Roland HP-2 Playing Two Sounds Together Dual Play, Press the + or button to change the value

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Chapter 2. Performance

Playing Two Sounds Together (Dual Play)

Simultaneously playing two tones when one key is pressed is called “Dual play.”

1 Simultaneously press the two Tone buttons that you want to play

together.

The indicator of the button you pressed will light.

When you play the keyboard, the tones of the two Tone buttons you selected will sound simultaneously.

To cancel Dual play, press any Tone button.

To change the tone of the right button of the two selected tones

Press the [Variation] button.

Dual play now features the tone of the left side’s tone button along with the newly

selected tone.

To change the tone of the left button of the two selected tones

Cancel the Dual play, and then re-select the tone.

■Adjusting the Volume Balance in Dual Play

(Dual Balance)

You can change the volume balance between the two layered sounds in Dual play.

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When Dual play is used, the [Variation] button’s indicator will light to indicate the selection of the right button of the two selected tones.

When Dual play is used, only sound number 1 or 2 can be selected.

If you use Dual play with a Tone button for which tone number 3 or 4 is selected, tone number 1 will be selected for that Tone button.

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1 Hold down the [Transpose] button and press the [Split] button.

The indicators of the buttons you pressed will blink.

The current volume balance appears in the display.

2 Press the [+] or [-] button to change the value.

To return to the original volume balance, press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously.

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Volume of the left button tone

Volume of the right button tone

Press the [Transpose] or [Split] button, and the button’s indicator will return to the previous state.

When the power is turned on, this will be set to “8-2” (volume of the left button tone

-volume of the right button tone).

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Contents Main Features Pursuing the Playing Feel of a Grand PianoPiano Songs Built-In Important Safety Instructions For the U.KProtect the unit from strong impact. Do not drop it Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the unit Power Supply PlacementMaintenance Additional PrecautionsContents Panel Descriptions Front PanelRear Panel 10 11 13 14 15 16Connect the Power Cord Opening/Closing the Lid Setting Up the Music StandConnecting Headphones Before You Start PlayingTurning the Power On and Off Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and BrillianceAbout the Pedals Listening to Internal Songs Selecting a Song and Playing ItStopping the playback Choosing the song to play backPerformance Performing with a Variety of SoundsSelecting a tone group Selecting variation tonesAdjusting the Volume Balance in Dual Play Dual Balance Playing Two Sounds Together Dual PlayHold down the Transpose button and press the Split button Press the + or button to change the valueWhen using Dual play, press the Split button Press the Split buttonChanging tone played by the left hand Changing tone played by the right handUsing Metronome 1, 5Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point Sounding the MetronomeChanging the Metronome Volume Changing the Metronome SoundChanging the beat of metronome Stopping the metronomeApplying Effects to the Sound Adding Reverberation to the Sound ReverbChanging the Amount of Effect Applied Changing the depth of the reverb effectTransposing the Key of the Keyboard Transpose Fig.panel2-6Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch Indicator SettingsPress the Key Touch button RedChanging the Tempo Adding a Count-in to Match the Timing Count-InIndication of the tempo during song playback Playing Each Hand Separately Selecting the part that you yourself will playPress the 1 or 2 button Playing back a songRecording Your Performance If you see the followingRecording a New Song Recording Along with a Song 8 4Selecting the song to record Selecting the track to recordSelecting and Recording the Track for Each Hand Separately As necessary, turn on the metronome p Press the Rec buttonErasing Recorded Performances Erasing a Performance from the Specified TrackErasing a Song Changing Various Settings Making Detailed Settings FunctionChanging the Damper Pedal’s Resonance Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches Master Tuning Changing the TemperamentTonic Setting the Tuning Curve Stretch Tuning Applying the Damper Pedal to Left-hand Keyboard AreaDisabling Everything Except Piano Play Panel Lock Connecting External Devices Connecting to a ComputerConnecting to Audio Equipment Turning off the powerConnecting Midi Devices Setting various functionsWhat’s MIDI? Perform on the HP-2 to play a Midi sound generatorMidi Send Channel Settings Switching Local Control on OffValue Power-up default setting Transmitting a Performance You RecordedTroubleshooting Case Cause/RemedyError Messages/Other Messages Display MeaningTone List HarpsiChord Internal Song List Song Song Name Composer CopyrightFarewell to the Piano Beethoven Easy Operation List Press the button, and press the or + buttonHold down the button and press the or + button Hold down the Split or Transpose button and press the keyMidi Implementation Chart Main Specifications Index MidiMemo Information AfricaFor EU Countries For the USAFor Canada Contents Name Qty