Re: A quieter, gentler footswitch?...

[Kim Flint <kflint@loopers-delight.com>]

At 11:10 PM 9/27/2006, Jeff Kaiser wrote:
>To entirely avoid clicks: I route an EV5 pedal to trigger record and play 
>when at or near the "toe" position.
>
>Perfectly quiet.

but not at all accurate?

>It is all done in max/msp.....so you'd have to use a laptop.

no, anything requiring a momentary switch can work with a cc or volume 
pedal in this way.


In my experience designing looping pedals, I've found a few critical 
features needed in the switches to make musicians happy:

1. Acoustically silent
2. short throw for accurate tapping
3. Good tactile feel for the contact point, again for accuracy
4. Low force required for contact. (more force = less tapping accuracy)

there are switches that meet these requirements, but in my experience it 
took a lot of trial and error to find them.

kim


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