Yamaha PF-500 Owner's Manual - Page 27

Using the pedals

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Selecting and Playing Voices Using the pedals The PF-500 has three foot pedals: damper pedal (right), sostenuto pedal (center), and soft pedal (left) that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. Damper (right) pedal When you press the damper pedal, the notes you play have a longer sustain. When you select Grand Piano 1, pressing the damper pedal activates the instrument's special "Sustain Samples" 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. TIP If the damper pedal doesn't work, or notes are sustained even when the pedal is not pressed, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the PEDAL jack on the unit (see page 14). Also, make sure that the RPedal parameter in the "VOICE SETTING" menu is set to ON (see page 75). Sostenuto (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. When you press the sostenuto pedal here while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. Soft pedal (left) 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. Press the pedal immediately before you play the target notes.) With the Vibraphone and Jazz Organ voices, this pedal turns vibrato on and off or toggles the speed of vibrato. (See page 83.) TIP You can adjust the depth of the resonance produced by the "Sustain Samples" using the Sustain Sampling Depth parameter in the "OTHER SETTING" menu. (See page 83.) TIP You can assign a function to each pedal via the "R Pedal", "M Pedal", and "L Pedal" parameters in the "VOICE SETTING" menu. (See pages 75, 76.) TIP The center and left pedals can also be assigned to song start/stop operation (START/STOP function) via the "PedalStart/Stop" parameter in the "OTHER SETTING" menu (on page 84). PF-500 27

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PF-500
27
Selecting and Playing Voices
Using the pedals
The PF-500 has three foot pedals: damper pedal (right), sostenuto pedal
(center), and soft pedal (left) that produce a range of expressive effects
similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.
If the damper pedal doesn
t
work, or notes are sustained
even when the pedal is not
pressed, make sure that the
pedal cord is properly
plugged into the PEDAL jack
on the unit (see page 14).
Also, make sure that the
RPedal parameter in the
VOICE SETTING
menu is
set to ON (see page 75).
Damper (right) pedal
When you press the damper pedal, the notes
you play have a longer sustain.
When you select Grand Piano 1, pressing the
damper pedal activates the instrument’s special
“Sustain Samples” to accurately recreate the
unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano’s
soundboard and strings.
You can adjust the depth of
the resonance produced by
the
Sustain Samples
using
the Sustain Sampling Depth
parameter in the
OTHER
SETTING
menu. (See
page 83.)
Sostenuto (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.
You can assign a function to
each pedal via the
R
Pedal
,
M Pedal
, and
L
Pedal
parameters in the
VOICE SETTING
menu.
(See pages 75, 76.)
The center and left pedals
can also be assigned to
song start/stop operation
(START/STOP function) via
the
PedalStart/Stop
parameter in the
OTHER
SETTING
menu (on
page 84).
Soft pedal (left)
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. Press the pedal immediately before you
play the target notes.)
With the Vibraphone and Jazz Organ voices, this pedal turns vibrato on and
off or toggles the speed of vibrato. (See page 83.)
TIP
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³
When you press the damper
pedal here, the notes you
play before you release the
pedal have a longer sustain.
TIP
±
²
³
±
³
±
³
When you press the sostenuto
pedal here while holding the
note(s), the notes will sustain
as long as you hold the pedal.
TIP
TIP