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hey everyone welcome to in the mix in

this video we're going to cover

Barringer's FCB 1010 which is a highly

flexible midi foot controller even

though the features on the interface are

easily accessible many users find the

official programming instructions vague

and somewhat daunting for beginners

hopefully this video will help you

fast-track the learning curve let's get

right into it

Beringer FCB 1010 is a relatively

inexpensive portable midi foot

controller that goes for about a hundred

and fifty dollars the build quality is

great and it's made to last for a long

time

it weighs almost eight pounds so it

stays in place and doesn't move around

easily there's enough space between the

pedals and foot switches on the

controller which makes it feel

comfortable in terms of foot positioning

this is a very popular pedal and has a

dedicated Yahoo group of over 13,000

users make sure to check out this group

as there's a lot of information and user

tips available this controller has a

built-in power supply and comes with the

power cable and a quick user guide the

PDF user manual can be downloaded from

the official website the FCB can be used

with just about any midi capable

software and hardware for example guitar

is commonly uses as a stomp box for

playing guitars through amp simulator

software and hardware such as Guitar Rig

and various line6 effect units on the

top panel there are 10 assignable preset

buttons a set of up-down stepper buttons

and two independent expression pedals on

the rear panel we have the power switch

and a pair of five pin MIDI in and out

through jacks

so this is strictly a five pin MIDI

device there's also two programmable and

really controlled switch jacks that can

be used to select channels on a guitar

amp and such all buttons on the top

panel may have multiple functions and

produce different results depending on

the selected mode for example the up and

down Keys can be used as stepper buttons

to cycle through different banks and

menus but in other modes they can also

be used to confirm a selection cancel a

selection or exit the selected mode

altogether we'll talk more about this

later there are two ways for programming

the FCB we can use the physical buttons

on the control panel to access the midi

features generally we would have to

press a number of buttons in order to

program a single function this is a

harder way to program the unit but it's

possible there's also a third-party

software editor available for Mac and PC

which makes the programming experience

far more easier this free software can

be downloaded from the mountain

utilities website

there is no USB connection on this pedal

so there's no way of updating the

firmware through running a software

installer this unit's from work can only

be upgraded by replacing the actual

physical chip you would need to remove a

number of screws and open the bottom

plate to replace the physical chip which

is pretty easy to do

there are also a number of unofficial

add-on kits and firmware chips that add

additional functionalities not available

through the factory model uno and Eureka

are the two most popular firmwares that

offer newer improved features just be

aware that using a third-party EEPROM

voids the warranty from Berenger

as of October 2017 the latest official

FCB 10/10 firmware from behringer is two

point five point one which costs about

ten dollars plus shipping through Amazon

even if you just bought a brand new FCB

it doesn't mean you have the most recent

form or revision older chips have

various bugs and issues so make sure you

have version 2.3 point 12 or higher

before trying to program the controller

the only way to tell is to remove the

bottom plate and read the sticker number

on the chip so let's check it out

there's a total of 16 screws on the

bottom plate that need to be removed

don't worry about these three screws

right here as you do not have to remove

them just remember the ones on the short

sides are all long screws and the rest

are short screws once you got all 16

screws out carefully remove the cover at

this point the only thing that is still

attached to the bottom plate is the

ground wire so do not pull the cover too

far this is the EEPROM right here mine

has the version 2.5 which is the latest

update so I won't have to update the

firmware for now if yours is an older

version I highly recommend that you

upgrade the firmware pay attention to

this half circle notch so you'll be able

to match the direction with the new

EEPROM you can use an IC tweezer or a

screw driver and get it in the tiny

space between the bottom of the chip and

the socket apply a bit of pressure and

gently lever it up a bit at a time so

one half won't get stuck in there

eventually it'll come loose and you'll

be able to remove it to upgrade with the

new EEPROM line up the notch and pins

with the holes on the socket on both

sides and carefully push it down into

place be extra careful not to bend the

pins it's recommended that you wear an

anti-static wristband while doing all

this there are some YouTube videos that

demonstrate the process very well

now let's talk about the relationship

between banks and presets the FCB 10/10

features a total of hundred presets that

are organized in ten banks numbered 0 to

9 each individual Bank contains 10

presets so presets 1 to 10 are stored in

Bank 0 presets 11 to 20 in Bank 1

presets 21 to 30 in Bank 2 and so on

there are two methods for selecting

banks and presets the paddles initial

power on default setting is Bank 0 with

direct select set to OFF in this mode we

can use the up/down buttons to step

through the banks and then select one of

the temporary sets within the selected

Bank here are some examples Bank 0

preset 5 Bank 3 preset 2 Bank 8 preset 7

the second method is selecting the banks

and presets with direct select set to on

make sure the unit is powered off press

and hold the down key and power on the

unit this will take you to the global

configuration menu as you can see the

green direct select LED lights up now we

can press the 10 key which will activate

direct select then press and hold the

down key for a few seconds to exit or

escape global configuration so again

hold the down key and power on the unit

press the 10 or direct select key and

then hold the down key for a few seconds

to exit the global mode now we can go

ahead and select the bank followed by

the preset for example this is Bank for

preset 5 or Bank 9 preset 7 or Bank 0

preset 3 with direct select activated

you no longer have to use the up/down

key to go to a bank first a bank and

preset can be directly selected by

pressing 2 foot switches obviously if

you're programming multiple banks you

can speed up the workflow by activating

the direct select mode but if you're

only working with one or two banks

there's no reason to go through the

process of activating direct select both

methods

accomplish the same thing so choose the

one that works best for you

if direct select is activated turning

off the FCB will not restore the default

setting to disable direct select you

will need to follow the steps to go back

to the global configuration menu turn

off key 10 or direct select exit global

and only then direct select is set to

off again

this is the part where things might get

a little confusing for many new FCB

10/10 owners when I looked at the pedal

for the first time I was under the

impression that I can only assign

program change messages two buttons one

to five cc messages two buttons six and

seven and so on because of the midi

functionality printed on each button

first of all there is absolutely no

difference between any of these foot

switches as none of them are hardwired

to be programmed in a certain way any

function assigned to button one can also

be assigned to five or seven or ten so

regardless of what it reads on the

switch when your normal performance mode

these are just flexible foot switches

one through ten and trigger whatever

parameter that's assigned to them the

only time these smaller prints above

each key means something is if you're in

a special editing mode such as global or

preset configuration only then each key

has a unique purpose and a different

function depending on the selected mode

to enter the preset configuration or

preset editing mode select a preset that

you would like to edit hold the down key

for a few seconds and that will take you

to the preset editing mode for the

selected key the green LED for switches

one and two will start flashing this is

the analog side of the preset

configuration these switches do not

transmit any MIDI messages they're relay

switches that can be used to control

external analog hardware such as guitar

amps while the green LED is flashing you

can use keys 1 & 2 to enable or disable

them for the selected preset press the

UP button once and it will take you to

select which is the middle section of

the preset editing mode in this page

switches 1 through 10 represent various

MIDI functions which are printed at the

very top of each key the first 5

switches at the bottom row are assigned

to program change messages 1 through 5

switches 6 & 7 to controller messages

switches 8 & 9 to CC messages for the

expression pedals a and B and switch 10

to a note message

so in preset editing mode we can use

these 10 keys to select up to 10 MIDI

assignments for the selected preset

right now PC 1 and exp a and B are

already enabled the

is just a default factory setting it

only means that out-of-the-box switch

four is programmed to transmit one

program change message and two CCS for

the expression pedals to enable or

disable a MIDI function just hold down

the key until the red LED turns on or

off we can turn off the expression

pedals altogether and assign only one PC

message or select multiple program

change messages

we can also select different

combinations or select all 10 MIDI

functions for the selected preset and

send them all to one or more MIDI device

simultaneously with one keystroke to

exit the preset configuration mode hold

the down key for a few seconds and

you'll get back to the normal

performance mode this will also save the

changes made to the preset

most MIDI devices have a list in the

user manual for the MIDI program change

in control change values that are

assigned to various parameters to

demonstrate the process we'll be using

the korg PA 4x which is connected to the

FC b through a 5 pin midi cable

here you can see a unique program change

number is assigned to certain features

of the PA for X we can use these PC

messages to remotely trigger the

features using an external controller

such as the FCB 1010 you would also need

to take a few simple steps to prepare

your midi device so it'll be able to

receive the midi data from the

controller the FCB uses the 1 through

128 numbering system clearly the PA 4x

uses the 0 through 127 numbering system

so we would need to add +1 to all these

PC numbers to make up for the difference

if the numbering systems are not matched

between the two devices we won't be able

to select the desired parameter right

now the FCB is set to transmit data on

channel 1 which is the default setting

so we'll go ahead and use the same midi

channel on the PA 4x if you decide to

use a different midi channel on the FCB

you would have to match the same channel

on the midi device you would also need

to check out the user manual to see if

your midi device requires a special

global setting for the midi in channel

the manual for the PA 4x says you can

remotely select the various style

elements by sending program change

messages on the control channel so once

we figured out which midi channel we're

going to use with the FCB we'll go ahead

and set the global status for that midi

channel to the control channel

now that the MIDI device is configured

to respond to the external controller

let's go ahead and program the presets

on the FCB to trigger some of these

features

now that the MIDI device is properly

configured to respond to the external

controller let's go ahead and program

preset one to a pc message select preset

one and hold down for a few seconds to

enter the preset editing mode press up

to go to the next page which is select

keys one eight and nine are already

selected again this is just a factory

default setting you may have different

MIDI functions enabled on your unit for

the time being let's enable PC one and

turn off everything else that we don't

need to make it less confusing

now press the activated key once and the

led for that MIDI function will start

blinking press the up key to go to the

next page which is number now we can

enter the program change value again

because the korg PA 4x is using the 0

through 127 numbering system we'll have

to adjust the numbers by plus 1 to match

the FCB system so enter 83 for intro 3

press up to confirm the selection and

the LED for PC 1 will stop blinking

press and hold down for a few seconds

changes are saved and we're back to the

normal performance mode now switch 1 is

programmed to trigger intro 3 on the

Korg PA for X let's go ahead and program

another 4 style elements 2 buttons 2 3 9

and 10 will be repeating the same

process except we'll enter a different

program change message

you

so the process is pretty simple select a

preset that you'd like to edit and the

preset editing mode enter the PC number

and then hold the down button to exit

right now the rest of the MIDI functions

are disabled so these five presets are

only going to transmit one single PC

message this is useful in case if you

wanted to dedicate a switch to a single

parameter now we should be able to

remotely control these five features

using the buttons 1 2 3 9 and 10 let's

check it out here's the front panel of

the MIDI device

intro three variation for fill for

ending three and variation one

so far we've assigned one PC message to

each key each preset can also be

programmed to transmit up to 5 PC

messages at once

this time let's go ahead and program

Bank 3 preset 4 to trigger variation 3

style 2 keyboard set base inversion

autofill and manual base so that would

be a total of 5 program change messages

assigned to one single preset go to Bank

3 and select preset 4 hold down for a

few seconds to enter the preset editing

mode press up once and select the middie

functions we have 5 different parameters

to assign so we would need to select all

PC 1 through 5 MIDI functions

now we can activate the keys one by one

and enter the PC assignments for each

individual key because the korg PA 4x is

using the 0 through 127 numbering system

we'll have to adjust the numbers by plus

1 to match the FCB system

once all PC messages are entered press

and hold-down to exit the preset editing

mode now we can trigger all these five

parameters using just one keystroke

there's an important factor to take into

consideration when it comes to assigning

multiple parameters to the same preset

you would need to carefully select the

ones that your midi device can actually

respond to simultaneously for example

with the PA for X you cannot select the

physical buttons for intro 1 intro 2 and

intro 3 all at the same time only one of

these 3 parameters can be activated at a

time if we send multiple PC messages for

these three parameters in one keystroke

the PA 4x will simply ignore them as it

is not designed to perform more than 1

intro sequence at the same time

there are also features that may require

more than just a single PC message for

example selecting a chord style or

keyboard set requires a string of three

MIDI messages CC 0 0 or MSB CC 32 or LSB

and a program change message MSB and LSB

pair is used to select a bank together

with a program change message they can

be used to select an entry such as a

sound or preset keys 6 & 7 or CNT 1 & 2

are reserved for control change messages

so we can use these two keys to program

MSB and LSB for programming the pc

message after CC 0 and CC 32 we should

always use pc 5 because that's the only

pc button that transmits data after CC 0

and CC 32 let's go ahead and program

retro beat which is a korg PA forex

factory style to switch 4 select the

switch hold the down key for a few

seconds to enter the preset editing mode

and press up to select a midi functions

for programming retro b we need three

keys or midi functions key 6 or cnt1 key

7 or cnt2 and pc 5 let's select these

three keys and disable everything else

that we don't need

now we need to program each key one by

one they don't have to be programmed in

a particular order but it's easier to

just follow the chart let's start from

CC zero zero press six once to activate

C and T one press up and enter the CC

controller number zero zero press up to

confirm enter the MSB bank value press

up again to confirm and now the light

four key six will stop blinking which

means key six is programmed to CC zero

zero

next is CC thirty-two press key seven

once

press up and enter the controller number

thirty-two press up to confirm and enter

the LSB Bank value press up again to

confirm the last command is a program

change message press PC five ones

press up and enter the program change

number which is 28 but because the korg

PA 4x uses the 0 through 127 numbering

system we would need to add plus 1 to

the PC number to match the FCB numbering

system press up to confirm and then

press and hold down for a few seconds to

exit the preset editing mode now

footswitch 4 is programmed to trigger

the retro beat style

the next two ones are switches 8 & 9 we

can use these two buttons to assign

continuous controller messages to the

expression pedals a and B there are 128

continuous controller messages available

per midi channel we can use these two

pedals to control variable parameters on

the MIDI devices such as keyboards amps

effect units and various virtual

instruments and software sequencers the

process of programming the expression

pedals is similar to PC messages first

you select a preset that you would like

to edit and then activate the midi

functions in the preset editing mode the

only difference is that continuous

controllers have a minimum and maximum

value ranging from 0 to 127 then we can

use the expression pedals a and B to

send a continuous stream of values to a

parameter within this range just like PC

messages the settings for the expression

pedals are tied to individual presets

the assignments for the pedals a and B

are not global so every single preset

can have its own independent expression

settings this means you can program the

expression pedal a and B to control

different parameters for various

switches if you want these two

expression pedals to control the same

parameter across all 10 presets you

would need to apply the same setting to

all 10 foot switches

here we have a MIDI track and Pro Tools

let's go ahead and program the pedals a

and B to control volume and mod wheel

for this track this would be an example

for the expression pedal controlling

basic common functions the standard MIDI

protocol for mod wheel and volume is c c

1 and c c 7 select the switch that you'd

like to program the pedal assignments

for press and hold the down key to enter

the preset editing mode press up and

select MIDI functions expression a and B

let's start with expression a press 8

once press up to confirm the selection

enter the controller number 7 for volume

press up to confirm here we can use

value 1 and 2 to set the minimum and

maximum range for the controller which

is between 0 and 127 or anything in

between if you would like the pedal to

control the full range enter 0 for value

1 press up to confirm enter 127 for

value 2

press up to confirm and the light for

key 8 will stop blinking to program the

second pedal press 9 once press up to

confirm the selection enter the

controller number 1 for mod wheel press

up to confirm this time let's set the

minimum and maximum range between 50 and

100 so enter 50 for value 1 by the way

you can also use pedal a to set the

value as well

press up to confirm enter 104 value to

press up to confirm and the light four

key nine will stop blinking press and

hold down for a few seconds to exit the

preset editing mode

now the expression petals a and B are

programmed to control common volume and

module parameters for switch one only

let's go ahead and record some volume

and mod wheel automation

here you can see panel a controls the

full range while petal bees sense

controller values from 50 to 100 so it's

controlling a much smaller range

there's a small problem here even though

we had assigned the expression pedal a

2-0 to 127 the midi-controller values

for volume didn't quite make it to the

maximum range

this means the pedal did not accurately

transmit a full range of controller

values from 0 to 127 the way to fix this

is to calibrate the expression pedals

press and hold keys 1 and 3 while

powering on the unit this will put the

FCB into self-test mode

release the keys when the display goes

completely blank the leds on the board

will turn on and off in sequence

you

once all LEDs are on depress all

switches including up and down keys one

at a time until all LEDs are turned off

wait for a few seconds until the relay

test is completed you may hear a few

quiet mechanical clicks if the MIDI port

is connected to a MIDI device the

display will quickly show a 1 which

means the MIDI port is functioning

properly once the screen reads f1 it

means we can go ahead and calibrate the

pedals press down once move the

expression pedal aid to the lowest value

and press up then move the pedal to the

highest value and press up again repeat

the steps with the expression pedal B

move it to the lowest value and press up

then move the pedal to the highest value

and press up again at this point the FC

B will go back to the normal mode now

both pedals are calibrated let's do some

volume automation to see if this solved

the range issue

as you can see the pedal is now able to

send controller values 0 to 127

you only need to calibrate the pedals if

they're not accurately transmitting the

full range

the last MIDI function is note let's

program the no function to switch eight

select the switch press and hold down

press up and activate key 10 which is

the note MIDI function press it once

press up to confirm the selection and

here you can enter the MIDI note number

0 is the lowest and 127 is the highest

note let's enter 72 for the note C 4

press up to confirm the selection press

and hold down to save and exit the

preset editing mode

now we can use switch 8 to send a c4

note message to a software or Hardware

MIDI vise

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depending on the MIDI devices that you

use there are some useful applications

for the note MIDI function for example

no numbers can be assigned to a sample

loop or sequence in a DA such as Ableton

and can be remotely triggered with the

FCB note on messages are also commonly

used for tap tempo applications as well

we can also use the FCB to control

functions that are specific to a

particular MIDI device

this is Cintron ik which is a vintage

synth virtual instrument by Ike a

multimedia we can use the foot switches

and expression pedals to remotely

control various parameters of this

instrument in real time here we have

some user combination patches assigned

to program change messages just like the

PA 4x keyboard

Cintron accuses the 0 through 127

numbering system so we wouldn't need to

add +1 to these PC messages on the FC B

let's go ahead and trigger the piano

patch by using bingsu preset for go to

bank to select preset for press and hold

down to enter the preset editing mode

select and activate the program change

MIDI function enter 2 for piano to match

the numbering system between the FCB and

Cintron ik press and hold-down to exit

and now we can use preset for of bank 2

to trigger the piano combination patch

incent Roenick

we can also use the MIDI learn feature

to pair up the expression pedals a and B

with various instrument specific

parameters just select and activate MIDI

learn for a parameter move the

expression pedal and that should

instantly pair up the two let's assign

pedal a to master volume

and that'll be Japan

pete'll B controls a smaller range while

pedal a controls a full range

to edit the range for a petal just go

back to the preset editing mode activate

the desired petal

edit the minimum and maximum range

and now petal bee can also control the

pan setting from 0 to 127

now let's talk about the analog section

of the preset editing mode

aside from 10 MIDI functions to relay

switches 1 & 2 can also be assigned to a

preset these on/off switches are

commonly used for controlling analog non

MIDI gear such as guitar amps connect

the switch 1 & 2 outputs of the FCB to

the footswitch input of your device

using a standard mono or stereo quarter

in check not all equipments respond to

open closed contacts or current feed so

you might want to check the user manual

for your device let's program the

switches for bank 1 preset 5 select the

switch and press and hold down to enter

the preset editing mode the green LED

above switch 1 & 2 starts flashing right

now both switches are disabled which is

the default setting we can use keys 1 &

2 to activate one or both switches at

the moment only switch 1 is connected to

the guitar amp so let's keep switch 1

enabled if you want to program MIDI

assignments press up and that will take

you to the MIDI programming section of

the preset configuration press the down

button once and it will take you back to

switches 1 & 2 when you're done

programming the preset hold the down

button for a few seconds which will save

that edits and exit now the red LED for

switch 1 lights up which means switch 1

is activated for preset 5 this is an

acoustic Sonic 30 Fender guitar amp and

a plate reverb is selected for the mic

input let's go ahead and plug in a

microphone into the XLR mic input ok now

there's a huge reverb on my voice if I

select any other preset with switch 1

disabled that will turn off the reverb

for the mic so now the signal is

completely dry back to preset 5 and the

reverb is on again obviously this guitar

amp also has an instrument input the

same way we can connect any of the two

switches to this instrument input and

then use the FCB to toggle instrument

microphone effects on and off the on/off

function for switches 1 and 2 is not a

global setting so if you want to use

that function in every preset you would

need to apply the setting to all 10

presets the

with the official stock ship is that you

can use these presets in normal

performance mode as latching switches

for analog switch 1 and 2 for example

selecting preset 5 activates switch 1

but if you press the same preset again

it won't turn off the switch this means

two separate pedals are needed want to

switch on and want to switch off if you

want to have full control over analog

switch is 1 & 2 you can reserve 2 Gore's

presets for this purpose for example you

can program presets 9 and 10 as

dedicated on-off switches again because

this is not a global setting you would

need to apply this assignment for all 10

banks and presets since there are 10

presets available within each Bank this

would be an acceptable workaround there

are additional options for switches 1 &

2 in the global configuration make sure

the unit is turned off power on the FCB

while holding the down key press the

button twice to go to the config page

switches 1 & 2 are already enabled which

is the default setting press switch one

once and the red LED shuts off press and

hold down for a few seconds to save the

setting and exit now the normal working

mode for the switch is changed to

momentary much like a keyboard sustain

pedal the switch engages while it's

being depressed so now that effect stays

engaged for as long as you hold the

switch down but once you let off the

switch it reverts back to off the status

of the switches can also be toggled with

a PEZ switch 1 and darkness switch to

make sure the FCB is turned off power on

the unit while pressing the down key

press the 10 key to enable direct select

then press up twice to go to the config

page make sure switches 1 & 2 are

enabled press and hold the down key for

a few seconds to exit when direct select

is activated the up/down switches are no

longer needed for Bank and preset

selection now they can be used as

latching switches to control the release

which is 1 & 2 up control switch 1 and

down control switch to only in this mode

we can use each key to toggle between

the switch settings

MIDI channel assignment is a global

function and it can only be done in the

global mode hold the down key while

powering up the unit and that will take

you to the direct select page which is

the default selection when we enter the

global configuration menu

press up to go to the MIDI functionality

page the global MIDI channel setting is

channel 1 for all MIDI functions here in

this page we can select and assign

different MIDI channels to various MIDI

functions all changes made to MIDI

channels are global and applied to all

10 banks

this means a MIDI function cannot be

assigned to more than one MIDI channel

for example if we assign PC 5 to MIDI

channel 3 it's always going to transmit

data on channel 3 across all 10 banks

for the sake of this video let's go and

assign PC 4 to MIDI channel 9 make sure

the MIDI function page is selected press

switch 4 to select PC 4 and here you can

see the current MIDI channel assigned to

PC 4 press up to come from the MIDI

function selection and now you can enter

the new MIDI channel number press up to

confirm the change at this point if you

want to change the MIDI channel for

other MIDI functions just press the up

button a few times till you get back to

the MIDI function page then select the

MIDI function and repeat the process

once you're done just press and hold

down for a few seconds to save and exit

the global configuration mode just

remember that you're only changing the

MIDI channel for a specific MIDI

function and not for a preset button

there are a number of reasons for why

you might want to change the MIDI

channel for a MIDI function sometimes a

MIDI device has different parameters

that may require completely different

settings let's head back to the korg PA

4x real quick the global MIDI in channel

1 is already taken for parameters that

require the control setting obviously we

can't share this channel with another

parameter that requires a different

setting so in this case we would need to

assign the setting to a different on use

channel let's go ahead and use the FC b

to control the volume of the drum track

this requires one of the midi channels

to be assigned to drum now the PA 4x is

expecting to receive data for the drum

track on channel 2 only in this case we

would need to assign one of the

expression pedals to channel 2 as well

so they can communicate with each other

on the same channel keep and hold the

down button pressed while powering on

the unit

press up once and select the MIDI

function we're going to use petal a so

select switch 8 press up and enter 2 for

the MIDI Channel press up to confirm and

press and hold down for a few seconds to

save the new MIDI channel for the

expression pedal a and exit

now select a preset that you would like

to edit press and hold the down button

to go to the preset editing mode press

up and activate the MIDI function for

the expression pedal a press up and

enter seven which is the standard midi

CC value for volume press up to confirm

the minimum and maximum range and then

press and hold the down button to save

and exit now we can use the FCB to

control the volume for the drum track

we can daisy-chain two or more MIDI

devices and use different MIDI channels

to address specific devices in the chain

in this setup there are two keyboards

that are daisy chained to the only

output port on the FCB the midi out

signal of the pedal is sent to the MIDI

in of synth a a copy of the same signal

is also sent to synth be using the MIDI

through two MIDI in connection each

device can be assigned to receive on a

separate MIDI channel then the FC B can

be programmed to transmit on those

channels to target each individual

device let's go ahead and control the

drum tracks for these two midi devices

by using the expression pedals a and b

both pedals will be assigned to the

standard c c7 for volume but we will

program pedal aid to transmit on channel

one and pedal B on channel two press and

hold the down button while powering on

the unit

press up once and select switch 8 for

the MIDI function exp a press up and

enter 1 for the MIDI channel press up to

confirm now press the up button a few

times to get back to the MIDI

functionality page select switch 9 for

the MIDI function exp B press up and

enter 2 for the MIDI Channel press up to

confirm press and hold down for a few

seconds to save the MIDI channels for

both pedals and exit

now select a preset that you would like

to edit press and hold the down button

to go to the preset editing mode

press up and activate the MIDI function

for the expression pedal a press up and

enter seven which is the standard MIDI

CC value for volume press up to confirm

the minimum maximum range make sure

pedal B is also set to trigger CC seven

the same way

press and hold the down button to save

an exit

so here we have all three devices side

by side expression pedals a and B are

programmed to transmit cc7 on MIDI

channels 1 & 2 MIDI configuration for

synth a and B is slightly different

since a can only respond to expression

pedal 8 which is transmitting on channel

1 since B is set to receive all MIDI

data generated from both pedals a and B

we don't have to worry about channels 3

to 16 because for this setup the FC B is

only transmitting on channels 1 & 2 with

these settings pedal is controlling both

sins because they're set to receive the

midi data on channel 1 since a is set to

OFF for channel 2 so pedal B can only

control since B as it's transmitting on

MIDI channel 2 if you want to target a

specific device in the daisy chain

without triggering other instruments you

would need to assign each midi device to

a specific midi channel for example here

we can set synth a to channel 1 and

since B to channel 2 so now each

instrument can be controlled separately

this is how you can daisy chain more

midi devices and control their

parameters using the FC b's foot

switches and expression pedals on

different midi channels

we can save the FC B's memory and create

various backups for different MIDI

setups using the system exclusive

messages there are many software's that

you can use for sending and receiving

sysex files for the purpose of backing

up and loading presets however I

strongly suggest that you download the

FCB 1010 editor from the mountain

utilities website to demonstrate the

process let's go ahead and program three

PC messages to switch three and then

save and backup our preset programming

to the computer select switch three

press and hold down to enter the preset

editing mode now let's activate and

program pcs one through three one by one

and assign a number to each PC one to 80

PC to 281

and pc3 282 press and hold-down to exit

the preset configuration mode make sure

the midi out of the FCB is connected to

the midi input of the software or midi

recorder we're using an ax Mario uno

MIDI USB converter cable to make the

connection press and hold the down

button for a few seconds while powering

on the unit

once you're in the global configuration

mode press up twice to go to the

configuration page now let's launch the

FCB 1010 manager click on the middie tab

and then go to the MIDI devices setup

window to make sure the proper MIDI

input and output is selected

now press switch 6 to dump the FCB data

when the red LED goes off it means all

sis acts data have been transmitted

which happens relatively fast then click

receives his ex and the editor starts

receiving the data once the data is

received click writes his ex to save the

backup file with a descriptive name this

is also how you can create a library of

your favorite presets to do a factory

resore turn off the FCB press and hold

switches 1 & 6 while powering on the

unit the display will show 0 9 with

flashing decimal points and then count

down slowly to 0 0 this will restore the

factory settings and you will lose your

current program presets now we no longer

have the three program changes that we

had earlier assigned to switch 3

we can also send a backup file from the

computer to the unit make sure the midi

out of the computer is connected to the

MIDI end of the FCB

press and hold the down button for a few

seconds while powering on the unit once

you're in the global configuration mode

press up twice to go to the

configuration page press seven which

tells the FCB to wait for system

exclusive data and the red LED lights up

then press reads this X and locate the

backup file then click transmits this X

the switch LED flash and the FCB Tenten

received the data once the LED dies out

it means the presets are back in FC B's

memory now we can exit the global

configuration

just to be sure let's go to the preset

programming mode for switch 3

here we have pcs one through three that

we had originally programmed for switch

three I strongly recommend that you guys

use this editor for sending and

receiving sysex files

sometimes the FCB doesn't respond very

well to other softwares this editor is

safe and works every time I really hope

you found this video useful in the next

video we're going to have a closer look

at the FCB 1010 editor from the mountain

and utilities website more FCB and MIDI

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wonderful friend Nemec from Cork forums

a shout-out for his valuable

contribution thanks again for watching

and see you next time