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Re: Few questions about foot controllers etc.

A true pioneer- thanks!

In terms of my other question about adding buttons to the foot controller- looks like each has its own unique resistor value- is it possible to add more switches with other resistors for more options?
I am guessing not as I can imagine it would have been done already?

Thanks

Clifford

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From: Matthias Grob <matilists@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:48:26 -0300
To: Loop List<Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Subject: Re: Few questions about foot controllers etc.

well, since not even the Record function existed at the time, I did not really think in terms of "popular" but "might make sense". I knew Record and Multiply would make sense because I built them into my PCM42, only. And of course Overdub, Mute and Feedback which existed before.

On 9 Apr 2010, at 19:12, cnovey@gmail.com wrote:

Not ironic at all- just felt that would not be a function I would have thought popular when developing the EDP- I feel like it was 10 or 20 years ago

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From: Matthias Grob <matilists@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:59:54 -0300
Subject: Re: Few questions about foot controllers etc.


On 9 Apr 2010, at 04:59, Clifford Novey wrote:

The main functions I really want are on the orig controller (who made the great decision to put "insert" on there??)

that was me... I dont quite understand... are you ironic because very few loopers use Insert?
but you can give it more popular functions like Reverse, Speed, Replace and such, it grew into a multifunction button!

so if no newer/smaller midi controller is available I will focus on upgrading/modding the original.

seems simpler to me. 
the original LOOP delay used very cheap membrane switches with very short action and insensitive to moisture
they dont resist a heavy step, but you can protect them in various ways
or buy and expensive part, the best are probably the ones with piezo sensors.