Finally a nice footswitch

[ze2be]

http://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/softstep/#

[Donnie]

Looks perty nice

[ze2be]

Second quarter though, so a lil bit o wait.

[PEAVLEY]

Looks great.Any idea of price?

[Donnie]

Second quarter though, so a lil bit o wait.

Gives me a little bit of time to sign the divorce papers with my FCB lol.

[mikemc]

^ if it is cheaper than the FCB, that would be great, but it seems like your new footwife is likely way pricier. I'd have to say it seems over-fancy, with the continouous controller pads (ok if you perform in socked feets, i guess).

But the layout, the backlighting, the fact that it includes editor software and the form factor are all just right.

It is USB powered, also a plus, but it is not clear how it does the controlling, if it sends MIDI or what.

[eisnein]

doesnt seem like too much on his site is even priced remotely close to the price of the FCB so i'm gonna wager a no. I'm sure its hard working great solid parts but i'm not sure how much i dig the "soft" aspect of it. I know its waterproof which is freaking great but do i need to take my birkenstocks off to play it? and seriously blue leds?

[ze2be]

$289,- A bit stiff..

[3dot...]

[Donnie]

Im cool with the price honestly if it does everything is says on the tin.

As much as I loved my el cheapo FCB, after years with the thing im itching for something a little more "defined" for lack of a better term. FCB is a clunky device, its just too big and too much of a pain when I need to make changes to my workflow.

[#1thelark]

I bet you could do the same with the Wii Balance Board just paint some numbers on it..

[Donnie]

Hell, I cant even get the Balance Board to work right with Wii fit. Cant imagine what it would be like controlling music software. That thing really hates people with flat feet.

[bigbadotis]

Looks pretty cool to me... and it sends OSC! Anything that moves us towards a midi-less world is a step up in my opinion.

I'm assuming the software actually programs the board and doesn't need to be running all the time...

[mikemc]

$289,- A bit stiff..

yep. really, a footswitch like a double length nanoPad, with larger pads, maybe not as many, in a single row minus the x/y control would be plenty enough.

I bet it could be done for $99 easily and would sell like hotcakes.

[dum]

the soft buttons look like mega fail to me...
he should have gone with switches a la:

http://www.voodoolab.com/gcontrolpro.htm