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Have you considered using the Mackie Control emulation? People rave about this. I have not had the time to try it. It seems like you could streamline your pedalboard. MFC -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "David Huffman" <dave@linkify.com> > > > My need is to "reconfigure the footswitch in real-time as (I) perform". >I use > Ableton Live as the patch librarian (and executor, and legal counsel). > > > > I've now got a workaround that meets my need - e.g., having a few >different > controls available on many different tracks in Ableton Live while >performing. > Here's an example of what it can do: > > > > · Assume you're playing/recording on Track 1, > > > > o 4 or 5 of the 13 available pedals do things at the "track-level" to >help > control the Ableton track behavior. > > > > o But, you'd like to jump onto another track (or perhaps 2 or 5 or 10 >in > succession) and have the same pedal controls on each of them > > > > o Clearly, you can't support that with 13 pedals. You run out of >pedals > pretty fast. > > > > · My setup allows me to step on the "Next" pedal with a single >click, > and Ableton then automagically... > > > > o Disarms Track 1 > > > > o Arms Track 2 > > > > o Now "hears" the track-level foot controller commands on the new >track > > > > o (in my case, it switches from a pair of tracks - one for audio & >one for > midi - to the next pair of tracks) > > > > > > If anyone is interested, here's a synopsis of the workaround. > > > > · Foot controller sends controller messages, which I convert to >note > messages using MIDI-OX, on the way to Ableton Live. > > > > · I map track controls in Ableton... > > > > o ...to the foot controller "notes" (e.g., "D" is "Arm", "E" is >"Launch" etc) > > > > o ...where each track has it's own octave - e.g., D-2 (two octaves >down from > middle D) is track 1, D-1 is track 2, etc. > > > > · I've set up a track in Ableton that has a set of MIDI Pitch >Shifters > > > > o All are set to +12 - e.g., go up an octave > > > > o All have their "Device On" mapped to a MIDI note (e.g., A#), each >in a > given octave > > > > · Set up 2 clips in Ableton, one as "Next", one as "Back", which >"play" > the note - A# - to trigger the Device On of the Pitch Shifter > > > > · Two pedals on my foot controller are programmed with >Controllers to > trigger the Next & Back clips > > > > · Then, for instance, if I'm recording on Track 1, and I step on >the > "Next" pedal, it: > > > > o Disarms Track 1 (e.g., the Next clip plays the D-2 note, which >toggles > "arm") > > > > o Triggers the "Next" clip to turn on a +12 pitch shift (e.g., the >clip plays > A#-2) > > > > o Arms Track 2 (e.g., plays D-2 note, which is now transposed to D-1, >to > toggle "arm" on the new track) > > > > o And, when subsequent track-level pedals are clicked - e.g., Launch, > monitor, etc. - they are transposed up an octave to the current Track. > > > > § E.g., the Foot Controller says D-2, but this MIDI note command is >routed > through a pitch shift and becomes D-1, which Track 2 can "hear". > > > > § So, this is using the fact that MIDI notes can be transformed by MIDI > effects, and that there are a lot of octaves, to enable "patch changing" >on the > fly. > > > > This is better than using different patches in MIDI-OX (which also >works) > because it's more flexible, can change more on the fly and doesn't >require > loading a a new set of patches to MIDI-OX every time I tweak the setup. >But, a > patch changeable programmable foot controller might also be a good >approach, > with a lot less of the MIDI spaghetti required to get the above scenario > working. > > > > If there's more interest, I can put a diagram up on a webpage somewhere. > > > > dh > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Larson [mailto:jeff.larson@sailpoint.com] > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 12:25 PM > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Subject: RE: Most programmable midi foot controller > > > > > > > Do any of these controllers have remotely changeable patches? > > > > The FCB and GCP support sysex messages to completely change patches. > > I don't know if you can send them something that will make them change > > banks though. Out of curiosity, what are you trying to accomplish? > > Are you interested in making a patch librarian, or do you want > > to reconfigure the footswitch in real-time as you perform. > > > > Jeff > > > >