Electronic Keyboard User Manual

Basic functions > Using the pedals
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As an alternative, use the display controls:
1. Use the SCROLL 

buttons to move the cursor to the Left
sound.
2. Use the VARIATION button to select a different sound
variation. As an alternative, use the +/YES and -/NO but-
tons to choose a different sound variation.
3. If you want, use the SCROLL 

buttons to move the cur-
sor back to the Main sound.
Balancing sounds in Split mode
You can adjust the sound’s volume balance.
• Keep the Main sound button (the one whose indicator is
turned on) pressed, to increase its volume and (after the
maximum value has been reached) decrease the volume of
the Left sound. Release the button when done.
• Keep the SPLIT button pressed, or press the SCROLL


button to move the cursor to the second line of the dis-
play. The indicator of the Left sound lights up. Then, keep
the Left sound button pressed, to increase its volume and
(after the maximum value has been reached) decrease the
volume of the Main sound. Release the button when done.
While the volume is changing, a meter is shown in the display:
Using the pedals
The C-720 has three assignable pedals, usually acting as damp-
er, sostenuto, and soft. However, you can assign the pedals dif-
ferent functions (see page 44 for sound-level assignment, or
page 49 for global programming).
With the default settings, you can use these pedals to add ex-
pression to your playing, as on a traditional piano.
(1) Damper pedal
The damper pedal simulates the natural string resonances of
an acoustic piano. Pressing this pedal will sustain the sound,
producing a richly resonant decay. You can control the damp-
er’s depth by how far down you press on the pedal (“half-ped-
aling”).
Sounds like GrandPiano, BriteGrand and MelloGrand also
trigger EPx effects while in Single and Split mode. However,
these effects are not available when you are in Layer mode.
(2) Sostenuto pedal
Pressing this pedal will apply the damper effect only to the
notes that are already being held down on the keyboard, and
will sustain only those notes. The damper effect will not be ap-
plied to any additional notes that you play while holding down
the Sostenuto pedal (apart for the notes already held).
(3) Soft pedal
Pressing this pedal will make the tone softer. You can control
the soft effect depth by how far down you press on the pedal
(“half-pedaling”)
Transposing
In some cases, a song may be written in a difficult key (e.g.,
many black keys), or you may wish to shift the pitch to match
another instrument or vocalist. In such cases, you can trans-
pose (shift the pitch) so that you can use an easier fingering, or
use the same familiar fingering to play at a different pitch. This
is called the Transpose function.
For example if you transpose upward by one semitone, playing
the notes shown at the lower left will produce the pitches
shown at the right.
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GrandPiano 4/4
Ac.Bass 120
GrandPiano 4/4


Ac.Bass 12
Scroll 

M:108 









L:127 










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Main sound’s volume
Left sound’s volume
1
2
3
Soft
Sostenuto
Damper
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