Nord User Forum

[cphollis]

@alexanerlyon -- just to be clear, there are pedalboards (usually intended for organ players) that send midi and don't make sound. The NE6 would be making sounds. There are also synth pedalboards (e.g. Taurus comes to mind) that make great bass sounds, and usually also send midi. And, finally, I've seen a few cheapies out there that just do midi for triggering an iPad or something.

[alexanderlyon]

Thanks for the help, everyone!

After poking around a bit, I'm going to stick with something that sends MIDI but doesn't generate its own sounds, like the MP-113 or MP-117.

I'm primarily interested in using the pedalboard to trigger the low-end organ sounds that I would normally play with my left hand, but would love to be able use it to trigger other fun low-end sounds (like Rhodes, clavinet, etc.).

And now I'm really intrigued by the idea of triggering some kind of synth bass sound. I didn't know Dennerlein did that!

It seems like this should all be possible, right?

Am I correct in understanding that if I am using organ sounds all around, there will only be one "split", i.e., the pedals will control the low end, and there will be one other "zone" on the keyboard that I will play with my hands? But that if I use the pedals to trigger a synth bass sound rather than the B3 sound, I can still do upper/lower manuals in organ mode?

And what is the significance of the split keyboard only receiving external MIDI on the Upper part? To an ignoramus like me, that sounds as if I could only use the pedalboard to control the upper (i.e., right-side or higher-pitched) portion the keyboard--but that can't be right, can it?

[alexanderlyon]

Thanks for the advice and information! I can see this is going to be an adventure. But I'm really intrigued by the idea of being able to use pedals, so i think I'm going to plow ahead and hope for the best despite the potential pitfalls...