What is Piano Designer?, Using Piano Designer | Roland HP-307

Adjusting the Piano Sound to Your Taste (Piano Designer)

What is Piano Designer?

The HP307 lets you adjust the piano sound to your taste by modifying various aspects of a grand piano’s sound, such as its strings, pedal, and keyboard resonances, as well as the keyboard touch sensitivity.

This function is called “Piano Designer.”

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Hammer Noise

String Resonance

Key Touch

Adjusting the

Temperament

piano sound to your taste

Using Piano Designer

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1.Press the [Piano Designer] button.

The [Piano Designer] button will light, and the Piano Designer screen will appear.

The “Grand Piano 1” tone will be selected.

2.Press the [▲] or [▼] button to select the item that you want to edit (p. 35).

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3.Use the [-] or [+] buttons to adjust the value.

4.Repeat steps 2–3 to adjust the piano sound to your taste.

5.Press the [Piano Designer] button to return to the tone select screen.

The settings you’ve adjusted will return to their original values when you turn off the power.

If desired, you can have these settings be remembered even while the power is turned off (p. 59).

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Roland HP-307 What is Piano Designer?, Using Piano Designer, Hammer Noise String Resonance Key Touch, Temperament

Contents

Important Safety Instructions Lessons at home Use Now I can play it Contents Various Settings Connecting to Other Devices Contents Using the Unit Safely Using the Unit Safely Power Supply PlacementMaintenance Maintenance Polished-finish pianos Additional Precautions Handling the Floppy Disk DriveHandling Floppy Disks Handling USB Memory Names of Things and What They Do Pedal connector Midi Out/In connectorsPower switch USB connector Connecting the Speaker Cable Connecting the Pedal CordConnecting the Power Cord Before You Play Setting up the Music Rest Using the music holdersOpening/Closing the Lid Raising the music rest Turning the Power On/Off Turning the Power OnTurning the Power Off Use the Volume slider to adjust the volume p Adjusting the Sound’s Volume Adjusting the Brightness of the DisplayTurn the Volume slider to adjust the overall volume Turn the Display Contrast knob to adjust the brightness Using the Headphones Connecting the Headphones Using the Headphone HookPlug the headphones into the Phones jack Attaching the Headphone Hook Button with tone demo Demo content Listening to Demo SongsListening to the Piano Designer demo songs , press the Piano Designer button Using the Pedals About the AdjusterDamper Pedal right pedal Sostenuto Pedal center pedal Soft Pedal left pedal Performing Performing with Various SoundsAbout the tones you can select Press the Piano button Performing with the Metronome Changing the Metronome’s TempoCorrespondence between beat and tempo display Press the Metronome button Adjusting the Metronome’s Volume Metronome volume rangeChanging the Metronome’s Time Signature Press the Song Tempo button Adding a Count-in to Synchronize Your Performance Count-in Press the button Adjusting the Depth of the Reverb Effect Adding Reverberation to the Sound ReverbWhat are Effects? Press the Reverb button Tone name Corresponding button How to select tones Performing with Two layered Tones Dual PlayAbout the tones Hold down the Piano button and press the Strings button Damper pedal Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance Twin PianoPress the Twin Piano button Setting Description Hold down the Twin Piano button and press the or + button Right-hand Tone Split Point Power-up default FPress the Twin Piano button a number of times Changing the Tones of the Left and Right Zones Changing the right-hand toneChanging the left-hand tone Press a tone button Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point It will sound Transposing the Keyboard TransposeTransposition range Disabling the Buttons Panel Lock Hold down the Right button for a while What is Piano Designer? Using Piano DesignerHammer Noise String Resonance Key Touch Temperament Piano Designer Settings Parameter Value Description Temperament Qualities What is the Duplex Scale?Temperaments Listening to Songs Playing Back SongsFast-forward and rewind About the display Muting Playing Parts IndividuallyPerformance parts and tracks Adjusting the Volume of the Song Playback Song volume rangePlaying All Songs Consecutively All Songs Play Hold down the Song Tempo button and press the button Changing the Song’s Tempo Changing the Pitch of the Song Playback Transpose Recording Your Performance Recording Your Keyboard PerformanceGetting ready to record Starting/stopping recording Listening to the recorded performance If the following indication appears Erasing Your Recorded Performance Press the Function button Saving Your Recorded PerformanceGetting ready to save Character Editing the song nameSelecting the save destination for the song Deleting a Saved Song Getting ready to delete Choosing the song to delete Deleting the song Advanced Recording Methods Recording Each Hand SeparatelyRecorded performances and the track buttons Track button Recorded performance To stop recording, press the button Recording and stoppingAdditional recording When you re-record Fig.zu Track button Performance part Recording a Performance You Play Along with a SongGetting ready to perform Recording and stopping Various Settings Basic Operation in Function ModeEntering Function mode Editing a setting Function Adjusting the Keyboard Sensitivity Key TouchSettings you can change Sounds Settings Adjusting the Sound’s Brilliance BrillianceMatching the Pitch with Other Instruments Master Tuning Changing the Equalizer Settings Equalizer Volume Settings Adjusting the Dual Play Volume Balance Dual BalanceAdjusting the Volume Master Gain Using the Sound of a Specific Part as a Guide Mute Volume Metronome Setting Performing SettingsChanging How the Metronome Marks the Beat Metronome Pattern Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo Mute Changing How the Pedals Work Center/Left Pedal Func Pedal SettingsSwitching On/Off the Display of Lyrics Lyrics Storing Your Settings Memory Backup Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset Connecting to Other Devices Connecting a MediaInstalling the CD Drive Installing the Floppy Disk Drive Changing the External Memory Setting Ext. Memory Mode If you change this setting, turn on the power once againInitializing the Memory Format Media Display Description Playing Back Songs on External Media Selecting a songButton operations Select a song that’s inside a folder Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File or Music CD Minimizing the Sounds in the Center Center CancelChanging the Tempo of an Audio File or Music CD Changing the Playback Pitch of a Song Playback Transpose Saving Your Recorded Performance on External Memory Deleting a Song From External MemoryChanging the name of a song Choosing a save destination, and saving Copying the Song Getting ready to copySelecting the song to copy Copying the song Turning Off the Power Connecting to Audio EquipmentConnecting Speakers to the HP307 and Outputting Sounds What’s MIDI? Connecting to Midi DevicesMaking the Connection Midi Transmit Channel Settings Midi Transmit Ch Local OnLocal Off Press Button p Roland website Connecting a ComputerChanging the USB Driver Settings USB Driver Using the V-LINK Function Specifying the V-LINK Transmit ChannelHold down the Reverb button and press Transpose button A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A0 G#1 No sound TroubleshootingSymptom Cause/Action Troubleshooting Functions that cannot be used with audio file playback Song does not play correctlyCan’t record / play back Error Messages Indication Meaning Tone List PianoStrings Others Tone List 228 Synth Mallet Internal Song List Song Name Composer Parameters Stored in Memory Backup Parameter Music Files That the HP307 Can Use HP307 Allows You To Use the Following Music Files Midi Implementation Chart TransmittedRemarks Recognized Main Specifications HP307 Digital Piano KeyboardSound Generator Conforms to GM2/GS/XGlite Recorder Internal Memory Index CD/Audio Type 54, 58 Index Memo Memo Declaration of Conformity For EU Countries Information