Yamaha YDP-C71PE Owner's Manual - Page 12

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Basic Operations

Playing the Piano

Setting the Volume

When you start playing, use the [MASTER VOLUME] knob to adjust the volume of the entire keyboard sound.

Level

decreases.

CAUTION

Do not use this instrument at a high volume level for a long period of time, or your hearing may be damaged.

Using the Pedals

Damper Pedal (Right)

Pressing this pedal will sustain notes longer. Releasing

this pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained

notes. A "half-pedal" function of this pedal 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, 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.

Using the Damper Resonance

When playing an actual grand piano, the strings resonate sympathetically, whether the damper pedal is pressed or not. The

Damper Resonance function recreates that effect.

To turn on the Damper Resonance:

While holding [PIANO/VOICE], press the G#2 key.

To turn off the Damper Resonance:

While holding [PIANO/VOICE], press the G2 key.

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Level

increases.

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.

G 2

(Off)

(On)

NOTE

If the damper pedal doesn't

work, make sure that the

pedal cord is properly

plugged into the main unit

(page 30).

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 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.

Default setting: