Unit for converting foot controllers with the 1/4in connector to MIDI?

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I'm trying to figure out how to use for example the BOSS momentary controller with my PC. Many MIDI pedals and such work by connecting to the synth by a 1/4in phone cable (I don't know how that information could be conveyed by a sound cable, but that's beside the point). If I want to use a momentary footpedal like that to control a custom parameter on my computer, how would I do that? Is there some kind of rack unit or something to convert pedal-type signals to custom MIDI messages?
 
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In retrospect, this is proably the wrong subforum, but too late.
 
you need to go through some type of midi controller.
 
The BOSS footswitches using the 1/4" cable are just that.... switches. They only need 2 wires to switch something on/off and have no "smarts" in them.

They have to plug into something with a MIDI brain to communicate (I use one on my Roland SPD-S drumpad).
 
Why are the Roland drum pads seemingly so popular for this? I guess they probably just have a lot of MIDI customization features.
 
I think I'm going to get the Behringer BCF2000, because I wanted to get a fader/knob box anyway, much as I'm reluctant to buy Behringer. I was going to get the M-Audio UC33e but the faders are smaller and non-motorized, and it has no footswitch ports.
 
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