music_response
Max Output Level: -90 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5
- Joined: 2014/10/26 07:54:15
- Status: offline
How to use Roland A-800 Pro with foot switch/foot pedal to activate record in X1
Hi, just been trying to get my A-800 to act as a punch in controller by using the dedicated DP-2 pedal. I would like to be able to activate 'record' by hitting the foot switch. I have set up the A-800 with X1 and it works as an ACT controller, and the buttons seem to work according to the controller map, including the 'record' button, but I can not get this function to be assigned. I have tried 3 approaches: key bindings, A-800's bundled editor and by trying to change sub-menu settings on the A-800 directly, all with no luck. Are there any tutorials out there that explain this - how to switch on 'record' by using the A-800's hold (sustain) pedal, that goes in the P1 input. Can anyone help? Just note, in case you'd like to post on alternative ways on punching in, that I want to be able to switch record by using the pedal. I know there are other ways to switch record on, and many ways to overdub in X1 but this is how I would like to do it. Grateful for your advice.
post edited by music_response - 2014/10/26 18:57:00
|
azslow3
Max Output Level: -42.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3297
- Joined: 2012/06/22 19:27:51
- Location: Germany
- Status: offline
Re: How to use Roland A-800 Pro with foot switch/foot pedal to activate record in X1
2014/10/26 11:30:39
(permalink)
There is another relevant forum section with some tips: http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/2181430 Another approach is to add yet another plug-in (for example Generic Surface) with the same MIDI input to do that. But there are some consequences (you can check my site for more info).
Sonar 8LE -> Platinum infinity, REAPER, Windows 10 pro GA-EP35-DS3L, E7500, 4GB, GTX 1050 Ti, 2x500GB RME Babyface Pro (M-Audio Audiophile Firewire/410, VS-20), Kawai CN43, TD-11, Roland A500S, Akai MPK Mini, Keystation Pro, etc. www.azslow.com - Control Surface Integration Platform for SONAR, ReaCWP, AOSC and other accessibility tools
|
music_response
Max Output Level: -90 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5
- Joined: 2014/10/26 07:54:15
- Status: offline
Re: How to use Roland A-800 Pro with foot switch/foot pedal to activate record in X1
2014/10/26 13:01:51
(permalink)
Hi, many thanks will have a look now... Just to add that in the meantime I've ordered a USB PC foot switch. Costs around $10. Enables you to activate a keyboard command. Works a bit like a USB keyboard the difference being you can only execute one command at a time. Good enough to activate record. Not perhaps as elegant as having a pedal attached to the A800 but after a few hours of trying to figure this out thought I'd give this a go. Will post how I get on. In any case, if someone can explain how to do it via the control interface still very interested.
post edited by music_response - 2014/10/26 18:33:42
|
music_response
Max Output Level: -90 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5
- Joined: 2014/10/26 07:54:15
- Status: offline
Re: How to use Roland A-800 Pro with foot switch/foot pedal to activate record in X1
2014/10/30 17:52:07
(permalink)
Happy days! Got my USB PC footswitch today. I ordered it on ebay, cost under $10. Took literally under 5 minutes to setup. All you need to do is specify that hitting the pedal activates the letter R. I then started X1 and tested it. It worked straight away. Hit it once - starts recording, hit it again it stops, just like pressing R on the keyboard. It works just like a traditional punch in recording foot pedal. I'm now getting ambitious and might get the triple pedal, cost around $20, so that I can start, stop and record.
|
azslow3
Max Output Level: -42.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3297
- Joined: 2012/06/22 19:27:51
- Location: Germany
- Status: offline
Re: How to use Roland A-800 Pro with foot switch/foot pedal to activate record in X1
2014/10/30 19:11:42
(permalink)
Sonar 8LE -> Platinum infinity, REAPER, Windows 10 pro GA-EP35-DS3L, E7500, 4GB, GTX 1050 Ti, 2x500GB RME Babyface Pro (M-Audio Audiophile Firewire/410, VS-20), Kawai CN43, TD-11, Roland A500S, Akai MPK Mini, Keystation Pro, etc. www.azslow.com - Control Surface Integration Platform for SONAR, ReaCWP, AOSC and other accessibility tools
|
music_response
Max Output Level: -90 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5
- Joined: 2014/10/26 07:54:15
- Status: offline
Re: How to use Roland A-800 Pro with foot switch/foot pedal to activate record in X1
2014/10/31 11:23:29
(permalink)
Many thanks, noted, will investigate further. My first impression though is that if you just want to plug a switch pedal into a USB port in order to punch in record (and don't want to spend more than $20), then having a simple USB PC pedal does the job. I did spend a while trying to sort this via MIDI, so I was very pleasantly surprised how quickly I was able to get a result once I had this pedal. Thanks for the advice though, the Behringer foot controller looks useful if you are trying to simultaneously do a number of different things.
|