Roland HP 237R - Manual (Page 16)

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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”.
fig.5-01
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 Full-sized Concert Grand Piano
Rich stereo sound, providing 32 polyphonic notes.
Piano 2 Full-sized Concert Grand Piano
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
Layering Two Instrument Sounds–Dual Play
Playing with two different tones on the keyboard simultaneously is called “Dual Play.”
fig.5-02.
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).
Volume Max Min Reverb Chorus Strings Piano 1 Piano 2 chord
Harpsi-
phone Organ
Vibra- Pipe
Piano 1
Electric
Piano 2
Electric
120 168
Tempo Beat
208 40 60 80 96 3 6 0 2 4 Play Rec Demo Song Sound On / Off
Metronome Tone
Strings Piano 1 Piano 2 chord
Harpsi-
phone Organ
Vibra- Pipe
Piano 1
Electric
Piano 2
Electric
Tone
While holding down Press