Yamaha D-85 - Sustaining Effect Details; Upper and Lower Keyboard Sustain; Pedal Sustain and Percussive Decay

Sustaining effect
even after the keys have been released.
lingering effect.
Sustaining is an effect which gives the sound a lingering resonance. With
piano and other keyboard instruments, this resonance remains normally
With an ordinary organ the sound fades away as soon as the keys are
released but the SUSTAIN levers make it possible to give the sound a
What's upper sustain all about?
When the UPPER sustain button is set to ON, a
sustaining effect can be added to the following tones
by adjusting the upper sustain control. When this
control is set to the LONG position, the sustaing time
is increased.
€ The sustaining time is predetermined with special
presets sound. CT. IT
SHORT — SHORT — SHORT
UPPER LOWER PEDAL
Tone. for upper sustain Tee as
All upper. keyboard tone levers (including preset
tones).
Special presets tones (except BANJO,
MANDOLIN; MARIMBA).
What's lower sustain all about?
When the LOWER SUSTAIN tablet is set to ON, a
sustaining effect can be added to the following tones
by adjusting the upper sustain control. When this
control is set to the LONG position, the sustaing time
is increased.
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The
sustaining
time
is
predetermined
with
special
presets
sound.
SHORT — SHORT
LONG — LONG — LONG
UPPER LOWER PEDAL
‘SUSTAIN
Tone for lower sustain
All lower keyboard tone levers (except. 'WAH-
GUITAR"). :
“Special. presets: tone. colors (except BANJO,
MANDOLIN, MARIMBA).
Adding a sustaining effect to the pedal key-
board sound
Pull the rightmost PEDAL sustain lever toward you.
This applies the sustaining effect to the pedal key-
board sound. When this lever is set to LONG, the
sustaining time is increased and when set to SHORT,
there is no sustaining time at all.
SHIRT SHORT SHORT
LONE LONG LONG
UPPER
LOWER
PEDAL
What is the UPPER FLUTE PERCUSSIVE
DECAY function for?
While the usual keys are depressed, a constant flute
sound is produced.
When the UPPER FLUTE PERCUSSIVE DECAY
tablet is set to ON, the sound fades away naturally
even though the keys are being depressed. Once the
keys are released, the sound fades immediately.
(Percussive decay effect)
e When the UPPER SUSTAIN tablet is at ON. The
sound will naturally fade even when the keys are
released.
m The percussive decay effect is applied to the
following sounds.
Sounds of the upper keyboard flute tone levers E
; Sounds of the COMB-1, 2 flute levers
* With the ATTACK 4’, 2-2/3’ and 2’ tone levers, an
effect is produced whereby the decay time is
reduced,
e The order of priority among the FLUTE
RESPONSE, ORCHESTRA RESPONSE, UPPER
SUSTAIN, LOWER SUSTAIN and UPPER
FLUTE PERCUSSIVE DECAY tablet is shown in
the figure below.
Sound from the upper keyboard.
Can be set to ON at any time.
UPPER
OWER FLUTE
SUSTAIN PERCUSSIVE!
DECAY
Can be set to ON at any time.
Sound from the lower keyboard,