One of the nice performance features of the FloriVoxTron is the four separate layers / voices that can be switched in and out at any time. I've often used this feature by a setting a drone sound on one voice, placing it in hold and then selecting another voice to play as a melodic layer. The only problem with this function is not a limitation of the FloriVoxTron's but my limitation of only having two arms. Hence, I decided that a foot pedal that turned the four voices off and on was a necessity.
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| FloriVoxTron MIDI foot pedal |
As you can see it's pretty straight forward. It connects to the FloriVoxTron via MIDI. In affect it is just a MIDI controller outputting the assigned MIDI controller messages to turn the four voices off and on. It also has a MIDI input so the keyboard can be controlled externally via another keyboard or from a computer. It's powered via the USB-B connection.
You might also notice that the buttons are set at two different heights. This is "designed" so it's easier to feel them under your feet without looking. I say "designed" because it was actually a design mistake inside the case. When the buttons are mounted flush they take up quite a large amount of room inside the case. This was space needed by the PCB. It turned out to be a good result.