foot controller --program change vs. note on/off messages

raoullacerta · Post by **raoullacerta** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:49 pm

hey there, new here, but somewhat experienced in Live 4 and 5.
If there is any info on the web, feel free to send me there.

so i want to use a midi foot controller to control, mainly the launching of record clips. i want to set up loops, and need both hands to play my instrument--so using a midi keyboard wont work any longer.

I bought an old Yamaha MFC1 foot controller, but it, and many others foot pedals seem to only send program or control change messages.

Does Live only accept note on/note off messages to control the cilp launch?
how can i configure Live to accept my pdeal's messages.
thanks for any assistance!
-RL

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:02 pm

control change messages are fine. >64 is a positive value (for launching clips, just like a note-on) <64 is a negative value (like a note-off)

raoullacerta · Post by **raoullacerta** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:51 am

thanks for the reply Machinate, but Live only recognizes the MFC1 once...it shows up on the Midi Map in Live as "Pb1" where 1 is the Midi channel it is set to. If i change midi channles it says Pb2 etc...
but the foot controller only lets you use one Midi channel at a time for every button, so the separate buttons are not recognized in Live.
Is there a way to configure Live to recognize the separate buttons on one Midi channel, or do i need to upgrade to something like the MFC10.
thanks.
-RL

mocker · Post by **mocker** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:24 pm

If you want to use the keyboard mapping use midiStroke by Charlie Roberts, it converts any midi including program changes to keystrokes. Midi mapping : controlAid, which does the same, but no keystrokes (pr.ch to notes or cc) and a lot more.

http://www.charlie-roberts.com/controlAid/index.htm
http://www.charlie-roberts.com/midiStroke/