Hi,
I was wondering to buy or make a pedal board to use with Kronos (Expression, Volume, Program/Combi UP/DOWN, Damper ...) . Could you want to share your solutions, which pedal you use, if you have a guitar-style pedal board to keep them together or if you have made it with wood ... Photos are welcomed !!
There's even a custom chip you can get for it that gives it tons more features, plus a cool editor. Costs near nothing too. Something like 15 USD. Installing it is simple.
Thanks Sharp,
This one was on my list. I haven't tried it yet. My only doubt about it, is its ergonomy.
Can you hit the UP button easily, without hitting others by mistake? Do you have to watch the board before pushing the buttons? I mean, if I had only one row of pedals I should be more precise, knowing only which pedal is on the left, center or right...
It's very big, so there's no problem hitting the buttons without fear of hitting something else.
I don't use one myself, but I do have one here in the Studio right now. I'm adding sounds to a V-Machine for a guy and wanted this pedal to recall the sounds. Works pretty darn well.
For straightforward sustain/switching functions I've recently discovered the Boss FS-6. It's basically a double version of Boss's FS-5, the difference being that the FS-5 comes in fixed Unlatched (momentary) and Latched (A/B) versions where the FS-6 is selectable depending on your needs.
It also features a sturdy aluminum case with a rail on the end that would allow you to put them together into a single block with another FS6 or one of the single FS-5 pedals.
Also, you provide the patch cable that attaches the pedal to the keys so you can have niceties like a 90 degree plug to relieve strain, and which also lets you replace a bad cable rather than getting a new unit.
1 or 2 linked FS-6's would be enough for most assignable functions short of MIDI bank/voice selection.
-----------
FYI: I've also tried the switch/volume pedal combo that came with the M-Audio Black Box fx unit. Everything works as it should but the ends of the cables are snaked short and have to be freed up by cutting away part of the shrink wrap. Also the plug ends of the switch cables are BIG - too big to fit in the side-by-side damper/pedal/expression jacks on my Tritons (and so I expect the Kronos as well).
