I always disliked the original M400 pedal and just ran from the back
line out into a DeArmond mono volume pedal (metal and built like a tank)
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Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "mikkouusioukari"
<mikko.uusi-oukari@...> wrote:
>
> I finally tried a volume pedal to my Mk VI Mellotron.
>
> It is a Roland EV-5 Expression pedal with a balanced 3-pole cable.
>
> At low volume(pedal up) the pedal causes distortion on the signal.
> The volume does not disappear completely when the pedal is in up
> position.
>
> There is not much alternation in the volume level. It is roughly
> quiet, distorted in up position, goes first quickly louder but
> distorted when pressing the pedal downwards, and changes the loud,
> clean when going more down. The rest is clean, loud, no change
> (increase) in the volume level.
>
> It appears to me that this pedal is not compatible with the mellotron.
>
> Is here anybody who knows which volume pedals are compatible with Mk
> VI mellotron.
>
> Thanks
> Mikko
>