Advice- best footpedal out there?

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bray
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Advice- best footpedal out there?

Post by bray » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:55 pm

hi
my fcb 1010 just died, i've had it for a few years. It was fine, not the easiest to program, but manageable. i was going to just buy another one, but wondered if anyone else had a footswtich they liked (better if they can compare) to program for Live. I'm a guitarist and I am trying to create a system along the lines of Zoe Keating or Kid Beyond.
thanks in advance for any help.

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Re: Advice- best footpedal out there?

Post by mojofunk » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:07 pm

I don't have any experience with it (yet) but Boss/Roland stuff is indestructable, and I have heard that this one is easy to program:
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Re: Advice- best footpedal out there?

Post by robotsound » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:15 pm

get another fcb1010 with the 2.5 eprom and iFCB editor. so nice.

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Post by yur2die4 » Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:31 am

If you only intend to use USB Midi and not a physical Midi Port, the Line 6 "FBV Shortboard MKii" seems to be picking up steam.

USB Connectability
Bus powered
User programmable via interface installed on your operating system
Plus it is a great price.

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Re: Advice- best footpedal out there?

Post by outershpongolia » Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:13 am

We need the Ableton "official" foot pedal like the APC and Launchpad are.. It'd be sick to have a real nice foot controller with visual feedback!

Just don't get a MIDI buddy by Rolls.. Very unreliable.

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Post by giggedy » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:10 am

Has anyone had any good experiences attaching a foot pedal to the apc 40?

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Post by bray » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:29 am

thank you all for these. quick question: what's the 2.5 eprom?
get another fcb1010 with the 2.5 eprom and iFCB editor. so nice.

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Re: Advice- best footpedal out there?

Post by dag451 » Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:18 am

outershpongolia wrote:We need the Ableton "official" foot pedal
Absolutely, something simple that interfaces perfectly with Live (and not to expensive either).
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Re: Advice- best footpedal out there?

Post by slaykent » Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:43 am

Posted this in another thread along the same lines.

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Re: Advice- best footpedal out there?

Post by Trent » Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:07 pm

Infinity USB Foot Pedal

I wrote an AutoHotKey script along with key mappings to control up, down, and launch scene. Not sure how it will work on a Mac but it works well on PC. Very nice and streamline because it does not require power!

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Re: Advice- best footpedal out there?

Post by gjm » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:47 am

Not a solution for everyone, but this worked for me. http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=127431 :mrgreen:
iMac - 10.10.3 - Live 9 Suite - APC40 - Axiom 61 - TX81z - Firestudio Mobile - Focal Alpha 80's - Godin Session - Home made foot controller

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Re: Advice- best footpedal out there?

Post by throwlaserbolts » Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:25 pm

It's a bit pricy, but I'm very pleased with my xtempo POK. I needed something small, and this one was the smallest WITH the most features.

Check it out: http://xtempozone.com

If you have any questions about it, PM me. This is one of my favorite pieces of gear!

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