Roland HP-2 owner manual Contents

Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY	3
IMPORTANT NOTES	5
Panel Descriptions	7
Front Panel	7
Rear Panel	7
Before You Start Playing	8
Connect the Pedal Cable	8
Connect the Power Cord	8
Setting Up the Music Stand	8
Opening/Closing the Lid	8
Connecting Headphones	8
Turning the Power On and Off	9
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance	9
About the Pedals	9
Chapter 1.
Enjoying the Internal Songs	10
Listening to Internal Songs	10
Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play)	10
Selecting a Song and Playing It	10
Chapter 2. Performance	11
Performing with a Variety of Sounds	11
Playing Two Sounds Together (Dual Play)	12
Adjusting the Volume Balance in Dual Play
(Dual Balance)	12
Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands
(Split Play)	13
Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point	14
Using Metronome	14
Sounding the Metronome	14
Changing the Metronome Volume	15
Changing the Metronome Sound	15
Applying Effects to the Sound	16
Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb)	16
Changing the Amount of Effect Applied	16
Transposing the Key of the Keyboard (Transpose)	17
Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch)	18
Chapter 3.
Playing Along with the Internal Songs	19
Changing the Tempo	19
Adding a Count-in to Match the Timing (Count-In)	19
Playing Each Hand Separately	20

Chapter 4. Recording Your Performance	21
Notes Regarding Recording	21
Recording a New Song	22
Recording Along with a Song	23
Selecting and Recording the Track for Each Hand Separately..	24
Erasing Recorded Performances	25
Erasing a Performance from the Specified Track	25
Erasing a Song	25
Chapter 5. Changing Various Settings	26
Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance	26
Making Detailed Settings (Function)	26
Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches (Master Tuning)	27
Changing the Temperament	27
Setting the Tuning Curve (Stretch Tuning)	28
Applying the Damper Pedal to the Left-hand
Keyboard Area	28
Preventing the Settings from Changing During Performance ..	28
Disabling Everything Except Piano Play (Panel Lock)	28
Disabling the Buttons When Using a Tone Other Than Piano
(Tone Lock)	28
Chapter 6. Connecting External Devices	29
Connecting to Audio Equipment	29
Connecting to a Computer	29
Connecting MIDI Devices	30
What’s MIDI?	30
Making MIDI-related Settings	30
MIDI Send Channel Settings	31
Switching Local Control on and Off	31
Transmitting a Performance You Recorded	31
Appendices	32
Troubleshooting	32
Error Messages/Other Messages	33
Tone List	34
Internal Song List	35
Easy Operation List	37
MIDI Implementation Chart	38
Main Specifications	39
Index	40

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