I am also a Control Freak.

I work with

Behringer FCB–1010   ( very nice Expres Pedals via Midi )

Digitech FS3X ( best Footcontroller for Loop Start/Rec  – via Jack 1)

Emu LauchPad (best for Harmonizer NoteOnOff via Midi )

One Expression Pedal in Jack 2

And one old Fashioned Boss Volume – Via Analog

all together in Real-Time with the H8000fw. Work fine.

No Problem . Best Workflow ever