I had ask the question a few months ago if anyone had ever used a transcription pedal to control applications on the Mac. I didn't get any response so this message today will most likely not be of interest to anyone....but there is a way.
I ordered the "Vpedal USB Transcription Foot Pedal 3 Function" from Amazon. The software is clunky BUT it does work. You can set it up to work with any of the default applications and then choose the one you are wanting to use from a drop down menu. You can delete any of those you know you won't be using it with and you can add your own applications. I only wanted it to work with iTunes to Play, Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind. It works beautifully, playing only when you hold the pedal down, stopping when you let up. Pressing the pedal will rewind a few seconds (which is great for my application) before it continues. The fast forward and rewind also work beautifully. If you are now ready to use iTunes normally simply double click on your selection and iTunes plays as normal. If you have a need to slowly go through a Podcast, Book, University class, words of a song, or whatever, and take notes this is much better than hitting the spacebar to stop and start iTunes. John
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