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[cjp5v20101]

Hi all,

I have a very basic setup issue that I hope someone can help me troubleshoot.

I bought a Mini-Crybaby wah pedal to connect to my Nord Electro 3 to use and am not sure how to set it up. I got a 9V power supply to use so that is all set.

What I am not sure about is how to connect the wah pedal to the keyboard and to the amplifier. Do I still have my mono 1/4" cord going from the main keyboard output into my amplifier? Or does the keyboard mono output 1/4" cord go into the "Instrument" side of the wah pedal? Or does the wah pedal "Instrument" side go into the Control Pedal slot on my keyboard? I am so confused with all of this for just a basic wah pedal connection to my keyboard.

Searching other forums / online has provided me no clear-cut instructions. Just want to get my wah pedal setup to use for expression. Didn't think it would be this hard.



Thanks,
Chris

[thegentile]

you would want to run your keyboard into the wah's input and then into the amp via the wah's output. nord > wah > amp.

it is modifying the actual sound that comes out of the keyboard. if you bought something different to control it via the control pedal slot, it wouldn't change the sound at all.

[cjp5v20101]

Perfect, thank you so much. Will implement this when I am home from work!

[cjp5v20101]

Hmm.

So I now have the setup you described and I'm not getting any effect through crybaby pedal action. I have 1/4" from Nord left mono --> 'instrument' side of pedal --> 1/4" out of 'amplifier' side of pedal --> into amp input. I'm still screwing something up. The keyboard is muted to 0 when the crybaby is clicked to 'off' and when I click it 'on' they keyboard sound is successfully passed through to the amp, but I have no effect when i rock back and forth on the crybaby.

Something still seems to be up.

[thegentile]

it's odd that you wouldn't be getting any sound... there should be sound passing through it regardless of it's on/off position. difficult to trouble shoot from over here... but there isn't that much to screw up ha! sounds like you're doing it right.

if you have other instruments i would try them through it. if you bought it used, it's possible the switch or something needs to be replaced.

[vortmaxx]

Not sure why you'd have a problem unless it's a bum pedal.

I used my guitar player's cry-baby with my E3 and it was fantastic. Way better than the on-board wah sim. Same setup as you: nord -> wah -> amp. Simple as pie.

I suggest running a guitar or another instrument thru the wah and see if it's not the pedal.