User Manual

CVP-909/CVP-905 Owner’s Manual
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NOTE
• The pedals are protected with vinyl covers when shipped from the factory.
Remove the covers from the pedals before using to ensure optimum use
of the pedal effects.
• If the pedal box rattles or gives way when you step on the pedals, turn the
adjuster so that it is set firmly against the floor (pages 119, 122, 125).
 Damper Pedal (Right)
Pressing this pedal sustains notes. Releasing this pedal immediately stops
(damps) any sustained notes. Pressing this pedal while you play a VRM Voice
(page 53) recreates the characteristic string resonance of a real acoustic
piano.
NOTE
• Certain Voices, such as strings and brass, sustain continuously when the damper/sostenuto pedal
is pressed.
• Certain Voices such as drum kits may not be affected by use of the damper/sostenuto pedal.
Half-pedal function
A “half-pedal” function of the damper pedal creates partial sustain effects, depending on how far down you
press the pedal. The farther you press the pedal, the more the sound sustains. For example, if you press
the damper pedal and the notes you play sound a bit murky and loud with too much sustain, you can
partially release the pedal to lessen the sustain (murkiness).
Since the pressing sensation may vary depending on the situation, including the location where the
instrument is installed, you can adjust the half-pedal point to the desired setting on the display called up via
[Menu]  [Assignable]  [Pedal]. For details, refer to the Reference Manual on the website (page 9).
 Sostenuto Pedal (Center)
When the Piano Voice is selected, if you play a note or chord on the keyboard
and press this pedal while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as
the pedal is held. All subsequent notes will not sustain.
When a Voice other than piano is selected, a specific function appropriate for
the Voice is automatically assigned to the center pedal.
 Soft Pedal (Left)
When the Piano Voice is selected, pressing this pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre
of the notes you play. When a Voice other than piano is selected, a specific function appropriate for the
Voice is automatically assigned to the left pedal.
You can adjust the depth of the Soft pedal effect on the display called up via [Menu]  [Assignable] 
[Pedal]. For details, refer to the Reference Manual on the website (page 9).
Using the Pedals
GP Response Damper (CVP-909 only)
The damper pedal of the CVP-909 has been designed to provide enhanced tactile response and, when
pressed, is much closer in feel to the pedal of an actual grand piano. It makes it easier to physically experience
the half-pedal point and more easily apply the half-pedal effect than other pedals.
Assigning a function to each pedal
Various functions can be assigned to each of the three pedals and a foot controller/footswitch (sold separately)
— including start/stop of Song playback and controlling a Super Articulation Voice. These can be set on the
display called up via [Menu]  [Assignable]  [Pedal]. For details, refer to the Reference Manual on the
website (page 9).
Damper PedalSostenuto Pedal
Soft Pedal
If you press and hold the damper
pedal here, all the notes shown
will be sustained.
If you press and hold the
sostenuto pedal here, only the
notes held at this timing will be
sustained.