort of rack bag you put on top of it is up to you.

I actually use a big 5-space rack bag and 16 inches deep like this one:

<http://media.musiciansfriend.com/is/image/MMGS7/5-Space-Rack-Bag-16-in./804699000000083-00-500x500.jpg>

But if you don't need that much storage space, a 2- or 3-space, 16 inch 
deep bag would do just as well . . . much like this one:

<http://www.nstuffmusic.com/images/Product/large/ae00-10315.jpg>

Or, if a "bag" is not secure or travel worth for you there are plastic 
rack "cases" as well in similar sizes.

I use the big bag because all of the zippered pouches are useful for 
holding things.

I use my laptop to run MaxMSP and I use a bunch of Roland EV-5 pedals to 
control the parameters of my complicated performance patch.

Best,

Ted


On Dec 12, 2015, at 7:04 AM, Torben Scharling <torbenscharling@gmail.com> 
wrote:

> Sounds cool Ted, having a bit of a problem visualizing the actual stand 
> you’ve made, but I’ve got some ideas to go with now, thx :)
> 
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 7:12 PM, Ted Killian <tedkillian@charter.net> 
> wrote:
> Here is what I frequently use:
> 
> First I take an old folding amp stand (the kind that holds a small combo 
> amp at an angle).
> 
> I flip the support bars around so they are not at an angle (but level) 
> and saw off the vertical "L" part.