![]() ![]() I once made the same mistake and had many students do the same (when they purchased before asking me). Some pedals are built differently to accommodate other functionalities so this may be a reason but us musicians just want to be able to play! That would make life simpler and on top of that, when you purchase pedals, for someone who hasn’t experienced this issue before, it’s really not very obvious. ![]() Unfortunately, (And I have always wondered why!) there’s not a standard which manufacturers of keyboards and sustain pedals conform to. This means that the ‘on’ signal is being sent when the lever is up, and depressing it turns it off, thus your sustain pedal will be working backwards and stop sustaining the notes when you push your foot down. However, some keyboards and pedals are essentially wired the opposite way with reversed polarities. When you let go of the lever, that turns it off. If your sustain pedal is working correctly, when you depress the lever, it merely sends an ‘on’ signal to your keyboard and the keyboard itself is what actually sustains the notes. I’m a piano/keyboard player and piano teacher, not an electrical engineer, so without getting too into the weeds, here’s what’s happening with your pedal.The pedal acts as an on/off switch. Below is a list of great options for different brands. There’s a few things you should know first about first to help you choose one to make sure it’s not only just compatible, but also a quality pedal of the right type best suited to learning piano. You may now need to look for a new pedal. These are your best first troubleshooting steps and the most likely explanation. Not all pedals and keyboards are compatible but if you are using a universal sustain pedal, check that the polarity switch is in the correct position. So why is your sustain pedal working in reverse? It’s often the case that your sustain pedal is working in reverse because it’s using an opposite polarity to the keyboard it’s plugged into. It’s all too common that people purchase a sustain people to then find out it’s doing the opposite of what it’s meant to and sustaining the notes when the pedal is up. So to go a long with that, they have a stool, a stand, maybe some headphones and a sustain pedal. Many piano students will begin learning on a keyboard.
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