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Andre- I'm on my way (if i can get my lovely [sweettalk never hurts when a new device isn't working the way you thought it should when you bought it] MFC10 to work with me lovely EDP) to some things that you describe below. My question lies around your statement: "A bank where the top row contains note values to select different loops". Where do these "different loops" come from? Did you just create them at that moment and your are switching between them somehow? Did you pre-load them via MIDI? This is one of the few areas (along with the fact that its the only box in my rig that's NOT stereo) that i don't have a usable mental handle on yet... Storing EDP loops and switching from loop 2 to say... loop 6 at the touch of a button. It seems the Repeater does all this fairly seamlessly, but the EDP, i haven't figured out how to do what you are talking about. But, i'm dreaming about it, so i'm HALFWAY there. ; ) cheers, jim. -----Original Message----- From: Andre LaFosse [mailto:altruist@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 5:29 PM To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com Subject: Re: Expanded Midi Commands and the EDP Hi again Steven, "M. Steven Ginn" wrote: > First, is there a midi commands list somewhere for the EDP (Loop III)? There is (in the LoopIII manual), but it's duplicated in the LoopIV MIDI commands list. > For example what is meant by "source# offset"? And, > where does the Note value fit into the programming scheme? They're interrelated. There's a parameter called "ControlSource" which lets you select the starting note/CC value which the MIDI commands table is based upon. The default value for this is 36. So, for instance, the default "source# offset" for Record is 2. If ControlSource is set to 36, then the MIDI note (or CC number) to engage Record would be 38 (ControlSource=36 + source# offset=2). > Finally, is it recommended that all of these functions be programmed for > use by a foot controller and if so, which ones would most likely be used > during a performance? It's a really personal issue, because so many of the DirectMIDI commands lend themselves to different types of techniques. For myself, I have different banks on my MIDI footpedal, each one of which has a different collection of DirectMIDI commands programmed into them. The best advice I would offer would be to pick a few commands that look intriguing, assign them to a MIDI controller, and experiment. You'll likely find that different commands work better, depending on your playing style. A few examples of ways to group DirectMIDI commands: -- A "sus-mania" bank with lots of different SUS-commands available (I love this one) -- A bank where the top row contains note values to select different loops, and the bottom row allows you to perform different functions within a loop (overdub, insert, multiply, etc.) so you can switch between loops quickly -- An "insert-mania" bank with lots of different Insert modes available at once (Reverse, Half-Speed, Replace, Substitute, SUS, etc.) so you can access them all at the same time without having to change the front panel Insertmode. Trial and error are the keys here - take some time and experiment to see what works best for you. --Andre LaFosse http://www.altruistmusic.com