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fcb1010 programming example
I'm just back from a week away; two things caught my attention
skimming LD digests(and deleting every other one.) First is
the Doepfer midi controller, which is available "guts only"
so I can (try to)attach my own pots. Second was a question on
programming the expression pedals of a fcb1010. Here is
an example of the latter.
I'll start by assuming that is already connecting and working
with PC messages. The steps below will program the 1010
so that whenever a switch is pushed, an expression pedal will
transmit tempo change midi CC commands to a Repeater.
1) Tap the UP and DOWN switches to select a bank.
>Each bank must be programmed separately.
2) Pick a switch which will put the expression pedal into
change tempo mode. Any of the switches from 1 to 10 may
be used. Tap this switch.
>Note that within a bank an ex-ped may have more than one
function.
3) Depress the DOWN switch for several seconds.
> You are down in programming mode.
4) Deselect every switch, and select switch 8. To select
and deselect a switch, depress it for several seconds.
> At this point switch 8 should be the only switch with
an illuminated LED.
>NB: Each switch can send several midi commands, this
example uses only a single CC command.
5) Tap switch 8. Switch 8 should now be blinking.
6) Tap the UP switch.
> This confirms your selection.
7) Raise and lower ex-ped A until the numeric LED shows "9"
8) Tap the UP switch.
9) Raise and lower ex-ped A until the numeric LED shows "0"
10) Tap the UP switch.
11) Raise and lower ex-ped A until the numeric LED shows "127"
12) Tap the UP switch.
13) Depress the DOWN switch for several seconds.
> You are now out of programming mode.
So, in order to send a tempo change to the repeater, tap
the switch you chose in step 2, then use ex-ped A.
If you get unexpected or inconsistent results, the reason
is probably that another switch is reprogramming the ex-ped.
Either go through every other switch on every bank you use
and disable the ex-ped, so that it never gets reprogrammed,
or program the desired function for every switch. The
ex-peds stay in the last state they were configured by
one of the switches.
By programming some(often the same) ex-ped function for every
switch you can both maintain a given midi cc function for the
ex-peds and change their function as desired. For my 1010 I
have two banks set up for recording, and on one I use ex-ped A
and B for levels on track one and two, and the other bank
users A & B for levels on three and four. On two more
banks most switches don't send any PC commands, but
define the ex-pedals to access the many repeater parameters
accessible only by midi CC.
Yours in rhythm,
Steve
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