Yamaha 505 Owner's Manual - Page 32

Using the Pedals The instrument features three pedals. CVP-509/505 1 CVP-503/501 Perform the piano songs by Clavinova 1 Right Pedal Center Pedal Left Pedal Right Pedal Center Pedal Left Pedal • Right Pedal (Damper Pedal) This pedal performs the same function as the damper pedal on an actual acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the Voices even after releasing the keys. The right pedal can be used to control the half pedal effect. NOTE Half-pedal: While playing the piano with Sustain and you want to slightly mute the sustained sound, release the pedal from maximum position to half position. When you press the right pedal here, the notes you play before you release the pedal have a longer sustain. • Center Pedal (Sostenuto Pedal) When the Piano Voice is selected, if you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press this pedal while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as the pedal is held. All subsequent notes will not sustain. When a Voice other than piano is selected, a specific function appropriate for the Voice is automatically assigned to the center pedal. NOTE Certain Voices, such as [STRINGS] or [BRASS], sustain continuously when the right/center pedal is pressed. NOTE Certain Voices such as drum kits may not be affected by use of the right/ center pedal. When you press the center pedal here while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. • Left Pedal When the Piano Voice is selected, pressing this pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of the notes you play. When a Voice other than piano is selected, a specific function appropriate for the Voice is automatically assigned to the center pedal. Making Settings for the Pedals You can assign one of the various functions to the three pedals or an optional foot controller/footswitch, doing things like controlling the Super Articulation Voices or starting and stopping the Song (page 105). Even when you assign a certain function to a pedal, pressing the [PIANO RESET] button restores the pedal function to the default settings above. NOTE You can adjust the depth of the left pedal effect. Voice Selection display → [6 ▲] VOICE SET → TAB [E][F] CONTROLLER → [A]/[B] LEFT PEDAL For details, refer to the Reference Manual on the website. 32 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner's Manual