Behringer FCB1010 MIDI Foot Controller

No longer available at zZounds
The Behringer FCB1010 offers easy MIDI control of your rig. With 10 banks and 2 expression pedals, the Behringer FCB1010 makes effects control easy.

No matter what you play, or even if you're an engineer with a MIDI arsenal, you'll appreciate the way the Behringer FCB1010 helps you get the most out of your gear without tying up your hands or slowing down your performance. On top of its impressive MIDI functions, it gives you 2 jacks for analog switching and rugged, road-proof construction.

Get an overview of the FCB1010 in this video from Behringer:


Features:

- 10 banks with 10 user-editable presets each
- 2 expression pedals with freely assignable MIDI channel, controller number, and range
- 5 MIDI program change and 2 MIDI controller commands per preset (simultaneously transmittable)
- MIDI note-on commands transmittable for trigger and tap-tempo applications
- 2 programmable relay-controlled switch jacks, e.g. for amp channel selection
- MIDI merge and sysex backup functions
- Easily programmable in a standing position
- Integrated power supply -- no messy AC adapters, includes power cable

MIDI and footswitch cables sold separately.

- Professional and ultra-flexible MIDI foot controller
- 10 banks of presets, each with 10 fully user-editable presets
- 2 expression pedals with freely assignable MIDI channel, controller number and range
- Simultaneous transmission of 5 MIDI program change commands and 2 MIDI controllers per preset
- Switch 1 and Switch 2 jacks are for amp switching, function both with TRS or TS cables.
- MIDI note commands for trigger and tap-tempo applications
- 2 programmable and relay-controlled switch jacks, e.g. to select channels on any guitar amp

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Web: https://www.behringer.com/service.html

Behringer FCB1010 MIDI Foot Controller

No matter what you play, or even if you're an engineer with a MIDI arsenal, you'll appreciate the way our FCB1010 helps you get the most out of your gear without tying up your hands or slowing down your performance. On top of its impressive MIDI functions, it gives you 2 jacks for analog switching and rugged, road-proof construction.

Behringer FCB1010 Features

- 10 banks with 10 user-editable presets each
- 2 expression pedals with freely assignable MIDI channel, controller number, and range
- 5 MIDI program change and 2 MIDI controller commands per preset (simultaneously transmittable)
- MIDI note-on commands transmittable for trigger and tap-tempo applications
- 2 programmable relay-controlled switch jacks, e.g. for amp channel selection
- MIDI merge and sysex backup functions
- Easily programmable in a standing position
- Integrated power supply -- no messy AC adapters, includes power cable

MIDI and footswitch cables sold separately.

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (107 ratings)
Submitted January 5, 2005 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Lots of fun. A must have for a MIDI studio."

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
(see rating details)
Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful.
I'll probably have this for a long, long time. Having two assignable expression pedals is great.

Sound
Doesn't make any sound...

Features
I think the features in this unit are pretty nice. There are 100 presets, and each preset can control multiple MIDI devices. For example, with the push of one pedal you could send 5 different program change signals to 5 different MIDI instruments, 2 different control signals to two MIDI instruments, and set the two expression pedals to send MIDI control values 0-127 for two different controls on two different MIDI instruments. Every once in a while I wonder why Behringer didn't give you the ability to send more than 2 controller signals instead of 5 program change signals with each preset - however it's really not limiting me yet.

Quality
IN RESPONSE TO OTHER REVIEWS THAT CLAIM THE EXPRESSION PEDALS DON'T WORK: Out of the box, my expression pedals didn't seem to work. I calibrated the unit and they now work fine. Just do a search on the web for the words "behringer", "footpedal", and "calibrate", or something like that - the calibration directions are all over the web. Other than that, the quality seems pretty solid. The expression pedals feel a tiny bit flimsy, but I haven't had any problems with them.

Value
For all the functionality you get in this product I think it's absolutely a good buy if you have read more multiple MIDI instruments that you'd like to use it with. I think it might be a bit overkill if you're only using it with one - however there's nothing else out there that seems better, so it's a good buy for that too. Understand that you should probably have an intermediate understanding of MIDI to get the most out of this and you'll have to spend a little time learning how to use it.

Manufacturer Support
Haven't had to use it yet. All my questions have been answered by searching the web.

The Wow Factor
i dunno - it's not particularly ugly, so....

Musical Background:
Hobbyist

Musical Style:
Techno, Rock, Easy Listening, Pez, Bratwurst...
read less
42 of 42 people (100%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!

No longer available at zZounds

In most cases, a product is unavailable because it has been discontinued by the manufacturer