Muti-fx/ footswitch organisation
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:22 pm
For those of you who use some sort of programmable multi-fx, midi foot switch etc in a live in situation what's your approach to ordering your patches on your footswitch?
I use a FCB1010 and have fx in the top row and patches on the bottom. From left to right with the rigs I try to order them in the same sequence they appear in the song, for example, switch 1 would be the intro patch, switch 2 would be the verse and so on. I always put my solo rig as the 5th switch (furtherest to the right) so it's always in the same place and I'm less likely to stuff up my solo by standing on the wrong switch.
The trouble with this approach, or any I can think of is that it can get really difficult to remember where each patch is, especially when different songs require different numbers of patches and parts repeat throughout the song.
In the past (with other gear) I've gone from least gain on the left to highest gain on the right, but this always has its complications too. Other times I've tried to minimise the number of patches I use by switching the individual effects in and out- but that can be a recipe for disaster in a live situation, especially when multiple changes are needed.
What system do you find works best?
I use a FCB1010 and have fx in the top row and patches on the bottom. From left to right with the rigs I try to order them in the same sequence they appear in the song, for example, switch 1 would be the intro patch, switch 2 would be the verse and so on. I always put my solo rig as the 5th switch (furtherest to the right) so it's always in the same place and I'm less likely to stuff up my solo by standing on the wrong switch.
The trouble with this approach, or any I can think of is that it can get really difficult to remember where each patch is, especially when different songs require different numbers of patches and parts repeat throughout the song.
In the past (with other gear) I've gone from least gain on the left to highest gain on the right, but this always has its complications too. Other times I've tried to minimise the number of patches I use by switching the individual effects in and out- but that can be a recipe for disaster in a live situation, especially when multiple changes are needed.
What system do you find works best?