LoopStationZebra wrote:Again, with the SoftStep the FUCKING INCREDIBLE thing is this: whatever MIDI message routing and format you have in mind, the SoftStep was designed to do it. For instance, you can set one pad to be an expression pedal by programming a Y only movement response. You could use a CC# to handle that. Then, at the same time, you could tell the SAME pad to send another CC (or MIDI note or program change etc etc etc) the instant the pad felt pressure. You could then have it send another CC or note etc the instant you took your foot off the pad. This means you can use a pad to turn on a device, act as an expression pedal, and turn off a device. And, BTW, you've got 3 more parameter slots to send out even MORE messages, lol. Fuck ME.
Not only that, but it has this 'slew' function that automatically smooths out - on a curve - the parameter range you are sending. Jesus Help Me.
Hi everyone, Danny from KMI here. Wanted to chime in on this topic to try and help out.
LoopZebraStation: I am very happy to read how excited you are about the SoftStep, yet obviously the editing software seems to be giving you some trouble. It would be great if you could post specific examples of what you are having issues with. it seems everything is related to storing and recalling scene presets. I will give a simplified explanation of how to store preset mapping layouts, which are called "scenes" in the SoftStep editor software, which hopefully will help solve some of the preset issues you seem to be having.
In the editing Software, each of the 10 foot keys has a "modulation window" where you make custom mappings to send out any sort of control data needed such as MIDI CC/Notes/PGM Change/etc. You can save these key mappings one at a time, or save all 10 keys at once to whats called a "scene", which the global preset of all 10 keys plus the navigation pad. Being able to save keys individually or globally gives you the ability to easily recall and re-use certain keys with newer presets you might decide to make. However, more often than not you will want to save and recall the presets for all keys simultaneously. When you select save scene from the main editing window, it gives you an option to chose whether you want to save all key mappings at once, as well as save this scene to the standalone mode preset list as well.
As with most software, you need to save whatever preset you are working on before switching to another, otherwise your edits will be lost. The new software notifies you of any changes to a key's mappings by flashing a red border around that key in the application's main overview window until the new edits are saved.
Once you get your scene presets setup, you can open the "Setlist" to use and switch between only the preset scenes you want directly from the SoftStep. So if I have 25 custom preset scenes stored in the editor software, but only want to use my 3 guitar scenes for a performance, I would open the setlist editor and select the 3 guitar presets. Now I can use the left and right navigation keys on the SoftStep to switch between the 3 guitar scenes and never have to look at the computer to see which scene I am on.
Along these lines, Standalone mode is a huge addition to our editor software, which gives you the ability to download your custom setlist directly to the SoftStep and use it standalone without needing to open the editing software. There are some great examples of standalone mode working with things such as the iPad (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f60XyqmxwN0 ) and for a live improvisation with Ableton (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Z1OfCaCD8 ).
I hope this helps for now to clarify any issues you have been having with presets. Again, it would be great to get specific examples of what troubles you are experiencing. I am be more than happy to help solve any problems you are having.
The startup time is nearly a minute. 
