Connecting A Half Damper Pedal; Connecting A Continuous Control Pedal - Kurzweil Artis User Manual

If you're not familiar with traditional piano technique, the sostenuto (center) pedal on a
grand piano allows one to hold chords in the bass while continuing to play the melody
without the latter notes sustaining. Any keys that are down when you depress the pedal will
sustain when you let go of the keys, but new notes played afterward will not be sustained.
Releasing the pedal puts things back to normal. Of course it can be programmed to do other
functions as well.

Connecting a Half Damper Pedal

Half Damper pedals where the wiper is connected to the tip (such as the KORG DS-1H™)
can be connected to the SW1 and SW2 inputs on the rear panel. Some pedals have the
wiper connected to the ring, and these pedals will require an adaptor to work with the Artis.
Half damper pedals can be used to control external software and sound modules via MIDI,
enabling finer control of sustain than a standard switch pedal.

Connecting a Continuous Control Pedal

A continuous control pedal can be very useful for controlling volume, wah, or other effects
by foot.
The Kurzweil CC-1 continuous control pedal will work best with the Artis, but it is also
possible to use third-party continuous control pedals designed for synthesizers.
See Continuous Control and Half-Damper Pedal Problems on page 11-5 if you are having
trouble with your continuous control pedal.
NOTE : Using a third-party continuous control pedal / volume pedal
may or may not be satisfactory depending on how it is constructed.
Getting Started
Connecting Pedals
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