Nord User Forum

Just in case...
* The Sustain Pedal button state is stored with each program, for each of the 6 sections, could it be that it is on in some and off in other programs?
* The piano section does not damp the keys on the upper part of the keyboard (like in a real piano, so it sounds like if the pedal sustains when not pressed).
* Could it be that the cable ore switch is 'broken', but not completely and the fault is intermittent?
* What setting do you have in the system menu for the sustain pedal type?
* I know that this is an unlikely cause, but what OS version do you have installed? There were some bugs resolved around the sustain pedal functions.
http://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/n ... te-history
* I run out of ideas, but you could also connect via midi to a MIDI monitor program to check whether the pedal press is being recognised when it appears to malfunction.

Let us know if you get this issue solved.

Hi Hensley,

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Pablo

Having similar problems with my Electro 4D. Have used 3 different sustain pedals and the problem persists. Is there a resolve?

Dan D.

Yes, I am having a similar issue... intermittent sustain pedal. Have used 3 different sustain pedals which are undamaged. Have checked the Nord pedal settings.

HELP!

Dan D.

I recently had inconsistent issues with the sustain pedal. It turned out to be that if the metal casing of my sustain pedal was touching the metal case of my expression pedal things got weird.

It appears to me that the circuits of the pedals are not of a potential free design. Also my Yamaha MOXF has similar issues. I tried to connect a sustain pedal with a Y-splitcable to both the Yamaha and the Nord. This does not work either.

In case you use angled metal plugs they can make contact to adjacent plugs which also can cause problems.

Use a tester. That is the best way to know if the pedal actually works. If you don't then you do not know if it is the pedal or the keyboard.

The simple sustain pedal is just a switch (normally closed or normally open, depends on the instrument), and the keyboard sends a small voltage between tip and shield to detect the status of the pedal. I do not know if the polarity is standard across manufacturers, but if not, then maybe it is not a good idea to use a Y cable for this. Instead add a 2nd microswitch (and cable) to the same pedal, that would keep the 2 circuits separated. Or even better, make the 2nd microswitch to trigger at a lower position than the original, then you can have some kind of control on whether you sustain kbd1 only or kbd1 & kbd2 depending on how much you press the pedal.