Description
PRICE
- NOK 4 200
Price in other currencies
- Euro: 425
- GBP: 374
- USD: 457
Shipping will be added to the price (around 60 USD for worldwide shipping). In addition you will have to pay import duty (20-25% depending on country).
DESCRIPTION
The FC-2 is a handmade MIDI controller* to control the organ software VB3 II from GSI: https://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=showproduct&b=44 or other software organs. The drawbars, potentiometers and switches are fully programmed to work with VB3 ll with no need for mapping. It’s just plug and play!
Along with a computer with the VB3 ll software, a MIDI keyboard and an audio interface, FC-2 gives you an affordable (and portable) alternative to a true tone wheel organ, both for studio and live use. The controller can easily be brought to gigs (in a dedicated flight case) and can be connected to a standard MIDI keyboard or stage piano via a MIDI cable (supplied).
FC-2 is solidly built (by hand). The front panel is made of aluminium with engraved text and the side panels are made of solid cherry wood. The electronics are based on the Arduino Uno (developer-board based on an open-source platform). It cannot transmit MIDI over USB, but it can be connected to PC / Mac via external sound card with MIDI cable, or it can be connected to “MIDI In” on keyboard / stage piano (which in turn is connected to PC / Mac with USB ).
It is possible to use the FC-2 controller for controlling other organ software using the MIDI-learn function in the organ software, but I cannot guarantee that all knobs and buttons will work for all organ software (since various organ software can operate with different MIDI values for buttons and switches, etc., reverse drawbar settings and so on).
THE CONTROLLER WILL BE MADE TO ORDER SO PLEASE ALLOW A MINIMUM OF 3-4 WEEKS OF PRODUCTION TIME (depending on how many parts I have in and how many orders I have). I currently have a waiting list so there is a few months of waiting before I can make a new order. If you would like to order, just contact me and I will put you on the list.
I recommend buying the Fosse Controllers flight case for shipping and live performances.
SPECIFICATIONS
- 9 drawbars mapped to “Upper B” in VB3 (Midi C.C. 12-20)
- 6 potentiometers mapped to Volume (C.C. 7), Bass (C.C. 8), Treble (C.C. 10), Reverb (C.C. 91), Key click (C.C. 75) and Drive (C.C. 76)
- Vibrato On / Off switch (mapped to C.C. 31)
- Percussion on/off switch (mapped to: On / Off (C.C. 66)
- 3 way Leslie switch (halfmoon type): To control Leslie / rotary speaker speed: Slow, Stop and Fast (Mapped to C.C. 1, values 0-64-127).
- Pedal input for controlling Rotary speaker speed. Mapped to C.C. 1, Slow / Fast (values 0 and 127/toggle). Use a regular sustain pedal (On / Off).
- Pedal input for Swell (volume): Connect an expression pedal (with linear 10K potentiometer), for example Studiologic VP/25 (mapped to C.C. 11).
DIMENSIONS
- L: 22 cm (8,8″)
- W: 21,5 cm (8,6″)
- H: 9,5 cm (3,8″)
- Weight: 1,3 kg
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
- 9V power supply (EU, UK or US type)
- MIDI cable (3 meters)
* There is no internal sound engine inside the controller, it is just a MIDI controller that sends MIDI signals to organ VSTi software.
SHORT DEMO
If you would like to order or have any questions, just send me a message and I will reply as quickly as I can.
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