Using The Pedals - Yamaha Clavinova CLP-480 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 Grand Piano
Voice, 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. You can set the depth of
the Sustain Sampling (page 71).
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. It also lets you finely control the point at which pressure on the pedal
affects the damper muting. (Refer to "Other settings — [FUNCTION]" on page 70.)
GP Responsive Damper Pedal
The damper pedal of this instrument is the GP Responsive 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 to the desired setting (page 70).
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. When you wish 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 Jazz Organ or Mellow Organ is selected, pressing
and releasing this pedal switches between "fast" and "slow" of the Rotary Speaker
speed ("RotarySpeed" on page 64). When the Vibraphone is selected, this pedal
switches between on and off of the Vibrato ("VibeRotorOnOff " on page 64).
Introduction
16
Getting Started — Playing the Clavinova as a Piano
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.
NOTE
For details about the Grand
Piano Voices to which the
Sustain Sampling can be
applied, refer to Preset Voice
List (detailed) on page 75.
NOTE
You can assign other functions
to each pedal by using
"RPedalFunc," "CPedalFunc"
and "LPedalFunc" in Voice
Setting (page 65).
NOTE
The pedals are covered with
vinyl covers when shipped
from the factory. For optimum
use of the GP Responsive
Damper Pedal, we
recommend that you remove
the cover from the damper
pedal.
NOTE
While the sostenuto (center)
pedal is held, the Voices in the
[PIPE ORGAN], [JAZZ
ORGAN], [STRINGS], [CHOIR]
and some Voices in the [XG]
may sound continuously
without decay after the notes
have been released.
NOTE
The center pedal or left pedal
can be used as equivalent to
the [PLAY/PAUSE] button on
the panel by setting the
"PedalPlay/Pause" parameter
(page 70).