Yamaha CLP-470 Owner's Manual - Page 18

Using the pedals The Clavinova 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 this pedal is pressed, the sound is sustained, even when the keys are released. When this is used with one of the Grand Piano Voices, a special resonance effect is added, which effectively reproduces the rich, resonant sound of the frame and soundboard of a real acoustic piano. The depth of this resonance effect can be set in the Function parameters (page 51). When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play before you release the pedal have a longer sustain. 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. It also lets you finely control the point at which pressure on the pedal affects the damper muting. (See the Function mode parameters on page 51.) GP Responsive Damper Pedal 470 440 430 S408 S406 465GP This special pedal (only on the CLP-470/S408) 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 may want to adjust the half-pedal point to the desired setting (page 51). 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 (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. Organ, string and choir Voices will continue to sound for as long as the sostenuto pedal is depressed. All subsequent notes will not sustain. When you press the sostenuto pedal here while holding the note, the note will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. Soft (Left) 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 or sustaining when it is pressed. Press the pedal immediately before you play the target notes. NOTE The center and left pedals can also be assigned to song start/ pause operation ([PLAY/PAUSE] function) in the Function mode (page 51). NOTE When you select the Jazz Organ Voice, the ROTARY SP of the [EFFECT] section (page 25) is automatically selected and the Left pedal functions to switch the rotary speed of the rotary speaker. 18 Introduction Getting Started - Playing the Clavinova as a Piano