Dominic Sacré wrote:> Hi Julien,> > On Friday 07 of August 2009 08:26:26 Julien Claassen wrote:>> 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. Yes, I miss that in my digital piano playing! > 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? -- Davidgnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, honesty, community_______________________________________________Linux-audio-user mailing listLinux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
