Roland HP-1 owner manual Authentic piano performances, Captures the brilliant resonance

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HP-1

Owner’s Manual

Thank you for purchasing a Roland HP-1 Digital Piano. The HP-1 is the new entry-level model of Roland’s HP series Digital Pianos. As such, it comes with all the benefits: a weighted Hammer-Action keyboard, vibrant sounds and a num- ber of useful functions.

Authentic piano performances

A high-quality concert grand piano sound, and a key- board that’s a true pleasure to play ensure an even more realistic piano-playing experience. Thanks to its Hammer-Action keyboard, the HP-1 faithfully repro- duces the feel of an acoustic piano with minute con- trol over the sound.

Captures the brilliant resonance

The sound of a grand piano has a brilliant timbre because it contains a greater amount of high-fre- quency components. The HP-1 reproduces this char- acteristic of the grand piano.

Extended high-frequency response

One of the features of an acoustic piano is that for the strings of the highest 1 1/2 octaves, there is no damper to restrict the vibration of the strings, irrespective of whether or not the damper pedal is used. Since this also allows these strings to vibrate sympathetically with other strings, they can sometimes be heard sounding independently from the low and middle- register strings.

The HP-1 faithfully simulates these characteristics of the acoustic piano (being a digital instrument, the HP-1 contains no strings, however).

Eight Tones for a wide variety of musical genres

The HP-1 comes with eight sounds (called “Tones”). That way, you can also use your instrument for play- ing harpsichord, organ, and pop/jazz music.

Before using this instrument, carefully read the sec- tions on pages 2 and 4. They provide important infor- mation concerning the proper operation of the HP-1.

To get the most out of the HP-1 and to ensure many years of trouble-free service, we urge you to read through this Owner’s Manual thoroughly.

To avoid confusion, let’s agree to use the word “but- ton” for all keys on the front panel, and only use “key” when referring to the HP-1’s keyboard.

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No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Europe S.p.a.

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