OBERHEIM SYNTH

I plugged a Yamaha FC7 into the Pedal 1 jack--the Matrix 6 senses it and will transmit the appropriate CC# via midi to my computer but only for value 0-14 (i.e. out of 0-127).  The pedal doesn't have any audible effect on the Matrix patches even when programmed appropriately, which leads me to believe it's a problem with the pedal or the Pedal 1 jack.

Is this the wrong kind of pedal?  The manual says you should a standard guitar cable for the input (i.e. TS plug?) but as far as I know all expression pedals use TRS plugs.

Any suggestions? Anyone ever get Pedal 1 to work on the Matrix 6 or 6R)?

--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, "tacitron" <tacitron@...> wrote:
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> --- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, Paul Cunningham <paul@> wrote:
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> > if it doesnt take a cv pedal
> >  it takes a regular switch like a sustain pedal.
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> Yeah, the Matrix 6 keyboard has both.
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> According to the manual, pedal input #2 is a momentary pedal / switch pedal.  It also functions as a trigger input.  Pedal #1 is the rocker-style or volume pedal.  (The manual does actually seem to mix up the pedal inputs in some sections, which is confusing.)
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> I tried my Roland EV-5 rocker pedal in pedal input #1 but could not get it to do much of anything, no matter what I programmed.  
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> I used a Boss momentary pedal (with switchable polarity) in input #2 and was able to get it to affect the sound as expected based on the settings in the modulation matrix of various patches.
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> The fact that my EV-5 pedal doesn't work in my keyboard isn't conclusive... maybe my pedal #1 jack is broken, or maybe the EV-5 hasn't got the right capacitance or polarity for what the Oberheim Matrix 6 is expecting -- though if the polarity was wrong, it just would work in the reverse fashion.  The EV-5 also has a sensitivity knob on it... adjusting it made no perceptible difference.
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> Unfortunately I don't have any other rocker-style pedals to try.
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