Selecting & Playing Voices
N-100
Owner’s Manual
ENGLISH
16
Using the Pedals
The N-100 has three foot pedals: damper pedal (right),
sostenuto pedal (center), and soft pedal (left) that pro-
duce a range of expressive effects similar to those pro-
duced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.
Damper pedal (right)
When you press the damper pedal, the
notes you play have a longer sustain.
When you select Grand Piano 1, pressing
the damper pedal activates the instrument’s
special “Sustain Samples” to accurately rec-
reate the unique resonance of an acoustic
grand piano’s soundboard and strings. A
“half-pedal” effect lets you use the damper
pedal to create partial sustain effects,
depending on how far down you press the
pedal.
Sostenuto pedal (center)
If you play a note or chord on the keyboard
and press the sostenuto pedal while holding
the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as
the pedal is held. All subsequent notes will
not sustain.
Soft pedal (left)
The soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes
played while the pedal is pressed. (The soft pedal will not affect notes that are
already playing when it is pressed. Press the pedal immediately before you play
the target notes.)
If the damper pedal doesn’t work,
or notes are sustained even when
the pedal is not pressed, make
sure that the pedal cord is prop-
erly plugged into the main unit
(page 30).
NOTE
When you press the damper
pedal here, the notes you play
before you release the pedal
have a longer sustain.
Organ and string voices will con-
tinue to sound for as long as the
sostenuto pedal is depressed.
NOTE
When you press the sostenuto
pedal here while holding the
note(s), the notes will sustain
as long as you hold the pedal.
