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Using the Pedals
The Clavinova has three pedals.
• Certain voices in the [PERCUSSION]
and [XG] groups 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.
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.
• Certain voices in the [PERCUSSION]
and [XG] groups 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.
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 the keys.

Damper Pedal (Right)

Sostenuto Pedal (Center)

Soft Pedal (Left)

Pressing this pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of
the notes you play.
You can also assign one of many other functions to this pedal; for exam-
ple, you can use it to start/stop the Automatic Accompaniment, or use it to
play Fill Ins. See page 138 for details.
The effect of the soft pedal may differ
slightly depending on the selected voice.
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