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At 01:45 PM 2/4/2003, Daryl wrote: >ADA made (makes?) a couple of them. The MC-1 is similiar in size and >shape to >the EDP pedalboard, with 10 small switches in a long row. They also made >one >that had a single row of 5 switches, but had really nice big, round >buttons. >However, neither of these offered programming capabilities I don't think. > > > >> ...a good MIDI foot controller with just one row note that those old ADA pedals (like many midi pedals, unfortunately) only sent MIDI program change messages on a single MIDI channel. It didn't offer any programmability, so switch 1 always sent PC 1, switch 2 always sent PC 2, etc. In other words, it is only useful for changing patches on a single device. Ian's requirements were: >I use a MIDI Wind controller with a couple of modules, a synth with >arpegiator and fx units and am saving for an EDP (I currently use a trusty >DL4) -. I need/want to be able to send MIDI clock, prog changes, set up >drones, start/stop arpegiator and transmit chord info to arpegiator, + in >the future control the EDP. the ADA pedal would not be able to do that. In fact, most pedals can't do these things. Sadly, only a relatively small number of midi pedals have ever had the functionality to do more than just change patches on a simple multi-effect. As far as I know, the only pedals that could meet this range of functionality would be the Digitech PMC-10, Rocktron AllAccess, Roland FC-200, Yamaha MFC-10, Lake-Butler Midigator, and the Behringer FCB1010. I think the Phil Rees pedal you mentioned can also do these things, but I've never been able to verify that. Those pedals all have their pros and cons too, but at least they have a reasonably complete MIDI implementation. None of them is a single row of buttons except the Phil Rees. The Behringer seems less capable and harder to program than the others I listed, but it could do the job and has the lovely advantage of actually being available for a low price. Personally, I like the digitech pmc-10 best, but they are hard to find since they are long out of production. kim ______________________________________________________________________ Kim Flint | Looper's Delight kflint@loopers-delight.com | http://www.loopers-delight.com