Originally Posted By: MusicStudent
Originally Posted By: MarioD
Dan, you will either have to add a sustain pedal to your keyboard..


Thanks... I can go out today to local guitar shop and get something. But just to clarify, if I click it or push it down, will it keep the chord "held" until I click it again or push it up? I need it to not let the notes turn off. Will they have a pedel for that which I plug into the sustain input jack.




You would have to keep your foot on the pedal to keep the sustain. However a brick or C-clamp would work in your situation.

Yes. Any sustain pedal would work. About 20 years ago some pedals were wired differently so they worked in reverse on some keyboards, proprietary BS. If they don't have a sustain pedal that matches your keyboard don't worry. Sustain pedals only have two wires, hot and ground. If the pedal works opposite just switch the wires. Depending on how the plug is you may have to cut the cord to reverse it. I bought the cheapest sustain pedal about 20 years ago and it is still working just fine. In fact JonD bought his about the same time and it is working just fine also.

An after thought: If you play a chord into BiaB or a DAW why not just go to the piano roll view and extend those notes out for 5 minutes or so. Use a real slow tempo (tempo doesn't matter) to help extend the time. This will accomplish exactly the thing as a sustain pedal or a loop. You could accomplish what Mike was saying also this way. Plus it will cost you nothing but a little time.

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