Creepy Problem ?

kenackr · Post by **kenackr** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:00 pm

I've been using the same Korg DS1H sustain pedal since 1990 when I bought my Korg T1. In that 18 years, I have forever been having to reach down to capture it and bring it back to its orignal position.

It's difficult for me to imagine that Korg has not seen fit to cure this creepy pedal problem in all this time. After all, Roland solved the problem long ago with the DP10 pedal that has a rubber bottom that flips out behind the pedal so that when you put your heel on the rubber, so your toes can actuate the pedal it doesn't go anywhere.

Maybe no one at Korg uses a pedal?

Does any one else have this creepy problem?

Ken

Post by **mikemolloyuk** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:14 pm

Most people I have worked with Live have pedals atached to a board or in a flight case that has a lower front section so pedals can be used.

The problem is taken away then.

Mike

sirCombatWombat · Post by **sirCombatWombat** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:46 pm

If you look at the last image in my interview at Blogasys you can see my solution to the problem.

http://blog.petermmahr.com/2008/12/06/i ... batwombat/

I always tape the pedals to the floor, except the XVP-10 which does not creep by default.

yamaha135 · Post by **yamaha135** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:21 pm

what I did with one of my old pedals was to stick the prickly side of velcro on the bottom of it if the venue is carpeted. The other method I use, which I inherited from my piano teacher a long time ago was a brick. Literally... a red brick. You're pedal wont go anywhere.

She was funny in that she gave me a half of a brick because i was the student. We both still use our bricks to this day.

Both methods work like a charm, and adds conversation piece to setup/tear down.

"whats that brick for???"

"you'll see"

yamaha135 · Post by **yamaha135** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:24 pm

Proof!!!

Notice the red brick at my feet.

Kevin Nolan · Post by **Kevin Nolan** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:10 pm

Yeah - mine creeps too. God-damn OASYS - I hope Korg fix that along with the sequencer in the next update

Kevin

steve m · Post by **steve m** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:01 pm

I Use a 'loop' of Gaffa Tape. ( Sticky on the outside of the loop ) Stick it on the bottom of your pedal and then stick it to the floor in the required position.

I have 3 sustain pedals, 3 volume pedals and a 6-way switch pedal, they all get the Gaffa treatment and don't move anywhere.

kenackr · Post by **kenackr** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:57 pm

Steve,

I have not heard of "Gaffa" tape before, but we do have something called gaffer tape that's used on most production video/film projects. Is "Gaffa" just the Aussie way of saying "Gaffer" or does it relate to the type or brand of tape?

Ken

steve m · Post by **steve m** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:38 pm

kenackr wrote:Steve,

I have not heard of "Gaffa" tape before, but we do have something called gaffer tape that's used on most production video/film projects. Is "Gaffa" just the Aussie way of saying "Gaffer" or does it relate to the type or brand of tape?

Ken

You say Tomato, I say Tomatoe. You say Potato, I say spud !

It's the same stuff of course, but maybe my tape is just a bit better and stickier than yours.

I am the gaffa and it's my tape, get your own.

The world is stuck together with gaffa ( or gaffer ) tape.

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