The Keyboard & Polyphony; The Pedals En - Yamaha Clavinova CVP-55 Owner's Manual

The Keyboard &
Polyphony
The Clavinova has "32-note polyphony" which means
you can normally play up to 32 notes at once. This number
varies, however, according to the functions being used, as
shown in the chart below:
Keyboard only 32 notes.
Keyboard only (dual) 16 notes.
Keyboard + rhythm 24 notes (rhythm uses 8).
Keyboard + ABC 16 notes (rhythm 8; ABC 8).
* Some voices have half the number of notes listed above
in order to produce the best possible sound quality.
The Clavinova also offers keyboard touch response, so
the volume and timbre of notes played can be controlled
according to how "hard" you play the keys. The amount of
variation available depends on the selected voice.
The Pedals
Right Pedal (Damper Pedal)
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. Releasing the
pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained notes.
Center Pedal (Sostenuto Pedal, CVP-
65 only)
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 sostenuto pedal cannot be used while the SOLO
STYLEPLAY feature is operating.
Left Pedal (Multi-function)
The left pedal has a number of functions which can be
selected using the [LEFT PEDAL FUNCTION] button and
indicators. Each time the [LEFT PEDAL FUNCTION]
button is pressed the next function on the LEFT PEDAL
function "list" is selected and the corresponding indicator
will light.
OSOFT
OSOSTENUTO OSOFT
OSTART/STOP © START/STOP
OSOLO STYLEPLAY O SOLO STYLEPLAY
CVP-55 CVP-65
SOFT
Pressing the soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly
changes the timbre of notes played. The SOFT function
is automatically selected whenever the POWER switch is
turned on.
SOSTENUTO (CVP-55 only)
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 pédal 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 CVP-55 left-pedal SOSTENUTO function cannot
be used while the SOLO STYLEPLAY feature is operat-
ing.
START/STOP
For details on the START/STOP function, refer to the
"RHYTHM" section on page 19.
SOLO STYLEPLAY
For details on the SOLO STYLEPLAY function see
"SOLO STYLEPLAY" on page 24 (the SOLO
STYLEPLAY pedal function can only be selected when
the SOLO STYLEPLAY feature is in use).
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