Playing the Keyboard
Playing with Various Sounds
The HP 237R allows you to play using eight different sounds including piano.
The HP 237R’s sounds are called “Tones.”
Use the eight Tone buttons to select tones.
When the HP 237R is turned on, the tone is reset to “Piano 1”.
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| Reverb Chorus | Electric | Electric | Harpsi- | Vibra- | Pipe | Tempo | Beat | Sound On/Off | Play | Rec | Demo Song |
Min | Max | Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 1 | Piano 2 | chord | phone | Organ Strings | 40 60 80 96 120 168 208 | 0 2 3 4 6 | ||||||
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Press any Tone button and confirm that its indicator is lit.
When you play the keyboard, the selected tone is played.
Tone Name | Description |
Piano 1 | |
| Rich stereo sound, providing 32 polyphonic notes. |
Piano 2 | |
| 64 polyphonic notes |
Electric Piano 1 | Sound of a Rhodes piano |
Electric Piano 2 | A synthesizer’s electric piano |
Harpsichord | Delicate and elegant harpsichord sound |
Vibraphone | The sound of a resonant vibraphone |
Pipe Organ | A stately pipe organ sound |
Strings | An ensemble of string instruments |
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Layering Two Instrument Sounds–Dual Play
Playing with two different tones on the keyboard simultaneously is called “Dual Play.”
Electric | Electric | Harpsi- | Vibra- | Pipe | Strings |
Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 1 | Piano 2 | chord | phone | Organ |
While holding down | Tone |
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1. While holding down the [Piano 1] button, press the [Strings] button.
The indicators on the two Tone buttons you have pressed will light, and both of the
Tones will be heard when you play the keyboard.
In this way, you can hold down one Tone button and press another Tone button to layer two sounds for playing together.
2. To cancel the Dual Play, press any Tone button.
When you play the keyboard, only the sound of the button you pressed will be heard.
You can adjust the volume balance between the two selected tones in Dual Play.
Please refer to “Changing the Volume Balance in Dual Play” (p. 27).
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