About the pedals, 11 before you begin playing – Roland HPi-5 User Manual
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Before You Begin Playing
About the Pedals
The pedals have the following functions, and are used mainly for
piano performance.
fig.pedal
Damper pedal (right pedal)
While this pedal is pressed, notes will be sustained even after you
take your fingers off the keys. The depth to which you press the
pedal will subtly affect the duration of the sustain.
On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal will allow the
remaining strings to resonate in sympathy with the sounds that you
played from the keyboard, adding a rich resonance.
The HPi-5 simulates this sympathetic resonance.
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You can adjust the amount of sympathetic resonance that occurs
when you press the damper pedal. Refer to “Adjusting the depth
of the effects (Effects)” (p. 43).
Sostenuto pedal (center pedal)
This pedal sustains only the sounds of the keys that were already
played when you pressed the pedal.
Soft pedal (left pedal)
When you hold down this pedal and play the keyboard, the sound
will have a softer tone.
The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to which
you press the pedal.
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The Sostenuto pedal and Soft pedal can be given functions other
than these. Refer to “Changing the function of the pedals
About the adjuster
When you move the HPi-5 or if you feel that the pedals are unstable,
adjust the adjuster located below the pedals as follows.
❍
Rotate the adjustor to lower it so that it is in firm contact with
the floor. If there is a gap between the pedals and the floor, the
pedals may be damaged. In particular when placing the
instrument on carpet, adjust this so that the pedals firmly
contact the floor.
fig.adjust
Disabling Functions Other Than
Piano Performance (Panel Lock)
The “Panel Lock” function locks the HPi-5 in a state where only
piano performance can be used, and all buttons will be disabled.
This prevents the settings from being inadvertently modified even if
children press the buttons accidentally.
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In the Panel Lock state, only the grand piano sound can be
played. Also, nothing will be displayed in the screen.
1
Turn the volume to the minimum, and press the
[Power] switch to turn off the power.
2
Hold down the [Function] button, and press the
[Power] switch to turn on the power.
Continue holding down the button for one or two seconds.
Adjust the volume. When you play the keyboard, the grand
piano sound will be heard.
To defeat the Panel Lock function, turn the volume down to the
minimum, and turn on the power once again.
Soft Pedal
Sostenuto Pedal
Damper Pedal
Adjuster
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