eamonbrady

I know this has probably been asked hear a million times before 

however I've searched previous posts without learning much from 

them. Basically I want to purchase a midi foot controller to trigger 

things in max (and ableton live). I have looked at reviews for a lot 

of them online but I haven't read anything in relation to max 

itself. I have looked into the behringer FCB1010, the Roland FC-200, 

Voodoo labs pro control, yamahas MFC 10, and a few others; I've also 

seen people talking about doepfer DIY kits. Im looking for 

reliability above all else; can anyone please advise or share 

experiences? You can email me off list if you'd prefer not to repeat 

things that have been said already on the list,

I know this has probably been asked hear a million times before  
however I've searched previous posts without learning much from  
them.  Basically I want to purchase a midi foot controller to trigger  
things in max (and ableton live).  I have looked at reviews for a lot  
of them online but I haven't read anything in relation to max  
itself.  I have looked into the behringer FCB1010, the Roland FC-200,  
Voodoo labs pro control, yamahas MFC 10, and a few others; I've also  
seen people talking about doepfer DIY kits.  Im looking for  
reliability above all else; can anyone please advise or share  
experiences? You can email me off list if you'd prefer not to repeat  
things that have been said already on the list,

midi-foot-controller

>I know this has probably been asked hear a million times before 

>however I've searched previous posts without learning much from 

>them. Basically I want to purchase a midi foot controller to 

>trigger things in max (and ableton live). I have looked at reviews 

>for a lot of them online but I haven't read anything in relation to 

>max itself. I have looked into the behringer FCB1010, the Roland 

>FC-200, Voodoo labs pro control, yamahas MFC 10, and a few others; 

>I've also seen people talking about doepfer DIY kits. Im looking 

>for reliability above all else; can anyone please advise or share 

>experiences? You can email me off list if you'd prefer not to repeat 

>things that have been said already on the list,

the FC 200 is the absolute king - but expensive

the behringer is ok, and cheap, i use very often rolands FC50 - i 

don't like the yamaha as the CC inputs are the opposite of everyone 

but basically they all work in max, no problem

if you want the top of top, have money and are willing to carry the 

bulky thing, the roland FC200 is the best (in versatility etc)

>Hi there,
>
>I know this has probably been asked hear a million times before 
>however I've searched previous posts without learning much from 
>them.  Basically I want to purchase a midi foot controller to 
>trigger things in max (and ableton live).  I have looked at reviews 
>for a lot of them online but I haven't read anything in relation to 
>max itself.  I have looked into the behringer FCB1010, the Roland 
>FC-200, Voodoo labs pro control, yamahas MFC 10, and a few others; 
>I've also seen people talking about doepfer DIY kits.  Im looking 
>for reliability above all else; can anyone please advise or share 
>experiences? You can email me off list if you'd prefer not to repeat 
>things that have been said already on the list,

the behringer is ok, and cheap, i use very often rolands FC50 - i 
don't like the yamaha as the CC inputs are the opposite of everyone 
else......

if you want the top of top, have money and are willing to carry the 
bulky thing, the roland FC200 is the best (in versatility etc)

kasper
-- 
  Kasper T. Toeplitz
noise, composition, bass, computer
http://www.sleazeArt.com

I use the FCB1010, it works great with both

> I know this has probably been asked hear a million times before 

> however I've searched previous posts without learning much from 

> them. Basically I want to purchase a midi foot controller to 

> things in max (and ableton live). I have looked at reviews for a 

> of them online but I haven't read anything in relation to max 

> itself. I have looked into the behringer FCB1010, the Roland FC-

> Voodoo labs pro control, yamahas MFC 10, and a few others; I've 

> seen people talking about doepfer DIY kits. Im looking for 

> reliability above all else; can anyone please advise or share 

> experiences? You can email me off list if you'd prefer not to 

> things that have been said already on the list,

I use the FCB1010, it works great with both
Max and Live. I definitely recommend it.

----- Original Message -----
From: Eamon Brady 
Date: Thursday, August 3, 2006 11:08 am
Subject: [maxmsp] midi foot controller

> Hi there,
>
> I know this has probably been asked hear a million times before  
> however I've searched previous posts without learning much from  
> them.  Basically I want to purchase a midi foot controller to 
> trigger  
> things in max (and ableton live).  I have looked at reviews for a 
> lot  
> of them online but I haven't read anything in relation to max  
> itself.  I have looked into the behringer FCB1010, the Roland FC-
> 200,  
> Voodoo labs pro control, yamahas MFC 10, and a few others; I've 
> also  
> seen people talking about doepfer DIY kits.  Im looking for  
> reliability above all else; can anyone please advise or share  
> experiences? You can email me off list if you'd prefer not to 
> repeat  
> things that have been said already on the list,
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> eamon.
>
>
>


I have the FCB1010 and am just starting to use it for both max and live, using a midi guitar/roland gi-20 and macbook pro. Would be good to share patches/experiences!

For live I programmed the 1010 to send a note mesage for each pedal push which makes linking to events in live very easy:)

In short the fcb1010 is a powerful tool i could ever need (although would be nice if it was usb equipped to manage pressets)- otherwise a very decent piece of kit imho

I have the FCB1010 and am just starting to use it for both max and live, using a midi guitar/roland gi-20 and macbook pro.  Would be good to share patches/experiences!
For live I programmed the 1010 to send a note mesage for each pedal push which makes linking to events in live very easy:)
In short the fcb1010 is a powerful tool i could ever need (although would be nice if it was usb equipped to manage pressets)- otherwise a very decent piece of kit imho


Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I had been leaning towards the 

roland for reliability's sake however this has given me some more 

food for thought. I should probably try demo each product before buying,

On 3 Aug 2006, at 19:38, Milton Mermikides wrote:

> I have the FCB1010 and am just starting to use it for both max and 

> live, using a midi guitar/roland gi-20 and macbook pro. Would be 

> For live I programmed the 1010 to send a note mesage for each pedal 

> push which makes linking to events in live very easy:)

> In short the fcb1010 is a powerful tool i could ever need (although 

> would be nice if it was usb equipped to manage pressets)- otherwise 

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I had been leaning towards the  
roland for reliability's sake however this has given me some more  
food for thought. I should probably try demo each product before buying,

>
> I have the FCB1010 and am just starting to use it for both max and  
> live, using a midi guitar/roland gi-20 and macbook pro.  Would be  
> good to share patches/experiences!
> For live I programmed the 1010 to send a note mesage for each pedal  
> push which makes linking to events in live very easy:)
> In short the fcb1010 is a powerful tool i could ever need (although  
> would be nice if it was usb equipped to manage pressets)- otherwise  
> a very decent piece of kit imho


If you want a simple, small footswitch
with not too many buttons on it, I would
recommend DigiTech Conrol8 - it's very
reliable.


I would definitely suggest staying away from the FCB1010 if you are looking for quality. I worked in music instrument retail for a short time, and I saw more returns of defective behringer gear than anything else. I own the FCB1010, and if it were being used for anything other than light use at home I would be in the market for a new controller. It feels cheap. The pedals have no resistance to them. It's way harder than any midi controller should be to program.

I would definitely suggest staying away from the FCB1010 if you are looking for quality. I worked in music instrument retail for a short time, and I saw more returns of defective behringer gear than  anything else. I own the FCB1010, and if it were being used for anything other than light use at home I would be in the market for a new controller. It feels cheap. The pedals have no resistance to them. It's way harder than any midi controller should be to program.
