Sustain Pedal Trainer: practice clean pedal changes
Sustain Pedal Trainer lets you practice changing pedal cleanly between chords. The tool listens to the sustain pedal over MIDI and shows whether you release and press at the right moment, so chords do not smear together.
Open the tool: Sustain Pedal Trainer Needs: A MIDI keyboard (optional)
What you can do
- Reads the sustain pedal over MIDI
- A chord sequence to practice the pedal change on
- Shows the timing of press and release
How it works
- Connect a keyboard with a sustain pedal.
- Play the first chord with the pedal down.
- Change pedal just as the next chord is struck.
- See whether the change was clean.
Frequently asked questions
Which pedal is needed?
A sustain pedal connected to a MIDI keyboard that sends the pedal signal (controller 64).