Behringer FCB1010 Midi Foot Controller user reviews ( 6/10) - 83 user reviews

• 04/12/12

  stompboxjon's review "heavy duty .. i love it"

  Overall Opinion

  The Bhringer FCB 1010 is definitely worth your money. Not that it cost a lot either! it’s a mdid foot controller that has 10 bank presets and you can edit each one. There are also two expression pedals that can be assigned to a midi channel. The FCB1010 is a really good investment. This is the first kind of midi foot controller I have every used. Since then I have used a few but must say that this one is probably best when it comes to money spent and quality.
  
  
  
  Its very easy to set up , it can pretty much be set up in any program with a global or generic midi option. But once you do that you will be able to save and create your own presets so that each time you turn it on all of your favorite stuff is saved so you wont have to go through setting it up each time you want to use it. Which comes in handy because doing that every time would give you quite a headache.
  
  
  
  The Behringer FCB 1010 has a built in power supply and it is built to last. Although I wouldn’t be stopping on this thing to much just because I wouldn’t want to take the chance in damaging something internally. But that doesn’t mean you have to step on it like its an egg. You can put some weight and pressure on it. Just don’t be jumping up and down on it!
  
  
  
  I have to say I am impressed with the FCB 1010. It actually made me check out some other foot controllers out of curiosity just to see how good this one actually is. Like I saw before its better than a lot of other models that I have tried. Its German made so you know it will last a long time! Give it a shot, you wont be disappointed with your purchase.
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• 08/25/11

  James...'s review "For this price it's gleefully amazing"

  Overall Opinion

  Ah yes. The FCB 1010. Brings back memories from high school...when rack systems were new and fresh! Okay, enough nostalgia. This is a midi controller of course. In fact my first ever midi controller was an FCB. Since then I've used about 6 or 7 different ones. This one, obviously was by far the least expensive. As I recall my rack consisted of a mesa studio preamp, a Digitech GSP unit, and a Mesa power amp of some sort. It was quite heavy.
  
  
  
  Anyway, let's get to the review.
  
  
  
  What are the features? Well the FCB has bank switches for something like 128 presets. There are 10 presets to a bank. You can use CC or PC commands. If you are familiar with midi this is straightforward stuff. It has a whopping 2 expression pedals which I don't think I've seen on any other unit. Now I know some people complain about the feel of these, but honestly considering the price and the fact that they are functional, I think it's fine. I used one for volume and one for wah. Never failed and never felt that cheap. The switches inevitably get criticized too. But I will say they feel great and never broke on me. It's true you get a more tactile response with the metal "switchcraft" style buttons you see on higher end units but hey, if you stomp on it who needs a tactile response? One function that is very cool is the relay switches. I used these with my Mesa Studio to switch channels and effects loops on and off. I was a bit surprised to see a function like this one a unit this cheap because a lot of the nicer midi controller I own don't even do that. Impressive.
  
  
  
  What I really loved about the FCB is its reliability. I abused mine badly and it never gave me any trouble. Furthermore, the unit FEELS very strong which is surprising given the brand. People I know bash Behringer all the time, but I have used a handful of their products and find I'm usually surprised by what they can do for the price. The FCB though is far and away an impressive piece of work. Feature wise, it spanks units at 3 times the cost. If you want better buttons and expression pedals, prepare to pay.
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• 03/22/10

  songboy's review

  Overall Opinion

  What I like most about the FCB 1010 is that it is a fully functioning Midi foot controller that does everything you could ask of it for a fraction of the price that other foot controllers cost. On top of that, most of those other controllers only come with one foot pedal where the FCB has two (very nice). It is also made very well and is not a plastic piece of junk which I half expected it to be since it is from behringer and its fairly inexpensive. Another nice thing is there are additional pedal jacks incase you need more stomps/pedals. So far, there is nothing I dislike about this unit except maybe the fact that there is no USB connection, but that's not that big of a deal. I paid $140 on ebay brand new which for a midi foot controller is an excellent deal. This unit doesn't effect sound as it is only a midi controller. I used to own a Rolls Midi buddy but after months and months of trying to figure out how to get it to do anything besides just changing patches, I sold it and bought this guy, what a good move. Yes, I think if you use midi devices and need to control them with your feet, then this is the best controller you can get for the money. Something else to note, I read in some places that there are some faults with the firmware that the FCB 1010 ships out with like not being able to use the pedals at the same time as the stomps. I haven't run into any serious problems yet, but I do plan on buying the "UNO Chip" for this very soon. The uno chip is designed to fix all of these problems and is very inexpensive. The only problem is it comes from a third party developer and you have to install it yourself. It seems reliable and easy to do though.
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• 01/31/13

  scorpiolino's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " Well!"

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for more than a month
  
  I had a MKII express
  
  Very good pedal a bit complicated at first, but after a few hours of study
  
  I do not know me in the past!!
  
  
  
  I drive my POD XT is the max!
  
  Value for money is good
  
  The pedals are costau,
  
  Yes I remake this choice without problem!
  
  
  
  A configurable wish
  
  Eg on bank 1 preset 6-7-8-9-10 there is delay-Stomp-MOD-Reverb-EQ
  
  
  
  bank on the 02 preset 6 delay on-off delay 7-8-9 ON STOMP stomp off
  
  10-MOD 5 MOD ON-OFF
  
  On bank assets wah 03 ON / OFF switch on 8-10
  
  the 1-2-3-4 - there are places that the channel you wish!
  
  
  
  In short, a little gem for cheap!
  
  
  
  I blame him just a little manual.
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• 01/12/13

  niconel's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " view FCB1010"

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for 3 years without having tested anything else.
  
  I order the presets a line 6 amp spidervalve Mk2.
  
  I think this product is great for moderate use.
  
  Unbeatable quality / price - good product easy to program with a PC
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• 12/19/12

  lnlolo's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " Solid"

  Overall Opinion

  I kept 6 months.
  
  
  
  Highlights
  
  It's tough and it works very well, programming is not a big hassle with software by connecting it to PC. Access to live up is easy.
  
  
  
  Weaknesses:
  
  It is large enough in a pedalboard, it takes a lot of floor space.
  
  2 expression pedals are almost unusable because the race is too short and difficult to master.
  
  
  
  The price / quality ratio is still very good for this price, it does what is asked. I therefore recommend.
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• 12/16/12

  ByBen's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " Good for its price but not perfect .."

  Overall Opinion

  Hello, good product but the power supply. is a little noisy and the expression pedal lacks a bit of precision applies to control a volume, not a pitch because it does not return exactly to zero. Apart from that, very good and fast to other controllers, especially compared to the price of a Roland.
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• 12/16/12

  plcv83's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " good, but not what I was looking for"

  Overall Opinion

  All the standard features are a MIDI pedal and much more. vraiement can do many things that other do not, at least not in this price range. I refer you to the advice below to get an idea of ​​these capabilities.
  
  
  
  I buy a single goal: to use the "Note on" to drive my K2600. basically, it is possible to assign a score to each switch, so that I can in a ox with another musicos change the arrangement Live (preprogrammed in advance) or to a part of low or make a tablecloth .... this opens up many possibilities. I used 1 1/2 years and then sold for more time beufer. He has done a very good use even if the programming was not easy (even with the utility supplied with). the wasp, the velocity of each switch is frozen, can not have a full octave (lack of switch) and another low point for me, the model I had, the transformer's purring pedal / buzzait and that I thought it was swelling.
  
  
  
  If tomorrow I had a bit more time to get back to me, I would lean more towards a roland organ pedalboard, certe more expensive, but more matching what I want (Velocity / full octave)
  
  
  
  a good product in all.
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• 12/01/12

  mgoussu's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " Midi foot mid-range"

  Overall Opinion

  I no longer have this pedal, I sold everything I had midi hardware.
  
  I bought it to check the following things:
  
  
  
  Equipment Bass V AMP FOR behringer: thanks to the pedal, it was possible to use the small sampler / looper in the V amp. 40 seconds of sound.
  
  Jem'en servais also to launch the Yamaha QY70, a small sequencer.
  
  
  
  Software: I used it to drive Tracktion.
  
  
  
  The manual is particularly rotten. J4ai had to write a little tutorial at the time. It took me days to figure out that was not the preset configuration of all peédales, but the settings stored for the pedals.
  
  
  
  Once configured, the limit is thru MIDI, leaving messages sometimes go, sometimes not. I had some problems, I had sometimes double tap pedal. But I think it came from the configuration.
  
  
  
  After this long grip, I ended up dipping how it worked, and it is something quite versatile. The expression pedal was working.
  
  
  
  That was not so bad is that we sent several messages apopuyant pedal. You could put a note message, and another parameter.
  
  
  
  I have tried other aps foot controller.
  
  
  
  To summarize this opinion a little lousy:
  
  
  
  The -: manual rotten, not very intuitive configuration, noon thru the strange behavior.
  
  Pros: lots of things can be programmed, the animal is strong.
  
  
  
  If I was recovering at noon with a guitar, I would probably try it first, before looking if others exist.
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• 10/24/12

  olivier boisjean's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Overall Opinion

  I used to control a preamp presets PSA1 and gmajor just to change the sound banks live
  
  
  
  very effective scene especially with the two expression pedals, you can assign control vloume and the effects on the other
  
  
  
  Against by means of a buzz when the power is on but not annoying when playing. It is updatable by eprom.
  
  
  
  It is metal (ie solid), changes are fast patches with 10 presets per bank
  
  
  
  The price / quality ratio is excellent compared to other brands or types rolaand yamaha example ....
  
  
  
  I use actuellemenet in spare pedal if my POD PRO fails ....... So he sleeps in a cardboard box!!
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