Assigning foot switch in mainstage

Hi there - I'm using the damper pedal on my midi keyboard to change patches in a set.
Problem is, because it's a damper pedal and not a 'foot switch' it changes TWO patches each time (one when pressed, and one when released).
Does anyone know how to stop it from doing that????
Ben

Most damper pedals send CC#64 0 through 63 for off (pedal release), and CC#64 64 through 127 on (pedal pressed). So you want your controller to just respond to 64 - 127. In Edit mode, select the controller you are editing, look in the Inspector. You should see a selection for the Graph. Select it and adjust it (I think you would be dragging the lower left corner to the center of the bottom axis) so that the output starts where you want it, and ends at 127. You'll need to play around with it to get it perfect. See if that works.

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