woodman Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Hi Is it possible to do pitch bend using a pedal instead of the wheel (basically assign pitch bend functionality to a pedela - so I can use it without using up a hand)? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I don't know of a way to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodman Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Thank you Brad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Alex Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I guess it depends on the pedal type - these are pedals with on/off switch (most common) and ones with adjustable resistor inside. The 2nd should do the trick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Even with a continuous type pedal, it's not possible since pitch bend is not part of the standard set of 127 MIDI CC messages. It is a specific controller message not part of the assignable parameter list in the MZ-X series. External MIDI based solutions would be the only way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Alex Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Technically this is solvable. But there's need to have computer running. There are some midi softwares, which can convert one type of midi cc to another. Something like MidiPipe or whatever. It takes one type of MIDI message and converts to another. So you set your pedal to transmit some less used MIDI CC, and the software converts it to pitch bend. Or another way is to upgrade to Yamaha - while I don't remember which model exactly, but there was product video on youtube, where guy used pedal for pitch bending, to play realistic guitar sounds on Yamaha keyboard. It was something from Tyros or Genos series, if not mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Alex Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Here's one example: https://forum.bome.com/t/expression-pedal-cc-to-pitchbend/2647 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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