Midi Foot pedal with Reason - is it possible?

[Leighbeater]

Hello

Is anyone using a midi foot pedal with Reason?

I want one mainly to make new track in the sequencer while i am playing guitar etc - is it possible?

How would i go about setting it up?

cheers

[PSoames]

Yes it is. I use a Behringer FCB1010 (unmodified) footboard for my switching. It's a bit complicated to setup but there are simpler options out there.

To use your footswitch, the simplest option is to;

- Right click "ALT" on transport bar.
- Select "EDIT REMOTE OVERRIDE MAPPING"
- A Dialogue box will appear.
- Ensure "Learn from control surface input" is checked.
- Hit the footswitch
- Press OK

Now everytime you press the switch a new track will appear in the sequencer. If you've selected an AUDIO track in the sequencer, a new audio track will become active and the old one will mute. If you've selected a MIDI lane, a new midi lane within the instrument's track will show, again muting the old.

If you want to over-dub, do the same as above but for DUB instead of ALT.

[Leighbeater]

Thankyou @PSoames

seems easy enough

I have been watching some Youtube videos of it as well, looks like I can edit the remote maps in Reason as well for the foot controllers

Some of the USB Midi foot controllers are pretty expensive e.g.. the soft step 2

the FCB1010 seems reasonable. What do you mean (unmodified) ?

[normen]

Theres a modded chip for the FCB1010 available called the FCB UNO (on ebay et al) that makes it a bit more flexible. As it comes from the factory it really only sends Program Change signals afaicr.

[Leighbeater]

Ok thanks Norman
I also found the Logidy UMI3 MIDI but its only 3 buttons and I would have to get it from the US

I will have to have a think about what i actually need from a foot pedal

[ljekio]

I use FCB1010 with Reason and dunno why I need to modify firmware it.
I guess it modifying for using with hardware.
Some years ago I upload remote codec for FCB1010 to the old PH forum, repeating it here now.

FCB1010.zip

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Remote codec for factory bank of Behringer FCB1010. Using 00, 01 and 02 factory presets.
00 preset: For any control of devices and globally list patches by the 8<->9 buttons, tap tempo by 10 button.
01 preset: Extend any devices control and globally loop switch, auto-quantize and precount buttons.
02 preset: Transport panel (1<->5) and next/previous sequencer's track (8<->9 buttons). New dub and New alt take (6-7 buttons).

[Leighbeater]

Nice work thanks for posting that again, will be sure to check it out if I get the FCB1010

One thing i am having real fun with at the moment in Reason is Alligator.

Manually opening the gate in different patterns. I am guessing that will be awesome doing that with a foot controller while i play either my guitar or synth in at the same time

[normen]

I use FCB1010 with Reason and dunno why I need to modify firmware it.

Nobody said you need to mod it to use it with Reason. PSoames explicitly said what he described works WITHOUT a mod.

[Oquasec]

Got an old korg ps-1 pedal to use for wait for midi when I don't wanna map the transport bar to any pads/piano notes/control surfaces for on the fly jamming.