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Topic: Continuous Sustain Pedal for Kurzweil PC1SE/PC1X?

I use my Kurzweil PC1SE to play Pianoteq, but so far I've only used the off/on sustain pedal that came with the keyboard. The PC1SE, which is basically the same as a PC1X but with 76-key weighted action, also has a continuous pedal input, but I don't know what model pedal will work with it and Pianoteq.

Looking at a previous post (http://www.forum-pianoteq.com/viewtopic.php?id=2324), it looks like people are successfully using the Roland DP-10 with newer Kurzweil keyboards, so I think there's a good chance it will work with my PC1SE. That said, I'd sure love to hear from someone else who has tried this.

I have an older Roland sustain pedal (unknown model), but it has a TS 1/4" connector, so I doubt it's continuous. I also have a Roland EV-5 expression pedal with a 1/4 TRS connector, so I could test with that (I'll try that tomorrow), but it's not a spring-loaded sustain pedal so it's not a long-term solution.

Thanks in advance for any advice/input.

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Re: Continuous Sustain Pedal for Kurzweil PC1SE/PC1X?

Hi Synth80s:

I have a Kurzweil k2661. I use a Roland RPU-3 with two of the pedals plugged into the continuous controller inputs (and the third plugged into the switch input). It works great but I don't know if it would work with your model.

But looking at the specs for the PC1SE:

Pitch wheel, modulation wheel, 4 front panel knobs, 4 front panel switches (momentary or toggle, software selectable), 1 continuous control pedal inputs, 1 dual footswitch input, mono pressure, Super Ribbon input.

It looks like it may accommodate one continuous pedal. You may need an adapter for the dual footswitch input to accommodate the other two pedals.

Hope this helps.

Chris

Last edited by ChrisM (15-05-2013 01:41)