Yamaha YDP-105 YDP-105 Owners Manual - Page 14

Functions 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. Soft Pedal (Left) 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. Pedal function in Duo (page 12) In Duo, the pedal function changes as follows. • Right Pedal: Damper pedal for the right-hand range. • Center Pedal: Damper pedal for both the right- hand and left-hand ranges. • Left Pedal: Damper pedal for the left-hand range. When you press the damper pedal here, this note and the notes you play before you release the pedal sustain longer. NOTE If the damper pedal doesn't work, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the main unit (page 18). 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). Damper Resonance When only piano Voices (page 15) is selected, pressing the damper pedal activates the Damper Resonance effect (page 12) to recreate the resonance of an acoustic piano's strings. NOTE Damper Resonance cannot be used in Duo. Sostenuto Pedal (Center) 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." When you press the sostenuto pedal here while holding the note, the note will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. NOTE While the sostenuto pedal is held, the organ and strings Voices sound continuously without decay after the notes have been released. 14 YDP-105 Owner's Manual