Footswitch to just up/down performances & slots

Fireloogie · Oct 8th 2015

Hi there,

I was thinking about a footswitch to just up/down performances & slots. I e-mailed a manufacture recommended here on the forum. A very nice guy named James replied and I post his answer here to push them a little. The footswitch mentioned here is cheap but solid and that does exactly what I was looking for. Maybe it's interesting for someone. I still wonder wether to go for this or a full MIDI device though. But as soon as the editor finally arrives, I see no highly needed use for the latter. But then again the Remote is green ...

"Hi Alex, Thank you for your query. Yes the MFC External Switch would work with the Kemper, you would just need two stereo TRS ¼”
cables to connect the two together. There are no colour options for thepedal. I hope that helps. Kind regards, James."

http://www.brightonion.co.uk/mfc-external-switch/

wilsonabel · Oct 9th 2015

hey man....a roland fs-6 does the same job ie up/down if connected to the KPA

Fireloogie · Oct 9th 2015

Quote from wilsonabel

hey man....a roland fs-6 does the same job ie up/down if connected to the KPA

Yes, but you would need two of them Performance up/down + Slot up/down

paults · Oct 10th 2015

Two Roland FS-7 footswitches would be a small alternative:

http://www.bossus.com/products/fs-7/

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Ingolf · Oct 10th 2015

Quote from paults

Two Roland FS-7 footswitches would be a small alternative:

http://www.bossus.com/products/fs-7/

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Yes, I recently bought 2 of them for the expanded switching possibilities of the Remote

viabcroce · Oct 11th 2015

You still need batteries for just the leds to work but notthe switches in themselves?

Ingolf · Oct 11th 2015

Quote from viabcroce

You still need batteries for just the leds to work but notthe switches in themselves?

Yes. BTW only the FS-6 can be eqipped with a battery, the FS-7 has no space for that. It only has an DC input and needs to be powered externally if you want the LED's to operate.

Flamula · Oct 11th 2015

I use this switch for exactly that purpose: - https://www.vein-tap.com/produ…le-twins-dual-footswitch/

it's tiny, bombproof, only requires a single stereo jack cable and is under £20.

any passive standard amp a/b channel switch should work too, as long as it has momentary switches (non-latching) and operates via a stereo cable.

tntent · Oct 11th 2015

I had a difficult time finding anything small enough with no power that was not a bit pricey in the us. Si I made two very similar to the skinny little twins. I since removed all switches and jacks and put into upper left of fcb1010.

viabcroce · Oct 11th 2015

Quote from Ingolf

Yes. BTW only the FS-6 can be eqipped with a battery, the FS-7 has no space for that. It only has an DC input and needs to be powered externally if you want the LED's to operate.

Ah thanks Yingwy

Quote from Flamula

I use this switch for exactly that purpose: - https://www.vein-tap.com/produ…le-twins-dual-footswitch/

it's tiny, bombproof, only requires a single stereo jack cable and is under £20.

any passive standard amp a/b channel switch should work too, as long as it has momentary switches (non-latching) and operates via a stereo cable.

also latching switches work, you just have to press them twice

PS: thanks for the link, this is exactly what I was after

tntent · Oct 12th 2015

The OP link is a nice 4 switch in one box with two trs for those in uk

Feinberger · Oct 16th 2015

Quote from Ingolf

Yes, I recently bought 2 of them for the expanded switching possibilities of the Remote

So you plug these into the remotes Expression jacks? Can you give me examples of what you control with these?

Ingolf · Oct 16th 2015

Quote from Feinberger

So you plug these into the remotes Expression jacks? Can you give me examples of what you control with these?

Yes, I plug them into the Remote jacks.

ATM I'm using them as additional FX. switches like slot B, C, X etc.

dpavel · Oct 16th 2015

You should wait and save money , than buy the Kemper Remote for best experience implementation ...

Feinberger · Oct 16th 2015

Quote from dpavel

You should wait and save money , than buy the Kemper Remote for best experience implementation ...

I am getting the Kemper with the remote and rack combo pack ($2,192.15 shipped [15% off package deal])....We are talking about using a TRS foot switch into the remote for extra control on top of the remote.

tntent · Oct 17th 2015

Personally I think and wish the remote came with more stomp/effects control... But this is a good solution to add on momentary switches

Fireloogie · Oct 19th 2015

Quote from Flamula

I use this switch for exactly that purpose: - https://www.vein-tap.com/produ…le-twins-dual-footswitch/

it's tiny, bombproof, only requires a single stereo jack cable and is under £20.

any passive standard amp a/b channel switch should work too, as long as it has momentary switches (non-latching) and operates via a stereo cable.

Would buy one of these if it was available here in germany. Thx for the link. I dig the small footprint.
The Boss FS7 is on my list, too. Right now I need Rig up/down only. Maybe saving for a Remote meanwhile.

Fireloogie · Dec 15th 2015

Quote from Flamula

I use this switch for exactly that purpose: - https://www.vein-tap.com/produ…le-twins-dual-footswitch/

it's tiny, bombproof, only requires a single stereo jack cable and is under £20.

any passive standard amp a/b channel switch should work too, as long as it has momentary switches (non-latching) and operates via a stereo cable.

Got in contact with this guy, and he is very helpful, too. Offered to combine two of these little switches in just one box to match the purpose of this post. Which is cheaper than two of these and the cheapest solution I have found so far. I am going for it. Thx again Flamula for bringing him up.

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