Yamaha 820 Owner's Manual - Page 20
The Pedals, Damper (Right) Pedal, Sostenuto (Center) Pedal (except for CLP-820S), Soft (Left) Pedal
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The Pedals The CLP-820S has two and other models have three foot pedals that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. CLP-880/860/840/820 Soft pedal Damper pedal Sostenuto pedal CLP-820S Damper pedal Soft/Sostenuto pedal Damper (Right) Pedal The damper pedal functions in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano. When the damper pedal is pressed notes played have a long sustain. Releasing the pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained notes. On the CLP-880/860, when GRAND PIANO, CLASSICAL PIANO, or JAZZ PIANO is selected the damper pedal also produces a special "resonance" that simulates the ring of the strings and the sound board of an acoustic piano. The CLP-880/860 damper pedal additionally features continuous damping. This allows you to create shorter effects by pressing the damper pedal down only part of the way. NOTE • On the CLP-880/860, soundboard depth and damper pedal mode (switch/ continuous) settings can be changed using the "Pedal Functions" (page 32) in the function mode. Sostenuto (Center) Pedal (except for CLP-820S If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal while the note(s) are held, those notes will be sustained as long as the pedal is held (as if the damper pedal had been pressed) but all subsequently played notes will not be sustained. This makes it possible to sustain a chord, for example, while other notes are played "staccato." NOTE • Organ and string voices will continue to sound for as long as the sostenuto pedal is depressed. Soft (Left) Pedal The soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes played while the pedal is pressed. The soft pedal will not affect notes which are already playing when it is pressed. The left pedal can also be assigned to song start/stop operation (or sostenuto in the case of the CLP-820S) via the "Left Pedal Mode" described on page 32. 20 CLP-880/860/840/820/820S