Actually Milan, This still may be the trick! The application I want to control with my foot, nama, a commandline based DAW, uses space for stop/start and so this could work! I'll continue investigating. Thanks! Rusty On 6/19/13, Milan Lazecky <espiritocz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Haha, thank you ) > But please note, that this pedal I was writing about, it doesn't send midi > signals! It behaves really like a keyboard, so you can map some keys or > combinations of keys to it - but not MIDI. I have seen some another utility > that can transform keyboard keys to midi signals but it.. well.. it wasn't > that useful for me. > Anyway, good luck with whatever you do and thanks for the tip about > qjackmmc - I will investigate how can I use this stuff. > Cheers! > > Milan > > > 2013/6/20 Rusty Perez <rustys.lists@xxxxxxxxx> > >> 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
