Before You Start Playing
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance
Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the overall volume.
Turn the [Brilliance] knob to adjust the brightness of the sound.
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About the Pedals
The pedals have the following functions, and are used
mainly for piano performance.
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The mark at the top of the [Volume] knob indicates the volume level typically produced by an acoustic piano. This is usually the most appropriate volume for your piano performances.
You can adjust the volume with the remote control. For details, refer to “About the Remote Control” (p. 34).
Soft Pedal | Damper Pedal |
Sostenuto Pedal
Damper pedal (right pedal)
While this pedal is pressed, notes will be sustained even after you take your fingers off the keys.
On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will allow the remaining strings to resonate in sympathy with the sounds that you played from the keyboard, adding a rich resonance.
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You can change the amount of resonance applied with the damper pedal. Please refer to “Producing the Resonance of the Strings When the Keys Are Played (Damper Resonance)” (p. 59).
Sostenuto pedal (center pedal)
This pedal sustains only the sounds of the keys that were already played when you pressed the pedal.
Soft pedal (left pedal)
When you hold down this pedal and play the keyboard, the sound will have a softer tone.
The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to which you press the pedal.
You can assign functions to the left and center pedals. Refer to “Assigning Functions to Pedals” (p. 69).
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