User manual ROLAND HP101

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano HP101. Main Features Piano Sounds with Rich Resonance and Wide-ranging Expressiveness The stereo sampling piano sound generator realistically reproduces even the sound of the hammers striking the strings, producing the tones of a high-quality concert grand piano. Maximum polyphony of 64 notes ensures that you can use the pedal freely without running out of notes. Keyboard and Three Pedals Faithfully Reproduce That True Grand Piano Feel This instrument features a compact progressive hammer action keyboard, which duplicates the touch of a grand piano, with a heavier touch in the lower register, and a lighter touch in the upper register. The three pedals are designed for good-feeling response, and allows subtle performance nuances to be expressed. Luxurious Wood-Grain Design Featuring an elegant, wood-grain cabinet, the compact design of this fine instrument ensures it uses a minimum of space. In addition to a sliding keyboard lid, the HP101 also features a convenient headphone hook where you can hang your headphones when they are not in use. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (p. [. . . ] This tuning eliminates ambiguities in the fifths and thirds. It is unsuited to playing melodies and cannot be transposed, but is capable of beautiful sonorities. B3 Kirnberger Setting the Tonic When playing with tuning other than equal temperament, you need to specify the tonic note for tuning the song to be performed (that is, the note that corresponds to C for a major key or to A for a minor key). If you choose an equal temperament, there's no need to select a tonic note. F3 Equal F3 Pythagor ean 1. While holding down the [Metronome] and [Reverb/ Key Touch] buttons, press the tonic (root) of the key (C4­B4). * When performing in ensemble with other instruments, be aware that depending on the key, there may be some shifting of the pitch. Tune the HP101 to the standard pitch of the other instruments. G3 Just Major 22 Chapter 3. Changing Various Settings While holding down the [Metronome] button and [Reverb/Key Touch] button, press the corresponding key. C1 C2 C3 C5 C6 C7 C8 Damper Resonance Stretch Tuning Changing the Damper Pedal's Resonance On an acoustic piano, depressing the damper pedal makes the notes you play resonate with other strings, adding rich reverberations and fatness to the sound. The damper pedal on the HP101 recreates this resonance (damper resonance) when depressed. You can select from eight levels of depth for the resonant sound (resonance level). This is set to "5" when the instrument is turned on. * This setting is enabled only with the piano tones. You cannot set this for other tones. 1. While holding down the [Metronome] and [Reverb/ Key Touch] buttons, the "B 7" note to turn the setting On, or press the "A7" note to turn the setting Off. While holding down two buttons. . . Off On 1. While holding down the [Metronome] and [Reverb/ Key Touch] buttons, press the appropriate key (C2­G2) on the keyboard. Larger values will produce a deeper effect. A7 C6 Key Depth of Effect C2 1 C2 2 D2 3 E2 4 E2 5 F2 6 F2 7 G2 8 Key Values C7 C8 Press Descriptions This is the standard tuning curve. This is the right choice when using Dual play (p. 16), or when playing in ensemble with other instruments. This tuning curve expands the bass and treble ends somewhat. It is suitable for performances such as piano solos. This setting is in effect when you turn on the power. Setting the Tuning Curve (Stretch Tuning) A piano is generally tuned to a pitch with a lower bass range and a higher treble range than equal temperament. This special tuning method for pianos is called "Stretch Tuning. " This effect works only with the piano tones. [. . . ] DE PANAMA TEL: 315-0101 HUNGARY Roland East Europe Ltd. Warehouse Area `DEPO' Pf. 83 H-2046 Torokbalint, HUNGARY TEL: (23) 511011 INDONESIA PT Citra IntiRama J1. 15J-150 Jakarta Pusat INDONESIA TEL: (021) 6324170 CYPRUS Radex Sound Equipment Ltd. 17, Diagorou Street, Nicosia, CYPRUS TEL: (022) 66-9426 CHILE Comercial Fancy II S. A. [. . . ]