My regular damper pedal seems to work when I hold the pedal down and releases when I let go. ( as you would expect )
I just tried my other pedal ( a generic make ) using sustain function and this holds continually until I press again and sustain is released.
The second pedal is a 'switched' type of pedal function on the opposite polarity.
Maybe this is the reason for the difference in the two?
Without trying several voices, I assumed sustain was 'global'
Keith
Hi Keith,
if you have to press the Pedal always two times for "ON" and then again two times for "OFF", this is a so called "latched" Pedal. These Pedals are normally NOT used with Yamaha Keyboards but e.g. for switching the Effect of an external Mixer on/off.
On Yamaha keyboards only "unlatched" ("momenary switch") Pedals are normally used. The recommended polarity is "contact
normally closed" (contact opens when the Pedal is depressed).
Pedals with the polarity "contact
normally open" can also be used. If such a Pedal (as designed by Yamaha) is connected with the keyboard switched off, the correct polarity should be automatically detected. If a pedal still works "the other way round", this can be corrected in the Pedal settings.
Best regards,
Chris