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Re: midi foot controller for loop triggers manipulation et al



Yes, the FCB is quite big, but there's nothing like it in the same 
price range.

If you are planning to loop live with Ableton Live, triggered by a foot 
pedal, you will need a lot of midi pads for your tap dancing. This is 
because you have to address each loop on each audio channel directly. 
So you need a dedicated midi message to start or stop each loop. One 
way to get around this is to use the little software ControlAid. Can be 
downloaded for free at http://www.charlie-roberts.com/controlAid/. This 
software will let you manipulate Ableton Live from a FCB1010 in a way 
similar to how you work a Repeater from the FCB.

All the best

Per Boysen
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http://www.boysen.se
http://www.looproom.com


On 2004-05-18, at 13.22, mick ritchie wrote:

>
> Hi all
>
> sorry to start here with a basic question - Ive looped for a long time 
> with samplers computers and minidiscs but have gone back to some 
> guitar in a duo and need to find a decent little midi footpedal to 
> trigger AbletonLive and other software - both loops and control 
> changes
>
> I picked up an fcb1010 for another job and found Id got an older model 
> and couldnt get it working in time without the current eprom chip so 
> it went back - I also thought it a bit big for carrying about and 
> thought maybe someone out there could recommend something more compact 
> - like half the size with a contol pedal and some switches that I 
> could program without too much of a headache?
>
> Or if the 1010 is the most flexible beast Ive now sourced a current 
> model in a different shop
>
>
> mick ritchie
>
> try out http://www.resonancefm.com for loops insanity and plaster 
> casts fm artradio for London UK
>