Yamaha CLP-625 CLP-625 Owners Manual - Page 15

Playing the Piano Using the Pedals Damper Pedal (Right) Pressing this pedal will sustain notes longer. Releasing this pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained notes. This pedal also features a "half-pedal" function that creates partial sustain effects, depending on how far down you press the pedal. Sostenuto Pedal (Center) When you press the damper pedal here, this note and the notes you play before you release the pedal sustain longer. Pressing this pedal while holding the notes will sustain the pressed notes (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 or single low note, for example, while the other notes are played "staccato." Soft Pedal (Left) When you press the sostenuto pedal here while holding the note, the note will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. Pressing this pedal will reduce the volume and slightly change the timbre of the notes. The notes played before this pedal is pressed are not affected. NOTE If the damper pedal doesn't work, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the main unit (page 31). Half-pedal function This function allows you to vary the sustain length depending on how far the pedal is pressed. The farther down you press the pedal, the more the sound sustains. For example, if you press the damper pedal and all notes you are playing sound a bit murky and loud with too much sustain, you can release the pedal half way or higher to decrease the sustain (murkiness). NOTE While the sostenuto pedal is held, the organ and strings Voices sound continuously without decay after the notes have been released. NOTE When you select the Jazz Organ Voice, pressing the left pedal switches between fast/ slow rotation of the rotary speaker (page 18). Using the Damper Resonance The Damper Resonance effect simulates the sustain sound of the damper pedal on a grand piano, as if you were pressing the damper pedal and playing the keyboard. This effect is applied to the entire sound of the instrument. To turn on the Damper Resonance: While holding [PIANO/VOICE], press the G♯2 key. To turn off the Damper Resonance: While holding [PIANO/VOICE], press the G2 key. Default setting: On Lowest key G2 G♯2 (Off) (On) 15 CLP-625 Owner's Manual