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aron · Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:45 pm Post subject: Damper pedal problem/query

So I had a concert and everything was fine until I noticed a few notes sticking - I switched combinations and it was ok. We only had the usual 15 mins to set up so things were rushed. For most of the concert it was great - then I noticed notes sticking!

I pulled the damper out and even more notes stuck! I pushed in the plug again and tried to switch combinations and no good. Notes were stuck. I restarted the Kronos and waited 2 minutes for it to restart. Same thing - stuck notes. When I pulled the plug out - the Kronos sustained all notes - so I left it plugged in and did not use the pedal for the rest of the gig.

I usually have 3 sustain pedals in my bag but just the day before I pulled one out to use in the studio and the night before I pulled another out for a trip!

OK, I know it's there but where is the panic button/reset damper/controller function? Will check the pedal with a meter right now.

Aron
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aron · Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:12 pm Post subject:

I have no idea what went wrong. The pedal is fine and I am trying to reproduce the problem. With + polarity, when the pedal is pulled notes will sustain (that is what happened - just surprised that this is so). However, when plugging in the pedal, the notes stop.

I cannot figure out a reliable way to shut off stuck notes. Reset controllers doesn't work and I can't find anything else to reset it. I tried switching programs but it still sustains. hmmm....
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pedro5 · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:06 am Post subject:

Just a few thoughts…..

Forgive the "obvious" question…..but it can be easily overlooked.
Are you sure the sustain pedal is in the correct socket ? (Damper…not the Hold…)

Also,try turning Karma off to see if it stops the sustained notes.
(This happened to me a couple of times and it worked……perhaps by coincidence as there's no real reason for Karma to be the cause etc).

Which pedal are you using ?
(Apparently not all types will work).
Korg pedals need to have -(minus) polaritiy.

Good Luck.

bsbsantos · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:43 pm Post subject:

It happened to me on my last rehearsal.
I blamed the sustain pedal right away.
Now I am worried.
I have another pedal at home. I will test both and see what happens.
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phil55 · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:13 pm Post subject:

Did you look in the global section to see if the polarity of the sustain pedal is correct?

I had a similar issue and it went away after I updated it to 2.1.1 OS.

Is this the OS that you have?
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aron · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:36 pm Post subject:

Been using the same pedals all this time. Just used the rig the night before.
Probably an older ROM - will check.
I can't remember when I unplugged and replugged if the notes were still sustaining.

Thanks!

Aron
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phil55 · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:46 pm Post subject:

aron · Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:30 pm Post subject:

I can't remember but it wasn't the latest so maybe that's it.

Aron
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aron · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:42 pm Post subject:

I just played a concert and requested a 73 note Kronos. I updated the OS to the latest off the web site and after restarting -the sustain pedal started acting up again.

I went into the global settings and reversed the damper setting and everything was ok.

I looked in the manual and yes, it does state to set the polarity - but in the past I never had to do this at all. My Kronos used to act like my Kurzweil - no need to do anything and upon boot it would automatically set the damper polarity. This was a nice feature.

Oh and the rental did have the piano note truncated problem we used to talk about. I heard it but of course ignored it and played a little harder!
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ronnfigg · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:44 am Post subject:

ronnfigg · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:47 am Post subject:

kaptainkeyboard · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:51 am Post subject:

This happened to me, but my solution was simple.
I use a Roland Sustain Pedal which has a switch on the side marked "Continuous" and "Switch".
I must have set the switch to "Continuous" by accident while packing it away - setting it to "Switch" solved the problem.

ronnfigg · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:59 am Post subject:

aron · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:26 pm Post subject:

I guess the point I was trying to make was that previous to this - the keyboard would auto-sense the pedal polarity without having to tell it what type of pedal it is.

Since I only have Yamaha pedals, once I set it it's fine. Just strange that this issue came up all of a sudden that's all.
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ronnfigg · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:59 pm Post subject: