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So I've successfully midied up two other keyboards to my Kronos 61. My next step is a set of Midi Bass Pedals. Looked around at the different options: Roland PK5A&7A, StudioLogic MP113&117, The DIY options, a couple of people who do conversions of old organ pedal sets, and found this site: http://basspedals.netai.net/flash.html

Keith is designing a custom set of 20 midi bass pedals for me (C0-G1). The project will be a little over $700 and has a great number of user midi options. It will include a regular expression pedal with 2 kick switches on each side of the pedal. I'll use one kick switch mainly for switching Leslie speed and the other will be for any other midi switch option per patch. In addition, there will be five programable buttons, one regular type sustain pedal, and one "Controller Pad" (Basically a knob you can rotate by twisting it with your foot).

We've been discussing ways to control velocity information since the pedals are not touch sensitive (your basic organ pedals aren't any how - but the Studiologic pedals are).

Anyway, I'm not expecting the project to be complete and in my hands (or feet) until December. If any of you Kronos users that come from an organ background are looking for this kind of option, I thought I would pass it on. There aren't really a lot of keyboard players other than church/theater organists that really know how to kick bass these days.

phattbuzz wrote:Roland PK5A&7A, StudioLogic MP113&117,
We've been discussing ways to control velocity information since the pedals are not touch sensitive (your basic organ pedals aren't any how - but the Studiologic pedals are).

Roland PK5 also transmit velocity info same as StudioLogic (not PK7). I have one and works pretty well with my Oasys (still waiting for my Kronos). Unortunately 13 notes is a little short most of the time.

Organ pedals are not sensitive to velocity but there are some electronic organs as Yamaha Electone's with velocity sensitive pedalboards... More expensive models includes also polyphonic aftertouch to the pedalboard! (and horizontal touch to the upper and lower keyboards to add even more expressive options) Unfortunately they are very expensive and not commercialized worldwide.

Growing up, I was playing a Conn spinet organ with 13 pedals, always wanted to have a few more. Now I have a Hammond A100 with the full 2 octaves and find I rarely play past the highest E. So I think this will be a good compromise. Didn't know that about the Yamaha Elctones. Polyphonic Aftertouch would be killer! Here in the USA, the home organ market pretty much died out at the end of the 1970's.