Ed Coury Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 What pedals do you usually use when you play live, and what do you use them for? This could include bass pedals, expression pedals, effects boxes, sustain, etc. I use, from left to right: Sustain pedal #1 (for VR-760 e.pianos), sustain pedal #2 (for an S-90), and a Yamaha expression pedal (for the VR-760's organs). "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Perfect timing for this topic as I need to pick up another pedal. Left to Right: Expression (Volume) - Sustain The sustain pedal is wedged to the right-side of my keyboard stand. It does not move an inch. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Left to right Motion Sound Speed Switch Hammond expression pedal Yamaha sustain pedal for N364 M-Audio sustain pedal for piano Since I MIDI out from the Hammond to the N364, the Hammond expression pedal serves double duty. "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKeys Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 R2L Sustain (RD) Gas (VK8m Volume) Jimmy Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. Groucho NEW BAND CHECK THEM OUT www.steveowensandsummertime.com www.jimmyweaver.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarkus Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Line Selector (2 channel splitter> Bass guitar, and Bass patch from Triton Ex goes to bass Amp) Damper Pedal (Sustain Pedal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicaL Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Yamaha FC7 controls the Stage Organs (Left) Sustain controls Stage Pianos (left hand Organs) and NL3 (Right) aL Gear: Yamaha MODX8, Mojo 61, NS2 73, C. Bechstein baby grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Each keyboard gets a sustain pedal. The keyboard I use for organ gets an expression pedal. I use it to control leslie speed with my feet so both hands stay free for keys. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirium Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 http://ackthud.com/shawnfogg/pics/pedals_all_installed.jpg :grin: ♫♫♫ motif XS6, RD700GX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prague Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 This is at least a bit encouraging. It seems most keyboard players don't use volume (continuous controller) pedals at all. I think it is a critical component. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Prague? huh? All but one said they DO use volume pedals (the FC7 being the favorite). As for myself, my Motif 8/Electro rig has my Speakeasy Roadbox 3 switch (2 buttons: stop, fast/slow) on the left, my sustain pedal for Motif, and FC7 for Electro. On top my Electro for Motif is my Line 6 Filter Modeler, and Giga Delay, and my Guyatone MicroDelay for my Electro. My A90/Electro (slave) rig uses a momentary switch on left (for leslie speed on B4 and modulation on the rest of my modules), a sustain pedal, and an EV5 for expression on everything. All FX pedals are either VST'd in Receptor, or onboard each module. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prague Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Prague? huh? All but one said they DO use volume pedals (the FC7 being the favorite). That's why I said it was encouraging. Out in the real world, this hasn't been the case in my experience. Most keyboard players only use their feet for a damper pedal and rarley use Expression/volume control at all. I will never understand it. Those "volume-control-less" players are very dry and flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Use the volume pedal for? I use one for organ, but other than that... A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Left-to-right: Sustain pedal for S90ES (Yamaha FC4) Expression pedal for XK-1 (Yamaha FC7) Leslie speed switch for XK-1 (Yamaha FC5) In case you can't tell, I like Yamaha pedals. ;-) Noah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtheswede Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I use a total of 4 for my 2 keyboards - L to R: M-audio expression pedal (Kurz PC1se) To be replaced by a Kurz exp. pedal that's been on backorder for 2 months. Had one M-Audio break on me in the middle of a solo not long ago - they are so cheap I got another one until the Kurz arrives. (Can use it as a spare if needed.) Kurz Sustain Pedal (Kurz PC1se) Yamaha Sustain Pedal (Nord Electro61) Yamaha FC7 Expression pedal w/Asby adapter (Nord Electro61) I heard so many good things about the FC7 on this forum that I had to get one, and I agree - it's by far the best I've tried. PC3X, PC1se, NE2 61, DSI P08, ARP Odyssey MkII 2810, ARP Little Brother, Moog Slim Phatty, Doepfer Dark Energy, Arturia MiniBrute, Microkorg, Motion Sound KP200S, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 http://ackthud.com/shawnfogg/pics/pedals_all_installed.jpg :grin: That's the strangest sustenuto pedal I've ever seen. In my case, I use : 2 program change pedals (increment/decrement) 2 control pedals (which can do anything depending of set-up) the usual 3 piano pedals (una corda, sustenuto and damper), with middle one sometimes changing vocation for keyboard controller #2 sustain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceNorman Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Moving left to right....I use a Roland DP10 as a on/off switch for a simulated leslie sound on my Roland RD700SX, a Yamaha FC3 as a sustain pedal for my Yamaha P200, another Roland DP10 as the sustain pedal for the RD700SX, a Yamaha FC7 that serves as the volume pedal for the P200, and a Roland EV5 that serves as the volume pedal for the RD700SX. The SpaceNorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Two keyboards. Four pedals: Sustain-Expression-Sustain-Expression Expression pedals typically control: - a combination of volume and filter cutoff or - cutoff/resonance (wah) Leslie is controlled from a slider. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyoctave Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 L to R: Motion Sound speed box with linked speed switch on keyboard. Sustain pedal (Korg LE). Roland EV-5 (expression to Korg as controller for Voce V5). Sustain pedal (Kurz PC2X). I am planning on replacing the EV-5 with a Yamaha FC7 and Ashby adaptor. Kurzweil PC3, Hammond SK-1 + Ventilator, Korg Triton. 2 JBL Eon 510's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Left to right: Yamaha sustain pedal for my NL2, volume pedal for the Electro, sustain "piano type" pedal for the Electro - wich also serves as a fast/slow rotor pedal when i'm on organ duty. Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pierce Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Left to Right: Damper for Nord Electro (Yamaha FC4) Expression pedal for Nord Electro (Yamaha FC7) (used for swell on organ, and wah on clav) Damper for Roland RD-700 (Yamaha FC4) I've been thinking about using an expression pedal for my Alesis Micron as well, but haven't really started playing around with that yet. I'd need to program my patches to use it, and I'm fundamentally lazy when it comes to that sort of stuff. --Dave Make my funk the P-funk. I wants to get funked up. My Funk/Jam originals project: http://www.thefunkery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I just redid my studio, so that both my 'boards are together. Right now I have from left to right, an old sustain pedal that I use for fast/slow switching on my VK-7, an M-Audio SP-2 in the center for sustain, and an old Ensoniq volume pedal that I'm using for an expression pedal for the VK-7. I'm thinking of replacing the Ensoniq pedal with the ever-popular FC-7. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I don't mean to re-direct this thread, but I would appreciate knowing when you post about your pedal whether you stand? I have taken to standing recently, which makes me a 1 foot at a time guy. There is some loss there, but I like it when my guitar player looks up to me. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I sit. I stand maybe 56/100 percent of the time (meaning I sit 99 44/100 % of the time ) "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Coury Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 I have taken to standing recently, which makes me a 1 foot at a time guy. Jerry I stand, which means I multitask -- sometimes with the right foot on organ expression, left foot on piano sustain, and left hand for Leslie speed switching. "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 We had a thread about pedal boards somewhere along the way, but I cannot seem to find it through Search. I had posted a photo of my pedal board that I'll try to dig up and repost here. I've had the same pedals for years, even in spite of some minor gear changes. Left to Right: - Damper pedal for S90 (Roland DP6 left over from my RD600 years ago) - Sustain/Leslie toggle pedal for Electro (Roland DP2 - had this one for 20+ years) - Boss EV5 expression pedal for Electro - When I use my Speakeasy Roadbox or 122, I have a small remote footswitch that I slip in under the DP2 Regards, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherPianoMan Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I have a boss fs-6 for sustain on both boards, cry baby, boss tr2 tremolo and ibenez tube screamer and i stand about 80% of the time. also to note all the pedels are on a pedel board to prevent movement. Peace, Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I sit when I play, so I can use the Hammond expression pedal with my right foot while hitting the speed switch with my left. "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmp Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I used to play standing. Tried it a couple of weeks ago, and it was clumsy. From left to right ... 1 Roland DP2 - leslie speed 3 Yamaha FC4 - PC2X soft, sosteneuto, damper 1 Yamaha FC7 - XK-3 expression --wmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Azzarello Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I always have sustain and volume pedals for both keyboards (when I do gig). Even when I have time to setup patches with the appropriate volume levels (takes some time, and a few gigs with a good sound guy to help) I need the volume pedals for fading in/out, etc. I like the Yamaha pedals (both sustain and the FC7 volume pedal), but I use another brand for my QS live. One of these days I'm going to buy another FC7, look up the KC post where someone (I think it was Prague) told us how to modify it to work with a Roland or Alesis synth, and be truly happy. There have been a few times when I thought of having a latched switch (those high string notes ), but have never plunged in to buy one. Pat http://www.patazzarello.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakit Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d9/krakit/onthefloor.jpg 1. Boss FV-50L volume pedal. Controls the whole shebang. 2. Boss FS-5L Footswitch - Latching. I custom made a special cable so that I can use either a momentary sustain pedal or this latching pedal to sustain indefinately. I use it a lot. 3. Roland Sustain Pedal - DP2. Used for two of my MIDI controllers. Both have the hooking velcro tape on them to stick to the carpet. 4. GigFX MegaWah. The whole mix goes through this stereo Wah-Wah pedal. I use this a lot too. 5. Roland Sustain Pedal (DP8?). Bought this in the 80's and it still works like a charm. I don't know what model it is honestly. I have this connected to my Roland A30. 6. Boss DD-20 Giga Delay. This is my swiss army knife. I use this for delay, warps and loops (among other things). 7. Behringer FCB1010 MIDI Foot Controller. This is my latest acquisition. I use this to make patch changes mostly. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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