Essential Mk3 Control port compatible with triple pedal?

Lab KeyLab Essential
#1

Manual says that the control port works for sustain, expression or modulation. But what about triple pedals like the studiologic slp3d that has a damper, sostenuto and soft pedal all on one jack?

If that wouldn’t work, what’s a good alternative? I’d like a piano style triple pedal for those three functions, as well as an expression pedal. I was just going to use a dorimidi adapter to use an expression pedal via usb since there’s only one port. Maybe instead I could use the control port for exp and find a usb triple pedal or an adapter for a normal one?

Sidenote: Mine is an 88 (why is there no tag for an 88mk3?)

#2

Hi @CannonK148 . Welcome to the community.

I don’t have the controller.

Afaik a pedal can only control one parameter at a time. So single connection. I can suggest you check the global settings for the connection in the MIDI Control Center.

#3

Thanks for the input. I’ll have to check that when the keyboard gets delivered :slight_smile: If that doesn’t clear anything up I’ll have to register it and ask Tech Support this question

#4

Arturia do use the word OR and not AND when they describe possibilities.

I don’t know of any controller that can use a multiinput plug for midi CC control.

Arturias Keylab MK2 have more inputs, so multiple cables can be plugged in to use for the things you mention at the same time.

#5

So its almost certainly a No then. In that case I’ll probably use the exp pedal on the control input and use the triple pedal on a midi expression converter