Yamaha YDP-103 YDP-103 Owners Manual - Page 17

Selecting & Playing Voices 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. 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 23). 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). 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. 17 YDP-103 Owner's Manual