Roland HP-307 Using the Pedals, About the Adjuster, Damper Pedal right pedal

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Before You Play

Using the Pedals

The pedals perform the following operations. You’ll use them mainly when playing piano.

About the Adjuster

If you feel that the pedal is unstable (for example if you’ve moved the HP307 to a different location), you can adjust the adjuster located on the bottom of the pedals as follows.

Soft Pedal

Sostenuto Pedal

Damper Pedal

Damper Pedal (right pedal)

Use this pedal to sustain the sound.

While this pedal is held down, notes will be sustained for an extended time even if you release your fingers from the keyboard.

The length of sustain will change subtly depending on how deeply you press the pedal.

When you press the damper pedal of an acoustic piano, a slight noise is heard when the damper frees the strings, and a richly spacious resonance is added by the strings that vibrate in sympathy with the strings of the notes you actually play. The HP307 replicates the sound created when the damper releases the string (“damper noise”) and the sympathetic vibration (“damper resonance”).

You can modify the sound of the damper releasing the string and the sound of the sympathetic vibration (p. 35).

Sostenuto Pedal (center pedal)

The notes you are pressing when this pedal is depressed will be sustained.

Soft Pedal (left pedal)

This pedal is used to make the sound softer.

Playing with the soft pedal depressed produces a sound that is not as strong as when otherwise played with the equivalent strength. This is the same function as the left pedal of an acoustic piano.

The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to which you press the pedal.

You can switch the function of the sostenuto pedal and soft pedal (p. 58).

If you disconnect the pedal cord from the HP307 while the power is turned on, the pedal effect will remain applied. You must connect or disconnect the pedal cord while the HP307’s power is switched off.

Adjuster

Turn the adjuster to lower it until the adjuster is in firm contact with the floor. The pedal may be damaged if there is a gap between the adjuster and the floor. In particular, when you’ve placed the HP307 on carpet, you must turn the adjuster until it is pressing firmly against the floor.

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Contents Important Safety Instructions Lessons at home UseNow I can play it Contents Various Settings Connecting to Other Devices ContentsUsing the Unit Safely Using the Unit Safely Maintenance Power SupplyPlacement Maintenance Polished-finish pianosHandling Floppy Disks Additional PrecautionsHandling the Floppy Disk Drive Handling USB MemoryNames of Things and What They Do Power switch Pedal connectorMidi Out/In connectors USB connectorConnecting the Power Cord Connecting the Speaker CableConnecting the Pedal Cord Before You PlayOpening/Closing the Lid Setting up the Music RestUsing the music holders Raising the music restTurning the Power Off Turning the Power On/OffTurning the Power On Use the Volume slider to adjust the volume pTurn the Volume slider to adjust the overall volume Adjusting the Sound’s VolumeAdjusting the Brightness of the Display Turn the Display Contrast knob to adjust the brightnessPlug the headphones into the Phones jack Using the HeadphonesConnecting the Headphones Using the Headphone Hook Attaching the Headphone HookListening to the Piano Designer demo songs Button with tone demo Demo contentListening to Demo Songs , press the Piano Designer buttonDamper Pedal right pedal Using the PedalsAbout the Adjuster Sostenuto Pedal center pedal Soft Pedal left pedalAbout the tones you can select PerformingPerforming with Various Sounds Press the Piano buttonCorrespondence between beat and tempo display Performing with the MetronomeChanging the Metronome’s Tempo Press the Metronome buttonChanging the Metronome’s Time Signature Adjusting the Metronome’s VolumeMetronome volume range Press the Song Tempo buttonAdding a Count-in to Synchronize Your Performance Count-in Press the buttonWhat are Effects? Adjusting the Depth of the Reverb EffectAdding Reverberation to the Sound Reverb Press the Reverb buttonAbout the tones Tone name Corresponding button How to select tonesPerforming with Two layered Tones Dual Play Hold down the Piano button and press the Strings buttonDividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance Twin Piano Press the Twin Piano buttonDamper pedal Setting Description Hold down the Twin Piano button and press the or + buttonSplit Point Power-up default F Press the Twin Piano button a number of timesRight-hand Tone Changing the left-hand tone Changing the Tones of the Left and Right ZonesChanging the right-hand tone Press a tone buttonChanging the Keyboard’s Split Point Transposing the Keyboard Transpose Transposition rangeIt will sound Disabling the Buttons Panel Lock Hold down the Right button for a whileHammer Noise String Resonance Key Touch What is Piano Designer?Using Piano Designer TemperamentPiano Designer Settings Parameter Value DescriptionWhat is the Duplex Scale? TemperamentsTemperament Qualities Fast-forward and rewind Listening to SongsPlaying Back Songs About the displayPlaying Parts Individually Performance parts and tracksMuting Playing All Songs Consecutively All Songs Play Adjusting the Volume of the Song PlaybackSong volume range Hold down the Song Tempo button and press the buttonChanging the Song’s Tempo Changing the Pitch of the Song Playback TransposeGetting ready to record Recording Your PerformanceRecording Your Keyboard Performance Starting/stopping recordingListening to the recorded performance If the following indication appearsErasing Your Recorded Performance Saving Your Recorded Performance Getting ready to savePress the Function button Editing the song name Selecting the save destination for the songCharacter Deleting a Saved Song Getting ready to deleteChoosing the song to delete Deleting the songRecorded performances and the track buttons Advanced Recording MethodsRecording Each Hand Separately Track button Recorded performanceRecording and stopping Additional recordingTo stop recording, press the button When you re-record Fig.zuRecording a Performance You Play Along with a Song Getting ready to performTrack button Performance part Recording and stopping Entering Function mode Various SettingsBasic Operation in Function Mode Editing a settingAdjusting the Keyboard Sensitivity Key Touch Settings you can changeFunction Matching the Pitch with Other Instruments Master Tuning Sounds SettingsAdjusting the Sound’s Brilliance Brilliance Changing the Equalizer Settings EqualizerAdjusting the Volume Master Gain Volume SettingsAdjusting the Dual Play Volume Balance Dual Balance Using the Sound of a Specific Part as a Guide Mute VolumeChanging How the Metronome Marks the Beat Metronome Pattern Metronome SettingPerforming Settings Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo MutePedal Settings Switching On/Off the Display of Lyrics LyricsChanging How the Pedals Work Center/Left Pedal Func Storing Your Settings Memory Backup Restoring the Factory Settings Factory ResetInstalling the CD Drive Connecting to Other DevicesConnecting a Media Installing the Floppy Disk DriveInitializing the Memory Format Media Changing the External Memory Setting Ext. Memory ModeIf you change this setting, turn on the power once again Display DescriptionButton operations Playing Back Songs on External MediaSelecting a song Select a song that’s inside a folderChanging the Tempo of an Audio File or Music CD Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File or Music CDMinimizing the Sounds in the Center Center Cancel Changing the Playback Pitch of a Song Playback TransposeChanging the name of a song Saving Your Recorded Performance on External MemoryDeleting a Song From External Memory Choosing a save destination, and savingSelecting the song to copy Copying the SongGetting ready to copy Copying the songConnecting to Audio Equipment Connecting Speakers to the HP307 and Outputting SoundsTurning Off the Power Connecting to Midi Devices Making the ConnectionWhat’s MIDI? Local Off Midi Transmit Channel Settings Midi Transmit ChLocal On Press Button pConnecting a Computer Changing the USB Driver Settings USB DriverRoland website Hold down the Reverb button and press Transpose button Using the V-LINK FunctionSpecifying the V-LINK Transmit Channel A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A0 G#1Troubleshooting Symptom Cause/ActionNo sound Troubleshooting Song does not play correctly Can’t record / play backFunctions that cannot be used with audio file playback Error Messages Indication MeaningStrings Tone ListPiano OthersTone List 228 Synth Mallet Internal Song List Song Name ComposerParameters Stored in Memory Backup ParameterMusic Files That the HP307 Can Use HP307 Allows You To Use the Following Music FilesRemarks Midi Implementation ChartTransmitted RecognizedSound Generator Conforms to GM2/GS/XGlite Main SpecificationsHP307 Digital Piano Keyboard RecorderInternal Memory Index CD/Audio Type 54, 58Index Memo Memo Declaration of Conformity For EU Countries Information