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Fcb1010 Programming Without Software

The document provides step-by-step instructions for programming a Behringer FCB1010 foot controller without using software. It describes setting up the global functions to control an Axe-FX effects processor, then programming buttons 1-10 to turn individual effects on/off in stompbox mode and to change presets, control tap tempo, and assign expression pedals using MIDI CCs when in preset mode. The programming is done by pressing button combinations and using the up/down switches to select LEDs and values.

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Fcb1010 Programming Without Software

The document provides step-by-step instructions for programming a Behringer FCB1010 foot controller without using software. It describes setting up the global functions to control an Axe-FX effects processor, then programming buttons 1-10 to turn individual effects on/off in stompbox mode and to change presets, control tap tempo, and assign expression pedals using MIDI CCs when in preset mode. The programming is done by pressing button combinations and using the up/down switches to select LEDs and values.

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How to program the Behringer FCB1010 UnO without software

kindly brought to you by patrick voes at http://www.voes.be/fcb1010

I think the Behringer FCB1010 with UnO Eprom is the best footcontroller price/quality you can get. Unfortunaly there's one BIG problem, it's very hard to program (even with software). So after reading the userguide for 3 days I finally understood it and want to share it with you

PROJECT
Let's say we want to program the FCB1010 for an Axe-FX (you can use any MIDI-device in a similar way). What do we want? Program 6-10: stompbox mode (comp, stomp, mod, delay, reverb) Program 1-5: program change with tap tempo and wah off Expression A: wah Expression B: volume

How do we do that? Program 6-10 will have the stompboxes discribed as above. Program 1-5 will handle the PC, tap tempo, wah off, expression pedal A-B and the state of the stompboxes (ON/OFF). What do we need? We need to know the CC's (control numbers) of the MIDI-device we want to control. For the Axe-FX these are free to choose, so let's assume they are: Stomp 25 Mod 50 Delay 28 Delay vol 34 Wah 43 Wah Freq 4 Volume 7 Tap 64 Comp 26 Reverb 36

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Setting the global functions


STEP 1: Keep the DOWN switch pressed during power-up for about 2.5 sec to enter global configuration.

STEP 2: Only LED 5, 8 and 9 must be on

STEP 3: Keep the DOWN switch pressed for about 2.5 sec to save your changes and leave setup mode

Stompbox 4 (delay) (program 9)


STEP 1: Keep BOTH stompbox 9 and the DOWN switch depressed for about 2.5 sec.

STEP 2: All LEDs must be off (Press for about 1.5 second to change)

STEP 3: Press UP

STEP 4: Only LED 8 must be on (Press for about 1.5 second to change)

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STEP 5: Press UP

STEP 6: Only LED 6 must be on (Press for about 1.5 second to change)

STEP 7: Press footswitch 6 again (shortly this time) to go to CC1 setup - LED 6 starts flashing

Enter the control number (in this case CC delay for the Axe-FX is set to 28) STEP 8: Press UP

Enter value 1 (this is the value when you press stompbox 4 the first time. since stompbox 4 is initialy OFF, pressing it the first time it will be ON (127)) STEP 9: Press UP

Enter value 2 (this is the value when you press stompbox 4 the second time, in our case we want OFF (0)) STEP 10: Press UP Keep the DOWN switch pressed for about 2.5 sec to save your changes and leave setup mode on a similar way program all the other stompboxes

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Program 1
STEP 1: press Program 1, then press the DOWN switch depressed for about 2.5 sec.

STEP 2: Only LED 4-10 must be on (Press for about 1.5 second to change) (you're telling here that when selecting Program 1 you want to control the state of expr A/B and all stompboxes)

STEP 3: Press footswitch 6 again (shortly this time) to go to state of stompbox 1 - LED 6 starts flashing

STEP 4: Press UP

STEP 5: Now again use footswitch 6 to toggle the value between 0 (OFF) and 1 (ON) (in our case if you select program 1, the comp (stompbox 1) on the Axe-FX is OFF (0)) Press UP STEP 6: Go back to STEP 3 and do the same for stompboxes 2 to 5, using footswitches 7 to 10. after that continue STEP 7: Press UP

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STEP 8: all LEDs must be OFF (Press for about 1.5 second to change)

STEP 9: Press UP

STEP 10: Only LED 1,6,7,8,9 must be ON (Press for about 1.5 second to change)

STEP 11: Press footswitch 1 (shortly) to go to PC1 setup - LED 1 starts flashing

Enter the programchange number (this is the first time you press Program 1) Press UP STEP 12: Press footswitch 6 (shortly) to go to CC1 setup - LED 6 starts flashing

Enter the control number (TAP-tempo CC=64 for the Axe-FX. transmitted all other times you press Program 1) STEP 13: Press UP

Enter value 1 (127=maximum)

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STEP 14: Press UP

Enter value 2 (127=maximum) STEP 15: Press UP repeat STEP 12-14 now for footswitch 7-9 using these values: footswitch 7 (CC2) - number CC: 43 (wah) - value1: 0 (wah off) - value2: 0 (wah off) footswitch 8 (Exp A) - number CC: 4 (wah-freq) - value1: 0 - value2: 127 footswitch 9 (Exp B) - number CC: 7 (volume) - value1: 0 - value2: 127 STEP 16: Keep the DOWN switch pressed for about 2.5 sec to save your changes and leave setup mode

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