Comments on: Playing piano or keyboard without a sustain pedal

By: Essential Accessories for Keyboard Players

Essential Accessories for Keyboard Players — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:47:52 +0000

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By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:42:10 +0000

Agree with you Matt. Even more frustrating is the lack of apparent build quality on some of the simple switch sustain pedals. The little pad button (found on one of the Yamaha pedals at least) seems to wear out (or lose contact) rather quickly. Mind you, having said that, the latest one I’ve bought for my synth has been holding out pretty well.

By: Matt Bell

Matt Bell — Sun, 10 May 2009 07:46:59 +0000

This happened to me last night; new keyboard, sustain pedal worked in reverse. Very annoying. Managed to muddle through, with a mixture of pads and playing as you describe, but felt horrible!

I find the whole thing really annoying; is it really impossible for keyboard manufacturers to adopt one standard polarity re foot switches?

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:58:36 +0000

On some keyboards, it is possible to adjust the pedal polarity via the instrument itself (i.e., global settings). That’s an option to check if you’re in a pinch.

And this is yet another reason–albeit a more obscure one–why keyboardists in all genres should practice lots and lots of Bach!

By: Benjamin Milde

Benjamin Milde — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:18:21 +0000

Thanks for the advices. I have one of this cheaper synth’s (a roland juno-d). Luckily I can swap the on/off-order in my keyboard, because with standart preferences it’s reverse and that’s unplayable…