Using The Pedals - Yamaha Clavinova CLP-265GP Owner's Manual

Using 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.
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.
A "half-pedal" effect lets you use the damper pedal to
create partial sustain effects, depending on how far down
you press the pedal.
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."
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.
When you press the damper
pedal here, the notes you
play before you release the
pedal have a longer sustain.
When you press the soste-
nuto pedal here while holding
the note, the note will sustain
as long as you hold the
pedal.
Selecting & Playing Voices
NOTE
If the damper pedal doesn't
work, make sure that the pedal
cord is properly plugged into
the main unit (page 53).
NOTE
Organ, string and choir voices
will continue to sound for as
long as the sostenuto pedal is
depressed.
NOTE
The left pedal can be assigned
to song play/pause operation
via the "Left Pedal Mode"
described on page 42.
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