My CPU has been hitting 50% and overloading with a full keyboard midi chord. So, I’ve been through the various effects and switched them on/off to determine the power crazed devices. For those, I wanted a simple way of switching … Continue reading →
I’ve been using a pedal on my FCB1010 to control the speed (ie pitch) of the loop, but it requires attention to the speed to create a smooth effect (of course, I love erratic shifts as well!) But lazing in … Continue reading →
Just solved a niggling problem. I have a track fed though the reverb with a footswitchable “freeze”. However, when that track is monitored and the reverb is unfrozen, the main signal also goes through the reverb, swamping things up. This … Continue reading →
This looks like it might be very useful to me, will investigate 😉 http://flo.szk.fr/m4l/loopercentral-v1/ … Continue reading →
Just discovered ableton doesn’t especially like the new launchcontrol under XP – I suspect they are chatting away in the background all the time and it’s ignoring the control signals. Time to upgrade the laptop, methinks. Just a word of … Continue reading →
Mark Mettam took this photo of my current rig before a Lost garden gig. FCB1010 & twin foot pedals going through a behringer BCR2000 all feeding midi into a tatty old laptop, guitar to laptop via a Zoom G2u into … Continue reading →
I’ve just been sent a launchcontrol as part of a magazine subscription, but they didn’t explain that you need ableton 9 to unlock the full feature set! I could not find a working remote script for ableton 8 anywhere. In … Continue reading →
I had decided to add another looper track to ableton, so needed to reprogram a bank of the FCB1010 to control it. So, I copy the bank, paste into the next slot, adjust the CC values and send the sysex … Continue reading →
Just spotted that by subscribing to MusicTech mag, you get a free launch control! Seems to good to miss… http://www.musictech.net/2015/01/mt-subs/ … Continue reading →
Over the last 18 months, I’ve made a gradual transition from rack/pedal to laptop-based rig. Here’s my current set,-up, which gives me almost unlimited flexibility at modest cost. The “looper” device is basic by EDP standards, but still very functional. … Continue reading →