Behringer FCB1010 to Voodu Valuve, how to get it to work?!

[littlebunny]

I'm a new owner of a Rocktron Voodu Valve and a Behringer FCB1010 midi foot controller. I have it all hooked up, but can't figure out for the life of me how to get the foot controller to work like I want!

The controller is a nice, big one, 10 numbered pedals, plus an "up" and "down" as well as 2 expression pedals.

First, I've "reset the midi channel setting in the global setup" as directed in the manual. I'm assuming what this does it set everything back to a "factory reset", or undoes what the previous owner had it set up/programmed. I've reset this numerous times.

Now, what I want to initially do is just run up and down my Voodu Valve presets and have one expression pedal be a volume pedal, the other a wah pedal.

The problem I'm running into is total inconsistencies. I can run through, let's say bank 3, which will start at preset 30 and then when I go through the 10 numbered pedals, it changes the presets accordingly. So if I hit #7, the patch changes to 37, #3 the path changes to 33. Sounds logical, right?

Then I go up to another bank, let's just say it's bank 5, so it should be patch 50 and should work just like the previous paragraph (#7 pedal would give me preset 57, etc...) It sure don't, though. The # pedals appear to just pull up random presets, they're NOT sequential as you'd expect.

Any ideas what's going on?

[war]

Hi,

I'm going to buy a Rocktron Voodu Valve Preamp and a Behringer FCB1010 Midi Foot controller.

I don´t understand the problem that you have very well. Could you program on each bank a different effect from the Voodu Valve or not?

It's complicated to use or should I better buy another midi foot controller?

Thanks,

War

[ssscientist]

What you may be running into is called a patch map --- it allows incoming program change numbers to be remapped to call up different presets.

You mention a previous owner, so I assume you bought the Rocktron used. Look in the manual + inside the machine itself for something with the terms 'map', 'remap', 'MIDI map' and there should be an option to reinitialize it.

[ssscientist]

These things are made for simplicity of use -- the manufacturers don't expect you to be a rocket scientist or have a degree in compter programming to use their footpedal/rack mount FX combos --- go to a guitar store and have them set it up for you if you're concerned.

[fankhauserg]

I also am trying to get my FCB1010 to communicate with my Voodu Valve. I have tried all kinds of combinations and have factory restored both units, though I'm not sure I restored the FCB properly (1+6 or 1+7 at startup?). When I calibrate teh pedals (1+3 at startup...), the FCB finishes with only 3 clicks and "F1"--it does not recognize the MIDI connection. If anyone has successfully connected a FCB1010 to a Voodu Valve and could help, I would be VERY thankful. Specific questions: Should the FCB be connected into MIDI IN or REMOTE (I've tried both)? Should Voodu be set to receive "OMNI"? The manuals and online research have not helped much.

[Atterion]

Connect to MIDI in. FCB1010 should transmit Channel1 by default, set the Rocktron to recieve channel 1 (I never use OMNI). littlebunny, that sounded definitely like a Patch Map problem in the Rocktron. One way to check that theory out is use Direct Select (Enabled in Global Mode), and manually punch in the Program #'s with your pedals directly (Or just check in the Rocktron).