Yamaha CLP-950 Owner's Manual - Page 20

The Pedals The Clavinova has three foot pedals that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. Soft pedal Damper pedal Sostenuto pedal Damper (Right) Pedal The damper pedal functions in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano. When the damper pedal is pressed notes played have a long sustain. Releasing the pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained notes. When the GRAND PIANO 1 voice is selected on the CLP-950, 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. NOTE • On the CLP-950 the depth of the effect produced by the "Sustain Samples" can be adjusted via the "Pedal Functions" (page 32) in the function mode. • 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 main unit (page 58: CLP-930, page 50: CLP-950). Sostenuto (Center) Pedal 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 (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, for example, while other notes are played "staccato." NOTE • Organ, string and choir voices will continue to sound for as long as the sostenuto pedal is depressed. 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 which are already playing when it is pressed. The left pedal can also be assigned to song start/stop operation via the "Left Pedal Mode" described on pages 31 (CLP-930) and 32 (CLP950). 20 CLP-950/930