smithh Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hi there, I'd welcome the wisdom of the community on the topic of pedals and the PX 5S. I'm confused about the operation of Pedal 2 Input. Will it take an expression pedal? Does it transmit MIDI depending on the position of the pedal or just on/off (0/127)? Sincerely, Howard Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 There are no direct expression pedal inputs on the PX-5S. There is one on the PX-560 if you need. There are MIDI pedal input solutions as a workaround for the PX-5S. Having said that, the PX-5S doesn't necessarily have to respond to the on/off switch immediately. Pedal on/off rates can be slowed down by a setting in the menu that ranges from 0-127, fast to slow. Min/max levels can also be set so that something like a fade in or out can be done and repeated with predictable precision. I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithh Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hi Brad, thanks for replying. Are you saying that the pedal 2 input is on/off and won't transmit MIDI expression?? I am using the PX5S both in its own right, where I don't care about a second pedal, but also to drive PianoTeq software. It's a physical modelling of a real piano and has 5 pedal inputs. One of this, Harmonic pedal, is very useful. It allows you to play stacato (take hands off keys) and retain 'resonance'. Amazingly real. If I press the pedal down in the software the effect is lovely. I was hoping to use Pedal 2 input on the PX5S for this. But it is simply not transmitting properly. Any more thoughts? Also, what is the workaround you are referring to? Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Pedal 2 transmits MIDI. The stage setting you are using determines what MIDI CC the pedals send. Are you using 0-0 Concert Grand? You can see and change what pedal 2 sends by pressing edit>stage setting>common edit>controller>pedal 2>target>change it to what you need, expression if that's what Pianoteq requires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithh Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Brad, thank you for helping me. It worked beautifully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerMusic Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 12/1/2017 at 10:47 PM, Brad Saucier said: Pedal 2 transmits MIDI. The stage setting you are using determines what MIDI CC the pedals send. Are you using 0-0 Concert Grand? You can see and change what pedal 2 sends by pressing edit>stage setting>common edit>controller>pedal 2>target>change it to what you need, expression if that's what Pianoteq requires. Is it possible to use a Boss Expression Pedal (Boss FV 50L)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 FV-50L is an inline volume pedal. It will work with anything that has audio outputs like the PX-5S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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