Yamaha YDP-V240 Owner's Manual - Page 21

Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Using the Pedals The instrument has three foot pedals that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. 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 sustain longer. Releasing the pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained notes. The damper pedal also features a naturally expressive half-pedal function. NOTE • The pedal functions do not affect Split voice. NOTE • If the damper pedal doesn't work, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the jack (page 116). NOTE Half-pedal: • While playing the piano with Sustain and you want to slightly mute the sustained sound, release the damper pedal from maximum position to half position. When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play before you release the pedal have a longer sustain. 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 sustain as long as you hold the pedal (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. 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 when it is pressed. Owner's Manual 21