Newbie MIDI remote pedal setup questions.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 1:30 am
Hi-
I'm completely new to the Mac platform and to SooperLooper in general. However, i'm NOT new to looping, i've got a Behringer FCB-1010 that i set up years ago to remotely control an Oberheim Echoplex. I'm excited to get started with SL and right now, i'm in the process of trying to get my pedal to talk to SooperLooper. Right now, i'm doing that in standalone mode, so i've got Jack installed, etc. When i press the 'Record' button, SL is recording and everything is merry. Obviously, that is not practical for live performing situations, so
I haven't found any documentation that explains the setup process directly (and if there is a step-by-step method, maybe someone can simply point me to it), but my operating theory is that i don't need to change any of what i've programmed my FCB-1010 to do. All i need to do is configure my MIDI patch bay to route MIDI to my computer, and have SL listen for this messages. I see that SL has MIDI Learn functionality, so i am thinking that i should simply be able to (for example): (1) Enable MIDI learn on the Record button, (2) Press the button on my FCB-1010 which is currently set to send a CC message to the EDP, but instead send it to SL, (3) SL should 'hear' this message and i should be done.
Am i on the right track? I seem to be missing 'something' because this is not working. SL just sits there blankly when i put it in MIDI Learn mode and attempt to set up a CC message as described above. Can anybody glean from what i've tried so far anything that i am missing? Again, if there's documentation that gives a blow-by-blow on how to do this, just a link to point me to it would be great.
thanx and cheers!
jim.
I'm completely new to the Mac platform and to SooperLooper in general. However, i'm NOT new to looping, i've got a Behringer FCB-1010 that i set up years ago to remotely control an Oberheim Echoplex. I'm excited to get started with SL and right now, i'm in the process of trying to get my pedal to talk to SooperLooper. Right now, i'm doing that in standalone mode, so i've got Jack installed, etc. When i press the 'Record' button, SL is recording and everything is merry. Obviously, that is not practical for live performing situations, so
I haven't found any documentation that explains the setup process directly (and if there is a step-by-step method, maybe someone can simply point me to it), but my operating theory is that i don't need to change any of what i've programmed my FCB-1010 to do. All i need to do is configure my MIDI patch bay to route MIDI to my computer, and have SL listen for this messages. I see that SL has MIDI Learn functionality, so i am thinking that i should simply be able to (for example): (1) Enable MIDI learn on the Record button, (2) Press the button on my FCB-1010 which is currently set to send a CC message to the EDP, but instead send it to SL, (3) SL should 'hear' this message and i should be done.
Am i on the right track? I seem to be missing 'something' because this is not working. SL just sits there blankly when i put it in MIDI Learn mode and attempt to set up a CC message as described above. Can anybody glean from what i've tried so far anything that i am missing? Again, if there's documentation that gives a blow-by-blow on how to do this, just a link to point me to it would be great.
thanx and cheers!
jim.