Good footswitch for the MOD Duo

Using MOD devices
#13

There’s also the JomLabs Vlt1 - truly a great MIDI pedal.
I’ve been using it with Eventide H9’s - design & technology is superb;
you can set it up it with your Android phone; (still not IOS, though…)
and it’s phantom powered via MIDI

check it out here:

http://www.jomlabs.com/en/midi-controller.html

#14

i got a 2nd hand disasterarea DMC-4 gen 2, wouldn’t particularly recommend it for the mod duo. the gen 3 can be set up to do configurable toggles properly, but the gen 2 is really limited in what you can set the buttons up for.

i hacked together an LV2 plugin for personal use that lets me map note presses to bypass switching but it’s a pain in the ass.

#15

There’s also this one, looks good…

  • just ordered one, I’ll give it a review:

The iCtrl-R mini MIDI-USB pocket size controller

http://www.daelectronics.com/

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#16

Here’s another option that looks promising: Morningstar MC6; http://www.morningstarfx.com/

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#17

@fox
Wow. This looks like a great pedal. It looks like it has built in midi clock which is something I’ve been looking for. (I have a very specific requirement…)

I’m going to look into this a bit more…

#18

You can find out more about it, and about the builder, from this thread: http://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/morningstar-mc6-review.1720574/

( i’m not affiliated in any way: just an interested bystander.)

#19

Would a midi-to-usb adapter work?

Such as this for example?

https://www.amazon.it/gp/aw/d/B00007JRBM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?__mk_it_IT=ÅMÅZÕÑ&qid=1487509155&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=usb+midi+interface&dpPl=1&dpID=41JzoEWrN3L&ref=plSrch

I have an old zoom 9095 midi pedalboard I’d like to use.

#20

That should probably work. I usually get the cheapo chinese ones which I’ve had be hit and miss, but I’ve used a similar usb->midi adapter for my FCB1010 and its plug and play on MOD (or desktop).

#21

There’s a lot of options posted already below: but in case you’re interested in DIY electronics (I know not all are…) its relatively easy to get MIDI output from an Arduino, and use it with a MOD!

The lovely folks over at LMP even have a tutorial for building a sequcener:
http://libremusicproduction.com/tutorials/arduino-and-midi-out

The Arduino tutorial is good for understanding the basics:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Midi

I think the power of using an Arduino and building your own MIDI controller is huge - total control* over button layout, functionality and FX :smiley:

*some electronics / programming effort required :wink:

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#22

Hi!

Can you use the actition 4 button midi foot switch for program change?

#23

Hej Svein Erik, small world! :slight_smile:

You can read about the Actition here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ActitioN-4-Button-USB-MIDI-Footswitch-MIDI-Foot-Controller-for-PC-Mac-iPad/222712579655?hash=item33dab44647:g:tB0AAOSwNsdXTWha

I only use it as on/off switches, but I guess you could cycle presets w one button, or possibly make each button do a “scene” within a pedalboard - haven’t tried that, though…

Good luck with your Mod Duo, it’s a wonderful pedal that just keeps on growing! :slight_smile: Bjarne

#24

As already mentioned elsewhere on this forum, I’ve found that the MOD Duo works great with the KMI SoftStep 2 :slight_smile:

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#25

:open_mouth: Hei gamle mester! Så gøy at du også har denne :smile:

I just got the ActitioN 4 and it’s working fine with my Mod. Thanks for the tip!
I have not found a way to cycle presets yet. So I ended up making banks with 4 different pedalboards and use one button to recall each one of them.

Do you have any favorite plug-ins, Bjarne? I’d love to hear what you can do with it :sunglasses:

Kærlig Hilsen
Svein Erik

#26

Sounds good, I’ll probably try that, too - making banks I mean…

I use just this one pedalboard most of the time, can’t be shared since it has a couple of unstable plugins, but here’s a screenshot:

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#27

Has anyone tried the Disaster Area DMC-4 Gen3? I’ve got and am having very little luck in getting it talking to my MOD Duo.

#28

Personally I advise the Morningstar MC6

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#29

Are you using one now?

#30

I am waiting for the mod duo x that I ordered. But for now I use it with the Line6 HX Stomp. It is a midi pedalboard very versatile and very simple to program.

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#31

Thanks! I’ve done a little more research into the MC6 and I really like the gui interface, among other things. I’m going to sell the DMC-4 and get the MC6. The price difference is not that great, and I’ve got several other things I need to sell also, so it’s really a no-brainer.

I’m sure I’ll be pestering the forum once I get the MC6!

Thanks again for your input.

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#32

A cheep option is the ART X15 Ultrafoot.
Has two modes.
One mode has labels like delay/reverb /distortion so its easy to match to mod duo boards and still remember what switch does what.
The other mode is program select which you can use to switch bank/presets