Which one do you guys use?
Saw a bunch of them, but some are really expensive and others...not
So, any big difference from a FCB1010 to a midimate?-just an example. (besides the size and price)

I have the 1010 with the Eureka PROM. Love it. I don't have experience with others, although I do need to get the 2.0 version. The Favorite Presets mode with effects control is an answer to the main thing I would have changed about the one I have.

I use the voodoo lab ground control pro, and two m-audio expression pedals to control wah and volume. I absolutely love it.

I use an hd500 with great success

I use a Peak FCB8N and it works perfect for me.
You can configure it in two modes:

- 4 Preset Mode: you'll have 128 presets arranged in 32 banks of 4 presets with 8 Instant Access controls.

- 12 Preset Mode: you'll have 120 Presets arranged in 10 banks of 12 presets.

I always use it in 4 Preset Mode, so I can turn on/off the effects or change the Tap Tempo Delays on my Eleven Rack with each Instant Access switch.

It's very affordable, very light and can be Phantom powered through the MIDI cable. And you can also connect one Exp. Pedal to the pedalboard.

This is me with my Eleven Rack and me Peak FCB8N:

i'm still using the behringer midi pedal with eureka prom.....and it works great.

FCB 1010 + UNO prom and Ripwerx editor.
Works perfectly, I was able to do everything I want with this and the 11R.

fcb1010 and eurekaprom 2 for me. I love the favorite presets addition. Works great and easy as pie to set up.

ditto

I´m using FCB1010 with EurekaProm atm. Works really well, although i think i might try something like Midi Raider with 2 exp pedals (wah and volume). Would love to have presets and IA buttons for changing effects on the fly or using tap tempo o tuner/mute without having to change bank (as i have to do know with the FCB, changing between Favorites Presets and Effects Mode).

But if that is not an issue, and you like the exp pedals on the FCB, it works like charm.

That's what I love about the GCP. I use it on 4 presets/bank mode so I have 8 instant access buttons to control effects/tuner/ turn wah on and off.

I think all that is covered with my hd500... A second hand unit would be a good alternative cost wise?

I´m also using the Behringer FCB1010 with EurekaProm. It's not perfect, but, it was awfully cheap and having the 2 expression pedals on board was the clincher. With the money saved I was able to purchase a MIDI keyboard

I broke down and ordered the v2.0 chip from Eureka, should have it next week. The effects and favorite preset combo mode sounds perfect.

I used my Vox Tonelab SE this past weekend as a midi controller and it worked really well. The 2 expression pedals are a plus.

i use the midi mate, it works great and no bulky.Although, the ground control pro is better "set up" for the 11R. The number of assignable foot switches make more sense. you have 8 different effect parameters to turn of and on in controller mode and you have the eight buttons on the ground control pro, in addition to 4 preset changes.

sax

great guys.

i saw this one, but a little...expensive

http://www.marklcustom.com/en/guitar-systems/fx-25-mk-ii

the peak looks really great

I use the Keith McMillan Instruments SoftStep. It's not exactly cheap, but it is very good. Well made, strong, light and small.

You don't have to choose a setup of either Program Change or Control Change (stompbox) mode. A touch of a button allows you to toggle between those two modes. You can also have multiple layouts stored on the unit... one for your 11R, another for your Axe FX, etc...

I use the Voodoo Labs Ground Control pro also. I love it. It's the best controller you can buy!

I've been using the MIDI Mate and it works nicely for me.

Hello 11 Rack users "first post". I have an old Boss GT-3 that I use as a MIDI controller. There is limited functionality but it does work. The 2 bank buttons on the top let me switch between a-b-c and so on. The 1234 buttons switch between the presets in each group. Works 4 me.

I am using Keith McMillen's Softstep Foot Controller. It's totally cool: absolutely tiny, light as a feather, yet ready for stage use & abuse (some say it's even beer-proof!) and the best: it gives you not just a jack for an exp pedal, but allows you to control up to 6 parameters per pad. The pads are small, but at least the x- and y-axis are easy to use to change values (parameters), which is enough for me (i.e. two parameters plus volume or wah with the pedal per preset - cool!). The target of each controller can be changed per patch (so i can increase/decrease compression and amount of chorus on my clean patch, gain and delay on my crunch patch etc.). The possibilities are endless.
The controller can even be set up for five preset change pads (lower row) and control changes on the other pads. You name it, you get it. Programming it gets really manageable with the editor app for the Mac/PC).
Plus the controller is powered via USB (with the optional USB-MIDI-Converter box, which stays in my rack). So the only cable I have running to the pedal is the usb cable.
Extremely cool solution.
One backdraw, to be honest: the cool backlighting doesn't work properly when you play guitar, because the guitar acts like an antenna and produces noise. But switching that off is easy and you still have the LEDs on the pads which can even have different colours (depending on what you use the pad for).
I am completely happy with it. I had the Behringer in former times, it was ok, but difficult to program and waaay to big and heavy. The Softstep is soooo small and cute...;-)

Can someone explain how to use an HD500 as a midi controller for the 11R.

thanks , Bob

1-go to an unused setlist on the hd500 to save your 11R rigs controller preset there.

2-connect a midi cable from hd500 midi output to 11R midi in

3-in my case I had to do nothing referring to bank up and down programming... the bank fs worked as expected

4-double press the move button (i think... or maybe is the enter button). That will take you to the midi assignment for the footswitches. So with the 11R manual on hand assign to each fs the right channel according what you want to control with it.

Is very simple... sorry I cant explain it better.

The HD500 makes a very nice controller for the 11R: volume, wha, tuner, tap tempo, bank up and down, channels on each bank, effects on each rig... cant think of any additional function the hd cant handle.

I'm using a Rockman Midipedal. Since I'm mainly a bass guitar player and not really a guitar player, I never had a pedalboard so my approach to midi presets/control is different from others. I never thought of enabling/disabling single effect.

The Rockman midipedal is a simple 5 preset with bank up/down controller. Each of my banks have switches for clean,crunch,rythme,lead and wah presets and each bank is targeted to the music style I want to play: acoustic, blues, rock, hard, metal, shred. If I need specific effects for a song I create a bank for that song, or for that artist. So if I want to play blues I go to that bank and I have 5 presets to play with.

Since the wah has it's own preset in each bank (because I also change the amp eq, delay and reverb) my expression pedal (an old converted Crybaby) is setup for volume in other presets of the same bank, so no needs for 2 expression pedals.

With that approach, you can use a cheap midi controller without fancy programming features as you only need PG messages.

Recently I've discovered the KMI Softstep: a tiny, but powerful foot controller that works pretty well with the 11R. It is completely programmable, can control up to 6 (!!) parameters per pad (they're not just switches, they can change values in X- or Y-axis, clockwise, counterclockwise, by pressure, you name it...it's incredible. The controller comes with USB port which also powers it, it has a jack for an expression pedal, a 4-digit-display, there is an editor available for Win or Mac, it weighs just 500g,fits in every rack that can hold the 11R, it is pretty durable and even beer-safe! I have bidded on two - and won both, so I can give one away again (see pic). The other one is the only controller I am using right now - and I don't think it'll change ;-)
I sell one for 160 € plus shipping (worldwide). Retail is 210 €. Let me know if you're interested!
See the image of the twins: http://www.frieauff.com/frieauffcloud/IMG_2041.JPG

Markus,
I've been touting the benefits of the SoftStep for some time now and I completely agree with you. It's a great little unit and, while a bit on the expensive side, offers so much functionality that it's hard to say it isn't worth the cost.

One of the things I like most about it is the fact that you can store many sets of preset functions on it simultaneously. I'm using mine primarily to switch between presets but also use it on occasion in stompbox mode... Ten presets available at a time (plus banks) then a touch of a button and I've got 5 stomps available, along with some function for each... effect level, gain level, wah travel, and so on. At the same time you could also store the functions for your Axe FX or Kemper or JamUp... whatever. No need to reprogram or download new scenes to the pedal for each device.

I have a X-15 Ultrafoot i got from a friend it works but switching between patches is not smooth.

Nothing to do with patch changing but in case you were unaware, there is a PC editor for the X-15
http://x15setup.com/english.htm

not sure what windows it works on
Thought it may be useful

Thanks ill give it a shot

got a fcb1010 from a friend, with UNO chip, but i cant send the file into the device.
i use ripwerx, and it connects, show me the fw version, but when i try it doesnt do anything.

any advices?