Behringer FCB1010 Manual Do Utilizador

MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER FCB1010

2.5 Controller toggle function

This function allows you to configure one controller so that it

alternately sends two different values, e.g. effect bypass, drive

on/off, etc.

In order to enable the controller switch-over function, you

need to globally select the same MIDI channel for CNT1 and

CNT2 (see chapter 2.2), and enter the same controller

number for CNT1 and CNT2 in the preset (NUMBER, see

chapter 2.4.4).

The first time you recall the preset, it will send the controller

value of CNT1 (VALUE 1), with each additional key press you

can alternate between CNT2 and CNT1. Example: Select preset

1 without DRIVE function on the BEHRINGER V-AMPeach time

you press the same button again, DRIVE will be switched

on or off respectively: PROG CHG 1 = 1, CNT 1 NUMBER = 26,

VALUE 1 = 0, CNT 2 NUMBER = 26, VALUE 1 = 127.

2.6 TAP-TEMPO function

In addition to the NOTE function, which is used by many effects

devices to tap the song tempo, the FCB1010 offers you another

way to reach this goal: the TAP-TEMPO function also allows you

to enter the song tempo, however, transmits a FCB1010-

generated controller value to the controlled effects device, in

order to adjust the delay time. Advantage: you can also control

devices that cannot process NOTE commands, but only allow

for changing the delay time by means of a MIDI controller.

The TAP-TEMPO function does not work with

DIRECT SELECT enabled.

The TAP-TEMPO function has no dedicated switch, but is

activated as follows:
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Select the PRESET you wish to edit.

Keep the DOWN/ESCAPE key pressed longer than 2.5 sec.

to get to the programming mode. The green SWITCH 1/

SWITCH 2 LED in the display starts flashing.

Use the UP/ENTER key to get to the next page. The SELECT

LED in the display is lit.

To program a MIDI function, you have to first activate

it. Individual MIDI functions are activated by keeping

the corresponding keys pressed for a few seconds.

Active MIDI functions are indicated by a permanently

lit footswitch LED.

Select the NOTE function you wish to edit by keeping the

10/0 key pressed for a few seconds and then consequently

tap it once again briefly. The footswitch LED blinks.

Confirm your selection with UP/ENTER. The NUMBER LED

lights up.

Enter the maximal possible delay time value for the equipment

you wish to control. Calculate the value that is to be entered

for NOTE by dividing the maximum delay time value by

10 ms. Confirm your selection with UP/ENTER. The SELECT

LED lights up.

Please note that the FCB1010 allows for a maximum

delay time of 1,270 ms, which is due to the MIDI

standards maximum resolution of 7 bits (= 128

values).

Activate control change 1 (CNT 1) by keeping the footswitch

6 pressed for a few seconds. The footswitch LED lights

up and is activated by briefly tapping the footswitch (the

LED blinks).

Press UP/ENTER again. Now the FCB1010 prompts you to

enter a controller number. The NUMBER LED lights up. Enter

the controller number which the manufacturer of your

effects device has preset for delay time changes. Confirm

your selection with UP/ENTER. The VAL1 LED lights up.

The VALUE to be entered now corresponds to the upper

limit of the parameter range determined by the controlled

device. That might sound a bit confusing, but its quite easy:

the manual that came with the device usually contains an

effects table listing the parameter range to be input via MIDI

in order to control the delay time. For example, the device

might use the entire range from 0 through 127; or a limited

range from 0 through 63, and so on. So, the VALUE

parameter simply determines the resolution with which the

delay time can be programmed. The higher the value, the

higher the resolution.

Confirm your entry with UP/ENTER. The SELECT LED lights

up.

Disable Control Change 1 (CNT 1) by means of a long foot-

switch press on footswitch #6. This is necessary because

otherwise each time you select the PRESET used for tempo

tapping, the FCB1010 would transmit the controller defined

here (including the adjusted VALUE parameter), instead of

the FCB1010-generated value.

Quit PRESET programming mode by means of a long press

on DOWN. Now, the TAP-TEMPO function is ready for use.

To use the tap-tempo feature, press the footswitch (which

selects the PRESET just programmed) twice in the rhythm of the

music, e.g. every crotchet or quaver note. The FCB1010 will

calculate the delay time and send it to the receiving device, by

means of the controller you selected before. If the interval

between the two footswitch presses is greater than the maximum

NOTE/NUMBER value, the FCB1010 will divide the time by 2 until

it is equal to or smaller than the maximum value. Thus, a crotchet

delay becomes a quaver or semiquaver delay, depending on

which value can be processed in the receiving device.

2.7 Data storage

2.7.1 Saving the FCB1010 memory with the help of

SysEx dumps

The FCB1010 allows you to transmit PRESETS in the form of

system-exclusive data to a sequencer or other MIDI recorder. In

this way, you can save your data or manage several MIDI set-

ups (e.g. studio equipment, guitar equipment, etc.).

If you wish to save your data on an external sequencer/

computer, please follow the instructions below:
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Connect the MIDI OUT of your FCB1010 to the MIDI IN of

your sequencer/computer (see fig. 2.5)

Keep the DOWN switch pressed roughly 2.5 sec during

power-up to enter the GLOBAL CONFIGURATION menu.

Press UP until the CONFIGURATION LED lights up. Now the

unit is in CONFIGURATION mode.

Start the RECORD function on your sequencer/computer.

The footswitch LED lights up and is no longer lit up when all

SysEx data from the FCB1010 have been transmitted. Then

press footswitch #6 to dump the FCB1010 data. Quit the

GLOBAL CONFIGURATION menu by means of a long press

on DOWN/ESCAPE.

2. PROGRAMMING THE FCB1010