Re: Gordius Midi Pedal - first impressions

["L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

Luca thank you kindly!I was about to sell my second
EDP but with this FC i am thinking i could control
both separately plus my effects,mofx and sampler all
,sweet,sweet...
does it feel bigger than the FCB1010 or bulkier? what
about weight? have u found a case for it?
cheers
Luis
--- Luca Formentini <luca@unguitar.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I am receiving some mails asking me to send some
> comments about the 
> footcontroller from Gordius, knowing that I have
> received one a few 
> weeks ago.
> I am replying  here on LD so that it maybe can be of
> some use for more 
> of you.
> 
> 1st: I payed in full for my Gordius controller - so
> don't be afraid my 
> words might be deviating from the real experience,
> plus I would never 
> send bad informations on any list, imagine on the
> one I am partecipating 
> since so many years ;-)
> 
> The project is smart because it is putting together
> so many things that 
> have never been available all together in the same
> footcontroller, but 
> for you to check about it you just need to download
> the manual and the 
> new editor, so let's go to having it under your
> feet:
> 
> -switches: they are silent. They are not as the Edp
> ones and they are a 
> type I have never seen before in musical
> instruments. When I say they 
> are silent I mean I can use them when recording in a
> silent and desert 
> big church together with acoustic instruments and
> microphones everywhere.
> 
> -spacing between buttons: I don't have my Edps
> anymore so I can't check 
> how distant were the switches of the footcontroller,
> anyway I feel very 
> comfortable with them. Consider that, when compared
> to other 
> looper-friendly pedals I own like the Pmc 10 and the
> Midiwizard, the 
> fact that with the Gordus you have buttons instead
> of bigger print 
> switches is allowing me not to play bare feet
> anymore.
> 
> -switches orientation - the first and second row:
> Before receiving my 
> unit I was afraid it could be a problem but I have
> found it isn't. There 
> is no risk to push the upper switch and the other
> one, especially if you 
> are standing ( I play almost all time sitting).
> 
> -editor: very good work indeed. Not just because the
> guy managed to put 
> in all the ideas I was dreaming for but also because
> it seems to be very 
> reliable and practical. I would like it to be a
> little simpler but that 
> is a thing that crashes against the versatility I am
> asking for and that 
> I need.
> 
> -the company: Xavier has been very kind, more than
> you would usually 
> expect from a supplier. This is because he maybe
> doesn't do what he does 
> for profit but for passion ( Jeff ? you have
> infected another one !), he 
> is very responsive to all suggestions and shows a
> clean and very open 
> mind ( VERY unusal thing from most producers). He is
> clearly well 
> documented about Midi, the other controllers
> available and electronics.
> 
> What would I change of it ?
> -The size: it is 2 cm wider than the size allowed to
> be brought in cabin.
> 
> What would I add to it ?
> -Mains or Usb power.
> 
> I am happy to have bought it.
> This is all.
> 
> My best,
> Luca
> www.unguitar.com
> 
> 


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