Any foot-based control for playing an instrument or adjusting its timbral qualities.
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Is there a name or common usage of this piano damper pedal effect?
I've noticed an effect that I use when playing acoustic piano. Play a note or chord staccato, and quite quickly after playing it, press the damper pedal. The effect is rather like an echo which ...
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Whose idea was it to put three pedals on a piano?
Who ever decided to put foot pedals on a piano? Do we know who did it, or do we only know the general period that this happened? I would like to know who did this and when did it happen?
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Is there any repertoire that makes explicit use of the Sostenuto pedal?
Often when I've used the sostenuto pedal (in fact, whenever I've used it thus far) it's as a "helping hand" to sustain various notes individually that would be much more difficult to hold otherwise.
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Is it better to play the keyboard standing or sitting?
I recently purchased a Yamaha FC7 foot pedal. I plan to use if for overall volume control, emphasizing breaks and solos. This poses a challenge, though, as I normally stand when playing the keyboard. ...
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Distortion effects pedal to amp
I have a blackstar ht-5r combo amp..... Would I get a clearer sound using the effects loop with my distortion effects pedal compared to plugging pedal into front amp input then using clean channel? ...
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Can you use any footswitch on any amplifier?
For example, if I have an amplifier that comes with a 4-button footswitch (2 cables for this footswitch), can I use just any footswitch in the store with 2 buttons (1 cable) and just plug 2 2-button ...
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Distortion pedals and tube amps [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do distortion pedals work well with tube amps? Or should I use a tube screamer?
Kinda new to the pedal stuff. I have an Orange Crush Pix series 35 watt combo tube amp, ...
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Delay / Distortion pedals for electric violin with bridge sensor (Schertler)?
I am playing a violin with a bridge sensor (currently a Schertler STAT-V http://www.schertler.com/homepage_schertler/statv-en.html). I am looking for good ideas for :
Delay pedals
Distortion / ...
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How important is a good amp? [closed]
I always wanted to know the importance of a good amp for a guitar.
Do I rather need a 50w tube amplifier that sounds like heaven, or is it already enough if I get a good pedal? Or do I need both?
I ...
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How to choose a good pedal for my guitar [closed]
I've played the guitar for almost 8 years and I use an amp since 2 years (since I've started with the electric guitar).
My amp is the Nux Mighty 15 DFX.
I really enjoy playing and I also have recorded ...
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1answer
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Keyboard volume pedals
I have a Yamaha S90 XS synth and when I perform I would like to control the volume of one or more of the zone sliders (in Performance mode) with foot pedals so I can quickly switch from backup to ...
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1answer
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Would a Digitech RP90 or 255 effects pedal work on vocals?
I am sorry if this is kind of a newbish question but I was wondering if anyone knew if a Digitech effects pedal intended for a guitar could be used as part of a vocal chain following a Tube preamp or ...
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Assign a volume pedal to a DSP on a Psr keyboard?
I have a yamaha Psr-2100, and a volume pedal (yamaha fc7). I was hoping I could assign my pedal to affect a certain parameter of an effect that is applied on a voice, for example distortion or ...
