Using Other Expression Pedals With M9?

behndy · #1 09-01-2011, 12:14 PM

hey y'all. VERY cool that Line6 keeps a forum here. thanks!

i had an M9 previously, just got one again. really digging it.

right now i use an Ernie Ball VP Jr, but i'd love to bring along a Moog EP-1 or something else that i can swap into other pedals.

i thought i remembered there was some weird input/output send/return wiring thing that would let you use an actual expression pedal, not just a volume pedal, with the M9. am i tripping?

IS there a way to use a standard TRS expression pedal with the M9?

thanks!

Vic Winters · #2 09-05-2011, 04:41 PM

M9 works fine with my Roland EV-5.

behndy · #3 09-05-2011, 05:41 PM

hurm. i've tried my Moog EP-2 and Mission Control (standard expression ped, not the Line6 'un). no go with either.

lulz. just that Mission Control makes some specifically for the Line6 makes me think they use an odd interface. ne?

thanks!

Vic Winters · #4 09-05-2011, 06:04 PM

All expression pedals aren't created equal. Here's an older Line 6 thread that lists what works and what doesn't.

Community: M13-compatible Expression Pedals

behndy · #5 09-05-2011, 06:31 PM

thanks!

but....... i don't think it's "all exp pedz not being created equal" though..... i think the M series has a funky requirement for what it sees and doesn't. it's very weird to have a volume pedal work in place of an expression pedal.

i was hoping there was some work around to make an M9 "see" a normal expression pedal.

godblender · #6 09-22-2011, 11:53 AM

I've actually used an Alesis F2 with my M5 that seems to work well enough.

behndy · #7 09-22-2011, 12:27 PM

innnnterrressting. have you used the Alesis with anything else? stuff that works with normal exp pedals?

thanks!

xikbastard · #8 10-18-2011, 11:14 PM

looking for an expression pedal that is spring loaded to be use with the m9 any recomendation? does a keyboard/synth pedal works?

heliotropic · #9 10-21-2011, 08:06 AM

Have you changed the pedal down/up parameters in the settings menu? IIRC you need to tell it what do when a pedal is attached before it does anything.

richrenken · #10 11-19-2011, 03:08 AM

We endorse these guys and work with them. It is a killer pedal.

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behndy · #11 11-19-2011, 10:10 AM

yah. honestly, it's kind of annoying that Line6 decided to go away from the standard expression pedal interface than what practically everybody else uses. i like the versatility.... being able to control combinations of almost every parameter and more than one patch at a time is awesome, but it would be VERY nice to just have to bring one pedal.

is there a way to use an adapter between the standard TS cable to get it to work with the TRS input on the Line6?

thanks!

richrenken · #12 11-28-2011, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by behndy

yah. honestly, it's kind of annoying that Line6 decided to go away from the standard expression pedal interface than what practically everybody else uses. i like the versatility.... being able to control combinations of almost every parameter and more than one patch at a time is awesome, but it would be VERY nice to just have to bring one pedal.

is there a way to use an adapter between the standard TS cable to get it to work with the TRS input on the Line6?

thanks!

Not sure what you are asking. Our expression pedal cable is just a standard TS 1/4" cable. The thing that is different is the value of the pot. We have to us it because it is controlling digital parameters not audio.

behndy · #13 11-28-2011, 09:28 AM

yah. i'm kind of a git about what's going on inside the pedals when the expression pedal sweeps. i was just hoping that there was an easy fix to make it posible to use a standard expression pedal like a Moog EP-1 with the M9.

but, doesn't look like it. thanks!