Re: midi foot controller for loop triggers manipulation et al

["Tias" <tias@condomo.com>]

Wow replying myself here.. But uhm, what a strange doublepost bug.

/Tias

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tias" <tias@condomo.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: midi foot controller for loop triggers manipulation et al


> Why not just set one pedal to trigg selected sample on each channel in
> Ableton and then 2 pedals to controll scroll select up and down.
>
> That should give room for pretty nifty foot-work on the FCB.. ;)
>
> /Tias
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Per Boysen" <boye@chello.se>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: midi foot controller for loop triggers manipulation et al
>
>
> > Yes, the FCB is quite big, but there's nothing like it in the same
> > price range.
> >
> > If you are planning to loop live with Ableton Live, triggered by a foot
> > pedal, you will need a lot of midi pads for your tap dancing. This is
> > because you have to address each loop on each audio channel directly.
> > So you need a dedicated midi message to start or stop each loop. One
> > way to get around this is to use the little software ControlAid. Can be
> > downloaded for free at http://www.charlie-roberts.com/controlAid/. This
> > software will let you manipulate Ableton Live from a FCB1010 in a way
> > similar to how you work a Repeater from the FCB.
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Per Boysen
> > ---
> > http://www.boysen.se
> > http://www.looproom.com
> >
> >
> > On 2004-05-18, at 13.22, mick ritchie wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > sorry to start here with a basic question - Ive looped for a long 
>time
> > > with samplers computers and minidiscs but have gone back to some
> > > guitar in a duo and need to find a decent little midi footpedal to
> > > trigger AbletonLive and other software - both loops and control
> > > changes
> > >
> > > I picked up an fcb1010 for another job and found Id got an older 
>model
> > > and couldnt get it working in time without the current eprom chip so
> > > it went back - I also thought it a bit big for carrying about and
> > > thought maybe someone out there could recommend something more 
>compact
> > > - like half the size with a contol pedal and some switches that I
> > > could program without too much of a headache?
> > >
> > > Or if the 1010 is the most flexible beast Ive now sourced a current
> > > model in a different shop
> > >
> > >
> > > mick ritchie
> > >
> > > try out http://www.resonancefm.com for loops insanity and plaster
> > > casts fm artradio for London UK
> > >
> >
>
>