S4 Footpedal
Hey guys, trying to figure out how to make my footpedal toggle the “shift” button instead of having to use my hands to push three or four buttons to do something. can’t quite figure out how i can do this. please help!
this has been answered … but ean reccomends the BOSS FS-5L they are pretty cheap(20-30$)
i think he wanted to know how to map it.. seems like he already has a footpedal.
Haha, yes please…I already have the footpedal…but no mapping
I guess you need to study the S4 mapping and figure what modifiers does the shift button alter (sorting them by “Mapped to” will make it easier), then duplicate those or simply remap them to your footpedal
sorry bud, read it wrong .. 
Ugh, well eventually i would love to hear someones idea as to how to tell the footswitch to toggle the shift key…i dont want to affect the S4 itself…just adding another way for the shift key to be toggled!
When I get my KS4 I’ll hook it up brotha. I love mappin shiz.
Since SHIFT is already MOD1
and whatever is already MOD2
Then you are going to want the foot pedal to be
MOD3. Pretty simple.
yeah, i thought you were the one i was very briefly talking to about makin the footpedal a shift toggle…i tried working on it, but now i messed the whole mapping up lol. i dont know how to restore the default mapping. this is not my specialty at ALL
check Telly’s mapping at:
http://www.traktorfreaks.com/freaks/mappingview.aspx?id=109
he just posted it on the NI forum.
It’s very likely that it’ll suit better the footswitch customizations.
In preferences there should be a reset to default in the S4 section. You would probably need to calibrate your jog wheels again after doing that.
Hi, I’m confused whether the FS-5L or the FS-5U would be the ideal pedal for the S4…
Could someone kindly clear this up for me?
I bought the FS-5U. I think the L would work, but Ean “highly recommended” the U so I got it. 
Haha, I agree, I saw that in a post somewhere but I didn’t know if applied to the S4 as well. I understand one is Latching (5L) and the other is Unlatching (5U), but was curious which was ideal for the S4 Looping feature as in his NI S4 demo videos…
…after looking closely at the demo video, Ean is using the Grey/Black Unlatching type (5U) as opposed to the the Black/Black Latching type (5L). Okay… that’s the one I’ll be ordering then…
FS-5U it is!
Ean’s pedal is on while you are pressing it and off when you are not, the 5U.
The L toggles on with a press and off with a second press.
I use the L because the way I use it I would have to hold the pedal for a long time, but as a shift key or a momentary action the U would be better.
BOSS (Company) will be surprised…
“We sold a thousand FS-5U pedals this weekend!?”
Actually, DJTT should consider adding them to the store… 
+1 on this. Even if it’s not the Boss one. Maybe they could build a quality one cheap. I mean a footpedal is really simple, just a button attached to a wire, that’s it. I’ve made quite a few out of spare parts from my junk boxes.
Good Call Drew… I mean this is home of the MIDI Fighter… =)
Arcade button footpedal? Toe tapping good times.
If any body really wants an arcade button footswitch, i’ll make them one. Would cost less than $20. But i wouldn’t recommend it, because the plastic buttons aren’t made to be stomped on like can happen to a footswitch.