Nord User Forum

Hello,

I am using a Boss EV-30 dual expression pedal for organ swell at both my Stage 3 88 and my Stage 3 Compact simultaneously. It's working fine but the pedal itself it relatively small and the control range is therefore not that fine adjustable as from other pedals like the FV-500. I was looking to find other dual expression pedals which might be a bit larger than the EV-30 but was not successful yet - can someone let me know which other dual expression pedals are available at the market (if there are any) so I can check them out?

Thanks a lot!

Hi Schorsch,
first thing which attracted me is: I‘ve never had the idea of controlling two keyboards with one pedal simultaneously. That sounds good to me! Second thing is: I‘ve therefore never looked for a pedal with two expression sockets, so I have keine Ahnung. But third thing is: I have a Korg XVP20 which has one expression in/output plus the normal stereo line ins and outs. Wouldn‘t it be possible to use one line in- and outway with a cable, made of one TRS-jack at the keyboard end and two TR-jacks - perhaps with a modified circuitry - at the pedal end to achieve what you intend? I am curious. If you will be trying it, I‘d be glad to hear the results. Best regards from the middle of Germany

I'm not the biggest expert (this is probably more a subject for guitarists) but I think the only other pedal which lets you control expression (not volume) on two devices at the same time is the EHX Dual Expression.
https://www.ehx.com/products/dual-expression-pedal

What about using the External Section to achieve the same using 1 single EXP pedal (assuming the 2 Nord Stages are or can be connected via MIDI)?

Alternatively you perhaps could use a volume pedal connected to the key largo. It won't be organ swell technically, but the difference in the actual effect is rather subtle...

Thanks guys, will have a look ...

Hi all,
in another forum I‘ve just found this:
https://www.musiker-board.de/threads/um ... al.702493/
Even if the language is German, I think the picture is self-explaining. With a cable modified like this you seem to be able to use every other volume pedal resp. at least the low impedancy ones. Cheers

If you want a larger pedal, get two FC-7s (designed to be mounted on the sides) and screw a plate on top of them so they move together.

After rethinking my proposal from above I fear it won‘t work as there is only one poti inside the pedal, and if there come two signals at once it must get a mess. Or does anyone know better? Today really sunny regards from the middle of Germany. Mr. Blue Sky ...

Tasten-Bert wrote:After rethinking my proposal from above I fear it won‘t work as there is only one poti inside the pedal, and if there come two signals at once it must get a mess. Or does anyone know better? Today really sunny regards from the middle of Germany. Mr. Blue Sky ...

It may work or not work and/or may cause a damage to one or both of the two connected devices, because they expect to have just a pot connected (to which they'd apply a voltage to read the cursor position), not another device trying to read the same pot (applying its own voltage, not necessarily the same)...