Yamaha Arius YDP-S51, Owner'S Manual

YDP-S51 Owner’s Manual

Basic Operations

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Using the Pedals

NOTE

If the damper pedal doesn’t 
work, make sure that the 
pedal cord is properly 
plugged into the main unit 
(page 29).

NOTE

While the sostenuto pedal is 
held, the organ and strings 
Voices sound continuously 
without decay after the notes 
have been released.

Damper Pedal (Right)

Pressing this pedal will sustain notes longer. Releasing 
this pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained 
notes. This pedal also features a “half-pedal” function 
that creates partial sustain effects, depending on how 
far down you press the pedal. 

Sostenuto Pedal (Center)

Pressing this pedal while holding the notes will sustain 
the pressed notes (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 or 
single low note, for example, while the other notes are 
played “staccato.”

Soft Pedal (Left)

Pressing this pedal will reduce the volume and slightly change the timbre of the notes. The 
notes played before this pedal is pressed are not affected. When you select the Jazz 
Organ Voice, pressing the left pedal switches between fast/slow rotation of the rotary 
speaker (page 16).

Using the Damper Resonance

The Damper Resonance effect simulates the sustain sound of the damper pedal on a grand piano, as if you were pressing 
the damper pedal and playing the keyboard. This effect is applied to the entire sound of the instrument.

Default setting:

 On

To turn on the Damper Resonance: 

While holding [PIANO/VOICE], press the G

2 key. 

To turn off the Damper Resonance: 

While holding [PIANO/VOICE], press the G2 key.

Half-pedal function

This function allows you to 
vary the sustain length 
depending on how far the 
pedal is pressed. The 
farther down you press the 
pedal, the more the sound 
sustains. For example, if 
you press the damper pedal 
and all notes you are 
playing sound a bit murky 
and loud with too much 
sustain, you can release the 
pedal half way or higher to 
decrease the sustain 
(murkiness).

When you press the damper 
pedal here, this note and the 
notes you play before you 
release the pedal sustain longer.

When you press the sostenuto 
pedal here while holding the 
note, the note will sustain as 
long as you hold the pedal.

Lowest key

G2
(Off)

G

2

(On)