About the pedals – Roland RP201 User Manual

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Before You Play

The pedals perform the following operations. You’ll use them

mainly when playing piano.

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Damper Pedal (right pedal)

Use this pedal to sustain the sound.

While this pedal is held down, notes will be sustained for an

extended time even if you release your fingers from the keyboard.

The length of the sustain will change subtly depending on how

deeply you press the pedal.

On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will cause

the strings for notes other than the ones you actually play to vibrate

in sympathy with what you’ve played, producing a rich resonance.

The RP201 simulates this sympathetic vibration (damper

resonance).

You can modify the sound of the sympathetic vibration.

Sostenuto Pedal (center pedal)

This pedal sustains only the notes of the keys that were already

pressed when you pressed the pedal.

Soft Pedal (left pedal)

This pedal is used to make the sound softer.

Playing with the soft pedal depressed produces a sound that is not

as strong as when otherwise played with the equivalent strength.

This is the same function as the left pedal of an acoustic piano.

The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to which

you press the pedal.

You can switch the function of the sostenuto pedal and the

If you disconnect the pedal cable from the RP201 while the

power is turned on, the pedal effect will remain applied. You

must connect or disconnect the pedal cable while the RP201’s

power is switched off.

Lower the adjuster at the bottom of the pedal board (by

rotating it), so that the adjuster touches the floor. If you have

the piano placed on a carpet, lower it until it pushes into the

carpet.

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About the Pedals

Soft pedal

Sostenuto pedal

Damper pedal

Adjuster

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