https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:30:45 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-90378 Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:18:06 +0000 Quote"spend $200

If you watch e-bay for Morley volume and Wah pedals you can pick up them up cheap from folks that purchased them thinking they would sound like their favorite guitar hero, only to realize it takes dedication and practice to use proficiently and lost interest in the whole idea.

My real time expression pedals are used in conjunction the another unit, which is a Midi switcher and is used to control a range of functions and effects parameters in real time. There are two expression pedals are mounted on the left side of the Midi board and can be used to control volume, wah, Re-Arm or Trigger the Sampler. Bypass, Exciter, Compressor, Distortion, Equalizer, Expander, Noise gate,, Reverb, Delay, Pitch Transposer, Flanger, Chorus, Special Effects, Tube Drive Contour control, Envelope Filter, the Equalizer, Acoustic Environment Simulator, Pitch Transposing or pitch shifting, Panning, Gated Reverb, Digital Delay, even the Tube Contour control can be set to adjust the Response/frequency/characteristic of the tube.

Along with controlling all the Parameters within the Algorithms, setting it up can become work but worth it in the long run if you want real control over your equipment.

Keep it Simple, Sweet and Sounding Great.

Joe]]> Live Sound forrok_star https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-90378 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-89789 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:25:36 +0000 expression for its volume pedal, but several other companies also use the term in their own, various ways. Think of it this way: A volume pedal may be called an expression pedal and even used in an expression circuit, but not all expression pedals are volume pedals.

To eleborate: Some pedals could be designed or simply used for dual purposes. Electrically, most expression and volume pedals are similar and poteniometer-based. So depending upon connections made, it may be possible to use some volume pedals in FX expression circuits using a single cable from the pedal output to the FX box -- that is, if the volume pedal's pot value is close to that expected by the effect. Behringer has a penchant for doing things economically. It would not surprise me if they decided to use an already existing volume pedal as an expression pedal for the V-amp and similar.]]> Live Sound gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-89789 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-89775 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:59:57 +0000 Live Sound Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-89775 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-89771 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:10:18 +0000 not a pushbutton) that can be used to change some aspect of an effect continuously over a range of settings. For example, intensity or rate of chorus, or maybe wet/dry mix of delay. A standalone expression pedal does not necessarily have an input and an output, but often only an output that connects to another FX box. An expression pedal could be used to control volume, but only if one has an associated FX box or compatible amp that allows it to do so. Another example: Line6 sells expression pedals at about $40 each -- they are not volume pedals but must be used with a Line6 effect unit (and maybe the Line6 amps, I would guess).

A volume pedal is a standalone "effect" that has an input and an output and may be inserted in a number of places in the guitar to amp input signal chain.

If your FX box or amp supports use of an expression pedal to control volume, then that may be what you want. If not, you need to get a volume pedal. Ernie Ball makes a good, solid line of passive pedals starting around $80 or $90 US.]]> Live Sound gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-89771 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-89769 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:31:23 +0000 Live Sound Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-89769 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-7106 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:15:40 +0000 Live Sound DamienL https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/difference-between-an-expression-pedal-and-a-volume-pedal/#post-7106