Yamaha CVP-203 Owner's Manual - Page 59

I HARMONY/ECHO This control adds Harmony or Echo effects to the voices played on the right hand section of the keyboard (page 135). I MONO This control determines whether the voice is played monophonically (only one note at a time) or polyphonically for each part (MAIN/LAYER/LEFT). This is set to MONO when the lamp is lit, and set to polyphonic when the lamp is off. When set to MONO, only the last note played will sound. This lets you play wind instrument voices more realistically. Depending on the selected voice, the MONO setting also lets you effectively use the Portamento effect, when playing in legato. I LEFT HOLD This function causes the left part voice to be held even when the keys are released - the same effect as when the damper (sustain) pedal is pressed. This function is especially effective when used with the auto accompaniment. For example, if you play and release a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard (with the left part on and the Left voice set to Strings), the strings part sustains, adding a natural richness to the overall accompaniment sound. Voices The Portamento effect creates a smooth pitch glide between successively played notes. You can add special emphasis to melody lines you play over chords by using the Layer function with a monophonic voice. Set the Main voice to play polyphonically and set the Layer voice to play monophonically (MONO). In this case, the melody you play - including the top notes of any chords - sounds monophonically. Try this using the following voices. MAIN voice: Brass Section (polyphonic) + LAYER voice: Sweet Trump (monophonic) Using the Pedals The CVP-205/203 features three pedals. Left Pedal Damper Pedal Sostenuto Pedal You can also assign one of many other functions to these pedals (as well as the optional foot controller or footswitch). For example, you can use it to start/stop the accompaniment style, or use it to play Fill-ins (page 131). I Damper Pedal (Right) The damper 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. When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play before you release the pedal have a longer sustain. I Sostenuto Pedal (Center) 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, but all subsequently played notes will not be sustained. When you press the sostenuto pedal here while holding the note, the note will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. • Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released while the damper pedal is held. • Certain voices in the [PERCUSSION] and [XG] groups may not be affected by use of the damper pedal. • Certain voices, such as [STRINGS] or [BRASS], sustain continuously when the sostenuto pedal is pressed. • Certain voices in the [PERCUSSION] and [XG] groups may not be affected by use of the sostenuto pedal. I Left Pedal When the Piano voice is selected, pressing this pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of the notes you play. The settings assigned to this pedal may differ depending on the selected voice. The depth of the left pedal effect can be adjusted (page 131). I Foot Controller/Footswitch An optional Yamaha foot controller (FC7) or footswitch (FC4 or FC5) can be connected to the AUX PEDAL jack and used to control various functions assigned in the FUNCTION page (page 131). CVP-205/203 59