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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 Forte SE.
When connected to the SW1 jack, a Half Damper pedal enables finer control of sustain than
a standard switch pedal. Half Damper control is enabled for programs in the Piano category.
Programs outside of the Piano category will respond to Half Damper pedals as if they are
standard switch pedals. Half Damper pedals can also be used to control external software and
sound modules via MIDI.
The CC (Volume) Jack
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 Forte SE, but it is also
possible to use third-party continuous control pedals designed for synthesizers.
The Audio (LEFT/MONO and RIGHT) Jacks
Getting Started
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