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Using the Pedals
This instrument is equipped with three foot pedals:
damper pedal (right), sostenuto pedal (center), and
soft pedal (left).
Damper pedal (right pedal)
When you press the damper pedal, the notes you play
have a longer sustain.
When you select a Voice in the Piano group, pressing
the damper pedal activates the VRM (page 26) to
accurately recreate the unique resonance of an acoustic
grand piano's soundboard and strings.
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,
by finely controlling the point at which pressure on the pedal affects the damper muting.
This can be set via the "System" menu display: Press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly
to call up the "System" menu display: "Pedal"
GP Responsive Damper Pedal
The damper pedal of the CLP-685/675 is the GP Responsive Damper Pedal. This special
pedal 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 should adjust the half-pedal point
described above to the desired setting.
Sostenuto pedal (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. All
subsequent notes will not sustain.
Soft pedal (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. In order to apply this effect, play notes after pressing the
pedal.
Keep in mind that this pedal function will be changed from the Soft pedal
depending on the selected Voice. When the "Mellow Organ" is selected, pressing
and releasing this pedal switches between "fast" and "slow" of the Rotary Speaker
speed ("Rotary Speed" on page 85). When the Vibraphone is selected, this pedal
switches Vibrato on and off ("VibeRotor" on page 85).
When you press the damper
pedal here, the notes you
play before you release the
pedal have a longer sustain.
"Half Pedal Point" (page 94).
685
675
645
635
When you press the sostenuto
pedal here while holding the
note(s), the notes will sustain as
long as you hold the pedal.
CLP-685, CLP-675, CLP-645, CLP-635, CLP-665GP Owner's Manual
Getting Started — Playing the Clavinova
NOTE
Voices in the Piano group are
those contained in the "Piano"
category in the Preset Voice
List (page 100). For details
about selecting Voices, refer to
page 24.
NOTE
You can assign other functions
to each pedal by using "Pedal
Assign" in "Voice" menu
display (page 86).
NOTE
665GP
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.
NOTE
While the sostenuto (center)
pedal is held, a sustained (non-
decaying) type of Voice such
as strings or organ may sound
continuously without decay
after the notes have been
released.
NOTE
The center pedal or left pedal
can also be used as a [
(Play/Pause) button. You can
assign this function via the
"System" menu display: Press
the [FUNCTION] button
repeatedly to call up the
"Pedal" "Play/Pause"
"System" menu display:
(page 94).
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