Also consider joining us in the FCB1010 and FCB1010 Sysex tool Yahoo groups for advice, documentation, utilities and more: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fcb1010/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/fcb1010_sysex_tool/ -=cybersean3000=- --- Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
