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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. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
a bit hard to program but i feed it into software so it's not a problem. it's got all the pedals i need!

Quality:
never had any trouble with it and i've used it for 3 years. I loan it out periodically to other musicians and i never worry it will be damaged. I'm only giving it an 8 because a good drop, or spilling liquid on it, would probably do it in.

Value:
I'm giving it a 6 because I wish it was around $100. However I haven't seen any other pedals with a continuous-controller pedal built in and that's what I really want.

Desirability:
People ask me what it is all the time. Gigs, carrying it around, they see it and they want it.

Support:
idk. never had any trouble so i've never needed to call support!

Overall:
I don't know anything that compares to this feature set but I feel it could be better (i.e. I'm not giving it a 10). I own it and like (might buy another to keep in my home studio).

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Overall:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10

Feature:
Plenty of configuration available. Maybe too much.

Quality:
The main pedals are sturdy, rugged and quick to respond. The expression pedals are not so hot though. They have a really small response range. I'm tempted to replace the potentiometers and see if that'll give a more expressive transition from loud to soft.

Value:
Great bang for your buck as pedals go. Really low price but still gets the job done of most pedal boards.

Desirability:
Meh... looks okay. Nothing spectacular.

Ease of Use:
Really difficult and time consuming to configure. With any luck though, you'll only need to configure it once.

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Overall:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Features:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Support:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10

Overall:
this product sucks. it does not do half of what it promises. The pedals are absolutely worthless and when i called for support all i got was being put on hold!

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Overall:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
Miriad of setup possibilities

Quality:
Rugged and self contained

Sound:
would help if I could understand it better!

Ease of Use:
Manual is poor in terms of going through the set ups - not easy for a MIDI newbie

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Overall:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

Feature:
lots of features, I can't imagine anything you could want to do with this thing that it can't *theoretically* be programmed to do

Quality:
Decent craftsmanship/solid as per usual with behringer products

Value:
Decent value, again what you would expect from behringer

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Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Desirability:
I LIKE THE FCB1010 DEFINATE PICE OF MY STAGE ARSONAL

Sound:
not used for my sound just to control my behringer vamp pro

Support:
support is not bad but i am having trouble finding an upgraded eprom chip 4 it

Overall:
if i could find the eprom chips for it it could keep me 4 ever

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
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 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.

Desirability:
i dunno - it's not particularly ugly, so....

Sound:
Doesn't make any sound...

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

Overall:
I'll probably have this for a long, long time. Having two assignable expression pedals is great.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10

Feature:
Features are that it is programmable for just about any MIDI device. Operators manual was pretty much useless. Very Poorly written.

Quality:
Seemes relatively strong. Metal case. Foot switches encased in rubber. I have had it over 18 months and use it weekly. I don't move it around too often. No case with it so I had to purchase a Fender Instrument Midi controller case.

Value:
After corresponding with others that have tried other controllers, this one seems to have the consensus as best value for the money. Others may have a built in Tuner function, but this one is less expensive. Most bang for the Bucks.

Desirability:
Nothing "Magnetically appealing" about it. Just functional. Nothing to make one LUST after it.

Sound:
Doesn't generate sound. Foot switch controller for Midi devices. In this case, used with a Johnson J-Station

Support:
I had to email Behringer's USA office to get the new software chips. Have had no other issues so no further contact with Tech Support.

Overall:
Doubt if it will wear out. I doubt if I have the need to upgrade. Yes, it does help me meet my musical needs. If it were lost or stolen, yes, I would buy it again. I like it because it works. Once I learned how easy it was to program it, I liked it more. Again, the Operators manual, well, sucked big time. Completely useless.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10

Feature:
Lots of features for the money. Despite the claims of other reviewers, the expression pedals on my unit work fine. I had to calibrate them the first time I used it and haven't had any problems since. Anybody whose having trouble with the pedals, read the manual and recalibrate them. My main complaint is that you can assign 5 program changes, but only 2 sysex sends (CC or Control Change messages) per pedal. I believe this is because the pedal is mainly designed to be used with guitar and bass amps that use MIDI to control effect settings. I use it as a MIDI controller for software on my computer and have far more use for CC messages than program change messages (CC messages are what you use for midi control of knobs, sliders and buttons on your music software). I suppose part of the blame goes to the software I'm using, as it won't allow one CC number to control multiple settings.

Quality:
Rugged, heavy. I spilled beer on it, and it still works fine.

Value:
Lots of features for the money. I bought B-Stock, so it was even cheaper.

Sound:
N/A - MIDI

Support:
Haven't needed to contact Behringer yet, which is a big plus. Their manual, on the other hand, is one of the worst I've seen. Behringer's Web site isn't great either.

Overall:
You get a lot of features for the money, which is why I bought it. On the other hand, programming it is more complicated than it should be and the documentation is horrible. A good buy if you're good at figuring things out on your own.

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Overall:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Value:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Support:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10

Feature:
Great features - I wish I wish I wish they would work because the only thing like them is an ART and they aren't too good at making things work either

Quality:
The expression pedals on three units failed to work. This is not good quality

Value:
I want one so bad but i need them to work and the expression pedals do not

Desirability:
it has great features. I want it so bad I am about to reengineer it myself to get the expression pedals to work

Sound:
N/A

Support:
No answer on e-mail promised to call back - still waiting

Overall:
I think I have been clear. I won't go into the testing details but suffice it to say: In the programming mode you are supposed to be able to use expression pedal A to set parameter values. It won't even do that. I tried three units right out of the box

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