Behringer manual MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER FCB1010, PROGRAMMING THE FCB1010

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Tab. 2.4: Assignment of MIDI NOTE numbers

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sActivate the expression pedal you wish to program by

keeping the corresponding foot key pressed for a few

 

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￿￿￿￿￿￿C￿￿-2￿￿￿

￿￿0

 

seconds (foot keys 8 or 9). The foot key LED blinks after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you briefly press the foot key yet again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

s Confirm with UP/ENTER. The NUMBER LED lights up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

s Enter the control nunmber (0 bis 127) via the footswitches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or the expression pedal A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

s Confirm your selection with UP/ENTER. The VALUE 1 LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lights up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

s Enter the value to be transmitted when the pedal is completely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

open by using the foot keys or the expression pedal A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

s Confirm your selection with UP/ENTER. The VALUE 2 LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lights up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

s Enter the value to be transmitted when the pedal is completely

 

 

 

 

 

C-1

12

 

pressed downward by using the foot keys or the expression

 

 

 

 

 

C0

24

 

pedal A.

 

 

 

C1

36

 

+ Use DOWN/ESCAPE to go one step backward.

 

 

 

C2

48

 

s Confirm your selection with UP/ENTER. The SELECT LED

 

C3 (Clef C)

60 (Yamaha Convention)

 

 

C4

72

 

lights up.

 

 

s Quit PRESET programming mode by means of a long press

 

C5

84

 

 

C6

96

 

on DOWN, or select another MIDI function for editing.

 

 

 

 

C7

108

 

2.4.6 Programming the NOTE function

 

C8

120

 

The NOTE function allows you to send a MIDI note, for example,

 

G8

127

 

to use the tap-tempo features offered by many MIDI devices or

 

 

 

 

Tab. 2.4: Assignment of MIDI NOTE numbers

to play sounds the same way you would on a keyboard.

s Select the PRESET you wish to edit.

s Confirm your selection by pressing UP/ENTER or cancel by

s Keep DOWN pressed for more than 2.5 sec to enter PRESET

pressing DOWN/ESCAPE. The SELECT LED in the display

lights up.

 

 

programming mode. The green SWITCH 1/SWITCH 2 LED in

 

 

 

 

 

 

the display starts flashing.

s Select an additional MIDI function you wish to edit or exit

s Use UP/ENTER to get to the next page. The SELECT LED in

the PRESET programming mode by keeping DOWN/ESCAPE

pressed for a few seconds.

the display begins to light up.

 

 

 

 

+ To program a MIDI function, you have to first activate

The NOTE function will be particularly useful for so-called tap-

tempo applications. Many of today’s multi-effects devices allow

it. Individual MIDI functions are activated by keeping

the user to enter the delay time by means of an on-board TAP

the corresponding keys pressed for a few seconds.

button. The device measures the time between two TAP button

Active MIDI functions are indicated by a permanently

presses and uses this interval to adjust the delay time. Often,

lit footswitch LED.

this function can be remotely controlled via MIDI. In this case,

 

s Keep footswitch 10/0 pressed for a few seconds to

“tapping” is the transmission of two subsequent NOTE ON

commands, which is what the NOTE function of your FCB1010

activate the NOTE function. Pressing the footswitch briefly

does for you. For example, this is how a sequencing software

once again makes the footswitch LED blink.

can be launched or closed.

 

 

 

 

 

s Confirm your selection with UP/ENTER. The NUMBER LED

+ If you program the NOTE function with a PRESET, a

lights up.

NOTE ON command will be sent each time you select

 

s Use the footswitches 1 through 10/0 or EXPRESSION

the PRESET. Getting your foot off the switch

PEDAL A to enter the MIDI NOTE number you wish to send

transmits the NOTE OFF command.

with the PRESET. You can choose from the values 0 through

+ To “tap” the tempo, simply press the PRESET switch

127.

The table below shows which musical notes are assigned to

several times in the rhythm of the music.

 

 

 

 

which MIDI notes (with a detailed list for the octave from C-2 to

+ CNT 1 is always transmitted together with the note

C-1; simply use this pattern to assign the remaining notes/octaves

yourself).

on command. For example, it can be used for

 

sending a volume value (number 07) together with

 

a note to trigger a sound. When the controller’s

 

operation is not desired, it can either be relayed to

 

an unused MIDI channel in GLOBAL CONFIGURATION

 

(this channel is then valid for all presets) or an

 

unused controller number can be assigned to the

 

controller (can be done for each individual preset).

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2. PROGRAMMING THE FCB1010

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Behringer manual MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER FCB1010, PROGRAMMING THE FCB1010, Tab. 2.4 Assignment of MIDI NOTE numbers