15
The Chorus Effect
The [EFFECT] button engages a chorus effect that can give your sound
greater depth and animation.
The [EFFECT] button turns the chorus effect on (indicator lit) and
off (indicator off).
• The default effect on/off settings are different for each voice.
Adjusting Effect Depth.............................................................................
While the chorus effect is on the effect depth can be individually
adjusted for the selected voice by using the [–/NO] and [+/YES]
buttons while holding the [EFFECT] button. The depth range is from 0
through 20 (the current depth setting appears on the LED display while
the [EFFECT] button is held). A setting of “0” produces no effect,
while a setting of “20” produces maximum effect depth. Press the
[–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons simultaneously while holding the [EF-
FECT] button to recall the default setting for the current voice (the
default depth settings are different for each voice).
The Pedals
Soft (Left) Pedal...............................................................................................
The soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of
notes played while the pedal is pressed. The soft pedal will not affect
notes which are already playing when it is pressed.
The left pedal can also be assigned to song start/stop operation via
the “Left Pedal Mode” described on page 27.
The CLP-555 has three foot pedals that produce a range of expressive ef-
fects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.
Damper (Right) Pedal................................................................................
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. Releasing the pedal immediately stops (damps) any
sustained notes.
TEMPO/
SONG
–
/
NO
+
/
YES
EFFECT
EFFECT
Sostenuto (Center) Pedal......................................................................
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.”
Soft pedal Damper pedal
Sostenuto pedal