Expression knobs - who's using them?

[jetdriver1775]

Looking for ideas for an expression knob. I have a regular pedal into 'Pedal1' for wah, etc. and might use a knob for more options.

What do you find handy to have on a knob, that you don't use another pedal for?

 

[elvis]

The global and preset performance params, particularly amp level.

 

[@danserrano]

I've used it in past for reverb and delay levels.

 

[Deadpool_25]

Following. I have an expression knob on the shelf and sometimes wonder what I might want to use it for.

 

[Rumbletone]

I have two (near right) - one assigned to w/d mix and one assigned to output volume:

 

[GiRa]

Send level for parallel effects (delay, reverb, ...) and lead level.

 

[Chromatizm]

I have two (near right) - one assigned to w/d mix and one assigned to output volume:

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How did you manage to make Control Switches work with an external buttons?... Aren't they working with Fractal controllers only?
I'm in dare need to be able to assign those to my Behringer FB controller, but this feature is in the "Wish" list like forever.

 

[blaggers]

Set the external switches to “stand in switches” which can map to any button that has been set up on any layout screen.

 

[Chromatizm]

Set the external switches to “stand in switches” which can map to any button that has been set up on any layout screen.

This probably works for pedal with TRS connections, but definitely not with a typical midi controller like Behringer :/

 

[Rumbletone]

How did you manage to make Control Switches work with an external buttons?... Aren't they working with Fractal controllers only?
I'm in dare need to be able to assign those to my Behringer FB controller, but this feature is in the "Wish" list like forever.

They are just generic momentary switches plugged into the external switch/XPDL jacks on the FM3 and FC6, and they are assigned as stand-in switches for the Control Switches (well ... 6 of them are - the other 2 are assigned to other functions). I haven't tried that with a MIDI controller (no reason to ... better to plug in hardware and let the Fractal units do the assignments, in part because I can easily change them on a per preset or global basis without having to program an external device). That said, I just use them as 'modifiers' - can't you map a MIDI CC to 'external 1', for example then use that instead of a Control Switch?

 

[Chromatizm]

That said, I just use them as 'modifiers' - can't you map a MIDI CC to 'external 1', for example then use that instead of a Control Switch?

Nope Control switches is not something supported by MIDI, unfortunately.
Just to clarify - you can't map SC2 to enable/disable in-amp boost, for example, to the external midi controller.

 

[unix-guy]

This probably works for pedal with TRS connections, but definitely not with a typical midi controller like Behringer :/

Switches on a midi controller are not really "external switches"

 

[Rumbletone]

Nope Control switches is not something supported by MIDI, unfortunately.
Just to clarify - you can't map SC2 to enable/disable in-amp boost, for example, to the external midi controller.

But can you map MIDI to “external 1”?

 

[unix-guy]

But can you map MIDI to “external 1”?

You can map a midi CC to an external controller... But that is not the equivalent of a Control Switch.

Control Switch state can persist across scenes and/or presets with CS Per Scene.

Depending on the use case, this may or may not work...

 

[Chromatizm]

Switches on a midi controller are not really "external switches"

I thought that the board on the image was MIDI My bad

 

[Albion]

I use two expression knobs. One for solo volume boost to mixer and one for solo volume boost to my stage monitor.

 

[FiddlerTheDrum]

I have one attached to a filter block for volume boost and one attached usually to delay mix. I used knobs off an old Fuzzface enclosure, big enough I can spin em with my foot