This pedal has been working great for me! I play a lot of different gigs with it and it's been holding up very well. I love that it has good traction too. My old pedal sometimes would slip while I was playing it on certain floors but I haven't had any issues with this one. The feel is super nice - I'd say it has the same resistance as an acoustic piano. It also is a very quiet pedal which is super important for me since I record a lot of videos on keyboard and don't like it when pedal clicking sounds get through. Very sturdy little pedal and I'm sure it will last a long time! Read more
I couldn’t be more pleased with this sustain pedal—at any price. The company even includes a very generous cable length, which made it simple to route through my studio desk’s cable management system. The build feels premium: it’s heavy enough to stay in place without sliding. Most importantly, pianists will appreciate that it feels just like a “real” piano pedal—responsive, solid, and reliable. An affordable, high-quality pedal that delivers exactly what it should. Read more
This pedal is very good, I can’t really say a lot about it, except for it feels great and it does its job perfectly 😊 Read more
Not bad. Serves its purpose! But I'm not overly enthused. I feel neutral about it. The main downside is that it doesn't have a fade to it. By that I mean there's no pressure sensitivity. It is either on, or off where you can't control the level of sustain which makes it feel a bit jarring when playing a piece with a dynamic use of the sustain pedal. You can clearly hear abrupt stops even when physically easing off the pedal gently because of it. However that's probably my fault for not researching further for one with sensitivity. Other than that, it's great! You take it out of the box, plug it in to your keyboard and play! Very simple. Be warned that it could be inverted (mine came inverted where it ALWAYS had the sustain going except when I was pressing the pedal). If so, there's a little switch on the back or bottom to flip it so it sustains when you press it. It slides quite easily on carpet, I have to re-adjust it every few minutes, but I imagine on hard flat surfaces it should do fine (doesn't seem like the strongest grip). Overall I'm not well versed in the sustain pedal market but this seems like a temporary pedal to use until you get a better setup. If you can find a similar one for cheaper, go with that as you can't really get more basic. Read more
I'm going to make this quick because it is simply that good! I have an older model digital synthesizer: Suzuki SP-40e. I wanted a sustain pedal and the first one I bought cost about $5.00 less than this M-Audio pedal. However, regardless of what I did, (using every variation offered in several websites), I could only get the sustain effect when the pedal was in the ‘released’ position. That first pedal had an "no/nc" switch, (as does the M-Audio), The switch would not work in the “no” position, only the “nc”. I noted in the reviews of that pedal as well as many others, that the same trouble was being experienced. Some people were able to get the pedal to work by using one of the 'polarity reversing tricks' that can be found on line. As I said, I used them all and variations of each with no success. So I sent the pedal back and decided to look at the M-Audio Pedal. The reviews were all 'home-runs' (that already was unusual) so I bought it. The instant I picked it up from the box, I knew this was a much higher quality pedal than the one I bought earlier for $5.00 less! The weight and action of the pedal was outstanding and of course, it worked, as it should from the very first moment I plugged it into the Suzuki keyboard. The M-Audio Pedal came with a very high quality 1/4" jack & cable. It was obviously well made and engineered. The unit was boxed with two layers of protection covering the high-polished, steel pedal. One seems to be designed to be placed on the pedal for storage protection. In fact, it appears that you can leave the ‘scratch/scuff protector’ snapped in place on the pedal when you're only practicing and remove it for those more 'formal' engagements, thereby reducing the possible scuffing of the pedal unnecessarily. As I said earlier, the action on the pedal excellent and comparable to one that can cost 10 times as much! The "NO"/"NC" switch is discreetly hidden under the pedal instead of on the side as was many of the other brands. In addition, M-Audio offers multi-pedal units that have multi-function applications and all at an extremely good price. Don't waste your time as I did, trying to save $5 or $10 bucks. Just buy this M-Audio pedal and you'll never look back! 5-Stars! Rich Read more
I really like this Universal Sustain Pedal. It has a nice, piano-style feel, responds smoothly, and works well with my digital piano. The build quality overall is solid. However, the grip on the bottom definitely needs improvement. It’s always slippery on my carpet, and I have to stop frequently to reposition it. Better traction would make a huge difference. Overall, it’s a good pedal with great functionality, but the lack of stability on carpet holds it back. Read more
