Yes! I finally replaced my FCB 1010
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:19 am
Just got my Logidy UMI3 yesterday and messing about with it tonight. Here's their website and my first impressions:
http://www.logidy.com
1. Solidly built and compact. This thing is tiny and rugged feeling (all metal except for the rubber feet). The little rubber feet on the bottom are probably glued on, but still seem very sturdy. This is what I've been looking for to gig overseas with for awhile. The FCB 1010 is way too large and heavy for my travels.
2. Three high-quality metal foot switches without the ridiculously loud click as the regular stomp box style.
3. USB port and Expression pedal port.
Okay, so I hook it up to Live. I have the UMI3 control panel software loaded already and check to see that the UMI is recognized and firmware up to date and all that. Default midi for the three "button sequencers" is C4, D4, E4 respectively. I try it with Looper in Live v.8.1.2b6. It works great. I'm able to loop just fine, in straight and odd meters and double click to stop (alternately changing the song control with a knob to double click stop the entire song or just the Looper).
I also experimented triggering notes in Zebra like a Moog pedal. Cool stuff! The step function is explained well in the manual and it was easy to get up and running with it. It was a little tedious with a lot of mouse clicks to select notes and velocities and such, so I guess the editing software could be improved.
I was even having fun slicing an Arabic drum loop to a Drum Rack and retriggering slices via the UMI3 and resampling that. Cool.
I haven't tried the expression pedal input. I'll have to do that soon.
My biggest concern was that it was so small that I'd accidentally press more than one button at a time. There is a danger of that, and this is probably not a good foot switch for someone with really huge feet, but I've started to get a technique down that works well. I think it would work well for most people's feet. I really like this foot controller and it's applicability to programs like Live offers some amazing possibilities. Plus I could almost fit it in my pocket
http://www.logidy.com
1. Solidly built and compact. This thing is tiny and rugged feeling (all metal except for the rubber feet). The little rubber feet on the bottom are probably glued on, but still seem very sturdy. This is what I've been looking for to gig overseas with for awhile. The FCB 1010 is way too large and heavy for my travels.
2. Three high-quality metal foot switches without the ridiculously loud click as the regular stomp box style.
3. USB port and Expression pedal port.
Okay, so I hook it up to Live. I have the UMI3 control panel software loaded already and check to see that the UMI is recognized and firmware up to date and all that. Default midi for the three "button sequencers" is C4, D4, E4 respectively. I try it with Looper in Live v.8.1.2b6. It works great. I'm able to loop just fine, in straight and odd meters and double click to stop (alternately changing the song control with a knob to double click stop the entire song or just the Looper).
I also experimented triggering notes in Zebra like a Moog pedal. Cool stuff! The step function is explained well in the manual and it was easy to get up and running with it. It was a little tedious with a lot of mouse clicks to select notes and velocities and such, so I guess the editing software could be improved.
I was even having fun slicing an Arabic drum loop to a Drum Rack and retriggering slices via the UMI3 and resampling that. Cool.
I haven't tried the expression pedal input. I'll have to do that soon.
My biggest concern was that it was so small that I'd accidentally press more than one button at a time. There is a danger of that, and this is probably not a good foot switch for someone with really huge feet, but I've started to get a technique down that works well. I think it would work well for most people's feet. I really like this foot controller and it's applicability to programs like Live offers some amazing possibilities. Plus I could almost fit it in my pocket