Using The Pedals - Yamaha Clavinova CLP- 785 Owner's Manual

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 28) 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.
For details on setting this, refer to "Half Pedal Point" on page 98.
GP Response Damper Pedal
The damper pedal of the CLP-785, CLP-775 and CLP-795GP is the GP Response 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 88). When the "Vibraphone" is
selected, this pedal switches Vibrato on and off ("VibeRotor" on page 88).
When you press the damper
pedal here, the notes you
play before you release the
pedal have a longer sustain.
785 775 745 735 795GP 765GP
When you press the sostenuto
pedal here while holding the
note(s), the notes will sustain as
long as you hold the pedal.
CLP-785, CLP-775, CLP-745, CLP-735, CLP-795GP, CLP-765GP 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 106). For details
about selecting Voices, refer to
page 26.
NOTE
You can assign other functions
to each pedal by using "Pedal
Assign" in "Voice" menu
display (page 89).
NOTE
The pedals are covered with
vinyl covers when shipped
from the factory. If your
instrument features the GP
Response 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. For details on
the settings, refer to "Play/
Pause" on page 98.
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