Play/Stop Digitakt with MIDI footpedal

Hi!

Is there anyway to press “Play” on a Digitakt via a MIDI pedal (i.e. Nektar Pacer)?

Cheers!

Rich

if the pedal can send start/stop MIDI messages then it’s possible to do that. check the Pacer manual to see what it says about MIDI. also check this message in the thread

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Cheers @guga!

Many other pedals can do this, but there is nothing in the Nektar Pacer’s documentation that indicates that it can send MIDI transport or clock messages.

It appears to be intended to work with DAWs using MIDI Machine Control, which is different from what the DT responds to.

Nektar could surely update the Pacer to do this if you don’t want to go via a DAW.

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Hi @PeterHanes
Thanks for this - apologies for the slow response.
Could you give an example of a MIDI footpedal that DOES allow you to start/stop, and change patches?
Cheers!
Rich

I use a Source Audio Soleman pedal for this purpose with my Elektron gear. I expect that it would work with the Digitakt.

You could search the forum and find several topics that give other examples of such pedals that are used by other forum members.

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i’ve used the mornintstar pedals with the Digitakt, and they worked great.

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