RE: Midi Fade on Jam Man

[Neil Goldstein <ngold@imagina.com>]

FWIW:

I just bought a Boss FC50 midi control footswitch expressly to use with the
JamMan. Wouldn't recommend it, but not a bad deal for $25 from the local
classifieds.

Its an older model that sends program changes up to 127 (actually 0 to 127)
by shifting up "banks". It has 5 switches and an A/B switch to get from prg
1-5 to prg 6-10 etc. To get to the next set of 10 its necessary to press a
bank switch up or down.


Unfortunately, this bugger sends a program change even when you change
"banks" or A/B. No way to configure it differently to "wait for program
switch", it just goes to the same program in the next bank.  Guess you get
what you pay for. If there was a way to retrofit it to "*not* send program
changes on bank changes" it would be the perfect, small, battery powered
box. Still works better than using the pedal port apparently. Wonder if
midi transmission of a tap is literally faster than electronic impulse from
"mechanical" footswitch? Or is it just the "ergonomics" of the footswitch
that lends to a tighter control?






Neil
ngold@imagina.com
Portland, OR USA