Charley,

That works if you have a large pedal board. But with an average 13 key pedal board like the Roland PK5, you wouldn't be able to play a C#m because there is no black key on the left of the C#. I also think that it would be more convenient if pedal players could use their left foot for tones like they are used to and play the minor trigger with their right foot. So there should be a special chord fingering (or footing) for pedal chords where the minor trigger is not a black key on the left but a white key on the right. The high pedal C could be used for that at all time.

With an other chord fingering "Foot On Bass" you could play slash chord. Play the chords with the left hand and any pedal key pressed woulds change the bass tone in the accompaniment.

Foot On Bass would need separate key areas for the chords and bass. The area left of the chord area could be used for that. That area should also have separate voices. I could enhance voice 3 and 4 with a bass assignment (besides right and left hand assignment). Then you can also use the pedals to play bass in normal full fingered mode.

JM


[This message has been edited by Jos Maas (edited 04-17-2003).]