The DP-10 is soldered to an axis-sensor of an old (and cheap) Logitech Wingman Joystick, its output is converted in Midiyoke to a continuous controller on CC 4 which controls the hihat in BFD. The RS-5 inputs directly to one of the triggerinputs on the CP. Try connecting the same switchpedal to the kicktriggerinput and you will see only one midinote.ĭespite other entires in this topic I am able to control BFD with my controlpad in a very realistic way (but still far from a real drumkit of course): a Roland DP-10 pedal for the hihat pedal and a pintech RS-5 trigger mouted on a Hansenfutz practisepedal for a kick pedal. Ableton senses two different notes when pressing and releasing the switchpedal connected to the hihat-input because this is what the CP is sending. The kick and hihat pedalinputs on the CP are just switches so any switchpedal should work. You should definitely use a mono-plug to connect pedals to the controlpad. Sorry for my continued questions but thanks again. I did get it on Ebay - perhaps a bad pedal?Īlso with the way it seems to be functioning (triggers one note when pressed, another when released) - that would make it no good as a footswitch for the Looper, or a footswitch for anything right? I tried blowing out the jack a bit in case it was dusty on the pedal but that didn't work. But the jack is half in!! and the latency is bad, so bad there seems to be a problem. Which i suppose is proper hi hat behavior. When it's a little more than half in the jack on the hi hat pedal, it seems to work, Ableton is reading 2 notes in Midi Map mode - one when i push the pedal, and one when i release (open/close i guess). It works when the plug is not fully inserted. i'm not getting a response from 3 or 4 different cables i tried (1 was stereo/TRS), but 1 mono cable is giving me some hope. ok so after further messing with the hi hat. i also posted at vdrums and drumchat and havent heard back haha. Perhaps try some different cables with it to make sure that isn't the problem. It sounds like there is a problem with the pedal or the Control Pad. you shouldn't need anything else to make it work.
I am probably a bit harsh on the Control Pad when in reality the top 8 triggers are pretty nice. I do use it on my laptop when I jam around sometimes though and it is fast enough to actually let me play so that is all good.
Selecting this as your ASIO driver in Live will substantially decrease your latency but it is still not going to perform like a dedicated audio interface. However, you can still hook your kick trigger into one of the actual trigger inputs and it should work fine.Īs far as comfortable foot switches go, I would have to say that the Hosa brand are probably the best that I have felt in that area.īut again, just try hooking up your kick trigger to one of the pad inputs and see how that works.įor latency issues, if you want to continue to use the built-in sound card try installing.
I don't quite remember how to change that off hand. If your hi hat pedal is causing the numbers to scroll rapidly it leads me to believe that it is set up to move through kits. I'm nooby when it comes to ableton and midi. However i am using no external sound card (just a mini audio cable coming out of the computer to a speaker) so maybe that has something to do with it.
response is generally good on the ControlPad, but response on the pedals and the pads are not as good. The external pad - 1 doesn't seem to be working - but the one that does, the latency is crap. I can assign any of the 8 pads on the controlpad just fine.Ĥ. Hi hat as switch - i mostly want to use the hi hat pedal as a footswitch to activate looper - but in midi map mode, i can't assign the hh pedal. Velocity (at 4) and sensitivity (at 0?) are turned all the way up i think.ģ.
in the pad input or footswtich plug, the activity lights are intermittent (usually not going on), but i do see the sensitivity going up and down as i press the pedal (124-127 ish). The hi hat pedal - it is not working in the pedal input either. Velocity (at 4) and sensitivity (at 0?) are turned all the way up i think.Ģ. Then when it is in the trigger pad input and working - it still doesnt work about half the time, 50% of the notes are missed - the Activity light isn't lighting up on those missed notes either. It does work in one of the drum trigger inputs though (but i need all the inputs i can get!). Main problem is the kick - it doesnt work in the kick input. Pintech k3 Ergokik electronic bass drum pad trigger.ġ. Using ableton live 8 with drum rack.Īlso have 2 old Roland PD-5 pads (one of which doesnt seem to be working.ebay)Īnd the Alesis DM5ProHHPedal Hi-hat Pedal, as well as the