RE: Another feature + Q. for EDP developers: updating the EDP footpedal??

["Alan Kroeger" <nospam@developsolutions.com>]

Here's a thought could a shift button function be added to the foot pedal
that would give access to existing function like Reverse, Halfspeed, 
etc... 
The foot pedal could maintain it's normal function/modes and access
addtional features by pressing shift and the existing button function.

-----Original Message-----
From: David [mailto:vze2ncsr@verizon.net] 
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 12:11 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: Another feature + Q. for EDP developers: updating the EDP
footpedal??


I can accept that it's technically not feasible to make changes to the
footpedal as I've described them. And I can accept that the avenue to get
full access to the features of the EDP is via MIDI.

I was hoping the footpedal could (as a less complicated unit) offer an
avenue of interface development.

In any product development, differing user opinions would need to get
balanced against final decisions that are best made by the product
developer.  Kim, you and Mattais know more about it than anyone.  So, I'd
trust your instincts.  Still, differing user needs can be frustrating 
enough
that you might not want to even try opening this potential can of worms.

David



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kim Flint" <kflint@loopers-delight.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Another feature + Q. for EDP developers: updating the EDP
footpedal??


> At 08:23 AM 10/28/2003, David wrote:
> >I have a question for the EDP developers and manufacturers regarding 
> >the interface. I accept changing the faceplate and hardware interface 
> >of the
EDP
> >unit would be prohibitively difficult and uneconomical.
> >
> >But what about changes to the EDP footswitch/pedal?  Is this 
> >possible? Perhaps this is an avenue for exploration?
>
> As you are suggesting it no, because it would require changing the 
> main unit also which makes it very uneconomical.
>
> The point of the pedal is to be simple and direct. It covers most of 
> the functions without using too many buttons, the main functions are 
> easy, and it doesn't have a lot of stuff in it to break while getting 
> kicked around the stage. For most people it covers everything they do 
> with the echoplex.
>
> As you saw while proposing something else, everybody has different 
> needs. As soon as you try to make a more complex pedal, you quickly 
> get to where nobody agrees what it should do. If you put every 
> function on it, it would be huge and unusable. If you take some 
> functions out, some segment of
users
> will not like it.
>
> That is why we have extensive midi control. If you want a more complex 
> controller, use midi. Then you can customize it any way you want.
>
> kim
>
>
>
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