Ketron K 8 Midi-Pedal

This arrived with Thomann's normal efficiency. The flimsy cover was cracked in two places, rather than send it back I took photos and asked for a new cover, which Thomann have agreed to send when they get one, which to date has not arrived after 3 weeks. I especially like the default to channel two. The method of changing which midi channel it is sending on is simple, and can be done easily with the feet. I have played with the Octave shift, but I can't really thik this would be of any use to me they are Bass pedals after all. There is a sustain option but after playing with it out of curiosity, have not bothered. The metal frame promises to help the item have a long life, with all our equipment we treat them well rather than just fling it about so I am not expecting any problems. With the three year guarantee as well what is there not to like? Plug and play simplicity is what is needed and this is what we got. The price seems fine. What is missing? I would like the option to be able to turn the velocity sensitivity off, rather than doing it in the midi box but this is a minor point. We got what we were looking for and the switch mode power supply is fine. No discernable noise injected into our PA caused by this unit. 4 stars only due to the flimsy cover though.

The Ketron K8 is a one octave MIDI footpedal with MIDI out for connection to any MIDI sound device or computer.

It is very well made, strong case and looks like it will last a long time. Has good features like transpose and sustain pedal input.

In use the pedal responds well to velocity and note changes - very simple to use, very simple to set-up.

Overall very good product - does exactly what is says.

Dieses Pedal kann ich jedem empfehlen, der aus seinem MIDI Keyboard gerne eine kleine Orgel machen möchte, oder der generell irgendwelche MIDI-Events mit den Füßen triggern möchte. Wenn man beispielsweise beim Bass spielen ala Geddy Lee noch zusätzlich Sythie Sounds triggern
möchte, diese Pedal macht es möglich. Das Pedal verfügt über einen Tonumfang von einer Oktave und kann zusätzlich noch transponiert werden.

Einziger Kritikpunkt:
Das ganze Pedal Gehäuse besteht aus recht dünnem Plastik und macht nicht den aller stabilsten Eindruck. Ich hatte allerdings bisher keine Probleme mit dem Pedal, obwohl es schon einige Male auf der Bühne war.