@Feralchild, thanks for the input. Sending information on more than one midi channel and setting each device to receive on a specific channel certainly sounds like a solution. I reckon we’ll still need two midi controllers in the long run but this should get us going sooner rather than later and i might look into controlling my rack reverb this way too.

@Cryabetes, I thought as much about the 1/4″ Jack input but thanks for clearing that up. Also, a long shot but you might know: after talking to some folk about the fcb1010 upgrade, I’ve been told that units manufactured recently will have the most up to date EPROM (version 1.7 i think) and would not require the upgrade. Does the fcb1010 require a specially modded EPROM to function properly with the 2880 or would it just need the most up to date EPROM from Behringer themselves?

Thanks

This whole issue is frying my brain a little at the moment as I’m also pretty much new to this type of midi control. I’m currently trying to create a similar set up with the added complication of not one but 2 2880s needing to receive independent midi messages and be synced to a common midi clock. I would definitely prefer the foot controllers to be independent of my laptop.

I’ve looked into a few solutions and thought that maybe this would do it: Logic Midi clock>Motu Ultralite Midi out>Midi thru box> output 1 and 2 from midi thru to separate behringer fcb1010’s and then from their midi thru into each 2880. I’m not sure if the fcb1010s would carry the midi clock through though.

Cryabetes, you mentioned being able to possibly use a modded fcb1010, why would it need to be modded? Is it so that it would be a 14″ output? I was assuming that the 2880 would accept midi CC messages through it’s midi inputs and that the fcb1010 could be programed to send these without a laptop, is that not the case?

Any help would be appreciated as the 2880 has been an inspiring product so far and this could really take it to the next level.

Cheers.