help...half damper issue...

[iamdeadyesiam]

I just rewired my fc3 pedal to work with the m3 as a 1/2 damper pedal.My 1st question is>>> when setting the min and max on the pedal do you press the pedal where you want when the bar on screen shows and that is min setting? then do you release and press again and the bar goes past the last bar on the screen to the max point then release and press ok?

I do this and it does set where the pedal initially engages(min) but the sustain seems the same whether at min or max pedal setting.Shouldnt it sustain less on minimal pedal press and sustain longer when the pedal reaches the max(or farther pressed down?)

I am wonder if i am not setting up correctly or if its so subtle difference i cannot tell and that is normal or if there are other settings i havent seen yet that deal with decay and sustain when using this pedal.The manual is weak on this issue. thank you

it seems the 1/2 damper only works to allow you to to chose where on the pedal you press to engage sustain and thats all with what i am experiencing.I thought it would work like the middle pedal on a piano where it muts the sustain slightly while the 3rd pedal is full on long sustain. maybe i am incorrect?

[Rob Sherratt]

I'm pleased the wiring instructions helped you get this working. There are several things you need to set up in the M3 to recognise your now fully operational "death star" sustain pedal ...

When you are in the pedal calibration screen just depress the damper full on then release. That's all you need to do. Then you need to enable half damper mode as follows ...

Regards,
Rob

1–1c: Half-Damper Control

In conjunction with the Enable Half-Damper parameter, below, intermediate positions allow a graduated control of sustain, similar to the damper pedal of an acoustic piano.

Enable Half-Damper [On, Off]

When this is On (checked), Half-Damper pedals, normal sustain pedals, and MIDI CC# 64 will all modulate the Amp EG, as described below.
When this is Off (un-checked), the pedals and MIDI CC#64 will still hold notes as usual, but will not modulate the Amp EG.

Half-Damper Pedal and Release Time

The amount of modulation depends on whether the Amp EG Sustain Level is set to 0 (as is the case with most acoustic piano sounds), or set to 1 or more. The modulation is continuous, from 1x (no change) to 55 times longer;

[iamdeadyesiam]

where is half damper mode on? and i press pedal 1x in calibration mode but it says cant calibrate.

[Rob Sherratt]

Measure the resistance across the damper pedal (between tip and shield) using a $5 multimeter set to 10 kohm range. What is the resistance with pedal up and what is the resistance at half pedal and what is it at full on pedal?

Are you sure the white wire was connected to ring on the Yam Fc3 plug that you cut off?

Perform the same multimeter measurement between the red wire and shield. Then please report findings here.

A little courtesy such as please and thank you and using a proper name in replies instead of "I am dead yes I am" would go a long way in establishing cooperation on the forum. Your manner comes across as someone who is very impatient and unappreciative. It's probably why no-one else is trying to help you.

Regards,
Rob

[iamdeadyesiam]

I am sorry.I didnt mean to come across this way.I just cannot believe with only 3 wires that this is taking me so long to correct. lol...Thank you for your help and i appreciate it.