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Hi keith, can you configure the expression pedals per patch and not just global on the FC-300? can you send notes on/offs to different midi channels as well instead of just globally? (this is the disadvantage of the FCB1010) thanx Luis On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Keith Smith <kahsmith@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I've been using a Roland FC-300 for several years. I bought a 1010 but >moved > to the Roland the next day, so I can't compare the two really well, >except > to say the Roland is dead easy to program and the learning curve is >almost > non-existent. > It's what you would expect from them. The build is excellent. There is a >bit > of Rolandeze involved i.e. some CC's are named (GM) rather than numbered. > There is no computer editor that I'm aware of, unless you also have a VG > system, which I don't. > > In patch mode, you can send mixed strings of midi commands (Notes ON/OFF, > PC's, CC's in any order) on the press and release separately. Editing is > easy on the unit with insert and delete functions and patches can be > saved/copied to new locations. You can add 3 expression pedals or 3 >FS-6's > (for 6 more switches) or any combination of those. > I think it's about the same weight as the 1010. > No editor, but you can dump sysex through the USB port to midi-ox > > That said, I'd be much inclined to go for the Gordius, just for the > portability, if I used it on gigs enough to justify the expense. > k > > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Ed Durbrow <edurbrow@sea.plala.or.jp> >wrote: >> >> Thanks Mark & Per. >> The Little Giant costs a lot more than a Behringer, that's for sure. >Does >> the Rolls MP128 not do what the Gordius and Behringer do? And how about >the >> Roland and Boss pedal switch units? I see them used over here all the >time, >> but they don't look very portable. I'm not sure how many switches I >need, >> but if I can assign them in a way that I could get different tonalities >more >> would be better. >> > >