18 Aug
2009
18 Aug
'09
5:58 a.m.
Ken Restivo wrote:
On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 11:49:11AM -1000, david
wrote:
Probably hooked into circuitry in the keyboard that (1) used the voltage
level(s) to change signals in other parts of the circuitry, and (2)
mapped voltage levels to some MIDI event code somewhere.
Dominic Sacr?? wrote:
My teacher has one of these pedals. It was made in Italy and went
with some keyboard he's long since gotten rid of.
I took it apart and there are two contact strips: one for the
downstroke and one for the upstroke. So I guess it sends a note
message for pedal down, and one for pedal up. It only has a 1/4"
tip/sleeve jack so I'm not sure how it's sending that to the
keyboard. Hi Julien,
On Friday 07 of August 2009 08:26:26 Julien Claassen wrote:
Yes, I miss that in my digital piano playing!
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.
Perhaps an expression pedal could be mapped to
function as a
sustain more like a real piano's sustain pedal? Since playing around with the Steinway Gigasample, I
keep thinking
it'd be nice if the pedal could be more expressive and get those "in
between" spots or just not CLANG if I life the pedal gently.
Sorry, I was thinking more along the lines of a volume control pedal,
with its events mapped to various degrees of sustain?
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David
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