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Using the Pedals
The Clavinova has three pedals.

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.

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 sus-
tained. This makes it possible to sustain a chord, for example, while
other notes are played staccato.
• Certain voices in the [DRUMS] or [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.

Soft Pedal (Left)

Pressing this pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the tim-
bre of the notes you play.
You can also assign one of many other functions to this pedal; for
example, you can use it to start/stop the Automatic Accompaniment, or
use it to play Fill Ins. See page 133 for details.
• The effect of the soft pedal may differ
slightly depending on the selected
voice.
• Certain voices in the [DRUMS] or [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.