Playing The Piano; Using The Pedals; Turning The Vrm Effect On/Off - Yamaha P-145 Owner's Manual

Playing the Piano

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.
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."
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.

Turning the VRM Effect On/Off

VRM (Virtual Resonance Modeling) technology accurately recreates the unique
resonance of an acoustic grand piano's soundboard and strings. When you select
a piano Voice (page 18), pressing the damper pedal activates the VRM effect. For
details on VRM, see page 30.
While holding down [PIANO/VOICE], press the C#3 key to turn the function
on or the C3 key to turn the function off.
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Lowest key
When you press the damper
pedal here, this note and the
notes you play before you release
the pedal sustain longer.
When you press the sostenuto
pedal here while holding the
note, the note will sustain as
long as you hold the pedal.
C#3 (On)
C3 (Off)
NOTE
If the damper pedal doesn't
work, make sure that the pedal
cord is properly plugged into
the main unit (page 32).
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).
NOTE
While the sostenuto pedal is
held, the organ and strings
Voices sound continuously
without decay after the notes
have been released.
NOTE
When Jazz Organ Voice
(page 18) is selected,
pressing the left pedal
switches between fast/slow
rotation of the rotary speaker.
When the Vibraphone Voice
(page 18) is selected, the left
pedal switches Vibrato on and
off.
Default setting:
On