Foot pedals that simulate an external keyboard

SongBook+ supports all foot pedals that simulate an external keyboard and can send one or more of the following keys:

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Until version 6.3, the settings for foot pedals are found directly at the first level of the settings.

Starting from version 6.4, they are found in a new group "Remote control" along with the new settings for control with facial expressions.

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For this type of foot pedal to work, the "Keyboard Control" function must be turned off in the iPad or iPhone settings under "Accessibility" in "Keyboards & Text Input."

Otherwise, the operating system uses some of the pressed keys for itself, and SongBook+ can no longer respond to them.

In the settings, you can activate the use of foot pedals and assign the following actions to the keys, among other things:

• Do nothing
• Move one page forward/backward
• Press the start/stop/pause/resume button
• Jump to the next song
• Return to the song list
• Open song preselection list
• Start/pause/resume scrolling
• Scroll faster/slower
• Move a whole/half/third/quarter page forward or backward
• Toggle automatic playback on/off
• Start/stop the metronome
• Play jingles
• Toggle loops on/off
• Trigger all function buttons on the current page
• Trigger specific function buttons on the current page
• Trigger one function button after another on the current page
• Adjust the device volume (louder, quieter)
• Activate the search field and set the cursor in the field
• Trigger MIDI macros
• ...

In the Midi and Bluetooth Monitor, you can see which keys your foot pedal sends.

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Of course, these signals don't necessarily have to come from a foot pedal. You can also use a proper external keyboard instead.

For example, you can use the following foot pedals with this function:

• AirTurn BT-105/BT-106/DIGIT/QUAD/DUO/PED/PEDpro/BT200S-x (www.airturn.com) connected via Bluetooth
• STOMP from Coda Music Technologies (https://www.codamusictech.com)
• Cicada/Firefly/Dragonfly/Butterfly from PageFlip (www.pageflip.com) connected via Bluetooth
• iRig BlueTurn from IK Multimedia (www.ikmultimedia.com) connected via Bluetooth
• BT-2, BT4 from Positive Grid (https://www.positivegrid.com)
• BT-FP2 from Strich Music

Here you can find some separate guides for various foot pedals: https://baumsoftware.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/17000090996