From John Emond Sent Mon, Dec 10th 2018, 14:34
From John Emond Sent Mon, Dec 10th 2018, 14:34
True, though it is current limited. What would you recommend? Cheers, John Sent from my iPad > On Dec 10, 2018, at 5:26 AM, Tom Bugs <xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote: >=20 > " >=20 > Our Pedz Eurorack module has ground on sleeve, +12V on ring, and wiper on t= ip. >=20 > " >=20 > What happens if someone inadvertently plugs a TS plug in? This description= would suggest that +12V would be shorted to 0V. >=20 >> On 10/12/2018 04:05, John Emond wrote: >> Our Pedz Eurorack module has ground on sleeve, +12V on ring, and wiper on= tip. It doesn't work that well with the Yamaha FC7, audio. It works perfect= ly with the Roland EX5, linear. It also worked well when tested with a reall= y old Moog passive pedal, again linear. Pedz includes a VCA as well as uni a= nd bipolar attenuators. >>=20 >> Cheers, >>=20 >> John >>=20 >>=20 >>> On Dec 9, 2018, at 12:36 PM, Sam Mims <xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>>=20 >>> First of all, there are active pedals and passive pedals, and they are a= ll called expression, CV, or other names. The active pedals PRODUCE their o= wn voltage (so they must be powered), and these are for use with vintage syn= ths. >>>=20 >>> More current products (90s for sure, maybe earlier) use passive expressi= on pedals, where the pedal takes a voltage generated by the keyboard, and th= en doles it out back to the keyboard in the appropriate amount (depending on= the position of the pedal). An active pedal will have a phone plug with tw= o connectors (TS, voltage and ground), while a passive pedal will have a 3-c= onductor (TRS) phone jack - one for incoming voltage, one for voltage back t= o the synth, and one for ground. >>>=20 >>> The Ensoniq pedal is passive, and there are definitely two flavors of pa= ssive pedals. If I recall correctly, one uses a linear pot, and the other u= ses an audio-taper pot. I remember once on the road some of our gear got st= olen, and I had to use a Yamaha expression pedal with my Ensoniq boards. Al= l the =E2=80=98business=E2=80=99 of the pedal happened in just a few degrees= of travel of the pedal. So while you will get results using the wrong type= of pedal, they won=E2=80=99t be usable in a practical situation. >>>=20 >>> I have not, though run into a situation where the pedal is wired differe= ntly=E2=80=A6 >>>=20 >>> Sam Mims >>> Syntaur >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>> On Dec 9, 2018, at 4:22 AM, Thomas Strathmann <xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> On 09.12.18 08:24, Brian Willoughby wrote: >>>>> I just ran into a situation where my Ensoniq Expression Pedal is not c= ompatible with a new USB-MIDI controller. Is there one standard for wiring a= passive expression pedal, or is there more than one? >>>> Yes. My expression pedal has a switch to select different configuration= s. It's the same mess as with sustain pedals. >>>>=20 >>>> Thomas >>=20 > --=20 > BugBrand LTD > UK company No. 07199808 > VAT No. GB 988 2629 57 > 1 Ninetree Hill > BRISTOL BS1 3SB > United Kingdom > www.bugbrand.co.uk >=20 >=20 > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com >=20