Re: SoftStep vs 1010

[Todd Matthews <gtmatthews@gmail.com>]

On Feb 8, 2011, at 10:10 PM, William Walker wrote:

> after all of this chat, I still think my next controller will be a Soft 
>Step, I talked to one of their sales guys today and they are starting to 
>offer it with some pre-loaded command templates so one doesn't 
>necessarily need to take on a new learning curve  to get up and running 
>quickly. It  will also work for hardware d dinosaurs like moi' though 
>that may be old news.. I doubt I will be trying to trigger it with Doc 
>Martens but my Gordius  also requires proper flat soled looping shoes so 
>i'm not afraid of a light touch. Also because of its size i could see 
>using it in conjunction with my gordius for an expanded number of 
>available preset options without having to bank up or down, now beads of 
>sweat or beginning to form on my forehead...........................
> Bill
> 


I prefer to play bass sitting but I've been playing standing with the 
softstep because I have a much easier time mashing down the keys on the 
softstep. Just thought I'd throw that out there as you contemplate your 
purchase.