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Before You Play
The pedals perform the following operations. You’ll use them
mainly when playing piano.
fig.Pedals-j.eps
Damper Pedal (right pedal)
Use this pedal to sustain the sound.
While this pedal is held down, notes will be sustained for an
extended time even if you release your fingers from the keyboard.
The length of the sustain will change subtly depending on how
deeply you press the pedal.
On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will cause
the strings for notes other than the ones you actually play to vibrate
in sympathy with what you’ve played, producing a rich resonance.
The RP201 simulates this sympathetic vibration (damper
resonance).
You can modify the sound of the sympathetic vibration.
Refer to “Producing Sympathetic Resonance When You Press
the Damper Pedal (Damper Resonance)” (p. 40).
Sostenuto Pedal (center pedal)
This pedal sustains only the notes of the keys that were already
pressed when you pressed the pedal.
Soft Pedal (left pedal)
This pedal is used to make the sound softer.
Playing with the soft pedal depressed produces a sound that is not
as strong as when otherwise played with the equivalent strength.
This is the same function as the left pedal of an acoustic piano.
The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to which
you press the pedal.
You can switch the function of the sostenuto pedal and the
soft pedal. Refer to “Changing How the Pedals Work (Center/
Left Pedal Function)” (p. 37).
If you disconnect the pedal cable from the RP201 while the
power is turned on, the pedal effect will remain applied. You
must connect or disconnect the pedal cable while the RP201’s
power is switched off.
Lower the adjuster at the bottom of the pedal board (by
rotating it), so that the adjuster touches the floor. If you have
the piano placed on a carpet, lower it until it pushes into the
carpet.
fig.5-1.eps
About the Pedals
Soft pedal
Sostenuto pedal
Damper pedal
Adjuster
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