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Well, actually the most recent version of the GC DOES treat switches as momentary. This was my only gripe with the pedal. Now I think it is a wonderful pedal, with it's flexibility of programming and solid construction, and I use it with a whole array of different devices. Perhaps the problem is not the GC, but, dare I say, the Echoplex... Cheers! dan ---------------- "we need new instruments very badly..." Edgar Varese ---------------- On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, Kim Flint wrote: > The ground control's midi functions are too limited to control the > echoplex. All it can send is program change messages and continuous > controllers in a very limited fashion, which doesn't cut it. It can't >even > treat it's switches as momentary! It is really only meant to handle >simple > patch changes on effects devices. There are many better pedals out there, > most of which are available used for considerably less money. (I got a > Digitech pmc-10 for $100, which is quite nice) The echoplex footpedal > tutorial on the website explains what a midi controller needs to be able >to > do for use with the plex. > > Since many people have apparently been talked in to getting the g.c., >we've > considered adding a mode to the echoplex software that would allow it to > work with program-change-only pedals. This would still be a limited > interface and wouldn't give all the intuitive control features in the > echoplex's interface, since only a limited amount of info can be conveyed > with program change messages. It would also mean violating the midi spec >by > using program change messages for something other than changing programs, > which i'm not real fond of. Not to mention the bad taste of having to > change because someone else has the unfortunate bad design/good marketing > combo..... > > amusing aside- I once had a conversation with Mr. Fripp about this > pedal...our opinions were about the same, except his were quite a bit > stronger since he had actually tried to tour with it...try storing all >the > ground control's programming in your computer for backup and you'll see > what I mean real quick. > > kim > > > >-- Forgive me if this has been discussed before... > >Anyone have any experience controlling the Echoplex with the Ground > >Control? Does the GC completely replace the Echoplex's footswitch? > >I have version 2.4 of the GC. Thanks in advance for the help. > >Dave > >********************************************************************* > >'Future Perfect' - progressive art music - visit our website at: > >http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/8082 > >'Music is a mirror of who we are.' - Robert Fripp > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Kim Flint | Looper's Delight > kflint@annihilist.com | http://www.annihilist.com/loop/loop.html > http://www.annihilist.com/ | Loopers-Delight-request@annihilist.com > > >