Using the pedals – Yamaha CLP-280 User Manual

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CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual

Basic Operation

Using the pedals

The Clavinova has three foot pedals: damper pedal (right), sostenuto
pedal (center), and soft pedal (left) that produce a range of expressive
effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.

If the damper pedal doesn’t
work, or notes are sustained
even when the pedal is not
pressed, make sure that the
pedal cord is properly plugged
into the [PEDAL] jack on the
unit (see step 6 on page 112).
Also, make sure that the RPed-
alFunc parameter in the
“FUNCTION” menu is set to ON
(see page 85).

The threshold at which the Half
Pedal effect starts can be set
from the Half Pedal Point
parameter inthe Function menu
(page 87).

You can adjust the depth of the
resonance produced by the
“Sustain Samples” using the
Sustain Sampling Depth
parameter in the “FUNCTION”
menu. (See page 88.)

Damper (right) pedal

When you press the damper pedal, the notes
you play have a longer sustain.
When you select Grand Piano 1, pressing the
damper pedal activates the instrument’s special
“Sustain Samples” to accurately recreate the
unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano’s
soundboard and strings. 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 holding
the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as the
pedal is held. All subsequent notes will not
sustain.

You can assign a function to
each pedal via the “RPedal-
Func”, “CPedalFunc”, and
“LPedalFunc” parameters in the
“FUNCTION” menu. (See
page 85.)

The center and left pedals can
also be assigned to song start/
stop operation (PLAY/PAUSE
function) via the “PedalPlay/
Pause” parameter in the
“FUNCTION” menu (on
page 87).

Soft pedal (left)

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. Press the pedal immediately before you
play the target notes.)

With the Vibraphone, Jazz Organ and Mellow Organ voices, this pedal turns
vibrato on and off or toggles the speed of vibrato. (See page 87.)

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When you press the damper
pedal here, the notes you
play before you release the
pedal have a longer sustain.

When you press the sostenuto
pedal here while holding the
note(s), the notes will sustain
as long as you hold the pedal.

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