Features:

  • Classic-style sustain pedal for use with any electronic keyboard
  • Designed to work and feel just like acoustic piano's sustain pedal
  • Slip-resistant rubber bottom grips the floor while you play
  • High-quality chrome foot pedal with expressive half-pedal capabilities
  • Includes 6-foot cable with 1/4-inch jack; 1-year warranty.The SP-2 is a high-quality switchable damper pedal
M-Audio SP-2 Sustain Pedal (The Best!)

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

Better than the Casio SP-20

This is the best sustain pedal I have tried. I am using this with a CASIO Privia 350 but I bought this for an old Yamaha PSR-500, but when I tried the pedal I realized it was better than the original Casio SP-20 so I made the switch and the Yamaha now has the Casio (I didn't need to make any adjustments in Casio SP-20 for it to work). The M-Audio SP-2 has more weight and stays put without sliding, the "resistance" or feeling when pressed is harder than in the SP-20, the area of the actual pedal is bigger and it includes a rubber cap to protect the pedal and give a better "grip". In general, this pedal offers a closer experience to an actual piano sustain pedal.

Highly recommend this sustain pedal by M-Audio!

M-Audio SP-2 | Universal Sustain Pedal with Piano Style Action for Electronic Keyboards I don't know why but I decided I needed to review this pedal after using it for a little over a year. I have been playing piano/keys for over 20 years - mostly in church - and whenever I do a gig, I travel with a sustain pedal just in case. I've learned the hard way why a pedal is so important. Even when I was in India for 10 months, I had to have my own sustain pedal just in case. The little dinky ones that usually come with keyboards are a joke and don't work consistently. I always tend to spring for the universal sustain pedals that have the polarity switch on the bottom so they can be used with all keyboards. I personally use my pedal with my Casio Privia PX-300 but at church, I use the pedal with the Yamaha MO-8. I've also used the pedal with a Korg and Alesis (forget which models). I'm a huge fan of the classic-style sustain pedal since I learned on an upright piano. The slip-resistant rubber bottom doesn't work well on carpet (in my opinion) - I tend to play more standing up and I constantly have to readjust the pedal mid-performance but I'm sure it would stay in place better when not on carpet. The pedal definitely works like an acoustic piano's sustain pedal since it has half-pedal expressive capabilities, which can be extremely useful. The 6-foot cable has a 1/4-inch jack to plug into your keyboard. I tend to leave the plastic covering on the pedal to protect it and everything works fine. I highly recommend this pedal.

Transform your keyboard playing with a proper pedal

If given a choice, I will always plan an acoustic piano. But while travelling and for certain venues, that is not always a possibility. So I've added in an electronic keyboard to my studio. The pedal that I bought with my Yamaha turned out to be a dud, big time. It felt flimsy right from the start, and had a lower profile that, frankly, just annoyed me. It stopped working after maybe 2 months of very light use. This one is more solid, and I can easily feel it with my foot. It's more natural for anybody who is at all used to pedaling on an acoustic piano. I've never had any problems so long as I plug it in when the keyboard is off; doing so when the keyboard is on causes some pesky reverse-polarity issues that basically means that you will sustain when the pedal is up, and release when the pedal is down. So don't do that. Other than that, I am very happy with this pedal. I anticipate enjoying its effects for many years to come.

Best sustain pedal on the market!

Love this pedal. Currently using it with a Yahama portable grand midi keyboard. Works perfectly. Very sensitive to the pressure of your foot, which means high expressive potential! I wish I had known about this pedal a long time ago. The standard Yahama sustain footswitch that came with my keyboard broke, so I bought an OnStage footswitch from my local music + arts store. That worked for about two weeks before it started acting up, only working some of the time, so I took it back. I went on amazon and bought this pedal, which I sure am glad I did! Waaayyy better than either the yamaha or the OnStage pedals. Feels like a real piano sustain pedal, and is clearly very well made. Oh, and it was also 3 bucks cheaper than the crappy OnStage pedal I bought at my local music + arts store! Highly recommended.

I made this perfect by adding a no-slip heel grip for this with ...

I made this perfect by adding a no-slip heel grip for this with two "tire tread" adhesive rubber stair treads from Harbor Freight, cutting into one the shape (bottom right in the picture) and flipping the other upside-down. Works great.

Love this pedal

Love this pedal!... LOVE IT!... Ordered on April 29, 2009 with free super-saver shipping... Had it in my hands on May 4, 2009 (and the transit time included 2 weekend days!...). FINE JOB, AMAZON! M-Audio SP-2 US65010 Sustain Pedal Piano Style Sustain Pedal for Keyboards LET'S SEE, WHERE TO BEGIN?... I looked at several brands of pedals at local music stores but, none of them had the classic rounded pedal shape (like on a grand piano) that the SP-2 has. Most had squared-off pedals... I prefer the round pedal. The black plastic part of the unit has a simple, clean, elegant shape (I have a design background, so this is important to me...) with precise fitting parts. The rubber bottom plate is held in place by five phillips-head screws (count em'--FIVE!... Two, maybe three would be sufficient, I think...). The over-all impression I get is that this is a solid product. The pedal "maxed out" my 16 ounce postal scale, so I put it on my bathroom scale and it looks like it weighs about 1-1/2 pounds. Lift a 28 ounce can of vegetarian baked beans to get an approximation... It takes a fair amount of effort to depress the pedal, just like on a "real" piano so they got the "feel" just right, in my opinion. The pedal does not squeek and has no side-to-side play whatsoever. It is really a solid, solid product. Another reviewer gave a lower rating because they wrote that the pedal slips on the floor... I strongly refute this claim! Why?... I believe that if that individual would take a moment to wipe off the floor and the bottom of the pedal with a wrung-out soapy rag and let things dry, the problem would be solved. My floor was dusty (oh, the forced-air heat that blows dust into the air...) and transferred dust to the brand-new-out-of-the-box pedal bottom and it slipped a bit... But, once cleaned off, it stayed solidly put. Remember when, as a kid, you got brand-new sneakers and wore them for the first time on the freshly waxed gym floor at your school and tried to skid them along and they made that loud squeeking sound as they skidded to a halt?... It's like that!... NOW, there is something that I want to point out to potential buyers-- AMAZON left two (2) very important features off of the product description... FIRST, the SP-2 does (YES, PEOPLE, IT DOES!...) have a POLARITY SWITCH on the bottom sole plate. This makes the pedal compatible with ANY type, ANY brand of electronic keyboard with a 1/4" pedal jack (on my Korg M-1, the pedal is called the "damper"). Don't you dare let ANY manufacturer FOOL YOU and try to tell you that you must buy THEIR brand of pedal. They just want your money to go to THEM!... Enough said on this matter... SECOND, the SP-2 also comes with a PLASTIC COVER (it's kind of an opaque white color, sort of like old-school tupperware, if you can imagine what that looks like...) for the chrome plated part of the unit. I know, we want our pedal to gleam forever and never get scratched, but it still looks great even with the cover in place. For that recital, maybe just play in your socks and show off that shiny chrome plating!... I realize that I am writing a lengthy review and you may be thinking to yourself, "gee, this guy has too much time on his hands", BUT, I am actually VERY busy, but just felt compelled to give this excellent product a great review that it DESERVES... NOW, I will end by writing, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, and "BUY IT!!!"...

Arrived in perfect condition and works great!

It works great! It arrived in an attractive, well-packed, perfect-fit box that can be reused to store it in if you want. I'm using it with my Alesis Vi61 usb-midi controller keyboard. All I had to do was plug it into the Alesis's sustain port in the back of the keyboard, and it work immediately. It sustains when pressed, then it releases the sustain when you lift your foot. If the software instrument you have selected already has a sustain, you will not notice the pedal working. But if you select other instruments, such as acoustic piano, you definitely notice a functional sustain working with the pedal. The pedal's cord is long enough to position it where I want. I can't speak for its longevity because I got it just this week. It's listed as a Universal pedal, which means it will work with many keyboards. But I'd do a research first to see if yours is included. This is the keyboard I'm using it with if the link shows up? [...]

Great sustain pedal- almost feels like a piano

Great sustain pedal- almost feels like a piano. Much better than the simple sustain pedal that comes with some keyboards these days. The only problem is that despite the rubber bottom, it does slide around when I'm playing. My foot is constantly searching for it. It could be that with 2 dogs and a cat in our apartment, fur tends to get trapped everywhere. A little cleaning helps, but doesn't fix the problem. I'll be getting double-sided stick tape. As for sound, it dampens pretty nice, and the response time is so instaneous that it's unnoticeable. I am glad I bought it. ☺

Makes Good Better

Downsizing meant we had to replace my wife's beloved piano with something more compact, and after trying dozens she finally settled on the Casio CDP-235R, which has, in her opinion, the most authentic sound and keyboard action of all the consumer-grade digital pianos. What it lacked, however, was a decent sustain pedal - the one supplied is a light plastic box with a switch inside, absolutely unlike that of a real piano and prone to skidding around under her foot. The M-Audio SP-2 has changed all that, giving her an actual pedal which is highly stable and closely mimics the "feel" of the sustain pedal on a traditional piano. The M-Audio SP-2 simply plugs into the standard 1/4" sustain pedal jack on her CDP-235R, but it has a switch which can be set for either "positive" or "negative" sustain triggering to accommodate other piano brands and models. The M-Audio SP-2 is *very* solidly built and in my opinion would be entirely suitable for professional / stage use., but the price makes it easily affordable for the home and an essential upgrade for lesser pedals. My wife is happy again, playing her piano for her (and our) own enjoyment as well as practicing for her performances; I could not be happier with the pedal or the results.

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