[A6] Volume Pedal for A6?

[J.C. Jordan]

i seem to remember the FC7 has opposite polarity, so it may not work. try it
out first if you can. i believe the boss/roland and likely the alesis ones
should work.

--- Joan Touzet <joant at ieee.org> wrote:

> Ack, you're right! I just tried it out, and the A6 definitely is *not*
> happy with a TRS (stereo) 1/4" volume pedal. I guess I've always used
> the TS (mono) 1/4" type instead, or controlled volume from my K2500
> (which does use a TRS type).
> 
> In that case, the Moog pedal won't work with it.  :(
> 
> The Yamaha FC7 should work, as would the Rolands or the  - though none
> of these are really very well built (I tend to abuse my volume pedals
> a fair bit, being trained as an organ player before being a
> synthesizer player!)
> 
> The Alesis F2 seems like it should work, as it advertises
> compatibility with Yamaha gear. It also looks to have a good build
> quality.  Unfortunately I can't find a manual for this online
> anywhere, not even at Alesis' site! Anyone on the list have one?
> 
> What are other folks using for expression pedals?
> 
> -Joan
> 
> On 8/27/07, Eduardo Saponara <elmacaco at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Thanks for all the suggestions.
> >
> >  Ive been looking around and so far the most attractive is the Yamaha FC7
> >
> >  http://www.zzounds.com/item--YAMFC7
> >
> >  Although I like the Alesis F2 because of it's look matching the Andromeda
> > (a bit moon boots too, I kinda want to get 2 of them ;) and also having
> > expression Pedal outputs and a volume pedal function (input/output), so I
> > could still use an expression pedal in the A6 and this as a volume pedal on
> > the output (but I guess it would be mono?)
> >
> >  However, the A6 manual says the expression pedal is just a tip/sleeve
> jack,
> > and the Alesis pedal is Tip/ring/sleeve.
> >
> >  More investigation to be done.  Anyone using a TRS jack'd expression Pedal
> > with the Andromeda?
> >
> >  The roland and Moog one's look quite good as well, but the yamaha and
> > Alesis models offer some adjustment to the pedal travel/resistance which
> > seems somewhat nice.
> >
> >  The cheapest so far is the M-audio exp-1 at $30.  But looks very no
> frills.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:09:12 -0400
> > > From: joant at ieee.org
> > > To: a6 at code404.com
> > > Subject: Re: [A6] Volume Pedal for A6?
> >
> > >
> > > Second the recommendation for an EP2.
> > >
> > > -Joan, who recently found out her 10-year old volume pedal's range now
> > > only goes 0-190...
> > >
> > > On 8/27/07, mao.cla at libero.it <mao.cla at libero.it> wrote:
> > > > I think that Moog EP2 or Roland EV5 and EV7 can be a good solution. The
> > Moog EP2 seems well built and has a "sensitive" knob to adjust the "amount
> > of expression"... and it's not expensive at all. I'll buy one for my
> voyager
> > but I hope to use it with the A6 too.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I recently used the A6 live and was really wanting a volume pedal for
> > expression and just to keep the output whenre I want it during different
> > synthesis parts and don;t really want to roll with a midi one. I'm just
> > looking for experienced people to let me know if a dedicated volume pedal
> or
> > some kind of CV pedal is better suited.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think ideally I would like to have both a volume and a CV pedal for
> > live so I can free up my hands a bit more, can anyone recommend something?
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Ed
> > > > >
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