Yamaha CLP-535 Owner's Manual - Page 21
Using the Pedals, Damper pedal right pedal, Sostenuto pedal center pedal, Soft pedal left pedal
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Using the Pedals This instrument is equipped with three foot pedals: damper pedal (right), sostenuto pedal (center), and soft pedal (left). Getting Started - Playing the Clavinova as a Piano Damper pedal (right pedal) When you press the damper pedal, the notes you play have a longer sustain. When you select a Piano Voice compatible with VRM (CLP-585/575: page 31) or with Damper Resonance (CLP-545/535/565GP: page 30), pressing the damper pedal activates the VRM or Damper Resonance to accurately recreate the unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano's soundboard and strings. When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play before you release the pedal have a longer sustain. NOTE For details about the Piano Voices compatible with VRM or Damper Resonance, refer to the "Preset Voice List (Detailed)" on page 96. NOTE You can assign other functions to each pedal by using "Pedal Assign" in Voice Menu display (page 82). Half-pedal function This instrument also has a Half-pedal function which allows you to use half-damper techniques, in which the damper is pressed somewhere between all the way down and all the way up. In this half-damper state (on a real piano), the damper felts only partially mute the strings. The Half-pedal function on the Clavinova lets you delicately and expressively control the damper muting, and create subtle nuances in your performance, by finely controlling the point at which pressure on the pedal affects the damper muting. This can be set via the System Menu display: "Pedal" "Half Pedal Point" (page 90). GP Responsive Damper Pedal 585 575 545 535 565GP The damper pedal of the CLP-585/575 is the GP Responsive Damper Pedal. This special pedal has been designed to provide enhanced tactile response and, when pressed, is much closer in feel to the pedal of an actual grand piano. It makes it easier to physically experience the half-pedal point and more easily apply the half-pedal effect than other pedals. Since the pressing sensation may vary depending on the situation, including the location where the instrument is installed, you should adjust the half-pedal point described above to the desired setting. NOTE The pedals are covered with vinyl covers when shipped from the factory. If your instrument features the GP Responsive Damper Pedal, remove the cover from the damper pedal for optimum use of the pedal effect. Sostenuto pedal (center pedal) If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as the pedal is held. All subsequent notes will not sustain. Soft pedal (left pedal) When you press the sostenuto pedal here while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as you hold the 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 that are already playing when it is pressed. In order to apply this effect, play notes after pressing the pedal. Keep in mind that this pedal function will be changed from the Soft pedal depending on the selected Voice. When the "Mellow Organ" is selected, pressing and releasing this pedal switches between "fast" and "slow" of the Rotary Speaker speed ("Rotary Speed" on page 81). When the Vibraphone is selected, this pedal switches Vibrato on and off ("VibeRotor" on page 81). NOTE While the sostenuto (center) pedal is held, a sustained (nondecaying) type of Voice such as strings or organ may sound continuously without decay after the notes have been released. NOTE The center pedal or left pedal can be used as equivalent to the [3/,] (Play/Pause) button on the panel by setting the "Play/Pause" parameter in System Menu display (page 90). 21 CLP-585/575/545/535/565GP Owner's Manual