Lake Butler Sound Company

[Thethirdapple]

Desperately seeking more info...

 

Ran across this set of a midi expression pedal board, looks to be from late 80's. Seemingly for midi guitar rigs. I have found a few reviews but not much about the company.

 

Wondering if any one has one or other products from the Lake Butler Sound Company.

 

much appreciated

 

 

 

  

 

PEACE

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[desertbluesman]

Interesting for sure.

 

[Caevan O’Shite]

I remember the name, but little else...

[Thethirdapple]

12 hours ago, desertbluesman said:

Interesting for sure.

 

The ability to assign multiple CC to a single “pedal” is cool. If someone knows of a link to the manual I want to learn about the programming possibilities as well as the expressive playability with this. i often wire up controls together from different gear to single expressive actions or switches so this is an cool solution.

 

This company also created some “command console” for midi… 

 

And wasn't all that long ago!

https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/real-time-midi/77
 

 

PEACE

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[Winston Psmith]

1 hour ago, Thethirdapple said:

The ability to assign multiple CC to a single “pedal” is cool.

 

PEACE

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Not about this product in particular, but many Pedalboard-style MFX will also allow you to "assign" (Boss' term) the onboard EXP/Volume Pedals to send various MIDI CC commands from the MIDI Outs on the MFX.

 

It's possible to design a group of User Presets that focus on the MIDI Control aspects of the MFX, essentially using it as a MIDI Footswitch Controller. I know that Behringer makes a MIDI Footswitch Controller with two onboard EXP Pedals, and a simple 1X4 MIDI Splitter box would allow you some of the same functionality as that Lake Butler Controller.

[Thethirdapple]

On 3/9/2024 at 7:41 AM, Winston Psmith said:

Pedals to send various MIDI CC commands from the MIDI Outs on the MFX

True that…

 

Not sure I have run across any pedals which have internal programming to do multiple, up to 16 simultaneous CC’s , which is the ‘89 marketing phrase which has me most intrigued… agree that with some basic software and or an exp to midi hub this is also doable with any pedal or controller nowadays.

 

and Im a sucker for SysEx.

 

PEACE

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[Winston Psmith]

2 hours ago, Thethirdapple said:

Not sure I have run across any pedals which have internal programming to do multiple, up to 16 simultaneous CC’s , which is the ‘89 marketing phrase which has me most intrigued… agree that with some basic software and or an exp to midi hub this is also doable with any pedal or controller nowadays.

 

and Im a sucker for SysEx.

 

PEACE

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One difficulty would be sending each CC on a discrete MIDI Channel? I can't imagine wanting to send 16 different CC's to one device via one EXP Pedal or Controller?

 

In theory, with enough MIDI Patchbays or Splitter boxes*, you could use one EXP Pedal, or other Controller to send CC's to 16 different MIDI devices, but you run into the reverse issue, figuring out which CC you want each device to Receive, and how to send multiple CC's, without a Sequencer, or something like it.

[Thethirdapple]

Well, sometimes the universe aligns… and I always abide.

 

Just received this beauty! Time to fire up midiOX and do all sorts of “menu diving” on a calculator style input.
Hope those little bulbs still work!?!?

Oh what fun…

 

 

 

Edit with additional photo: Removed the previous battery which had swelled but not burst. New battery and voila 😎

 

 

PEACE

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