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Brilliance (CLP-155)
The [BRILLIANCE] button makes it possible to change the tonality or “timbre” of the selected
voice to suit your musical requirements. Three settings are provided: MELLOW, NORMAL, and
BRIGHT. To select one of these settings, press the [BRILLIANCE] button a few times until the
indicator corresponding to the desired setting lights.
NORMAL .....This setting produces the “normal” tone of the selected voice.
BRIGHT .......This setting creates a brighter, sharper tone.
MELLOW..... The MELLOW setting produces a rounder, softer tone.
●Memorizing the Brilliance
Setting Press the C7 key while holding the [BRILLIANCE] button to memorize
the current brilliance setting. The memorized setting will be retained in
memory for about one week after the power is turned off, then the default
setting (NORMAL) will be restored. To keep the memorized setting for
longer periods, turn the power on briefly at least once a week.
If this setting is not memorized as described above, it is retained in
memory only until the Clavinova is turned off.
The CLP-154S/155 has three foot pedals that produce a range of expressive effects
similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.
The Pedals
Pressing the soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of
notes played.
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 (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 other notes
are played “staccato.”
The damper pedal functions in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic
piano. When the damper pedal is pressed notes played have a long sustain. When
no REVERB effect is selected and a piano voice is selected, the damper pedal also
produces a special “resonance” that simulates the ring of the strings and the sound
board of an acoustic piano. Releasing the pedal immediately stops (damps) any
sustained notes. The CLP-155 damper pedal additionally features continuous
damping. This allows you to create shorter effects by pressing the damper pedal
down only part of the way.
●Soft (Left) Pedal
●Sostenuto (Center) Pedal
●Damper (Right) Pedal
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BRILLIANCE
MELLOW
NORMAL
BRIGHT