Re: New model Ground Control MIDI controller

[Mark Hamburg <mark_hamburg@baymoon.com>]

I skimmed the specs for the Ground Control Pro at one point. I think it 
will
do as well if not better than the Behringer. That still leaves a long way 
to
go, however, for controlling high-end loop boxes.

Not that the EDP is competing with the Repeater any more (except in the 
used
market), but does it count as a feature for the EDP that you can get a
reasonably cheap foot controller that exploits it fairly well? Or does the
amount of extra stuff in Loop IV undercut that "feature" since Loop IV does
a lot to make a good MIDI controller more attractive when using the EDP?
Now, if only such beasts existed and were reasonably obtainable.

Mark

on 1/5/03 10:43 AM, Travis Hartnett at tiktok@sprintmail.com wrote:

> Well, that's too bad.  So, am I correct in assuming that the only IN
> PRODUCTION controllers that have a complete enough MIDI implementation
> for the EDP and Repeater are the Behringer and the All Access?
> 
> TH
> 
>> The midi implementation is very weak. It mainly only sends Program
> Change messages, with some >limited ability to send continuous
> controllers. The rest of the midi spec is not available. I'm not sure
> why >they call it the Ground Control Pro. To me, a "pro" midi
> controller should be able to send any midi >command. If you were
> looking for a pedal to fully control the Repeater or the Echoplex, this
> would be a >bad choice since it cannot send all the midi commands that
> either of those can receive. (midi note >messages, for example.)
> 
>> kim
> 
>