Roland EV-5 Pedal - Expression Pedal Setup

[maxpiano]

Hello everyone.

Taking advices from this thread, I just bought myself a Boss FV-500L pedal for my NS2 (to use as control/expression). It doesn't work ! Or rather, its range only goes from 93% to 100%. I've tried to set the right pedal type in the NS2's menu, but the FV500 isn't listed, and none of the list's entries will help.

RB4U1: how did you manage to make it work ? (and yes, I've tried turning the knob next to the tuner output around... It only narrowed the range even more.)

I use a FV500L (two actually), setting EV5 in the Global settings menu and I have no problems at all.

Check that:

- the stereo cable you are using is OK and connected to the EXP out of the pedal
- the pot on the side of FV500L (which seta the minimum) is fully turned counter-clockwise (= off/0), you can do thsi while in the settings menu so you can see the % changing as you move the pot (with pedal fully up of course)

[Dugrok]

I actually have the reverse problem. If I bring the pedal all the way down, I can never get my knobs to reach 0. However, in the configuration menu for the pedal, the NS2 will read 0%-100%. Anyone know if this is a software or hardware issue? The pedal is brand new...

[Frantz]

I realized a few days ago that to get correct amplitude (from 0 to 100%) with the Roland EV-5, my system menu setting is set on "EV-7".
If I set it to "EV-5" can only reach something like 97%.
Of course, the pedal knob is set to 0.
It behaves smooth and full range with the menu set to EV7.
The pedal is a Roland EV5.
I'll take some videos or photos.
My OS is 1.70 on a NS2 rev B.

[Mr_-G-]

I realized a few days ago that to get correct amplitude (from 0 to 100%) with the Roland EV-5, my system menu setting is set on "EV-7"

Thanks for that bit of info, frantzkb. Yes, here too my EV-5 works better in EV-7 mode too.
I very recently noted that while moving the pedal, sometimes it flickered between 2 leds. Now it doesn't.

[Frantz]

Thx for confirmation. Exactly the same observation on the leds here.
That setting just works fine
Nothing major, but if we can avoid someone else searching ... I send a PM to our Nord forum user.

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[Mr_-G-]

Exactly the same observation on the leds here.

I bought the EV-5 not so long ago and I had been wondering if the potentiometer was already half-worn.
But now it seems that it is cured and most likely something odd in the EV-5 mode of the NS2.

[Frantz]

Hi,

After contacting Nord, I got a clear & informative answer very fast (Thank you Mr-T ).

I have two EV5 (one stay in the gig bag, always ready, on stays at home) and they do not behave the same way.
The one I bought a few months ago always works fine, and I just select "EV5" in my system menu.
The second ev5 I bought recently cannot reach 100% and shows some hesitations, switching between led levels for instance.
The a few questions started ... same pedals, different behavior, different settings ...

The good news is : the 2 pedals can work fine with the same setting.
Clavia added feature in the latest OS version 1.70 for the NS2 (from update history) :

- Added a pedal gain menu for control and swell pedals to be able to compensate for pedals with a lower output than expected.

This is a system menu setting, right after the pedal model setting.
The setting "EV5" with gain "2" works fine for my two pedals.

[Dugrok]

I noticed after upgrading to OS 1.70 that my problem was fixed. Strange.

You'll also notice that the EV-5's range knob (on the side of the pedal) sometimes moves ever so slightly during performance. If you're still getting « can't reach 100% » or « can't reach 0% », you might want to make sure that this little bugger hasn't moved while you play!

[Octopus]

À expression (swellpedal) to organ is never 0 in the start. It starts at ca 10% and the travel to 100% is not linear, the overdrive would crank up at around 80-100%

À volumepedal is linear from 0-100 %

You can play volumepedal when playing piano etc and expressionpedal on organ with the same pedal at the controlport But you must set this up in the settings First.

[Frantz]

Well ... I had to unscrew & open the EV-5 two times since my last post here, had to fix the allen screw on a correct position on the potentiometer.
This pedal suffers because I keep my foot moving with tempo on it for hours.
Since the last time I had to do this "calibration", I am now between 5 (min) and 99 (max). The potentiometer's range is just too wide.