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PSR Keyboards (11 Boards) => PSR-S975/S775 => Topic started by: madirv on December 15, 2022, 10:42:12 AM
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You need so called volume pedal (https://www.thomann.de/intl/volume_and_expression_pedals.html?manufacturer%5B%5D=Yamaha&gk=TAKYVP&cme=false&filter=true) for that.
I have it, but I must say, that I'm not using it as much as I thought I would. The thing is, to use it meaningful, is not as easy as one might think. What I mean by "meaningful"? Please, listen to this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50xx1_CbJTI) video and pay attention to organ playing -to sound like that, it requires a LOT of practicing.
Volume pedal can be used for any voice (instrument), but in my opinion, it will only sound "natural" for organ and some woodwind instruments. The volume/loudness of other instruments is better controlled (sounds more natural) with keyboard touch sensitivity: the harder we hit the key, the louder it is.
Of course, depending on setting on keyboard, with volume/expression pedal we can also control many other effects (not only volume).
I'm telling you all that, because volume/expression pedal is quite expensive and so you get an impression of what to expect.
Bogdan
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madirv,
This is what I use for volume control as well as other things.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FC7--yamaha-fc7-volume-expression-pedal?mrkgadid=1000000&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gdsa&mrkgbflag=0&mrkgcat=studio&recording&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=39700065017603475&lid=39700065017603475&ds_s_kwgid=58700007231540659&device=c&network=s&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9002168&creative=537361853889&targetid=dsa-1385849841050&campaignid=13710079600&awsearchcpc=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrtG5scP7-wIVDbLICh1T2Q4dEAAYASAAEgJ1jPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds (https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FC7--yamaha-fc7-volume-expression-pedal?mrkgadid=1000000&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gdsa&mrkgbflag=0&mrkgcat=studio&recording&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=39700065017603475&lid=39700065017603475&ds_s_kwgid=58700007231540659&device=c&network=s&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9002168&creative=537361853889&targetid=dsa-1385849841050&campaignid=13710079600&awsearchcpc=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrtG5scP7-wIVDbLICh1T2Q4dEAAYASAAEgJ1jPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)
I also use this for piano Sustain
https://www.sweetwater.com/c520--Key_Pedal?highlight=FC4A&mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=&mrkgbflag=&mrkgcat=&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=92700073384080333&lid=92700073384080333&ds_s_kwgid=58700008069260214&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007215323&dsproductgroupid=1852936823967&product_id=FC4A&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=c&network=u&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9002168&creative=625135836142&targetid=pla-1852936823967&campaignid=18467073267&awsearchcpc=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq4H94sP7-wIVE7bICh28AglKEAQYASABEgLnavD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds (https://www.sweetwater.com/c520--Key_Pedal?highlight=FC4A&mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=&mrkgbflag=&mrkgcat=&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=92700073384080333&lid=92700073384080333&ds_s_kwgid=58700008069260214&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007215323&dsproductgroupid=1852936823967&product_id=FC4A&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=c&network=u&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9002168&creative=625135836142&targetid=pla-1852936823967&campaignid=18467073267&awsearchcpc=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq4H94sP7-wIVE7bICh28AglKEAQYASABEgLnavD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)
I use this for registration changes.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/FC5-Sustain-Footswitch-1274115033784.gc?storeCode=&source=4WWRWXGL&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq4H94sP7-wIVE7bICh28AglKEAQYBCABEgJ6s_D_BwE (https://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/FC5-Sustain-Footswitch-1274115033784.gc?storeCode=&source=4WWRWXGL&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq4H94sP7-wIVE7bICh28AglKEAQYBCABEgJ6s_D_BwE)
And I use this for many other operations like triggering Fills and Breaks, Art. 1,2 and 3, fade out, screen page turning up and down.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/MFC10-MIDI-Footcontroller-1274115033233.gc?source=4WWRWXGG&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7KOWmsT7-wIVFonICh3RmQQ7EAAYASAAEgIBnPD_BwE
Hope this helps,
Rick D.
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... pedal to change registrations it struck me that 2 pedals might be a good idea...
Actually, I think having two sustain (switch) pedals is not a bad idea at all and can be quite useful at playing music. Depending on how you assign them on keyboard(see reference manual (https://ca.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/7/1153387/psrs975_s775_en_rm_a0.pdf) page 117), for example, one for registration up and one for registration down.. or one for registration and one for sustain, etc.
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Rick D----Just looked at the photo-----looks as though you could man a spacecraft to Mars with that lot ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
LOL, that's funny!
I actually got the MFC-10 from a member of this group years ago. I like using it as I don't have to take my hands off the keyboard.
Yamaha has discontinued this for some reason, not sure why, I love it.
Rick D
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I use two FC5 Pedals,
You can get them from Amazon quite reasonable in price. K use one for adding drum fills.