foot volume control

[Fellwalker]

Hi everyone and thank you for looking.

Iam after a good foot volume control unit , I have tried a cheap passive style one and all it did was introduce varying levels of hum at different setting ? so is there a unit any one can recommend, and is the any out there that have a built in buffer amplifier to reduce any impedance miss match. Keyboard is a Roland and amp Peavey KB4

George

 

[delaware dave]

One of the best pedals on the market is the Yamaha FC-7. It's issue with using it with Roland products is that the polarity is backwards. Therefore an adapter is required to flip the polarity. Nice long, smooth sweep like a Hammond B3 expression pedal.

Pedal: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UJHIS8

Adapter: http://music.ashbysolutions.com/misc.htm

I have both, love the FC-7.

If you prefer to make your own adapter read this article:

http://barrysmixedreviews.blogspot.com/2008/09/barrys-mixed-reviews-yamaha-fc7_313.html

Avoid Roland foot pedals like the EV-5, they're junk ...

Edit: I just re-read your post. The FC-7 is an expression pedal that can be used as a volume pedal as well, however it plugs into the CC jack of the keyboard; it is not an in-line volume pedal like one you might find in a guitar setup. I'm not sure which application you are now talking about. If the intent is to plug the pedal into the CC jack and program that CC pedal jack as a volume controller then the FC-7 (and the adapter) is the way to go. I would not recommend an in-line volume pedal between your keyboard and keyboard amp. It will cause hum in many cases. Which Roland model keyboard do you own?

 

[Fellwalker]

Hi Dave,

the roland E09 dosn`t have an assignable socket for volume control so it will have to be a guitar style unit that will be inline between the keyboards line audio output and the imput of the amplifier. so that the problem it dos introduce some hum and am looking for an active device that has a buffer amplier to so all the noise and impedance miss matches ? ... George