Boss VF-1 Effect Processor

kick ass man finally an affordable pedal, but can it do what i hope 
it can. Need your help, I want one but need to get some info from you 
if possible.
-Does it allow real-time editing like the guys at roland say the 
 fc-200 can do. For exaple...say i'm running a patch, with modulation
 eq, wah, amp setting (distortion)etc... can i turn off one of the 
 effect while playing. You know like say the amp setting, can i turn 
 it on and off with a push of a button on the pedal.
-If the above is possible how many effects of the chain can i modify
 at a time. How many does it support basically for real-time editing
-Whats up with the up and down pedals, do they work properly, or do
 they both do the same function. I dont understand what you're trying
 to say
-this pedal lacks a "ctl" button that is found on the fc-200 do you
 know what that pedal does
-how do you use. what kinda of control do you have and how many cables
 did it take to hook it up.

thanks man...
-blur



--- In BossVF1@y..., matthew.gallagher@b... wrote:
> --- In BossVF1@y..., matthew.gallagher@b... wrote:
> 
> > I'll let you know how I get on with it in a week or so, when I've 
> >had good chance to try it out.
> 
> Not exactly a very live group are we... never mind - here's the 
> update I promised.
> 
> First off cosmetics - the thing looks great - solid metal chassis, 
> nice plastic feet and decent experssion pedals. Initial impression 
> (based on looks alone) was that I'd really got value for money.
> 
> Secondly the manual - it's very, very basic. Tells you how to 
program 
> the unit, but not really how it operates, so here's what I wished 
the 
> manual had spelled out for me. The memory of the FCB1010 is laid 
out 
> in patches (10 banks of 10 patches) and you can program the unit 
with 
> up to 5 progam change and 2 control changes per patch - however all 
> these messages are sent as soon as you select the patch. Since each 
> MIDI message can be assigned to a different MIDI channel I assume 
> this is so that you can control multiple units with one foot press 
> (although for someone like me who 'only' wants to use the unit to 
> control one unit - my VF1 of course - this is redundant). In 
addition 
> you can program, for each patch, parameters for the two expression 
> pedals. The unit has 'Up' and 'Down' bank pedals which can be 
> programmed for a second function (however it's either or - they're 
> either bank up and down or they're both 'something else') and this 
> second function is to act as 'remote control' footswitches (such as 
> you might have on your amplifier to change channels. In theory 
these 
> could be conntected to the 'Exp Pedal / Ctl 1,2' input on the VF1, 
> however I haven't tried this as I don't want to have to run the 
extra 
> cables each time I set up for gig.
> 
> And that's about it folks.
> 
> I had to reprogram all the default program change messages as the 
> unit arrives sending program change message '2' when you select 
> bank '0' patch '1' which the VF1 translates as patch UA02 but I 
> realised later that I don't need to arrange the patches in the VF1 
so 
> that they mirror the patches in the FCB1010 (or vice versa) since I 
> can program the FCB1010 to select any patch I like (between UA01 
and 
> UA0127 - OS V1.12) for FCB1010 bank 0 patch 1...
> 
> I didn't have to reprogram the expression pedals at all - just tell 
> the VF1 to expect expression pedal messages from MIDI channel 7 
(left 
> hand pedal) and 14 (right hand pedal) - the FCB1010 transmits 
changes 
> in the range 0 to 127 which the VF1 seems happy with.
> 
> So how did I set them - expression pedal 1 is assigned to foot 
volume 
> (giving me overall volume control) and expression pedal 2 is 
assigned 
> to whatever parameter I think I'm most likely to want real-time 
> control of - for example Chorus depth, or T-wah sensitivity etc.
> 
> Other things to watch out for - when you change patches the the 
> FCB1010 does not send any MIDI messages telling the VF1 the current 
> position of the expression pedals - so the VF1 sets the values to 
the 
> maximum value. You need to either move the pedals to maximum before 
> you select the patch, or remember to move the pedals once you 
select 
> the patch so their current (new) position is transmitted. I seem to 
> remember reading in the FCB1010 'manual' that the unit does not 
> continually transmit the MIDI equivalent of a 'I'm still here and 
> these are my current settings' message it just sends messages when 
> something changes - and only then to report exactly what has 
changed -
>  I think this can be switched off, so I may give that a try....
> 
> Anyone else out there tried this unit and have any thoughts / 
> comments?
> 
> Anyone else out there for that matter....