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Anyone found any good videos/tutorials? Manual is ballzz. found one good video but it didnt help.




Just wanna program everything the same.. Pick midi channel, pick midi note/cc. Assign clips in live for launching. Save preset.

Since I couldn't help you last time, I hope I can this time.

Check my videos to talk you through step by step:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yUKWpTQeY Global config.

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTQwAOt ... re=related Local config.

UKRuss wrote:Since I couldn't help you last time, I hope I can this time.

Check my videos to talk you through step by step:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yUKWpTQeY Global config.

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTQwAOt ... re=related Local config.

Haha that comment made me laugh. Thanks though. i figured out how to use this thing... kinda but shit its kinda B***** ill have a look at your videos hopefully they help..

hahahah ok... so i just checked out your videos! Those are the videos i mentioned above that i had already seen!
Probably the only ones thathave been able to help me soo far.. however when i powered the FCB1010 on the next time i went to use it, the setting were changed.. weird.. does it autosave or do you have to tell it to save?

If you follow step by step through those vids then it will be saved, but you do have to go through every step.

They've got a good track record those vids, stick with 'em!

The one thing that does make sense in the manual is the expression pedal calibration, which needs to be done fairly regularly I've found.

http://www.mtnsys.com/faq-fcb/pceditorbeta.htm

I use this (PC)

Oh yes, there was somethign else like that too. iFCB or something?

ouuuuuuu delicious ima get me that.. haha simplifies EVERYTHING! love it.. less time i spendscrewing with gear.. more time making music ill have some conecrt vids of how i roll with the FCB and live soon enough

s i just tried the above 1010 editor. its saying it cant recieve sys ex. i put 1010 in send sysex mode and tried but same deal, any help would be great.

UK, i tried yur methods again, still didnt work for me

any help guys?

which editor? there were 2 mentioned

ah sorry, the PC version

The Mountain Systems editor for Windows is free and works well enough. I use that. I found it somewhere here, after digging around. Can't remember where now.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/fcb1010/

that link gotme no where i dont have a yahoo account

In that PC editor (mountain systems) - go to the help file and look for a link called USE EXAMPLES.........which explains more clearly how to jump thru the hoops of sending and receiving the sysex. Here's the text, hope that helps. I couldn't have programmed the FCB without this.

quote:
Creating a SysEx file from your FCB1010 involves the following hardware and software:

¨ FCB1010 pedal
¨ MIDI input and output cables
¨ PC running Windows 95 or later (yeh righT )
¨ MIDI hardware adapter to bring MIDI data into your PC

Connect a MIDI cable to the FCB1010 MIDI out connector. Connect the other end to the MIDI in connector on your PC MIDI adapter. uhhh

While pressing the DN button on the FCB1010, turn the FCB1010 on. Continue holding the DN button for at least 5 seconds, which puts the FCB1010 in global setup mode. Then press the UP button 2 times, which should turn on the Config light on the FCB1010. This process is explained in some details in the FCB1010 manual in section 2.5.2.

The FCB1010 is now ready to send or receive MIDI SysEx data. Now start the PC Editor.

1. Press the Receive SysEx button on the PC Editor

1. Press the 6 button on the FCB1010
2. This sends the SysEx data to the PC
3. This process takes about 5 seconds

1. Use the Write SysEx button to save your result to a PC file

At this point your FCB1010 SysEx data is stored on your PC in the path you specified and using the file name you input.

You may now make changes in your FCB1010 programming as desired. When done, use the steps below to save your result and load the SysEx data back to your FCB1010.

Loading a SysEx File To the FCB1010

Loading a SysEx file to your FCB1010 involves the following hardware and software:

¨ FCB1010 pedal
¨ MIDI input and output cables
¨ PC running Windows 95 or later
¨ MIDI hardware adapter to bring MIDI data into your PC

Connect a MIDI cable to the FCB1010 MIDI in connector. Connect the other end to the MIDI out connector on your PC MIDI adapter.

While pressing the DN button on the FCB1010, turn the FCB1010 on. Continue holding the DN button for at least 5 seconds, which puts the FCB1010 in global setup mode. Then press the UP button 2 times, which should turn on the Config light on the FCB1010. This process is explained in some details in the FCB1010 manual in section 2.5.2.

The FCB1010 is now ready to send or receive MIDI SysEx data. Now start the PC Editor and load any saved PC SysEx file you have saved from previous editing.

1. Press the 7 button on the FCB1010
2. This sets the FCB1010 waiting for SysEx data

1. Press the Transmit SysEx button on the PC Editor

1. Wait about 10 seconds
2. Press the DN button on the FCB1010 pedal

1. Continue holding the DN button for at least 30 seconds

1. You should see the FCB1010 display count down from 10 to 01
2. When all lights stop changing, the process is complete
3. Turn the FCB1010 off, then turn it back on again
4. Test to be sure your new settings are working correctly

Note: Step 6 is very important to be sure all banks and patches are correctly update. This process will take at least 30 seconds.

Note 2: Some MIDI gear and setups will have problems during steps 8-13 if the MIDI In connector is still connected. If you encounter this problem, disconnect the MIDI In connector after step 7 is completed.