Behringer FCB1010 Full Tutorial / Video Manual 

I couldn't agree with you more! But no, they didn't even send me a thank you note! ha ha ha

@@InTheMixReviews That is so lame! Well, I can say, without a doubt, that we all appreciate your attention to detail to make this awesome video for us!!👍🙏

Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot!

Very good. Thanks for breaking it down... best Steve

The world is a better place because of people like you. Thanks!

Thank you @sweenetto

Thanks !

Thanks a lot. I'm glad this video helped you get back on track. This pedal is one of the hardest midi devices I've ever worked with. It's not user friendly at all...until you understand its structure and all that. Once you do, it's a wonderful pedal!

Thank you very much dear Dennis. Yes, it wasn’t easy to make this but I knew it had to be done.

Thanks a lot for the compliments. Happy to hear about your positive experience.

Thank you very much! Glad you found the video helpful. It's a very good pedal indeed! Definitely let me know about your new set up and all.

Wonderful! Glad to know you found these general information helpful.

Thanks a lot! Glad you found the video helpful.

Thank you Caroline....Hopefully it will help the new users....or encourage those who have thrown it in the closet. It's a very good pedal!

Congrats! What are you gonna use it with?

Thanks a lot

Thank you PinkPonyOfPrey. Yes this is a great pedal indeed! You said " except what's in the next video"? What's in the next video that you didn't like? ...I know! Behringer didn't bother to make a video. I guess I should've got paid for this. ha ha ha

I just haven't watched the next video, so I can't know what's in it yet, but I assume that unless you ran into something hard after the first one the next video is as good as this one hehe! :D

lol! I actually did run into a few obstacles but I was able to get in touch with Mark who's the genius behind FCB1010 software editor and he answered all of my questions. It's a very nice editor for sure.

Glad to be of help. Yeah unfortunately Behringer does require university degrees for this pedal! 😆 but I tried to demystify it as best as I could.

Thanks. Yes, we figured by the time people find this video, they're about to give up on life altogether...so a calm voice would do just fine. :)

The only thing motivating me to figure this thing out at this point is spite.

@@ericdodd4146 What's spite?

@@InTheMixReviews A desire to stick it to whoever invented this piece of gear by learning how to use it myself. I was being facetious. Neat tutorial!

@@ericdodd4146 It's ridiculously confusing indeed! I asked for a lot of help myself. Glad you found it useful.

Thanks a lot!

Sweetwater products links are your best buddy! Sweetwater takes the time to do tutorial videos often, as they have done with this product! Check the product page to see their instructions.

Thanks a lot Sound Sphinx. Hopefully I'll have something useful for you in the future.

Thank you Chris!

I totally agree with you. That’s the most discouraging manual I’ve ever seen. It only makes sense for those who already understand the basics of this pedal which kind of defeats the purpose. Glad you found the video helpful. Thanks a lot!

Thank you William. You’re too nice.

I still have PTSD for making this video! 🤣… I’m glad I was able to put this video together.

Thanks a lot. I figured if you guys want to go over something, you can just pause and repeat a section. If I put in dead space, it would've made the video a lot longer than already is.

Happy to hear that. What device did you program it for?

@@InTheMixReviews the boss katana 100 watt mkII

Thank you Baba for acknowledging . I appreciate that!

Really glad to be able to be helpful.

In The Mix more than helpful, a life saver. I would not have been able to figure it all out. You did an excellent job of being very clear and concise with your directions. Like someone else said Behringer should have paid you for this because you did such a good job

Thank you Michael!

You're welcome Rockstar.

Thanks a lot. Glad you liked

You're very welcome!

A lot of ungrateful people write silly messages sometimes. They don't realize the time and effort it took to put this video together. Thanks for your kindness.Glad you found it helpful.

You’re very welcome. Glad to be helpful.

Glad I was able to help.

You’re welcome! 🤣

Yes, there are multiple editors available. There is no USB connection on the FCB1010 so you would need to use a 5pin to usb interface such as M-Audio UNO. I also have a full tutorial for FCB1010 Manager which is a free editor.

Thank you Robert. That's exactly what the purpose of this video is.

Ha ha ha . Thanks a lot. Yes it has helped many users. 🙏

This video would answer some of your basic midi questions: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xs62GSaP51A.html

You're welcome! What are you going to use the FCB1010 with?

@@InTheMixReviews mainly for controlling mainstage, and in my max patch for some very inefficient non synced loops setup i made :)

As far as the connection goes, the principles are the same. The only thing different would be the actual Program Change messages and Controller numbers that are specific to each individual device. As far as using an editor, I'm recording a follow up video for the Mountain Utility Editor by Ed Dixon at the moment. Will eventually do device specific videos as well.

You're very welcome! What device(s) are you going to use it with?

True. That setting is global.

Thanks! Behringer has a professional FCB1010 video though. You should totally check it out!

Hey Max. Thanks a lot. No, I don't have a separate FCB1010 video besides this one. The other one I have is for the FCB1010 Manager.

Thank you Robert! I tried to demystify this pedal the best I could . So are you trying to control all these devices in real time? FCB1010 CAN transmit over 16 midi channels. So you could potentially daisy chain 16 midi devices and control something on each device independently for simple configurations. For anything complicated, you'll run into limitations pretty quick. For one thing, certain parameters are Global like mentioned in the video, so you won't be able to assign the same parameter to a different switch and transmit over a different channel. In other words, you would need to know what it is you're trying to control on additional devices...and then figure out what midi messages are going to be used to trigger those parameters. Is it just a simple PC message? Is it a string of midi data? If you run into issues, then you might have to use additional hardware/software to re-channelize messages...etc. There's no simple answer for this. Most likely you'll need multiple FCB1010s to control a big network of midi devices.

@@InTheMixReviews ... Got it, 16 channels in relatively simple work flow.... Digital mixer, 2 to 5 synths, 2 guitar effects pedals, channel switching on MIDI amp, perhaps 2 recording consoles, yes less than 16 at the moment. Looking simply to start with being able to set song lists where program changes would sync all gear in real-time and build into more elaborate schemas.... I was initially concerned with how many channels could be sent out at one time. Despite the limitations, as you have pointed out, some of the workarounds could be setting up scenes per device and just triggering them from MIDI. I did stumble on a new software based package, if you hadn't seen it already.....not a trusted secure site, but I had no problem there. You may wish to scan it first thru Kaspersky. www.muckuper.com/ Thanks Again! & Best Wishes Rob

Please visit the FCB1010 Facebook group. There are users with 3rd party chips that might interest you.

Honestly you have all the instructions you need in this video. You just have to look up the manual for your target device, and see what midi parameters are assigned to that particular feature. Then, you program the FCB1010 with those values. You can also try the Facebook group. Many different users who use all kinds of gears in there.

@@InTheMixReviews Thank you for the response, I have followed your instruction. I can use all of the Korg commands: variations, fills, stop, etc..on my PA700 Choosing a Voice/Guitar Preset for my electric guitar plugged in the guitar/mic input. Trying to access the patches by default, the book states: Voice/Guitar Presets can be selected by sending a series of messages on the MIDI channel assigned to the Guitar Processor. ▪ Control Change #00 (Bank Select MSB) message with value ‘0’. (CNT1) ▪ Control Change #32 (Bank Select LSB) message to choose the type of preset. (CNT2) and add the preset CC32 Value (one of the three : Factory: 0, User : 1, Local 2) Using the voice/guitar effects ▪ Program Change message to choose the preset. Preset PC Number (PC5) Preset 1…64 0…63 If your controlling device can only send Program Change messages, manually select the type of preset (Factory, User, Local). Works, but it also it changes the style on the keyboard. The coding is very similar for styles. FCB1010 works great after looking at the video and follow the instructions. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks

Thank you very much Dex Games. Are you talking about controlling a lighting system through midi?

Absolutely ! I've been browsing the Web/Forums for few days now, and it happens that many, (like A LOT,) of people have built a Setup, (A DMX Controller that has MIDI In + the FCB1010), that allows them to : - Control their Lighting Fixtures directly from the Stage, (So, no "Light Guy" behind a Console), via the FCB1010 Footswitch. - They manage to jump from Scene to Scene via Pedals 1-10. Let say : [Bank 1 = Song 1] with 10 Scenes in it. When song 2 comes up, they press the UP Pedal to call [Bank 2 = Song 2] - so on & so forth. - They can use the Exp Pedals for all sorts of things : Global Dimming over all Fixtures, Strobe Effect on the Fly, trigger their Hazer, & many other things. Just to give an Exemple : This man created his Scenes on his Obey70 DMX Controller. Once done, he plugged an FCB1010 directly to his Obey70, and as you'll see in his "Comments Section", it worked Straight Out of the Box, he didn't program anything on the FCB1010 ! Here the link to his youtube Video : goo.gl/S9sxCd (Many more did this with tons of different DMX Controllers [Operator 1, Magic 260, Etc...) So, if it worked without any Programming, I can only dream about the Possibilities there could be using this Pedalboard. Thanks for paying attention ! Hope this helps.

Oh & Hit me up, if you need more informations, I'm gathering informations on how to achieve that. I'm sure you're way more capable than me at this point, but I'll be happy to help if I can.

Yes that helped a lot. So all those features get assigned to certain midi messages (probably a single PC message or a string of messages) and then a single effect or a number of them get triggered by a switch on the FCB. Unfortunately I don't have access to those devices at the moment, but I'm totally adding your suggestion to my to do list. Awesome suggestion it is!

Indeed ! It's definitely Awesome, now just have to figure out how ! Ahah :) There's a great opportunity here to provide a very good in depth Tutorial, as there are no such thing anywhere on the Web. And especially given the insanely High Quality / Professionnal Look of this one. It's Perfect ! [Great Multi-Cam, Clear Mic, Good Explanations, Etc] Keep it up ! PS : I give you this just in case. It's a Forum Link, [one of the only few Active Forum left], we"re trying to figure out this things. If its of any help, that's great. Forum : goo.gl/Ld5Hyx

I recommend that you post this question in the FCB1010 Facebook group. There are users with DIY skills in there

This video should get you started for midi ports and connectors. I tried to make it as easy as possible. Once you understand how the midi signal flow works, you should be able to make the connections. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xs62GSaP51A.html

I hear you! For a lot of people the FCB1010 end it up in the closet! I don't see why you shouldn't be able to call those patches located in additional banks. Most controllers default to the first bank which is why you don't have to do additional programming. Did you look through the manual to see if these extra bank have anything assigned to them? You probably need 3 entries for those presets : CC00/CC32/PC

Thanks for the reply, am a super old and a nube at this, Well, the default bank I mentioned says : VOICE BANK A (control change 00, Value=0)". The next one says Voice Bank B(control change 00, Value= 1). Next Voice Bank C( Control Change 00, Value = 10 ) Next one ( Control Change 00, Value = 2 )..etc. Ok so need to watch your viedo again figure out how to change that VALUE #...

You CAN do this. It's not as hard as it looks. Yes, you'll find all that visual help in the video. (Pay attention to 19:24 mark) .

Like it was mentioned in this video, all 10 pedals CAN be programmed the same way. Anything switch 1 can do, switch 10 can do as well. I know there's a 3rd party chip 'UNO' that adds a lot more interesting functionalities like what you're looking for. There are a lot of guitarists in the FCB1010 Facebook group. You might want to post your question there as well.

Hey man. Glad you found it useful. It's been a long time since I've used the pedal, but if memory serves me right, this is NOT possible with the stock e-prom. You may or may not be able to do this with the latest UNO chip. To be sure, you might want to check the FCB1010 Facebook group to confirm this.

Thanks, glad you found the video useful. If 'Octave up/down' change feature has an actual program change or some type of CC# assigned to it (on your device), then it's only a matter of programming the FCB1010 to transmit that data. The FCB1010 never knows what it is you're actually controlling. As long as that or any other particular feature CAN be remotely controlled with a program change or CC#, you'll be able to make that happen. Now the 2nd part of your question is interesting. It's been a long time since I've used this pedal, so can't give you the answer for certain, but if I remember correctly, the UNO chip (3rd party) has interesting capabilities that do things like that. I recommend that you check out the Facebook group, and post this question on there. There are many users that use this pedal for a wide range of devices. You may get better suggestions, especially if you give more details about the midi device you're trying to control...etc.

@@InTheMixReviews so many thanks for your fast and crystal clear detailed reply, truly appreciated. Just as a minor contribution, I thought of a more generic than specific interest. Quite a few midi implementations seems to handle octave up/down compared to semitone transpose support. So, the idea would be to check the chances of sending a stream of -/+12 semitones down/up to make an octave shift. Would it be possible to store a stream of CCs (rather than a single one) in one pedal? In anyway, thank you again for being so kind and bring extra reinforcement to all these details for us. I enjoyed your warm reply and will follow your advise to check with user groups. Cheers!!!

@@dakoiaa A stream of CCs? I don't think that's a possibility. I see why you would need a number of them to make the Octave shift possible (if there's no single midi commend available for this feature), but what would be an example for such a stream? Would that be a string of the same CC#?

@@InTheMixReviews Hi, thanks for this wonderful interaction 😃 ! Yes, it would be a string of the same CC#. The example I thought of is a stream of 12 semitone-shifts to comprise an octave, since most synths' midi do not offer a single CC# for that. I'm about to buy a 1010 and I realize you think that's not possible with it. That's what I was afraid of.

Yes, I don’t think that’s a possibility.

I highly recommend that you post this question in the Facebook group. Many experienced users there who use non-factory chips

Try the FCB1010 Facebook group to get more info.

Hi. If I remember correctly, Expression pedals are meant to be used for CCs only. Volume, expression, mod wheel and anything that can be assigned to a CC #.

It is complicated but I did my best to help. :)