Moog EP-3 Reviews

Basic but solid

I use this as an extra modulation input for my DeepMind 12, and it has made it much more, err... expressive! It's a pretty basic expression pedal - just a potentiometer, a polarity switch and an adjustment control on the side, but it's solidly built and does what it does very well. The metal baseplate makes it heavy enough that it stays planted on the floor, big enough that you can easily rest your foot on it and there's a good amount of friction - just enough to keep it where you want it. The part that connects the pedal to the potentiometer is metal - one of the reasons I went with this pedal, since on many of the cheaper ones it looks like snappable plastic. There's lots of attention to detail here: the surface of the pedal is slightly rubbery for extra grip.

The adjustment on the side is probably useful for controlling guitar pedals and suchlike, but it's not useful on a synth where you have direct control over the modulation amount anyway. I forgot it was there until I came to write this review.

The best part about this pedal is that you can boast about having a Moog even if you can only afford Behringer synths.

Always love Moog products.

Super solid and works like magic.

Good expression pedal for the money

Positives:

+ Control/taper feels great

+ The output control is great for fx compatibility

+ Feels sturdy enough

+ Is not overly expensive

Negatives:

- It's a bit high for my taste

- Rubber pads on the bottom are okay, but also a bit hard and still slip on stuff like PVC or laminate flooring.

Can work as volume pedal

I used this pedal as a volume pedal for delay send signal level. In this case your would just need a stereo to two mono jacks cable (TRS to two TS, one is ring and one is tip). Works well for me. Feels smooth and light. The knob on the side doesn’t shift the range but just adds more resistance (so your minimum also shifts together with the maximum, keep that in mind). P.S. Switch to “other” mode on the bottom of the pedal if you are going to use it as a volume pedal. Or it’s logarithmic otherwise or something. The signal almost doesn’t change before you put the pedal fully down when used in “standard” mode.

Moog EP-3 - first week.

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Vertalen uit het: Engels

646 / 5000

Vertaalresultaten

So I've bought this pedal because I've recently got my hands on a EQD Avalanche Run and I want to control some paramters with a good expression pedal. The manual of the EQD AR said the Moog EP-3 is best suited for the job.

I've been using it for a week now and I'm very happy with the pedal, the build quality is fine and pedal moves smooth and feels very natural.

This pedal is pretty self explanatory, a fun thing is the jack cable that comes with the Moog EP-3 is not hardwired on the pedal it self.

This gives me room to manuver the pedal on my board or other locations.

I've got no complaints one week after buying it and working with it.

Works as expected

Works as expected! The chord could be a bit longer for my use but i think they fixed it in the next revision.

Expression pedal

It looks sturdy and the travel of the pedal feels nice

Works great with Quad Cortex.

I bought this to use with the Quad Cortex and it works out the box.

It's very solid and very plastic. Purely functional with little aesthetic value, it won't win a design award but feels like it would survive a stampede let alone years of use.

It can only be used for a single expression without the ability to toggle between two like some pedals so if that's what you are after it probably isn't much good to you. But if you're using it for one thing, like a wah say, it does the job perfectly.

very good quality

does the job and top notch quality

Fine expression pedal for the money

its really nice, works good of course the travel is not big but it's easy getting used to it

Good Sturdy Pedal - Excellent Value by Comparison

Pros:

Does the job of an expression pedal well

Sturdy and with decent weight to it.

Excellent value.

Cons:

TRS lead that comes with it could be better quality.

No user / quick start guide included

Trusty assistant

This might seem like a modest and not very exciting expression pedal, but these things aren't all the same and sometimes a specific pedal doesn't behave well with some gear. Since I bought it in 2016, the EP-3 has proven itself to be the expression pedal that works when others act up. Currently I'm using it with Doepfer A-177-2 to modulate eurorack.

Good build, value jumps sometimes

I don't know whether this is a problem with the pedal or the hardware I'm using it with, but sometimes when I go from toe to heel very quickly the change doesn't take. I've seen this with a boss RV-6 and a EarthQuaker Pyramid. On one hand the pedal should be a fairly simple circuit, and the build *does* feel incredibly sturdy, but on the other hand I'm a bit unwilling to believe *both* effects pedals have a similar issue

I used them with Nord Wave 2, Nord lead A1 and Arturia Keylab (I and II)

Good controller, no troubles, easy to adapt as it allows polarity inversion and have a knob to regulate the range.

It is built in plastic, but that is not a trouble because it is quite robust.

The wide movement range and precision allows to make use of it to play organ sounds confortable by using proper volume pedal techniques. As compared with the other alternatives today in the market, If you do not like headaches (polarity, range adjustment, playability) after trying it for a month I suggest to get, or at least to try this one, the quality/price is very good. I have read in some reviews that is very big but for me this is an advantage, even you have more pedals to use.

Great function - profile a little high

I use this to control a boss-sy1 synthesiser effect pedal and it does the job extremely well.

Pros: Solid unit, good weight, works smoothly

Cons: Profile a little high for extended comfortable use while standing.

I would not buy once again.

Build quality is not bad for the price. Unfortunately, logarithmic characteristics of the potentiometer makes it hardly usable for use as an expression (CC11) controller. Only works well as a CV controller for Moog synth, for example for controlling the filter cutoff. I had to buy another pedal with linear characteristics to control the loudness the way I wanted to.

CV control pedal

when released - brings it back to almost (important - not full) forward position, which makes it almost useless as for my taste

Works perfectly with the MF drive, but it is a bit bulky and feels cheap.

Moog EP-3 50K linear expression pedal

After a lot of research on pot values and other features, I keep coming back to this expression pedal. I use it for my Moog Minitaur (duh), Novation Peak, EQD Transmisser and Strymon guitar pedals. The value adjustment knob and polarity switch are useful and make it a versatile pedal. The pot value is 50K (linear). By the way, for Yamaha keys and the Neo Ventilator, go for a Yamaha FC-7 because the EP-3 doesn't work for those.

Most of the checking-out I did, started with this list here:

Moog EP-3 feels very solid and the pedal stays in the angle you left it in. The included TRS-cable and -plugs work OK.

Not fit for my use, but an excellent pedal!

I had one of these years ago and used it with a Moog Little Phatty S2, the pedal was solid and this recent purchase matched that quality.

I can't fault the pedal itself, but I am returning this one as I find that for use as an expression controller for guitar pedals (my intended use this time) it is a little uncomfortable due to the height from the ground. When sitting with the synth I didn't notice, but when standing to play guitar it just feels a little off to me.

I guess I just prefer flatter expression pedals which allow my foot to stay closer to the ground, it's a totally subjective thing and I think many people would actually prefer this extra height and certainly the more solid feel.