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Half Damper Function, Damper Resonance Effect and Key Off sample

Half Damper function that lets you finely control the decay of the sound—and expressively recreate the

complex characteristics of acoustic instruments, especially piano and stringed instruments.

When the Half Damper switch is turned ON, you can use the Half Damper function with an optional Foot

Controller FC3 connected to the FOOT SWITCH SUSTAIN jack. The Half Damper function requires the

optional Yamaha FC3 pedal (sold separately). The FC3 sends sustain data values 0 through 127 for cc064,

which is different from the FC4 or FC5. The FC4/5 are simply sending “On” or “Off” (0 or 127) values – like

most typical momentary sustain pedals. But more than just the FC3 is required for a keyboard to respond to

the half dampering. In other words, plugging an FC3 into a keyboard does not necessarily give you half-

damper response – the keyboard must be capable of the feature. The MO6/8, original Motif and Motif ES, for

example, do not have this functionality and cannot use the FC3 pedal at all for any sustain type function.

Yamaha P-series pianos (P60, P70, P90, P120, P140, P250), CP-series (CP33/CP300), PF-series pianos

(PF500, PF1000) and the S90 ES have this function.

When the Half Damper function is set to ON (only FC3)

By connecting an optional FC3 foot controller to the back panel SUSTAIN FOOT PEDAL jack, you can use the

Half Damper feature. The Half Damper feature reproduces the fine control of an acoustic piano's damper

pedal to control the sustain over time: pressing the pedal fully down makes the sound last longer, while

letting up on the pedal part of the way slightly mutes the sustained sound. Effective use of the Half Damper

feature lets you play piano sounds more expressively and realistically.

When the Half Damper function is set to OFF (regular sustain)

By pressing the footswitch (sustain) on/off, you can control whether the sound is cut off or continues

playing, even when the keys are released. Keep in mind that some sounds may not be suitable for use in all

situations with the Sustain footswitch. For example, for organ sounds that have no natural decay, the sound

continues at the same level when holding down the Sustain footswitch. On the other hand, many sounds

benefit from the use of Sustain, such as piano, which has a natural decay when a note is held. This is all

dependent on the AEG (Amplitude Envelope Generator) for the Voice’s Elements. If the envelope is

programmed to return to 0 level it will eventually decay completely even with a sustain pedal (same as in

the real world). If, however, the AEG DECAY 2 LEVEL is not 0, the pedal will hold the sound at that level

indefinitely. The “sustain” parameter in MIDI is called HOLD 1.

You can setup the XS for the Half Damper function here:

• Press [UTILITY]

• Press [F1] GENERAL

• Press [SF1] PLAY

• Select “Sustain Pedal” = FC3 (Half On)

Settings: FC3 (Half On), FC3 (Half Off), FC4/5

_ If you are using an FC4 or FC5 sustain pedal set this

parameter to “FC4/5.” You cannot use the half

damper function with the FC4 or FC5.

The “Sustain Pedal” parameter selects the Foot

Controller type connected to the FOOTSWITCH

SUSTAIN jack.

Within in the VOICE data you can customize the Half-

Damper response on a per VOICE basis.

From VOICE mode select the Voice you wish to

program. For an example of how this works, call up

Preset 1: 001(A01) FULL CONCERT GRAND

• Press [EDIT]

• Press Track [1] to select Element parameters

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Summary of Contents

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1yHalf Damper Function, Damper Resonance Effect and Key Off sampleHalf Damper function that lets you finely control the decay of the sound—and express

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2• Press [F4] AMP• Press [SF2] AEG• Set “Half Damper Switch” = ONFrom this display (Motif XS Editorwindow) you can make the “HalfDamper Sustain Tim

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3When releasing the Footswitch, the operation is same as key off; the sound will start to decay, and finallydecay to silence according to the Release

Page 4 - KEY OFF SAMPLE Explained

4Damper Resonance – Insertion Effect — This is an Insertion Effect algorithm that reproducesthe rich harmonics and unique sound characteristics of an

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5Articulation Control (XA) – the element only sounds when a key is released (as if the key is being held by thesustain pedal, when the sustain pedal i