[sdiy] velocity-sensitivity for footpedals ?

[Theo]

Yes velo makes sense, but it I find it a bit hard to control.
Still its nice for accents, just like the occasional pluck from a bass
player.
Aftertouch makes sense too, e.g. for wha effects.
So you probably want both :)

Theo

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----- Original Message -----
From: Ingo Debus <debus at cityweb.de>
To: synth-diy <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] velocity-sensitivity for footpedals ?


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>
> Mountain Man wrote:
> >
> > I'm considering for a future project converting a set of organ pedals to
> > midi.  I'm wondering how I'd add velocity sensing to such a set-up.  Is
> > this something that can be accomplished with readily-obtainable parts?
>
> I have a one-octave organ pedal sitting here too, and thought I could
> turn it into something useful.
>
> I have never played bass pedal, does velocity sensitivity make sense at
all?
> This organ pedal has a common contact, this is activated when any of the
> keys is pressed. This could be turned into a thing that senses how far
> the pedal is pressed. Makes more sense than velocity? Or Aftertouch?
>
> Ingo
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