All user reviews for the Behringer FCB1010 Midi Foot Controller

I use it mainly for a few months is to drive my POD XT or Toneport of Gearbox Software Line 6, or Ableton Live or Logic (transport bar to register).

Unbeatable value for money!

But above all I changed the EPROM to use alternative firmware Uno. The chip cost me 15 euros on the net and just for the Stompbox mode (which preserves the state of the preset / effects pedals assigned to stomp / mod / delay / RGB even if we change the preset or bank). .. is the day and night for the Line 6 POD.
Not to mention a tap tempo that really works.
In short, we can begin to compare it to the Line 6 pedal in terms of functionality and ergonomics (and given the price difference, there's no photo).
You end up with 19 banks of 5 presets + 5 stompbox assignable fixed instead of the 10 banks of 10 preset standard mode (still managed by the UNO, a global setting to enable or not the mode "stompbox").
Also note that the stompbox can operate in "temporary" effect is active until you release the pressure on the pedal. It can accommodate as well.

To learn more on it here:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/fcb1010_uno/

For MAC users: I just programmed with a dedicated editor Sysex
http://www.ripwerx.com/RipwerxFcb1010Editor.html
It can handle both the official firmware of the UNO Behringer. (For the PC there are two excellent graphics editors, see the yahoo group). CAUTION: provide two MIDI cables in and out to use software to read / write config / presets ... the FCB is delivered with a cable).

What is good in providing Behringer is that, despite the fact that in general they do not break the ass for their clients, they are nevertheless quite interesting commodity to third-party developers to do the job in their place (I've seen it with the viewer software for Mac on the BCF 2000).

All that to say that I rediscovered my FCB1010 for several days.

EDIT: To avoid disappointment, do not you start in changing the EPROM if you do not read English. (I say this to people who contact me by MP but I do not have too much temsp to help them out)

I bought this crankset for a few months to replace the digitech control one of 2112 that made the soul.
In the first case we have seen a fairly complete pedalier robust but somewhat imposing.
When programming, I galr because of my debut into the world of MIDI and a leaflet unclear.
While it is very simple, setting the pedals and the receiver (preamp in my case) the same MIDI channel, the switches will work.
Need to be addressed after the prog advance as expression pedals but with a little research, you get there.
After the operation, the latency is short enough switches work well, but the expression pedals are a bit of precision because of their race a little short (1 / 4 of the race does not matter)
The ratio quality price is more than adequate for its competitors costs almost double.
In short, if you want a foot controller to control presets and an expression pedal for volume or other who does not deserve a lot of precision, go for it.

EDIT 2010:
APRS 3 years of use (repeat concerts), the pdalier does not flinch.
For the use I make of (control of preamp presets and some CONTRL volume effect and expression) is more than enough.
Only LGERS default: lightweight power supply hum of the transformer, and imprecise expression pedal.
I ride in note 8 RAPORT quality for price.

I use for 2 years.
Report qualitprix rather good.
Robust.
Easy hack and rpar.
I use it with keyboards. We regret the impossibility of reversing the positions Work / Rest of the relay sustains the keyboard does not work all the same according to the manufacturers. Why not for MIDI sustains you tell me? was not always possible ...
The pedals are expressions for paramtres dgrossir like wha wha but in terms of "touchquot; is not great and not at all prcis. For orders of volumes by example, it trs galre to do something to clean without a rglage approximate trsdsaglable to get (finally) to the result expected ...
impossible to change MIDI channel along the way, too bad.
practical and function between MIDI MERGE / OUT, quickly buying a Merger.
Programming a little archaque but effective and fast enough with all of the same habit.
The internal power supply transformer is ultra loud ... impressive ...
With exprience, this choice probably would do for the quality aspect ratio product price. remains a good and a trs trs reliable MIDI controller, not that complicated to program.

I use it for 8 months ...

The +: 2 expression pedals, solid design ...

The -: a manual to explain frankly NUL NUL FROM HOME! (But it is similar to its competitor roland FC 200 ...) Fortunately there is a net with explanatory videos on YouTube or other forum or I would never happened paramtrer my Rocktron Prophesy pdalier with this. ..

Now everything runs ... with a single tap of the foot I change my simultanment synth presets and my multi-effects! (Thanks a box 'midi solutions' type quadra thru)

Great value quality price! and I immediately find plenty of other possibilities with this pdalier right now ...

trs assurment a good choice!

- I use it for 2 weeks ending for
- No report qualitprix rel competition (I know), it is full rev, it seems solid.

The design of the setup menus trs is improved, but we end up getting the kick (yes ) to configure ...

- I have nothing else to try, I have a Rocktron Xchange also I've never tried (no intrt).

- I reus practically free with my multi-purpose (bought used), but even nine, the ratio quality price is excellent ...

- I think I'm happy to do it again this election is really a pdalier has great qualities and whose price is known to forget the default.

I possde this pdalier Controller twelve o'clock for about 6 months now. What I DCID to purchase is the price (180 euros bought new in a store prs de Strasbourg), its CHARACTERISTICS (2 volume pedals), his 10 against their ...

I bought it to drive my JMP1/G-Major couple.

In the end, rsultat races: the switches are solid trs, especially not trsractifs: other time when I almost on a preset, the MIDI signal goes wrong (I tend to a problem me to switch), and suddenly I was not change the channel of the preamp or multi ... Gnant is live!

The volume pedals too ... Effective only a quarter of their race, and especially imprcises!

Otherwise it's a part in pdalier trs simple setup (it yammer possibility to edit the presets on the PC, the coup is a childlike simplicity to quiquonque has never express the MIDI programming). The power supply intgre is a plus, and there is no hum. Steering can be a Vamp (there is a kind of prreglage for AAPC).

With exprience, I do not referrer this choice, it is clearly not the height of a Rocktron Midimate example (the expression pedals and less) that I had in my dj possession (and I'm going to buy ELSEWHERE instead of my FCB1010). Construction is a cheap (just normal considering the price you will tell me). I put my 5 for the same CHARACTERISTICS when and ease of programming. Demanding users beware!

I use it for 3 or 4 years, bought OCCAZ.
I replaced the chips by UNO, which gives it additional functions. I drive a rack is composed of an ada mp1, a line6 mod pro, a tc g-major and a roland gr20. parameter is the first pedal to control the master volume guitar (via the G-major) and one for the volume of the GR20.
otherwise you can assign anything anything, such as a pedal for whawha and second for the level of delay, we can set a tap tempo swich to another to enable / disable effects etc. . we can send Program change on different channels simultanment and several CC at the same time, and this on different MIDI channels.
more there is a community trs active on the net (yahoo forums) with tutorials, configuration files and faq main amp and multi-market effects.
trs is solid, but also large trs, of the fact that there are two pedals and switches 12.
the only regret I have is that there is only display two digits, thus impossible to name the presets. it has for him is that I do not 10. but considering the price and possibilities, it is unbeatable. I would do without hesitation that choice, however I will certainly buy a second drive to my new Peavey Vypyr 75 as it does it all ... must not go without.

* How long have you use it?
I use it for 5 years with Guitar Rig. It works great.


* Have you tried many other models before buying it?

No I saw him in action and I was very confident.

* What is so special that you like most and least?

Like all equipment afternoon, a mini display 2 digits with a flashing LED for programming. Complicated to program - a graphical interface on PC would have been more appropriate.

* How would you rate the quality / price?
I got used to a hundred euros. It was a case.

* With experience, you do again this choice?

The controls are solid, the pedal is very sturdy. The two expression pedals allow various combinations and varied.

I recommend this product!

Used for a year, for use with an Axe Fx Before I used a Digitech pedal LE2101 with a dedicated Control, of course, a little luxury for display with the names of the patches, instant access everywhere tuner to display ... etc
What is the FCB is to have 2 expression pedals built into the MIDI board cheap, robust and works satisfactorily for simple manipulations (patchchanges, stompboxes, controls external variables accessible via MIDI CC) .
The obvious disadvantages: its sheer size and display very limited. Can not send codes SYSEX for direct access to all axis parameters.
The solution that does everything I want would cost over 600, - Euro thus effectively the value price of 1010 is unbeatable. Unless unexpected windfall came in large qty I do not change soon.
However: the design too large, the operation and the weight will start to be these days and if a new version out Behringer below 250Euro Likelihood I would change "the next day."
Side config I'm using the version Uno, programming only and easily with the computer on soft FCB_editor V2.1 Java. It can be set directly on the pedal but the manipulations to dissuade me of this procedure, too bad for small changes in repeated and all controls are done with a laptop or at home.

I have for years and this pedal has never betrayed. Yet the brand's reputation of making low cost ... If we make the effiort to read the manual (in French), the unit easily handles ...

I used it initially with a preamp and a SansAmp PSA1 F Force. I could change the preset on both devices and control certain parameters of the G Force.
Then I switched to the Axis Fx Ultra, again the FCB 1010 is proving very useful. Of course, it does not fly all that provides for the axle (steering looper for example), but I can already:

- Change preset (the minimum what)
- Me use the expression pedal to manage a volume rhythm / lead (Midi volume of 100 to 127).
- Drive anything and everything with the expression 2 (whawha, etc.)
- Trigger ON / OFF block effect with expression 2.

Some gaps (with the original chip, I never tested the UNO): Can not swing a bank change CC and then a program change. The pedal sends the first left and after the CC, which is stupid to change the preset to 45 of the bank, for example 2. Well, simply put all the presets used in bank 0

In summary, considering the price, this pedal makes great services. If you are more picky, it will go elsewhere and ... more expensive ...