Thanks to all who have responded! Len, your idea would actually be a great way if I was at all inclined to solder, but, being blind, I rather like my fingertips as they are. Milan, I think your answer takes the prise! I think that app, plus jackctlmmc might just do the trick! Thanks! Rusty On 6/19/13, Milan Lazecky <espiritocz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi. > It is morning for me now, and I see so many words, I don't know. But maybe > this helps: > I have bought a very simple and cheap foot pedal for USB (search for usb > pedal in www.dx.com) and there are actually three pedals, so it works as > three keyboard keys. I can map these keys using a very simple utility - I > have a link somewhere.. it is called "footswitch" - oh, here is the link: > https://github.com/rgerganov/*footswitch > > * > *Hope it helps. Cheers! > > Milan > * > > > 2013/6/20 Len Ovens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> On Wed, June 19, 2013 5:27 pm, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> > Btw. another issue might be that the OP perhaps wants one foot switch >> > to >> > start and stop, but the quasi default is that there are different >> > switches/commands for start and stop and stop might provide an option >> > to >> > continue playing from the start position. >> >> Space is pretty much default for start/pause. (works in qjackctl and >> jack.transport anyway) Jack.transport seems to have the easiest batch of >> one key commands to use: >> >> "s : Start and stop transport. Aliased to [space]. >> l : Locate to entered time. Starting to type a number will also enter >> locate mode. >> i: Set skip increment to entered interval. >> z : Locate to start (zero). >> r : Erase and refresh screen. >> > : Skip forwards. Aliased to . and [right-arrow]. >> < : Skip backwards. Aliased to , and [left-arrow]." >> >> So looking at other programs where a foot switch might be handy and >> trying >> to fit more than one might be an idea. space and left and right arrow >> happen to be very common (space is used in unix all over the place). z is >> the odd one out. >> >> >> -- >> Len Ovens >> www.OvenWerks.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user >> > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
