On Sat, 2006-01-07 at 12:10 +0100, Olivier Ricordeau wrote: > Hi there, > > Thanks to Santa Claus' help, I have the possibility to buy some hardware > to make music with my linux box. > > Looking for a MIDI foot controller, I found the Behringer FCB1010. > http://www.behringer.com/FCB1010/index.cfm?lang=ENG > > I'd like to use it for two things: > * Real time effect control (creox, jack-rack, pd a bit later, stuffs > like that). I'm a guitar player and I'd like to use my linux box as an > effect rack. I'll use sooperlooper too, for sure... > * I'm planning to buy a MIDI master keyboard (the M-Audio Keystation Pro > 88 looks awsome and it seems to work like a charm with ALSA). I'd like > to use the MIDI foot controller to control the keyboard too. > > I found very few FCB1010/Linux feedback on the web (and in the list's > archives). I'm interested in hearing from people who have this pedal. > Some successful linux experiences? > > More generally speaking, does it all sound feasible? I mean, will > combining the FCB1010 and the M-Audio Keystation Pro 88 fit my needs > (real time effects/looper control + basic mixing possibilitie expected > from a master keyboard, a bunch of controls and a midi sequencer)? the FCB1010 works perfectly with linux - its a purely MIDI technology. I use it with sooperlooper and to provide foot controls for my 2 h/w synthesizers. my only bad experience was plugging my first FCB1010 into a socket in rotterdam. even though it has an IEC power socket, it absolutely is not equipped with a universal power supply. a large hum/buzz later, and my investment was destroyed by twice the voltage it was designed for :( do read the manual *very* carefully, even if you think you know all about what it does. i spent a long night getting more and more confused because i thought i already knew what it did; i was wrong. it did the right thing, but a little differently from my mental model. --p
