Using the Pedals, About the Adjuster | Roland HP305, HP302 manual

Before You Play

Using the Pedals

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

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.

On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will cause the strings for notes other than the ones you actually play to vibrate in sympathy with what you’ve played, producing a rich resonance. The HP305/HP302 simulates this

sympathetic vibration (damper resonance).

You can modify the sound of the sympathetic vibration (p. 59).

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 the soft pedal (p. 59).

If you disconnect the pedal cord from the HP305/HP302 while the power is turned on, the pedal effect will remain applied. You must connect or disconnect the pedal cord while the HP305/HP302’s power is switched off.

About the Adjuster

If you feel that the pedal is unstable (for example if you’ve moved the HP305/HP302 to a different location), you can adjust the adjuster located on the bottom of the pedals as follows.

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 HP305/HP302 on carpet, you must turn the adjuster until it is pressing firmly against the floor.

22

Image 20

Roland HP305, HP302 important safety instructions Using the Pedals, About the Adjuster, Damper Pedal right pedal

Contents

Important Safety Instructions Lessons at home Use Now I can play it Contents Appendices Using the Unit Safely Using the Unit Safely Using the Unit Safely Power Supply PlacementMaintenance Maintenance Polished-finish pianos Additional Precautions Handling Using USB memoryRepairs and Data Handling the Floppy Disk Drive Important Notes Names of Things and What They Do HP305 Power switch Pedal connectorMidi Out/In connectors USB connector Names of Things and What They Do HP302 + button Ground terminal DC In jack DC Inlet Before You Play Getting Ready to Play Setting up the Music Rest HP305 Using the music holdersRaising the music rest Folding down the music rest Setting up the Music Rest HP302 Opening/Closing the Lid Turning the Power On/Off Adjusting the Sound’s VolumeTurning the Power On Turning the Power Off Using the Pedals About the AdjusterDamper Pedal right pedal Sostenuto Pedal center pedal Soft Pedal left pedal Plug the headphones into the Phone jack Using the HeadphonesConnecting the Headphones Using the Headphone Hook Attaching the Headphone Hook 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 Indicate Beat Changing the Metronome’s Time SignaturePress the Display button Adjusting the Metronome’s Volume Metronome volume rangeAdding 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 Indicate Description Adjusting the Keyboard Sensitivity Key TouchPress the Key Touch button to return to selection of tones 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 Hold down the Twin Piano button and press the or + button Value DescriptionFor the HP305 For the HP302 Split Point Power-up default F Right-hand Tone Changing the Tones of the Left and Right Zones Changing the right-hand toneChanging the left-hand tone Press a tone button Display Changing the Keyboard’s Split PointHow the Split Point is shown It will sound Transposing the Keyboard TransposeTransposition range Disabling the Buttons Panel Lock Hold down the Right button for a while Listening to Songs Playing Back SongsFast-forward and rewind Operation Button Playing Parts Individually Performance parts and tracksMuting Practicing the right-hand part by itself Adjusting the Volume of the Song Playback Song volume rangePlaying All Songs Consecutively All Songs Play Hold down the Display 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 Saving Your Recorded Performance Getting ready to save Press the Twin Piano button or the Key Touch button Selecting the save destination for the songPress the or + button to select the save destination 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 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 Selecting the setting that you want to edit Editing a setting Press the or + button to edit the settingButton Function Brilliance Reverb Button Function Sounds Settings Performing SettingsAdjusting the Sound’s Brilliance Brilliance Changing the Pitch of the Tone in Octave Steps Octave Shift Tuning Settings Piano Sound Settings Pedal SettingsChanging How the Pedals Work Center/Left Pedal Function Function Description Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo Mute Other SettingsUsing the Sound of a Specific Part as a Guide Mute Volume 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 External Memory Mode If you change this setting, turn on the power once againInitializing the Memory Enter Function mode, choose FMt Playing Back Songs on External Media Selecting a songButton operations Order in which memories are selected 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 MemorySaving the Song Selecting the song to delete HP305 HP302 Connecting to Audio EquipmentTurning Off the Power Connecting Speakers to the HP305/HP302 and Outputting Sounds Turn off the connected speakers Turn off the HP305/HP302 What’s MIDI? Connecting to Midi DevicesConnecting a Midi Sequencer to the HP305/HP302 Making the Connection Local Off Midi Transmit Channel Settings Midi Transmit ChannelLocal On Roland website Connecting a ComputerChanging the USB Driver Settings USB Driver Using the V-LINK Function Use the or + button to edit the settingSpecifying the V-LINK Transmit Channel Hold down the Reverb button and press Transpose button No sound TroubleshootingSymptom Cause/Action Troubleshooting Song does not play correctly Can’t record / play back Functions that cannot be used with audio file playback Error Messages Indication Meaning Tone List PianoStrings Others Tone List Tone List Internal Song List Song Name Composer Parameters Stored in Memory Backup Items Music Files That the HP305/HP302 Can Use HP305/HP302 Allows You To Use the Following Music Files Midi Implementation Chart TransmittedRemarks Recognized Main Specifications HP305/HP302 Digital Piano KeyboardSound Generator Conforms to GM2/GS/XGlite Recorder Internal Memory Index CD/Audio Type 57, 60 Link Transmit Channel 57, 73 Memo Memo Memo Declaration of Conformity For EU Countries Information