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RE: Loop III and MIDI?



At 10:51 AM 1/3/2004, Glenn Poorman wrote:
>I'm finding that a little hard to believe. I haven't used
>a Ground Control but, while shopping for a MIDI controller,
>I went through the manuals for just about everything including
>the latest Ground Control Pro. It looks to me like you can
>get any foot controller to work with the EDP as long as you
>can figure out how to program it (and as long as the unit
>will let you program it).

No. The Ground Control pedal is quite limited actually. The "pro" version 
isn't much better. They only implement a few midi functions, and it is not 
enough to control the echoplex. The vast majority of midi pedals out there 
suck in this fashion. You need a full featured midi pedal, as has been 
discussed before. These are less common.

>The only unit I saw where this
>wouldn't be possible was the Boss FC-50. I use an All Access
>and a Roland FC-200 and both work with the EDP quite nicely.

the AllAccess is a very good pedal. The FC-200 is also ok and implements 
all midi functions, though it has it's share or limitations. Both can be 
used with the Echoplex. Other pedals are the Behringer FCB1010, Digitech 
PMC-10, Lake-Butler Midigator, and Yamaha MFC-10. Pros and cons of each 
have been discussed at length in the past.

>As far as the original question goes ... there is a TON more
>MIDI support in Loop IV than there was in Loop III.

that is correct!

kim


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