MIDI Foot Pedals

SongBook+ supports all foot pedals that can send one or more MIDI commands:

  • MIDI Start

  • MIDI Stop

  • MIDI Pause

  • MIDI Continue

  • Any MIDI ControlChange

  • Any MIDI NoteOn or NoteOff

  • Any MIDI SysEx sequences

Of course, these signals do not necessarily have to come from a foot pedal, but can be sent by any MIDI device.

Until version 6.3, the settings for foot pedals are found directly in the first level of settings.

Starting with version 6.4, they can be found in a new group "Remote Control" along with new settings for control with facial expressions.

In the settings, you can enable the use of MIDI foot pedals (*) and assign these commands, among others, the following actions:

  • Do nothing

  • Forward/backward one page

  • Press the start/stop/pause/continue button

  • Jump to the next song

  • Jump back to the song list

  • Open song pre-selection list

  • Start/pause/continue scrolling

  • Scroll faster/slower

  • Forward or backward by a whole/half/third/quarter page

  • Turn automatic playback on/off/toggle

  • Start/stop the metronome

  • Play jingles

  • Turn loops on/off

  • Trigger all function buttons on the current page

  • Trigger certain function buttons on the current page

  • Trigger one function button after another on the current page

  • Activate the search field and place the cursor in the field

  • Trigger MIDI macros

  • Jump to a specific page number (with ControlChange value)

  • Scroll to a specific position in % (with ControlChange value)

  • Set device volume (up, down, or specific ControlChange value)

  • Set the audio player volume (with ControlChange value)

  • ...

Note Alesis io Dock: The Alesis io Dock sends alternating MIDI Start and MIDI Stop with a pedal. If you use this, you should configure the same action in SongBook+ for both MIDI Start and MIDI Stop.

Note Alesis io Dock 2: The Alesis io Dock 2 sends alternating values of 0 and 127 on controller 14 (first pedal) or 15 (second pedal) for the pedals. If a pedal should perform the same action every time it is pressed, you need to use two of the freely configurable ControlChanges per pedal in SongBook+, one that reacts to the change to 0, and another that reacts to the change to 127, and assign both the same action.

Note iRig BlueBoard: The iRig BlueBoard sends alternating ControlChanges to the value 0 and 127. If a button should perform the same action every time it is pressed, you need to use two of the freely configurable ControlChanges per button in SongBook+, one that reacts to the change to 0, and another that reacts to the change to 127, and assign both the same action.

In the MIDI and Bluetooth Monitor, you can see which commands your foot pedal sends.

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