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On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Buzap Buzap <buzap@gmx.net> wrote: > Hi Per > > which Faderfox(es) are you using? Hi Buz, I use the two micromodules LV1 and LX1. They are old models that sold out some two years ago and I still like them better than the new models. When these two crap out on me I will go for some USB powered button pad thing that also has analog inputs for simple foot switches and expression pedals. > Still, even better would be for me to have: > - a 3-button MIDI pedal (real buttons, not up/down - ANYTHING OUT THERE?) I too was thinking about that, but I found it less "relaxed" for me. I think there is something from Digiteach? > -button-sets > This would be a bit more relaxed than just one pedal. (or three of your >pedals on three channels?) Well, I really like having just ONE BUTton to kick! I found another solution for "arming function" that I like better than the hands-on button pad: a one button Apple USB Mouse! Use black Gaffer Tape to cover the light hole at the bottom so it won't track cursor movements, only leaving the Click Function working. The horrendously beautiful transparent glass bulb with an apple inside that I got with my G5 five years ago is perfect for this job. You can't go wrong stomping that thing on the stage floor ;-) (glad I finally found a use for that bizarre piece of unusable design - it had been hanging on my wall as decoration since day one, but now I'll put it to work). So, in order to make this "floor mouse clicker + track pad mouse pointer" interface intuitive you have to use a software that lets you fill the screen with big, bright, colorful, clickable objects. One object per looping action. I'm now setting up such systems with Mobius VST looper and MainStage AU host. --> MainSTage: Really good looking and easily detectable screen buttons. I'm still not sure you can set up an "incremental button" though (calling a new action each time you click it: great for chord change vamps). MainStage allows you to bind a screen button to an Apple Script and maybe this can be used to get at an incremental click action? (any Apple Script aficionados on this list?). Two years ago I studied Kid Beyond's Mac rig when he was in Sweden and he was able to use Apple Scripts for a lot of things that isn't possible with Ableton Live, so I think there might be a way to chain up linear actions that you would normally have in parallel on big foot boards like the FCB. --> Mobius: Screen buttons in Mobuis can be set to call anything, even scripts you make. This means they can be used for anything! Right now I'm experimenting with "incremental buttons", meaning the button calls an "incremental script" and this script activates different functions (or other scripts) with each new click. It doesn't "rotate" though; I've posted on that to the Mobius list but no word on the matter yet heard. I think there is an object in Bidule that also lets you order actions "by list", but I haven't had time to go into that yet. Besides, taking looper host application I really want to go with the audio effect arsenal if MainStage, which is the same set of about fifty awesome plug-ins I have gotten to learn well by producing recordings with Logic. Bottom line: way to go for minimal looping rig excess is INCREMENTAL ACTION CALLING!!! -- Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.boysen.se (Swedish) www.looproom.com (international) www.myspace.com/perboysen