Anyone here have MainStage/MalletKAT experience? Helping a friend for Seussical. We have a pedal plugged in to Foot Controller 1 and set to next patch in MS. Sometimes it advances one patch, sometimes two, sometimes four. It is quite maddening.
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), Thunderbolt, 16GB RAM, 1TB HD
Mainstage has a MIDI message monitor built in. Use this to check, if the controller sends multiple events, which can happen, if the foot switch has bouncing contacts. While this never affects sustain operation of a piano, a contact bounce can be an issue, if used as a switch for patch changes.
Unfortunately, this can't be fixed with Scripter, you need to treat the pedal with something like Caig DeOxit or similar.
Hope this helps!
DaCaptain
DaCaptain is right - sustain style pedals are notorious for this problem. Get a Boss non-locking footswitch pedal. These are rock solid for this function and not expensive.
Also, be sure the port you are using is not a constant value controller (i.e. volume pedal). This would cause the multiple jumps you describe, as well.
Good luck.
UPDATE: I solved this. The port in question is, in fact, continuous (but also the only type available). Fortunately, the KAT has a menu option that allows you to set the range of values the pedal can send. I set both the min and max to 64 and all is well. I also set the pedal type in MS as "press and release.”
Thanks for all of the insight!
MainStage with MalletKAT question
