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pierrelaforge
Published on 11/06/08 at 03:16
I was looking for a small portable MIDI footswitch (for rehearsals, concerts ...) and has two expression pedals to control the volume and wah-wah my Rocktron Voodu Valve. Yet this type of pedal is generally monstrous, with 10 or 15 footswitches and 70cm wide ... (See Behringer ...).
I came across this little pedal Rocktron Xchange to 3 switches and ports for two expression pedals. The corresponding MIDI pedalboard to my expectations (if we add two expression pedals):
- Small, easy to carry;
- Red luminescent display prominently on stage;
- Works with a 9V battery (fournie! lol) or phantom power supply via the MIDI cable (be careful, though to a 7-pin MIDI cable for phantom power supply), or via a standard 9V adapter
- Three footswitches: one "up", a "down" and "recall" to recall its basic
- As you scroll through the sounds, scrolling speeds up automatically after four increments;
- Possibility to connect two expression pedals on ports 7 and 17 (to set up your amp), which is what I wanted to run the volume (absolutely essential for me) + the wah-wah or gain ( we get some interesting). You can plug any expression pedal, but it is best to choose a pedal with stereo output (to limit the number of cables ...) and not fed (again to avoid the number of cables!) .
Obviously, the switches are the old, and thus make a little noise when the triggers ... But honestly, it is especially evident when playing at home, or in concert again, you hear nothing because the surrounding noise ...
So a very good switch, solid and safe. I put 8 / 10 because it only allows to move from one patch to another (do not expect to control the effects of your PREAM!) And because we would have liked the pedal is supplied with a 7-pin MIDI cable (purchased separately ... and it's expensive at Rocktron!).
PS = I think the person who posted the notice of the bottom had a lot of bad luck falling on a defective model, damaged by the Post Office?!
REPS = the picture is really not beneficial ... Mine is shiny black, it looks better already!!
** EDIT **
After several months of use, I confirm that the product is robust and practical, it is not a MIDI foot controller, mind you, but actually a simple switch, as mentioned above ... There it fulfills its role.
I came across this little pedal Rocktron Xchange to 3 switches and ports for two expression pedals. The corresponding MIDI pedalboard to my expectations (if we add two expression pedals):
- Small, easy to carry;
- Red luminescent display prominently on stage;
- Works with a 9V battery (fournie! lol) or phantom power supply via the MIDI cable (be careful, though to a 7-pin MIDI cable for phantom power supply), or via a standard 9V adapter
- Three footswitches: one "up", a "down" and "recall" to recall its basic
- As you scroll through the sounds, scrolling speeds up automatically after four increments;
- Possibility to connect two expression pedals on ports 7 and 17 (to set up your amp), which is what I wanted to run the volume (absolutely essential for me) + the wah-wah or gain ( we get some interesting). You can plug any expression pedal, but it is best to choose a pedal with stereo output (to limit the number of cables ...) and not fed (again to avoid the number of cables!) .
Obviously, the switches are the old, and thus make a little noise when the triggers ... But honestly, it is especially evident when playing at home, or in concert again, you hear nothing because the surrounding noise ...
So a very good switch, solid and safe. I put 8 / 10 because it only allows to move from one patch to another (do not expect to control the effects of your PREAM!) And because we would have liked the pedal is supplied with a 7-pin MIDI cable (purchased separately ... and it's expensive at Rocktron!).
PS = I think the person who posted the notice of the bottom had a lot of bad luck falling on a defective model, damaged by the Post Office?!
REPS = the picture is really not beneficial ... Mine is shiny black, it looks better already!!
** EDIT **
After several months of use, I confirm that the product is robust and practical, it is not a MIDI foot controller, mind you, but actually a simple switch, as mentioned above ... There it fulfills its role.