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At first glance I don't really see anything regarding this. When 8 was announced this was something that was supposed to be an option- a footswitch that accompanies live 8 for loop oriented live playing.

There's a Looper instrument in the Audio Effects folder.

If you have a MIDI foot pedal (such as a sustain pedal), you can assign it to control Looper.

That's all you need.

anyone hook up an mpc, sp-303, and play with their guitarist/bassist friends yet? i want to hear what it would be like.....

what's the cheapest midi pedal i can get?

ark wrote:There's a Looper instrument in the Audio Effects folder.

If you have a MIDI foot pedal (such as a sustain pedal), you can assign it to control Looper.

That's all you need.

Hmmm. Ok, thanks for the response. I thought I has seen some kind of semi-propriatary footswitch in an early Live 8 video that they had used to promote the live looping feature in the new release. This was on their site a while back but I can't find it now.

I thought just any old footswitch with a 1/4" jack could be used plugged into the back of an APC40?

but maybe I am smoking crack?

Fraeg wrote:I thought just any old footswitch with a 1/4" jack could be used plugged into the back of an APC40?

but maybe I am smoking crack?

That's what I though too, but I remember some threads about this not working, specifically when using the Looper plug.

outershpongolia wrote:

Fraeg wrote:I thought just any old footswitch with a 1/4" jack could be used plugged into the back of an APC40?

but maybe I am smoking crack?

That's what I though too, but I remember some threads about this not working, specifically when using the Looper plug.

hhmm because in the intro to looper ableton vid he is just using a regular old Alesis ALUSP Universal Sustain Pedal plugged into footswitch one of the akai ac40 or whatever that unit is called... a $24 peddle

Fraeg wrote:

outershpongolia wrote:

Fraeg wrote:I thought just any old footswitch with a 1/4" jack could be used plugged into the back of an APC40?

but maybe I am smoking crack?

That's what I though too, but I remember some threads about this not working, specifically when using the Looper plug.

hhmm because in the intro to looper ableton vid he is just using a regular old Alesis ALUSP Universal Sustain Pedal plugged into footswitch one of the akai ac40 or whatever that unit is called... a $24 peddle

Yeah, it is supposed to work, I'm not doubting it. Just remember something about people having trouble..

I use a regular old sustain pedal plugged into my xiosynth or padKontrol, works for looping or any other assingment. Sometimes I even use it for triggering notes for a suedo kick drum.