Controller Toggle Function; Tap-Tempo Function; Data Storage - Behringer FCB1010 User Manual

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MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER FCB1010 User Manual

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-AMP—each 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.
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The TAP-TEMPO function does not work with DIRECT SELECT enabled.
The TAP-TEMPO function has no dedicated switch, but is activated as follows:
•
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
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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 standard's 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 it's 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:
• 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