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2) Keep the EFFECT button pressed while adjusting the original
vs. effect signal ratio in the VALUE/SONG section using the
-/NO and +/YES buttons.
+
The display reads:
0 20
: Effect intensity (
0
=no effect,
20
=maximum effect)
3) If you want to restore the default settings, keep the EFFECT
button pressed, then press -/NO and +/YES simultaneously.
5.3 Using the pedals
The EG8080 is equipped with three foot pedals performing the
same functions as the pedals on an acoustic grand piano.
Normally, the pedals are used in accordance with the instructions
given in the music, where they are marked by special symbols.
It is useful to know how sound is produced on an acoustic piano
to better understand how the pedals work.
When you strike a key, a hammer hits several strings for each
note; the strings produce a tone with a defined pitch. When you
let go of the key, a damper felt falls down on the strings to stop
them from vibrating any longer. As a result, the tone decays
quickly. However, if the key is held down, the tone is sustained
for a while before it decays completely. In this case, the tone
decays only after a certain time.
This decay characteristic can be influenced using the three foot
pedals.
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Soft/piano pedal (left): The soft pedal produces a soft
and intimate sound. Use this pedal for particularly soft
musical passages (pianissimo).
On an acoustic piano this soft sound results from a
smaller distance between hammer and strings. On a
grand piano, however, the position of the hammer
changes, so that the hammer does not hit all strings.
1) Press the pedal to dampen all tones played afterwards with
the pedal down.
2) Let go of the pedal for normal playing.
You can adjust the effect of the damper pedal (see
chapter 6.6.2).
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Sostenuto pedal (middle): Use the sostenuto pedal to
sustain individual tones. The notes already played – as
long as they have not yet decayed – will be sustained as
soon as you press the pedal. All notes played subsequently
will be dampened as described above. This allows you to
play and sustain a certain note using the pedal, while all
subsequent tones will be played in a staccato (detached)
manner.
When you sustain single notes on an acoustic piano using
the sostenuto pedal, the damper felts of the notes already
played do not dampen the strings when you release the
keys, but are held in their position.
1) Play the notes to be sustained.
2) Press the pedal to sustain the tones you just played.
3) Play the next notes. These are played with normal decay.
4) Release the pedal for normal playing.
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Damper/Forte pedal (right): The damper pedal allows
you to sustain the notes already played (and held) plus all
subsequent notes, without having to hold the keys down.
The damper pedal is often used to achieve a richer sound.
This is the pedal that is used most often.
On the acoustic piano notes are sustained by keeping all
the damper felts in their raised position even after
releasing the keys. This allows the notes played to decay
quite naturally.
1) Play the notes to be sustained.
2) Press the pedal to sustain the notes you just played plus all
subsequent notes.
3) Release the pedal for normal playing.
5.4 Using headphones
The EG8080 is equipped with two headphone jacks located on
the underside of the playing console (front left). Headphones
are ideal for practising without disturbing others. The second
headphone jack allows another person, for example a music
teacher, to listen as well so that piano lessons can also be held
using headphones.
1) Use the MAIN VOLUME control to turn the volume down
(move the slide control to the left half of its control range).
2) Connect your headphones to a free headphone jack on the
underside of the playing console.
3) While playing adjust the volume as desired using the MAIN
VOLUME control.
4) If required, the SPEAKERS button allows you to switch the
built-in loudspeakers of the EG8080 on or off.
The built-in loudspeakers of the EG8080 are
switched off as soon as you connect a pair of
headphones; the MUTE LED above the SPEAKERS
button lights up.
When you disconnect your headphone from the
headphones jack, the built-in loudspeakers of the
EG8080 are switched on again and the MUTE LED
above the SPEAKERS button goes out.
5. BASIC OPERATION
