Noisy footswitches when recording vocals

Aeros Loop Studio Bugs/Help
#1

Hi,

I was looping vocals at home and while it is great that I can hit record and then the recording starts on the right bar, then when closing the loop i have noticed that the click from the foot-switch is noisy enough to be picked up from the mic (even though the looper is on the floor, on thick carpet.) Especially if I have delay on my vocal, then the click is even more noticeable. Is there a way to make the switches silent somehow? Maybe by putting rubber around it or something?

Kind regards,
Martin

#2

Midi footswitch of your choice that is quieter?

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#3

Any recommendations?
The Maestro is too expensive for my budget now.
Would BOSS FS-6 / FS-7 work?

#4

The Maestro is just as noisy as the Aeros. Nektar has a quiet switch that was mentioned here on the Forum in the past couple weeks.

#5

It’s the Nektar Pacer. The footswitch is the type of switch used in the FS 6 and 7, but you need something that is midi programmable to trigger the Aeros.

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#6

This is too huge. I would need much smaller (1-3 footswtiches).
Are there any alternatives ?

#7

I use ictrl-r-mini
http://www.daelectronics.com

#8

You might want to consider how many footswitches you will need to control Aeros using the current midi implementation:

I don’t how I could get by with as few as 3 foot switches. I find 4 too few on the Aeros, itself. If I only had a midi controller with only one button, I guess it might be start/stop only. Not very useful, and certainly not a replacement for the Aeros buttons.

#9

Well i feel totally fine with the 4 footswitches on the Aeros. I only want the rec switch to be less noisy. And i already utilise the midi in for clock sync… I guess then it is just not possible? The expression pedal input would not work for control pedals, and there is no plan for that?

#10

This is very interesting. How do you use it?
Can you use it over bluetooth only or USB? (since my midi i/o are already occupied)

#11

Morningstar has 3, 6, and 8 button controllers that are very well designed.
https://www.morningstarfx.com/mc3

Th Aeros only supports midi (din), not bluetooth, wifi, or usb.

#12

Would be great if we are able to midi sync clock through USB.
Is it possible to use a midi footswitch that I send a clock to and then to send that thru to the Aeros? Then I can utilize the clock as well as the footswitches!

#13

Some of the products from Disaster Area Designs would fit the bill, but they aren’t cheap. I use the SMARTClock Gen3, which is $179.99. It has one button (!) for a midi command if you like, along with tap midi clock send to all other devices.

https://www.disasterareaamps.com/shop/

#14

I suggested in the past, to use the touch screen to implement a silent stop switch…

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#15

Yes assuming you have midi thru setup. Really depends on your exact devices and setup.

#16

I am using Machine MK3 (hardware & software) as a master clock device.
And I already have couple of loopers & effects synced up.
Is there a silent Footswitch with Midi in & Midi thru? (one footswitch would be enough, I need it only for the start rec/close rec function)

#17

this is not a bad idea actually :slight_smile:

#18

This device has midi through, but doesn’t offer SYSEX commands. I used SYSEX start/stop to control Aeros in the past, but I don’t know if it is required now.

#19

Thats cool, but i need the start/stop thru commands to work too… and i dont know if those switches are more silent…

#20

Midi through works on that switch. I’m talking about the midi commands to start/stop Aeros recording.

When I used midi to control Aeros, I used SYSEX ‘stop’ to stop recording. Hopefully there is a CC command that does that so you don’t need to consider SYSEX.

Hopefully, someone with more experience using midi to control Aeros start/stop can chime in with the proper CC to stop recording…?

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