Yamaha CLP-123 - Manual (Page 11)

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The CLP-123 has three 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-123 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