Good footswitch for the MOD Duo

[harryhaaren]

There’s a lot of options posted already below: but in case you’re interested in DIY electronics (I know not all are…) its relatively easy to get MIDI output from an Arduino, and use it with a MOD!

The lovely folks over at LMP even have a tutorial for building a sequcener:
http://libremusicproduction.com/tutorials/arduino-and-midi-out

The Arduino tutorial is good for understanding the basics:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Midi

I think the power of using an Arduino and building your own MIDI controller is huge - total control* over button layout, functionality and FX

*some electronics / programming effort required

[BBSvein]

Hi!

Can you use the actition 4 button midi foot switch for program change?

[broupe]

Hej Svein Erik, small world!

You can read about the Actition here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ActitioN-4-Button-USB-MIDI-Footswitch-MIDI-Foot-Controller-for-PC-Mac-iPad/222712579655?hash=item33dab44647:g:tB0AAOSwNsdXTWha

I only use it as on/off switches, but I guess you could cycle presets w one button, or possibly make each button do a “scene” within a pedalboard - haven’t tried that, though…

Good luck with your Mod Duo, it’s a wonderful pedal that just keeps on growing! Bjarne

[aspiers]

As already mentioned elsewhere on this forum, I’ve found that the MOD Duo works great with the KMI SoftStep 2

[BBSvein]

Hei gamle mester! Så gøy at du også har denne

I just got the ActitioN 4 and it’s working fine with my Mod. Thanks for the tip!
I have not found a way to cycle presets yet. So I ended up making banks with 4 different pedalboards and use one button to recall each one of them.

Do you have any favorite plug-ins, Bjarne? I’d love to hear what you can do with it

Kærlig Hilsen
Svein Erik

[broupe]

Sounds good, I’ll probably try that, too - making banks I mean…

I use just this one pedalboard most of the time, can’t be shared since it has a couple of unstable plugins, but here’s a screenshot:

[Dave_Parker]

Has anyone tried the Disaster Area DMC-4 Gen3? I’ve got and am having very little luck in getting it talking to my MOD Duo.

[FanchLoric]

Personally I advise the Morningstar MC6

Midi Controllers | Morningstar Engineering

[Dave_Parker]

Are you using one now?

[FanchLoric]

I am waiting for the mod duo x that I ordered. But for now I use it with the Line6 HX Stomp. It is a midi pedalboard very versatile and very simple to program.

[Dave_Parker]

Thanks! I’ve done a little more research into the MC6 and I really like the gui interface, among other things. I’m going to sell the DMC-4 and get the MC6. The price difference is not that great, and I’ve got several other things I need to sell also, so it’s really a no-brainer.

I’m sure I’ll be pestering the forum once I get the MC6!

Thanks again for your input.

[drsoda]

A cheep option is the ART X15 Ultrafoot.
Has two modes.
One mode has labels like delay/reverb /distortion so its easy to match to mod duo boards and still remember what switch does what.
The other mode is program select which you can use to switch bank/presets

[Tarrasque73]

I just posted a related post here, regarding the old Zoom 9050 foot controller:

Ways to control the Duo on stage

I started experimenting with my old Zoom 9050 foot controller that I still had laying around. For those not around in the early nineties, the 9050 is the companion foot controller of the classic Zoom 9010 rack effect processor, but quite capable of working stand alone, having regular DIN MIDI cable connectors. The pedal layout is classic enough. It has BANK UP and BANK down footswitches, one BYPASS switch (that on the original effect processor bypasses alleffects, but since in the end it only …

[klowy]

Does anyone know if the Harley Benton MP-100 MIDI Foot Controller will work with the Dwarf?

Harley Benton MP-100 MIDI Foot Controller

[jon]

If it’s MIDI it will

[rogeriocouto]

Hello @klowy
You can find more info in this thread also:

Tested and approved MIDI controllers

Hi all, I often see people asking for advice on which MIDI controller to buy, or asking whether the controller he/she already own will work well with MOD devices. There have been several threads in this forum about this but they are all hard to find (we don’t have a MIDI category!! I think we should have one!) I was thinking it is a good idea to have a wiki page listing all the MIDI controllers people have already tried so we can have an organized list with information for people looking for …

I think that @redcloud have tested this Harley Benton MP-100.

[klowy]

Thanks for letting know. I’ll check it out.

[AntiT]

I am a new user of MOD Dwarf. I immediately have several questions about using the device.

1. I use a Fishman Tripleplay MIDI device in the USB A port of the MOD device. Everything works as it should. But I want to buy a Harley Benton MP-100 footswitch, because there are few switches left. When connecting the HB MP-100 footswitch to the MOD Dwarf MIDI-IN port, can there be a conflict that the USB Midi port will interfere with the MIDI-IN port? Does anyone have this experience?
2. how difficult is it to set up a MOD unit with an MP-100 footswitch? Is there a tutorial or guide?
   I will be grateful if someone can help me find a solution to my questions.

[QuestionMarc]

Welcome to the forum, @AntiT.

1. The midi inputs into Mod can be aggregated or separated, you can choose. Two inputs unto USB A can be problematic, but one USB and the other 5-pin DIN midi are not. If you’re using Tripleplay, you may get 2 inputs – if I’m not mistaken, one is “Tripleplay Controller” and the other is “Tripleplay [something else I don’t remember now]”. If possible, select only one so you don’t get double triggers (it happens with some VST synths.) Also, block channel 8 active sensing completely.

2. Midi mapping with MOD is as straightforward as it is with any DAW software: click map, move the switch, and it’s mapped. As to the MP-100 footswitch and what it can do, you will need to check its manual.

There are other options for footswitches you may consider: Behringer’s tried and tested FCB1000, Morningstar MC6, etc. There has been a long discussion about the Midi Chocolate pedal.

Good luck.