What's the BEST MIDI pedal for the Triaxis?

[mightywarlock]

Behringer FC1010 seems to be the most popular midi controller these days. I need to find something sometime soon myself. Not sure I need dual CCs which is holding me back from the FC1010.

i considered this pedal, but it doesn't have phantom power.

so i ruled it out.

i just picked up an older Ground Control pedal to tide me over until i decide on a different Bigger Pro model.

 

[noodles]

Awesome - how do you control something which does not have a midi port? (Say, in lieu of the Road King Foot Controller, or a foot pedal) Is there a way / piece of equipment so that with the push of one button on the all access you can activate a different channel on a non-midi amp, a different patch on the g-force, and a foot pedal, all at the same time?

Looks like you're trying to do exactly what I'm doing.

I control my Roadster with an Amp Gizmo from RJM, and switch my tube screamer in and out with a Nobels ALEX-1 loop switcher. I control everything with a Nobels MF-2 MIDI floorboard.

Nobels is a German company, so scrounging E-bay is your best bet. The loop switcher takes an A/B switch as input, of which your G-Major has two. The Behringer FCB-1010 has two, and the MF-2 has four. The MF-2 also can switch between 9V DC, battery, or phantom power.

 

[noodles]

Behringer FC1010 seems to be the most popular midi controller these days. I need to find something sometime soon myself. Not sure I need dual CCs which is holding me back from the FC1010.

i considered this pedal, but it doesn't have phantom power.

so i ruled it out.

i just picked up an older Ground Control pedal to tide me over until i decide on a different Bigger Pro model.

FWIW, the FCB1010 Yahoo group has instructions on how to covert this to phantom power. As long as you are handy with a soldering iron and some wire cutters, it is a piece of cake. However, nothing can be done about the fragility of the thing. After a year of hard gigging, three buttons on mine no longer worked. They really are junk to be avoided, unless you buy a case big enough to fit it in. At that point, though, your money could be better spent on a higher quality unit.

Check out the Nobels MF-2 I use. If you don't need to program control changes, it is a great unit.

 

[t0aj15]

Awesome - how do you control something which does not have a midi port? (Say, in lieu of the Road King Foot Controller, or a foot pedal) Is there a way / piece of equipment so that with the push of one button on the all access you can activate a different channel on a non-midi amp, a different patch on the g-force, and a foot pedal, all at the same time? Thanks for the help!

You just use the external switching jacks on the amp and a midi switcher, the switcher is controlled by the midi foot controller as are the other devices that do have midi ports. I do this with a Groud Control Pro midi controller and GCX midi switcher setup. Both the midi controller and the switcher are made by Voodoo Labs and can be seen here:
http://www.voodoolab.com/gcontrolpro.htm
http://www.voodoolab.com/gcx.htm

 

[metal190]

Awesome. Just what I needed to know. And you explained it a lot more clearly than I think other people have tried to. :wink: Anyway, do you know of any set ups comparable to the ground control and gcx switcher? Maybe a step up? Would you consider an all access to be comparable, or a step up? And (sorry for all the questions), is a gcx switcher compatible with an all access or other brand foot controller?

Thanks in advance!!

 

[noodles]

Ground Control = Expensive

That is why I didn't go that route. I got my Amp Gizmo for around $300, the Mesa amp cable for $50, and the Nobels Floorboard for $150.

MIDI: Floorboard -> Amp Gizmo -> G-Major
Switcher Cable: Amp Gizmo -> Roadster

That's it. $500 for a turn key solution. My entire switching system consists of three cables. Why run eight 1/4" cables when you can plug directly into the footswitch jack?

 

[Mr_You]

the FCB1010...However, nothing can be done about the fragility of the thing.

Check out the Nobels MF-2 I use.

Thanks for the comments. The Nobels MF-2 looks very interesting. Hope its reliable over time.