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munkee · Post by **munkee** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:55 am

Please note I'm not a keyboard player, so I know this may sound dumb. I just purchased a new Midi Controller. It has 2 Sustain pedal inputs...Why would I want 2?

Har · Post by **Har** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:07 am

Possibly to emulate both the sustain and sostenuto pedals of an acoustic piano.

Info:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A541559
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~music33/Mus33 ... edals.html

munkee · Post by **munkee** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:17 am

Thanks Har!

McLilith · Post by **McLilith** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 4:51 am

There's more to potentially control with a footswitch than simple sustain. Here are some MIDI continuous controller examples:

64 Hold Pedal (on/off)
65 Portamento (on/off)
66 Sustenuto Pedal (on/off)
67 Soft Pedal (on/off)
68 Legato Pedal (on/off)
69 Hold 2 Pedal (on/off)

It's also possible that your keyboard controller intends for one of the jacks to be used with an expression pedal. These pedal devices aren't switches, but have a pot inside that smoothly controls a parameter across a range of values. Common uses for this type of control include master volume, channel volume, filter cutoff, etc.

Are you sure that both jacks are meant for switch-style controllers?

later,
McLilith

ClifAnd2k · Post by **ClifAnd2k** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:15 am

munkee wrote:Please note I'm not a keyboard player, so I know this may sound dumb. I just purchased a new Midi Controller. It has 2 Sustain pedal inputs...Why would I want 2?

A common use for footswitches is to step programs up (one "sustain" switch) and down (the "other sustain" switch).

Why 2 Sustain Pedals for Midi Keyboard???