7 Aug
2009
7 Aug
'09
5:16 p.m.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2009 17:37:20 +0200
Dominic Sacré <dominic.sacre(a)gmx.de> wrote:
Hi Julien,
On Friday 07 of August 2009 08:26:26 Julien Claassen wrote:
Yep, I'm reasonably sure that my digital pianos sustain has only three
positions, off, on and something in between. I'm not totally sure since
I'm not really using sustain yet. It's a yamaha DGX-630. This should
definitely not be a recommendation, it has some annoying features, but
at least sustain (with the three pedal footpiece) isn't just binary.
Philipp
If you want that, you need an "expression
pedal". The sustain
pedeals just do normal or sustain, no degrees. What should they
signify?
The sustain pedal on an acoustic piano does not act as a simple
on/off switch. Pressing the pedal lifts the damper from the strings,
but it's also possible to let the damper just slightly touch the
strings by not pressing the pedal all the way down. For some piano
pieces, this technique is even essential to play them properly.
There are sustain pedals which allow for this half pedal effect, but
they can't be used with all keyboards. I've only seen this feature in
digital pianos / stage pianos (88 keys with hammer action, etc.).
I'm not sure if it's supported by any of the more simple MIDI
controller keyboards.
Dominic