From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Fri Jun 22 12:40:26 2007
Subject:=?ISO-8859-1?Q?RE=3A_=5BCWSG=5D_Expression_pedal_?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?_solution_when_there's_no_exp_pedal_?= =?ISO-8859-1?Q?_input=3F?=

Hi All,

It's completely up to the individual buyer whether he/she wants to buy a MIDI Solutions product from me, or some other dealer. However, let's set the record straight:

- If you are using two keyboards, and the "wrong" one has an expression pedal input, an Event Processor (EP) or Event Processor Plus (EPP) can allow the other keyboard to "borrow" the pedal without taking any unwanted extra data along for the ride. With one keyboard, of course, this won't work.

- If you are only using one keyboard, MIDI Solutions makes a box called the Pedal Controller which adds a volume/expression pedal to a MIDI data stream. Think of it as sort of a very specialized MIDI merger which combines the MIDI data of a keyboard with a pedal's input. The Pedal Controller can be programmed to send any MIDI CC: volume, expression, modulation, etc. It can also be programmed to react in a non-linear manner to the pedal's movement, to compensate for potentiometer taper, or to only go so low or high in the 0-127 range.

Regards,

-BW

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Bruce Wahler
Design Consultant
Ashby Solutions_ http://consult.ashbysolutions.com
978.386.7389 voice/fax
bruce@ashbysolutions.com

At 02:54 PM 6/22/2007, you wrote:
>I think the problem with using th EPP is that it doesn't have any inputs
>other than MIDI. You need to plug the expression/volume pedal in
>somewhere and if the M-Audio only has a sustain pedal input, it won't
>likely send continuos data over Midi for the EPP to translate. I have an
>Anatek Pocket Pedal which has a 1/4" pedal input jack and then includes
>the continuos data from the pedal in the Midi data stream. I think it's a
>better solution. I, however might be interested in that EPP if Neil
>doesn't want it.
>
>Cheers, Ken
>
>>
>> Hate to do Bruce out of a sale, but I have a Midi Solutions EPP that I
>> haven't even opened the shipping box on. I ordered it and let it sit in
>> Bruce's shop for programming for a while and then just had him ship it to
>> me. I was busy elsewhere for a few months and it has just sat there
>> unopened.
>>
>> I now have gone to a completely different rig concept and do not need it.
>> Hit me off-line if you want a deal -- I'll just slap a new shipping label
>> and off she goes.
>>
>> David Owen
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On
>> Behalf Of Robert Manzitti
>> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 10:55 AM
>> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: Re: [CWSG] Expression pedal solution when there's no exp pedal
>> input?
>>
>> Contact Bruce Wahler and he can hook you up with a Midi Solutions Event
>> Processor that will give you an expression pedal.
>> http://music.ashbysolutions.com/
>>
>> nmcqnmcq > wrote:
>> I'm playing B4 off a M-Audio controller that only has a sustain pedal
>> input.
>> I would like to control volume/swell with a foot controller.
>>
>> What can be done here?
>>
>> thx
>> Neil
>>
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