User's Manual

3.7. Customizing the Sustain Pedal
The Mode menu lets you choose between the different modes available for the sustain pedal
input. Each mode contains a unique set of parameters:
3.7.1. Sustain Pedal Off
Disables the sustain pedal. This can be used to prevent accidentally changing your sound
when it is not required in your personal User Map.
3.7.2. Sustain Pedal MIDI Note
This option is used to output standard MIDI notes using the sustain pedal.
• Option: Choose between Gate and Toggle. Gate activates the sustain pedal only
when pressed and deactivates it when released, and Toggle activates the sustain
when pressed, and deactivates it when pressed again.
• Channel: Select the MIDI channel output for the selected pedal, between 1 to 16.
This can also be set to “user”, which will make the sustain pedal output to the
default MIDI channel selected in the Device Settings.
• Note: Select the MIDI note the sustain pedal will output when depressed, from
C-2 to G8.
3.7.3. Sustain Pedal Switched Control
This option can be selected to use your sustain pedal as a parameter controller.
• Option: Choose between Gate and Toggle. Gate activates the sustain pedal only
when pressed and deactivates it when released, and Toggle activates the sustain
when pressed, and deactivates it when pressed again.
• Channel: Select the MIDI channel output for the sustain pedal input, between 1 to
16. This can also be set to “user”, which will make the sustain pedal output to the
default MIDI channel selected in the Device Settings.
• CC Number: Selects the MIDI command you would like to assign the sustain
pedal to. Standard MIDI assignments are named within the drop-down menu to
help you navigate the choices, but for normal sustain pedal use this should be
set to #64.
• Off Value and On Value: These parameters let you select the Off and On MIDI
values for the sustain pedal. You could use these settings to customize the feel
of the pedal and how it reacts to your instruments. Use the on-screen rotaries to
choose a value between 0 and 127.
3.7.4. Sustain Pedal MMC
This simple option lets you use KeyLab Essential’s sustain pedal input as an MMC command
switch.
• MMC: Choose between the 3 MCC options available for the pedals: Start, Stop,
and Record.
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