Behringer FCB1010 Reviews

Nice

Im quite skeptical about Behringer products because of few bad experiences, but this one seems to be really cool, only one bit thing to remember: editing software for pc is free, for mac you have to pay some 20euro. There is a way to programm it without editing software, but to programm one button it takes few minutes, and it includes jumping on one leg 3times then one quick spin clockwise followed by 3 times anticlockwise and so fourth, so on :)

great device, RECOMMEND!!!

Im using it flawlessly as ableton controller!

Big, heavy and work fine

These are decent controllers for the money - the presence of 2 expression pedals built in is unusual and valuable.

They are very solid, heavy and large, but would withstand a fair amount of abuse.

They are awkward and somewhat annoying to programme, but once you get the knack they're fine. You'll need a confident, basic knowledge of MIDI to do this, or a willingness to learn it, as the devices are not beginner-friendly.

Some MIDI functions require you to mod the 1010 with the 'Uno' chip, but all the basic stuff is there without doing that.

If size, weight and experience with MIDI aren't issues, these are good budget controllers.

To hard to program

I find that product so bad about the programming. I don't understand how to give information to the pedals. The product is huge and the wheight is really impossible to sustain for a midi pedalboard in my opinion

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Works fine and no complains.

Wah / Volume pedal feels not same than usual wah etc. but no bid deal, they do the job enough well.

Instead orginal prom I installed Eurekaprom inside cause Eleven Rack.

Very easy to install Eurekaprom and It also works well.

I bought this 2011 and still going year 2015 without single problems.

Could be updated

I did spend some time with this unit and I can say that it's ok for the money you spend for it.

The original Chip is not updated so I had to buy the UNo chip which gives you more liberty.

Programming MIDI with this unit is, even with Uno chip, a little bit challenging at first .

The unit is very solid, doesn't feel at all cheap. The buttons are well done. The pedals don't offer best feeling but there are ok.

Having MIDI out and in offers you the possibility to connect the unit to other devices and I found especially useful for connecting it to a computer in order to program with software. A USB port would have been more easy to use although.

I don't think you could get something better for the money.

In control

This is a very comprehensive MIDI controller for keyboard or guitar players. The build quality is very good and the feature set is rich and useful.

Inevitably the user interface (with only a numeric display) is incredibly difficult to use. This is a machine that will really tax your memory. Also working out how to do certain things is not easy and the manual is not very helpful. The manual could really do with quite a few different example setups, to give ideas as to a) what is possible and b) how one might go about achieving things.

For the reasons in the last paragraph I have given an OK score for 'handling' as I couldn't quite see where else to rate that aspect.

The action of the switches and controllers feels good generally, although the latter to some extent is limited by the setup parameters.

It may not be an essential tool, but a very useful one for the price, nonetheless.

Like a lone champion

Since it's the only (much) cheaper choice for a midi foot controller after the Roland FC-300, any budget oriented user will end up with this. It is fully programmable, fairly easy to do so if you have a basic MIDI knowledge. It is not extremelly versatile on the command choices, but a more advanced user can work around this. It is also light and low profile, plus the integrated power supply is very convenient. The quality of the pedals is not exactly top-notch, you have to stomp firmly to be sure you got it on, and you know it won't take many years of this. The expression pedals are pretty accurate, but at absolutely no point should you put your whole weight on them, as you could do on an all-metal construction.

Overall, you can put it to very good use, especially for this price, but it certainly can't take any abuse.

Disappointment

You don't expect a lot from Behringer but FCB1010 is a terrible product. First of all programming it is pain in the ass. You get into a road of YouTube and web tutorials, unofficial patches and so on, that seriously never ends. I eventually managed to set up a nice configuration but I had to install it on the FCB1010 every time I turned it on.

Now regarding the quality of construction: it is a heavy pedalboard but the foot pedals are a joke (toy quality).

Huge disappointment but since the alternatives are limited you really need to make it work if it is essential to your music.

Great midi controller

I bought this to use with a Kemper profiling amp, it works extremely well, is well built (all metal chassis with hard plastic pedals). I can't see any problems with it at all.

Best sounding Behringer product out there

A product from Behringer that doesn't harm my sound (because it doesn't process any audio).

A bit tricky to programme but the editor software fixes that. Seems to be well built and it works - no issues to date.

Good value.

enoigh

its the right way wnen you need a board for your amp and you dont have enpugh money for the originall board . this would be totaly enough for live and so on !

Great MIDI controller

This is a great MIDI foot controller. There are just the right number of switches and the two expression pedals are also a good bonus. In terms of build quality, it's pretty sturdy (and therefore pretty heavy). The switches/pedals are fine but don't have a very solid connection when pressed, in my opinion. It's only a very minor niggle, though.

This controller really benefits from the UnO firmware chip upgrade. It's very easy to do and I recommend it as it greatly increases the versatility of the switches.

There are so many ways that this thing can be used. Here are just a few ideas:

1. Controlling guitar amp emulation software (eg. Guitar Rig). It can be used to switch presets or activate/deactivate individual pedals in your virtual rig.

2. Controlling transcription software. I use MIDI -> keystroke software to play/pause/rewind etc without taking my hands off the guitar.

3. Controlling audio recording software. It's really useful to punch in/out recordings using your feet

Basic midi controller board that does the job and is actually good quality from Behringer.

Some gripes though, the manual is totally inadequate (there are some instructions that actually give you faulty info on how to program certain things and you have to figure out by yourself how they actually work in real life) and it takes a bit time to learn how to program the pedal correctly. I for one battled many nights and lost my nerves more than once trying to figure out how to punch in certain midinotes with this (programmed it to be used with a sampler, punching in different samples/intros/outros with a certain pedal). Also the program you can download that you could use your computer to upload settings sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.... The program however is not official and doesn't come with the pedal - so not official.

Other than the rather SHITTY manual, the product itself is good. HARD to program but you can get used to it. Sturdy and durable pedals that can take some harder foot stomping without breaking, and does the stuff well once yuo actually learn how to progra it.

So far so good

I bought this controller for live gigging because I quite often use the Alesis Vortex (keytar) to control a Roland Integra-7 module, and giving me the same "freedom on stage" as the guitar players. Sound selecting on the Vortex was a real pain so I needed something better.

Well, the FCB1010 does exactly what I need. The programming is not difficult at all, you only have to concentrate yourself like for half an hour to understand it. And also reach out for that sound parameter list from your sound module to figure out the correct control values like msb, lsb, and pc. Don't start programming as long as you don't have that list or you will get very frustrated!

At this moment, I only use one of the two pedals, in such a way that it controls the volume. I've set the range from 63 to 127, which means that I always start a sound in the lowest volume range and easily can boost up the volume when I have to play a solo. You have to do this for every patch of course, but at this time I'm really not using all of the 100 preset positions. The second pedal could be used for modulations but I have that already on the Vortex.

Patch selection is, when programming was succesful, of course very straightforward. But, since you probably are going to select sounds on a module or synth that is NOT in your line of view, you don't see what you are selecting, only the patch number... of the FCB1010 that is, not the one from your sound source.

I resolved this by organising (and memorising) the patches in this way: 01 to 10 are Piano sounds, 11 to 20 Bass sounds (sometime I replace the bass player when he switches over to solo guitar), 21 to 30 are Pads and so on. Usually, not more than 1 or 2 sounds per sound group are needed so my little brain can cope with this :-)

The FCB looks very sturdy to me, it's surprisingly heavy when you grab it. My conclusion is; so far so good. Owning it less than 3 months, I can't say anything about durability.

one trick pony,really tough to program plus you absolutely need the Uno chip to get some decent use out of it.

Behringer should update the firmware and make it more user friendly,cuz I dont wanna spend weeks just to figure out what to do with a controller.

P.S. no manual in the package and I have to DL it from the site and even then I had to browse through hundreds of forums to figure out what others user did,with noone guaranteeing a successful use.

Midi pedal for all purposes

The Behringer FCB1010 is a very robust, versatile and easy to use foot midi controller with 2 expression pedals.

I have been using the FCB1010 since 2005, I´m in on my second one (the first one was sold together with V-amp pro in 2010 but was still in very good condition).

The set-up's I have used the FCB1010 are:

1.

-FCB1010

-Marshall JMP1

-TC electronics G-major

2.

-FCB1010

-Behringer V-amp

3.

-FCB1010

-V-amp pro

4. (current set-up)

-FCB1010

-Fractal audio Axe FX 2 ultra

The FCB1010 has been working flawlessly with all of the above configurations. In all cases I have used a +10m midi cable.

In my current band both me and the other guitar player uses the FCB1010.

Pro's:

-A lot of programmable options (how you want the pedel to behave)

-Robust

-Durable

-High quality

-Easy to use

-Stable (stands still on the floor/stage)

-Direct connect to grid power (no power adapter in between)

-There are a lot of 3rd party chips that you can install in this pedal to get additional features such as tuner in the pedals display, different behaviour of the different switches etc.

Con's:

-A bit too tight between the expression pedals (sometimes wearing boots you can by misstake move the wrong expression pedal)

This is a product that I highly recommend!

great pedalboard

works a treat; very robust; great features (2 assignable "wah" pedals very useful feature); the only drawback is that, because so many programmable options are available, it is quite difficult to program.

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I've only just started to delve into this product, since I bought it, but so far I've found it to be relatively easy to use.

The construction is solid enough and the mains adaptor is built in so no 'wall wart'.

The instructions on setting it up at first, in my opinion, aren't that straight forward for a MIDI novice. However, if you search online there's a MIDI editor available which should make things a lot easier.

At it's current price I'd say it really good value for anyone with some midi gear they'd like to control remotely.

Best Midi Pedal on the Market for the price.

Good all round midi pedal. constructed well but not the best out of whats available.

However still fantastic value for money and bios chip is modifiable and can be made customized to use with various units in the market today.

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The Midi Pedalboard i use to control my eleven rack. and its working, u need to programme the midi to control the eleven rack. the unit is pretty tough with the steel body. and the foot switches is the hard plastic, if you looking fot the budget and quality midi pedalboard i think the Behringer FCB1010 is the best choice.