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
In the settings, you can enable the use of MIDI foot pedals (*) and assign these commands to the following actions among others:
Do nothing
Move one page forward/backward
Press the Start/Stop/Pause/Continue button
Jump to the next song
Return to the song list
Open the song preselection list
Start/pause/continue scrolling
Scroll faster/slower
Move forward or backward a whole/half/third/quarter page
Toggle automatic playback on/off
Start/stop the metronome
Play jingles
Toggle loops on/off
Trigger all function buttons on the current page
Trigger specific function buttons on the current page
Trigger one function button after another on the current page
Jump to a specific page number (with value from ControlChange)
Scroll to a specific position in % (with value from ControlChange)
Adjust the device volume (louder, quieter, or a specific value from ControlChange)
Adjust the audioplayer volume (with value from ControlChange)
Of course, these signals don't have to come from a foot pedal but can be sent from any MIDI device.
Note Alesis io Dock: The Alesis io Dock sends MIDI Start and MIDI Stop alternately 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 values 0 and 127 alternately on controller 14 (first pedal) or 15 (second pedal) with the pedals. If a pedal should always perform the same action with each press, you need to use two configurable ControlChanges per pedal in SongBook+: one that reacts to the change to 0, and another that reacts to the change to 127, assigning the same action to both.
Note iRig BlueBoard: The iRig BlueBoard sends ControlChanges alternately to values 0 and 127. If a button should always perform the same action with each press, you need to use two configurable ControlChanges per button in SongBook+: one that reacts to the change to 0 and another that reacts to the change to 127, assigning the same action to both.
In the MIDI and Bluetooth Monitor, you can see which commands your foot pedal sends.