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joyel · Full Member Joined: 08 Mar 2016 Posts: 102

I bought it change polarity in global but nothing change... There sie a wag to work?

mikeyd · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 1:19 pm Post subject:

Yes. I've used them for years.

Not sure hat the problem could be.

What exactly is it doing? When you hit a note and aren't stepping on the pedal do the notes sustain? Also it may be fundamental but are you sure it's plugged into the damper jack.

You do have to change the polarity when using this pedal with the KRONOS.

joyel · Full Member Joined: 08 Mar 2016 Posts: 102

Hello for sure we talkin about fc3a? I ask becouse it's not fc4.

Answer. Yes i plugged in damper.
Yes i do it two times i mean check it.
Yes i change polarity to mius and to plus in damper mode in global setting. After each changes write global setting but it is not work...

The pedal fc3a it,s new. When i plugged them to foot switch and assign karma kb1 the pedal works... But for damper not.

What iam doing wrong... I plugged normal sustain my old one witch one ring on check and it is work like a harm... But th new one not...

pedro5 · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:42 pm Post subject:

In theory this pedal should work…..unless it’s faulty ??

Try calibrating it,if possible….Global etc.(That is..if it actually functions at that stage).

Any other keyboard available for testing ?

mikeyd · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 1:36 am Post subject:

Not sure then. Like pedro5 said maybe it's faulty. I was thinking about the FC4 but figured since the only difference on your pedal is the half dampening.

Let us know what you find out!

dfahrner · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:35 am Post subject:

The FC3 is Yamaha's half-damper pedal, and it won't work with the KRONOS unless it is rewired or used with an adapter that changes the connections... search this forum for postings with details on the mods required...

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Drummond · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:45 am Post subject:

I soldered an adapter cable reversing sine pins and after that it Works just fibe for half damper. It was trial and error and unfortunately I didnt take notes.

joyel · Full Member Joined: 08 Mar 2016 Posts: 102

Finally i decided... to back to store the pedal... and i replace that with fc4a without half-damper.

I like FC4A because the action is quite... and sometimes in small (stage) i need that... Without hearing every click when i push down the pedal.

P.S.
also check yamaha motivator, but this is for another topic

KronosPilot · Joined: 08 Jul 2016 Posts: 9

Any luck with the FC3A/Kronos 2 combo? I went to replace my old trusty Roland sustain pedal with the FC3A to obtain half-damper capability, which Kronos supposedly supports. However, it remains in "always depressed" mode when I plugin FC3A, regardless of which sustain polarity option I select/write in Global settings. The pedal appears to function normally on my MOX board, so I'm guessing the polarity +/- switch isn't compatible with the half-damper style pedals. Has anyone gotten this to work, or can suggest a high-quality sustain that is compatible with Kronos and half-damper?

I currently use Yamaha FC7 expression and Roland sustain, which are not built like tanks. Just wanted to enable half-damper feature!

Maybe the Roland DP-10 or Korg DS1H would be a good pedal? The Roland has great reviews, and I love the idea of the rubber strip after chasing my pedal across hard wood floors at gigs for years...and I love the quality of my other Roland sustain pedal...but I'm not sure if it is compatible with Kronos.

robw70 · Junior Member Joined: 02 Feb 2016 Posts: 83

KronosPilot · Joined: 08 Jul 2016 Posts: 9

Thanks for the clarification! I guess I'll be purchasing the Korg pedal. And I thought the Yamaha product was expensive! This better be of quality to match the $$ m Confused