User's Manual

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Basic Operation
Using the Pedals
As with a grand piano, the KDP120/KDP75 digital piano features three pedals: sustain, sostenuto, and soft.
Soft pedal
Sostenuto pedal
Sustain pedal
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Sustain pedal (right pedal)
Depressing this pedal sustains the sound after one’s hands have been lifted from the keyboard - greatly enriching the piano
sound, while also assisting smooth “legato” passages.
The sustain pedal is capable of responding to half pedaling.
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Sostenuto pedal (centre pedal)
Depressing this pedal after playing the keyboard and before releasing the keys, sustains the sound of only those notes that have
been played. Any keys that are subsequently played after the sostenuto pedal is depressed will not be sustained.
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Soft pedal (left pedal)
Depressing this pedal softens the sound, reducing its volume.
When the Jazz Organ sound is selected, the soft pedal is also used to alternate the speed of the rotary speaker simulation between
“Slow” and “Fast” eect modes.
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Grand Feel pedal system (KDP120 only)
The KDP120 digital piano features the new Grand Feel pedal system, which replicates the sustain, soft, and sostenuto pedal
weighting of Kawai’s SK-EX Concert Grand piano.