Getting Started
2-7
The Pedal Jacks
Use the five pedal jacks to connect controller pedals to the Forte.
Although optional Kurzweil pedals are recommended, it is possible to use most switch or
controller pedals that adhere to the following specifications.
Switch Pedals
1/4 inch tip-sleeve (mono) plug
Continuous Control
(CC) Pedals
10-kOhm linear-taper potentiometer, 1/4 inch tip-ring-sleeve
(stereo) plug with the wiper connected to the tip.
Pedals are all independently assignable within each Zone of every Multi.
On the back panel the Pedals are labeled as SWITCH 1/2/3, corresponding to the SW 1/2/3
labelling on the top panel. In this manual the Switch Pedals will be referred to as per the top
panel (SW1, SW2 and SW3).
Here are the default control settings for the five pedals used by the Forte:
Switch Pedal 1 (SW1)
Sustain (MIDI 64)
Switch Pedal 2 (SW2)
Sostenuto (MIDI 66)
Switch Pedal 3 (SW3)
Soft (MIDI 67)
CC Pedal 1 (CC1)
Expression (Volume) (MIDI 11)
CC Pedal 2 (CC2)
Foot (MIDI 4)
The SW1 (Sustain), SW2 and SW3 Jacks
Use the pedal jacks to connect switch pedals. A switch pedal is a physical controller typically
used to control two-state (i.e., “on / off”) parameters, such as sustain, sostenuto, soft and Mute
Zone.
