That does interest me. I have a transcription pedal that I have used so far
only for transcription. I had never thought to try it on audio or video
programs, but will do so now just to see if it works. It might be a good way to
work on learning to play a particular song, where you need to play a certain
part over and over.
Dan
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
anyonebut 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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