iRig Blueboard - Long Press - Help
Hi there - I noticed someone had an issue with the hold function executing for any press of that assigned pedal when in cc mode on the FCB 1010. 'ABrokenRecord' figured out that the FCB 1010 needed to be configured to 'send notes' in order for the hold binding to work. - http://forum.loopyapp.com/discussion/2610/fcb1010-long-press-help/p1
I have a newly acquired iRig Blueboard - and am trying to figure out the best way of setting it up. I figure CC Mode will at least give me 8 functions with the four pedals (normal press and long press on each of the 4 pedals). However I am experiencing the exact same problem described in the thread link above; when I assign a 'midi on" (e.g 'Record') and a different 'midi hold' function (e.g clear track) for the same pedal - any press of the pedal seems to only execute the clear track function assigned in the hold binding.
I cannot find any information online regarding the Blueboard 'sending notes'. I'm a newb - but my understanding is that cc mode is the mode for sending notes.??
Any advice on how to set it up would be welcome. I'm contemplating cc mode because of the hold functionality. If I go down the route of PC mode - I'm faced with changing banks if I want any more than 4 pedal functions assigned. However loopy does not indicate which bank a midi device is residing on - so concerned pc mode might get a bit confusing if I try more than one bank.
Any thoughts anyone?
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irig blueboard doesn´t send notes. cc=continuous controller messages and pc=program change events are sent.
i usually make bindings in loopy with note events (on and hold). but i just tried making two cc bindings with my keith mcmillen softstep2 (on and hold). it worked perfectly.
you could try to find out if the irig blueboard can send different types of cc messages (momentary=sends a value/ latch=on/off).
i think it should be the momentary type that can do both bindings (on/hold).
Thanks for your guidance. Upon further research - I'm beginning to think I was a little hasty with the iRig Blueboard purchase. It turns out that a number of Blueboard customers are disgruntled with the lack of momentary type cc messages. To a large degree, the capacity of the blueboard is really controlled by the software it connects to. (not a standard bluetooth connection). On the iPad, the app it connects to is called "Blueboard"; it simply does not do momentary messages. There are other issues with the various Mac versions of this software too.
So for now - I guess I'm limited to 4 function bindings rather than the 8 I had hoped for.
For those considering an iRig Blueboard (for Loopy HD) - you might want to check the version of the Blueboard app first to see if it has the functionality that you want, prior to purchase. Here are a couple of links on the issue I found very informative...
http://cgi.ikmultimedia.com/ikforum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7966
http://practicalusage.com/?p=1034
Thanks @owi for your reply. I did consider the SoftStep 2 in my deliberations but was hoping to achieve what I wanted to do with the compactness and 'wirelessness' (excuse me making up a word) of the Blueboard.
Can I ask how you are interfacing your SoftStep 2 and (presumably) audio with your iOS device?
Cheers
yes, of course, @patricksully,... the softstep2 is connected to the ipad (air1) via cck
http://www.thomann.de/gb/apple_lightning_auf_usb_camera_adapt.htm?offid=1&affid=1&subid=331520&subid2=Apple Lightning auf USB Camera Adapt&origin=boost
and a small powered usb hub like this one:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000HWYAYI?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
the power comes from a power bank like this one:
http://www.amazon.de/EasyAcc-15600mAh-Powerbank-Kapazität-Smartphones/dp/B00Q2EEMU2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1434680892&sr=8-2&keywords=power+bank+15000mah
to connect the powerbank to your audio interface and the hub you will need an adapter:
http://www.amazon.de/InLine-USB-2-0-Y-Anschlußkabel-Stecker/dp/B002NFCD78/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0FFMZWBK2HG23C6JH2WZ
or this:
http://www.amazon.de/USB-Mini-Y-Kabel-Stecker-Mini-B-5pol/dp/B000TG3H2S/ref=sr_1_8?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1434681201&sr=1-8&keywords=usb+2+y+kabel
there are several audio and midi interfaces (all class compliant - no drivers needed) and they are simply
connected to the usb hub via usb cable (see links above) (audio interface only one at a time and midi interfaces sometimes several).
ios doesn´t allow more than one audio interface to be connected to the ipad.
but there are more opportunities for using foot pedals:
http://forum.loopyapp.com/discussion/2647/diy-bluetooth-pedal-from-keyboard#latest
http://forum.loopyapp.com/discussion/2695/homemade-bluetooth-midi-footpedal#latest
http://forum.loopyapp.com/discussion/2521/show-and-tell-2015#latest
http://forum.loopyapp.com/discussion/2517/korg-nanopad2-as-midi-foot-controller#latest