Hey, been lurking as a guest for a while and have found answers to many issues regarding live. Great forum! I haven't found anyone with this problem though...
I use the FCB1010 (as so many others) with Live 4 and find it amazing - freedom at last!
BUT I cant seem to get the expression pedals to go all the way to 0! I configure each pedal to 0-127, but when I use it they don't go all the way down! The problem seems to be in the FCB, because if I use the expression pedals when assigning numbers in the preset configuration (ie), I only the range between 27-127...
I have also tried to assign them 1-127, with no result.
Since I've heard noone else with this problems, I wonder if it is a fabrication flaugh (or the previous owner messed it up...)?
Or does anyone have the solution?
Hoping to get help...
/Daniel
FCB1010 expression pedals don't go all the way???
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Have a similar problem using a Roland EV-5 pedal through a Novation Remote.
Never can get to 0. I think it has to do with the fact that the expression pedals generate a voltage and that output is imprecise, it depends on an analog circuit in the pedal.
Novation is working on a fix for the Remote: a calibration routine that would let the Remote learn what voltage constitutes '0'.
Never can get to 0. I think it has to do with the fact that the expression pedals generate a voltage and that output is imprecise, it depends on an analog circuit in the pedal.
Novation is working on a fix for the Remote: a calibration routine that would let the Remote learn what voltage constitutes '0'.
Ok, but is that the fact with all Roland ev-5:s? Or is it a manufacturers flaugh? Because if thats a "bug" other people who owns the FCB should have experienced the same problem. And they hasn't, I guess. Enoying is it anyway...hope that the Behringer folks start working on a fix as well...djastroboy wrote:I think it has to do with the fact that the expression pedals generate a voltage and that output is imprecise, it depends on an analog circuit in the pedal.Novation is working on a fix for the Remote: a calibration routine that would let the Remote learn what voltage constitutes '0'.
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Re: FCB1010 expression pedals don't go all the way???
heya,Silkwood wrote: Since I've heard noone else with this problems, I wonder if it is a fabrication flaugh (or the previous owner messed it up...)?
Or does anyone have the solution?
my FCB1010 has a similar problem. My Exp pedal A send out 0-127 fine. My Exp pedal B sends out about 17-127. I had just discovered it tonight - so no solution yet. I'm guessing its a bad pot, or an incorrectly calibrated pot. Have you contacted Behringer yet?
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I wouldn't call it a flaw at all. I think it's just an inherent part of being analog. Basic electronic parts are rated with tolerances of +/- 5-10% of the value that you want. I'm sure you can get tighter tolerances, but it probably gets expensive fast.
I could be wrong, I haven't taken these things apart and studied them, just guessing on a general knowledge basis. Way back in the day, I used to solder together my own synths, cables & efx.
I could be wrong, I haven't taken these things apart and studied them, just guessing on a general knowledge basis. Way back in the day, I used to solder together my own synths, cables & efx.
The EV5 and the FCB are two very different creatures...
The EV5, as far as I can recall, is a "classic" foot pedal design, in that it uses a potentiometer turned sideways to attenuate voltages coming through. In other words it's just like any knob on a regular midi controller.
The FCB uses a gradient on a strip of plastic film inbetween an infrared transmitter and receiver - most likely because it was cheaper to make, but also because it practically cannot wear out, unlike a regular knob, which typically only has tens of thousands of turns before kicking the bucket ... But the way I see it that fact doesn't matter, since the pedals don't operate properly at all.
The EV5, as far as I can recall, is a "classic" foot pedal design, in that it uses a potentiometer turned sideways to attenuate voltages coming through. In other words it's just like any knob on a regular midi controller.
The FCB uses a gradient on a strip of plastic film inbetween an infrared transmitter and receiver - most likely because it was cheaper to make, but also because it practically cannot wear out, unlike a regular knob, which typically only has tens of thousands of turns before kicking the bucket ... But the way I see it that fact doesn't matter, since the pedals don't operate properly at all.
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Hola,
I have a FCB1010 and had a similar problem - found out this is due to the default factory calibration of the pedal.
If you have a search around the interweb you can find out how to re-calibrate it - I would post a link but I'm not allowed to use the internet here at work
After re-calibration my exp pedals go all the way from 0-127 and work perfectly! The only problem I have with the FCB board now is the spongy floor pads underneath keep coming off...grrr....
Hope this helps
I have a FCB1010 and had a similar problem - found out this is due to the default factory calibration of the pedal.
If you have a search around the interweb you can find out how to re-calibrate it - I would post a link but I'm not allowed to use the internet here at work
After re-calibration my exp pedals go all the way from 0-127 and work perfectly! The only problem I have with the FCB board now is the spongy floor pads underneath keep coming off...grrr....
Hope this helps
check the yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fcb1010/
You'll find a tutorial on how to recalibrate the expression pedals. It worked for me.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fcb1010/
You'll find a tutorial on how to recalibrate the expression pedals. It worked for me.