Axium 61 + Behringer FCB1010 Midi Foot Controller

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Axium 61 + Behringer FCB1010 Midi Foot Controller

I'm thinking of using a Behringer FCB1010 Midi Foot Controller with my Axium 61 through Mainstage. I'm hoping to control volume, expression, and patch changes with the foot controller. Has anyone had any luck with a combination like this? Any suggestions? Also, is it better to run a keyboard through the PA or to buy a keyboard amp?

Thanks!

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Sep 5, 2009 7:55 PM

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Rama KMC

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Sep 6, 2009 3:23 PM in response to t_dogk

I'm using very similar setup with Oxygen 49 + FCB1010 and it works a treat. I can't recommend it highly enough. Also strongly recommend UNO firmware for FCB1010, adding "stompbox mode" amongst other things. I have control over volume, patch changes and mainstage fx pedalboard via FCB1010 and simultaneous parameter control via faders, knobs & buttons on Oxygen. Faders double as drawbars for my hammond sound.

I'm using a neat little edirol firewire card with 4 analog outs & 2 ins. Bass & mic go into inputs. Both are processed and amped in mainstage. Keys and bass both go to PA from outputs 1 + 2. Vocals go to PA from output 3. All go to my monitor (behringer powered speaker) from output 4.

Oxygen is hooked up to a bass sound, while all other voices are played with M Audio 88 note. I play all the time in several bands and am delighted with this set up

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Sep 6, 2009 8:15 PM in response to Rama KMC

Thanks for the info. I went out and bought an FCB1010 today and am having problems getting it to work. How is your system set up? Are you running the FCB1010 through your Oxygen 49 or both into Mainstage separately? I was hoping to run the FCB1010 into my Axium 61 and then the Axium 61 into Mainstage.

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Rama KMC

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Sep 7, 2009 3:13 PM in response to t_dogk

I'm using an Edirol firewere Soundcard and have the FCB going into it's midi input. Are you using the UNO firmware chip? It only costs a few dollars and hugely increases the FCB1010's potential. What kind of hassles you having? Is Mainstage seeing midi coming in?

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Rama KMC

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Sep 7, 2009 3:14 PM in response to t_dogk

the oxygen has no midi in. Should be fine with the setup you propose.

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Sep 12, 2009 1:42 PM in response to Rama KMC

Thanks for all of the advice Rama. I think I am going to purchase the UnO firmware update (the Behringer firmware is very limiting), but before I do I just want to be sure of its functionality. I'm planning to play bass and keys through Mainstage (bass mostly) controlling patch changes with 10(previous) and 5(next), stompboxes with 1 through 4, possibly mute and some other miscellaneous functions with 6 through 8, volume with expression pedal B, and other expressions with expression pedal A. Does this sound feasible with the UnO firmware update?

Thanks!

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Sep 30, 2009 8:15 AM in response to t_dogk

This Behringer seems like quite a beast, but here is my question (which I hope will stop me having to spend £200 more on a GIO) -

can some of the footswitches be mapped to the transport controls of playback, and others to the virtual stompboxes?

Anyone done it? How easy/difficult/madness inducing?

Thanks in advance

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Sep 30, 2009 8:29 AM in response to littleeden

oh yes, and/or step up and down through patches

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