Controlling Freewheeling

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Freewheeling can be played with a lot of different controllers. For example QWERTY keyboards, mouses and MIDI keyboards. This requires the proper Freewheeling configuration for your controllers.

Inside the configuration we can link controller values to Freewheeling functionality. The default configuration is a good starting point.

1 Default key bindings
- 1.1 QWERTY keyboards
- 1.2 Non-US and other keyboard problems
2 MIDI Controllers
- 2.1 Controllers on the market
- 2.2 Create your own controller

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Default key bindings

Hit the / key for help.

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QWERTY keyboards

These are the default key bindings you can use:

Key	Description	Version
TAB	Switch layout for loop control (footswitch -> dance mat -> keyboard -> ...)	0.5.2
ESC	Exit freewheeling	0.5.2
INS	Increase master input volume	0.5.2
DEL	Decrease master input volume	0.5.2
BACKSPACE	Reset master input volume	0.5.2
HOME	Increase master output volume	0.5.2
END	Decrease master output volume	0.5.2
BACKSLASH	Reset master output volume	0.5.2
F1	Synchronize the pulse with the last recorded loop length	0.5.2
SPACE + F1	Delete the pulse and all attached loops	0.5.2
F2	Fix the pulse by tapping the downbeat	0.5.2
F11	Toggle metronome	0.5.2
F3	Toggle metronome (only in laptop-key-mode)	0.5.2
F12	Select no pulse: free timing	0.5.2
F4	Select no pulse: free timing (only in laptop-key-mode)	0.5.2
F7	Save current scene of all loops	0.5.2
F8	Save last recorded loop	0.5.2
a-z	loop triggers	0.5.2
b	browse	0.5.2
(shift) [+/-] KP +/-	change browser item	0.5.2

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Non-US and other keyboard problems

What to do with non-QWERTY keyboards like AZERTY and laptop keyboards?

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MIDI Controllers

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Controllers on the market

MIDI gear like footswitches, pedalboards and mixers. In fact any MIDI device will work after you connect it to your midi-interface.

Here are some controllers used by other Freewheelers:

Behringer B-CONTROL FADER BCF2000 Total Recall USB/MIDI Controller Desk with 8 Motorized Faders
DDR Dancemats
Behringer FCB1010 MIDI Foot Controller with two Expression Pedals
M-Audio Trigger Finger 16-Pad MIDI Drum Control Surface
Faderfox FaderFox MIDI control Surfaces

If you configure the 1010 to use the MIDI Note function it sends a Note On upon pressing down a pedal and a Note Off (Note On 0, actually) upon releasing it. They are only 150$ and have 10 or so footswitches and 2 expression pedals. Remember that Freewheeling can be setup to respond to any MIDI message - not just noteon/noteoff, but also controller ranges or program changes.

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