What Are The 3 Pedals For On Digital Pianos? Read Here!

Last Updated on March 10, 2022

Digital Pianos Pedals

The three types of pedals on a digital piano are soft pedal, sustain pedal or damper pedal, and the sostenuto centre pedal.

Sustain pedal (right pedal): This is to control the duration of notes that you play. It makes your playing sound more like an acoustic grand piano.

Soft pedal (left pedal): This is also known as the "soft" pedal because it controls the volume of the notes played.

Sostenuto centre pedal (centre pedal): This is a particular type of pedal that allows you to play notes without having to lift your foot off the keyboard.

How do I use a sostenuto centre pedal?

 To use a sostenuto centre pedal, press down on the key you want to stop playing.

Then press down on the sostenuto pedal and release it when you have finished playing.

What is the primary role of pedals?

The modulation function of the piano pedal is to change the tone quality of the instrument.

Achieve the modulation by changing the dynamics of the note you play.

When a player presses down on a pedal, they will hear a slight increase in the volume of the note that you played (the louder the pedal, the more significant the expansion).

When a player releases a pedal, they will notice a decrease in the volume of the notes that you played (the quieter the pedal, the lesser the reduction).

The dynamic pedal controls the transition between notes.

A dynamic pedal has two functions:

1) A dynamic pedal increases the volume of the following note.

2) A dynamic pedal decreases the volume of the previous note.

It means that if you play a series of notes with a dynamic pedal, the volume will gradually increase from one note to another.

If you don't use any pedal, all notes will have the same volume.

It is called "unison".

Digital Pianos with basic volume control pedal

Most digital pianos' basic pedal control system is similar to an upright piano.

It consists of a sustaining pedal, a damping pedal, and a dynamic pedal. In this case, the sustaining pedal sustain, the damping pedal is usually labelled Damper, and the active pedal is usually labelled Dynamic.

The extra functions of some digital pianos include a portamento pedal, a legato pedal, a tremolo pedal, and a vibrato pedal.

These pedals are unavailable in the basic pedal control system.

However, they may be on some models of digital piano.

In addition, many other features on a digital piano, such as a MIDI input/output, speaker outputs, headphone output, etc.

The Una Corda pedal of upright pianos

Terms of function

The Una corda pedal is a piano key used in an upright piano to change the volume of the sound produced by that particular string when struck.

It allows for greater control over the loudness of each note played on the keyboard. Piano strings are tuned so that their pitch depends on how hard or soft they are.

For example, if the lowest note on the keyboard is C4, then pressing down on the middle C3 key would produce a lower-pitched sound than pressing down on the D4 key.

The Una Cordas pedal changes the note's pitch by adjusting the string's tension.

The Una cordon pedal is a piano key that controls the amount of pressure required.

The acoustic piano with triple pedals

An acoustic piano with triple pedals has three pedals: bass, treble and middle. It allows the pianist to play chords in any key without changing hands.

  • The bass pedal lowers the chord's pitch while the treble pedal raises it.
  • The middle pedal adjusts the balance between the left and right hand.
  • The treble pedal is a piano key that controls the pressure needed to make the instrument's hammers strike the strings.

What are the most-used pedals?

The most used pedal in the piano is the sustain pedal, which holds down the key for a more extended period.

It allows the player to play chords and melodies at a faster tempo. Sustain pedal can make a single note last longer or shorter depending on what kind of music you played.

A second commonly used pedal is the damper pedal, making the tone quieter.

The third most common pedal is the dynamic pedal. It increases or decreases the volume of the notes.

Why do some pianos have two pedals?

The two pedals allow for more accessible learning of piano music. One pedal plays single notes, while the other pedals play chords.

What is a practice pedal?

Practice pedals are also known as "volume pedals". They are used to help players learn new songs.

Some people use them to practice scales and arpeggios. Other people use them to practice playing chords.

Last words

The idea of pedals was then first introduced in 18th century Europe. It is to improve the quality of musical instruments.

Every pianist should know about these pedals because they are beneficial.

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Heya'll Im Oliver (Oli), I run MyDigitalPiano.com. By trade an Electrical Engineer, an owner of a piano shop. Always being asked about my recommendations for top piano, I created this site. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out :)

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