GEAR REVIEW
X-TEMPO DESIGNS POK BLE | Mitch Bohannon
KEY FEATURES
So many worship teams (just like artists) are variety of keyboard shortcuts that enable you
running a click track and enhancements to to get around much more quickly.
• Wireless Bluetooth LE
Foot Controller add to the live Sunday morning team. I know I’ve tried a variety of methods to get this done. So, what makes this so helpful in recording?
• Stage or Studio Use Currently, I’m using Ableton Live 10 to run my Great question! Do you ever record at home
• 8 Programmable Pedals tracks. Sometimes I will purchase the actual without an audio engineer? You set up and
tracks of a specific artist and sometimes I will arm a track, hit record, grab your guitar and
purchase tracks that another worship leader play perfectly in one-take, right? Can’t tell you
has made. However, there are some that I’ll how many times I have banged my guitar on
just record myself. Whatever tracks I’m using, my desk while reaching over it to hit “record”
BLUETOOTH FOOT CONTROLLER I need to be able to fire them when I’m leading all-the-while wishing I could be recording in
worship. That’s where the pok (pedal operated another room because it’s usually right then
Ready for some problem solving? How about a keyboard) from X-tempo designs comes in. that the dog starts barking or the phone goes
• No USB receiver or
USB ports required
foot controller that is equally at home on stage
as it is in the studio? As a guitar player, there
is not much more frustrating than needing to
push buttons on a computer when I’m trying to
play music. Also, as a worship leader, if I have
the ability to control the start/stop of the click
track and loops, I am able to flow better from
song to song rather than having to coordinate
hand signals with another team member.
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to ringing… With wireless control programmed
The pok has 8 separate pedals (each with directly to my DAW, I can seamlessly record,
single-tap, double-tap, and FN-tap strings) stop, backup and re-record all with my feet
separated on two levels making them very without having to run back and forth to my
easy to access. Each pedal can be programed computer. So nice!
with any keyboard shortcut that your DAW
can read. Each shortcut can be up to six- The pok has been around for a while. I reviewed
keys in length and can even have a variable the first edition back in 2010. The upgraded
pause programmed between the keystrokes! BLE edition adds some cool features. With
Depending on your DAW (ProTools, Studio the Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, there is no
One, Ableton Live, Cubase, etc.), there are a USB dongle needed which saves space on
February 2019
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