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Richard thanx for the info mate! cheers L.a > At 11:20 AM -0800 12/15/02, Louie Angulo wrote: > > >you have to give one digit higher in the foot > controller for example > >if i want patch 10 on the Echo pro i have to give > an 11 in my MIDI > >pedal same deal if > >you want to send ccs.The rest of my equipment is > normal and it took > >me a while to figure it out since i am not a Midi > wizard.I donĄt > >really understand it > >because in the manual PCs and CCs are listed from 0 > to 127. > > This is a common problem caused by the attempts of > some manufacturers > to make their equipment more user friendly (while > actually making > interfacing more confusing). > > In the real world of MIDI data, program changes > range from 0 to 127 > in decimal numbers, (this is the same as 00 to 7F in > hexadecimal or > 0000000 to 1111111 in binary numbers). Most humans > prefer to count > starting at 1 rather than 0, so these "helpful" > manufacturers add 1 > to the program numbers that the user sees in the > interface. But not > all manufacturers do this, so there can often be a > mismatch between > the user interfaces of two connected devices. If a > controller is set > up to send the "correct" MIDI program change > message, then it will > transmit program change "1" when you press the > button that has been > programmed to send program change "1". However, one > of the "helpfully > designed" controller devices will send out a program > change of "0" > when you press the button that you think has been > programmed to send > program change "1." This is OK as long as the > receiving device has a > similarly deceptive user interface. > > On the receiving en, devices that have been designed > to display the > "correct" MIDI program change will always have > memory banks number > starting at 0 and will load presets with the same > number as the > actual program change number they are receiving. I > assume you are > using the Behringer FCB1010. If you send out what > "looks like" a > program change message of "11" and you are recalling > program "10" on > the Line6 then this is due to Beringer being > "helpful" in their > design will Line6 is being "correct" in theirs. > > Check this out: > > http://www.patchwizard.com/pw_mig_FCB1010.htm > -- > > ______________________________________________________________ > Richard Zvonar, PhD > (818) 788-2202 > http://www.zvonar.com > http://RZCybernetics.com > ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com