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Using the Pedals
Using the Pedals
The piano has three pedals.
① Damper Pedal (Right)
The damper pedal performs the same function as the damper pedal on an actual
acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the voices even after releasing your
fingers from the keys.
☞ Certain voices in the PERCUSSION sounds may not be affected by use of the damper pedal.
☞ Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released
while the damper pedal is held.
② Sostenuto Pedal (Center)
If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal while
the note(s) are held, those notes will be sustained as long as the pedal is held, but all
subsequently played notes will not be sustained. This makes it possible to sustain a
chord, for example, while other notes are played staccato.
③ Soft Pedal (Left)
Pressing this pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of the
notes you play.
☞ Certain voices in the PERCUSSION group may not be affected by use of the sostenuto pedal.
☞ Certain voices such as STRINGS or BRASS sustain continuously when the sostenuto pedal is
pressed.
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