Pedals - Yamaha CP4 Stage Reference Manual

Design of the CP4 STAGE & CP40 STAGE > Controllers

Pedals

Two different types of pedal can be used with the CP4 STAGE and CP40 STAGE — foot switches, such as
the bundled FC3 and the optional FC4 and FC5, and a foot controller like the optional FC7.
Foot switches
The FC3 that comes with your CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE should be connected via the [SUSTAIN] FOOT
SWITCH jack. This allows it to be used in the same way as the damper pedal of an acoustic piano, causing
the notes played on the keyboard to sustain for longer. Instead of having the foot switch simply turn damping
on and off, you can also have the amount of sustain change depending on how much the pedal is operated.
This setting is made on the Controller screen (page 43) from the Utility area. Configured in this way, the piano
will produce longer notes when the foot switch is operated by a greater amount and vice-versa.
NOTE
By default, the Sustain parameter from the Utility area's Controller screen is set to "FC3 Half On".
The FC4 and FC5 (sold separately) can be connected via the [ASSIGNABLE] FOOT SWITCH jack so that
various functions can be assigned to them. For example, on the Controller screen (page 21) from the
Performance Part Edit area, you can assign on/off switching of an insertion effect (page 11) to one of these
foot switches. Alternatively, you can assign a MIDI control change number to an FC4 or FC5 on the Controller
screen (page 43) from the Utility area. The foot switch will then control the corresponding parameter when
operated. It should be noted that the FC4 or FC5 can also be connected via the [SUSTAIN] FOOT SWITCH
jack.
Foot controller
The FC7 Foot Controller (sold separately) can be used to control an assigned parameter: On the CP4
STAGE, the FC7 can be connected via the [1] and [2] FOOT CONTROLLER jacks; on the CP40 STAGE, it
can be connected via the [FOOT CONTROLLER] jack. For example, on the Controller screen (page 21) from
the Performance Part Edit area, you could assign control of a Part's volume or a parameter from one of the
insertion effects (page 11). Alternatively, you could assign a MIDI control change number to an FC7 on the
Controller screen (page 43) from the Utility area. The corresponding parameter can then be controlled by
operating the foot controller.
(Illustration shows the CP4 STAGE.)
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