Ambience, O “applying ambience” (p. 28), Applying ambience – Roland HandSonic HPD-20 Digital Hand Percussion Instrument User Manual
Page 28: Selecting the ambience type, Sound editing

Sound Editing
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Ambience
This effect unit adds reverberation, creating the sensation that you’re performing in a hall or studio.
You can adjust the amount of ambience for each instrument assigned to each pad.
Applying ambience
1.
Choose MENU
g
FX
g
AMBIENCE
g
SEND
g
PAD.
The AMBIENCE SEND–PAD screen will appear.
2.
Strike a pad to select it, and use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select
instrument A/B.
3.
Use the value knob to edit the value.
This specifies the amount of ambience that will be applied.
With a setting of “0,” no ambience will be applied.
* Even if you’re applying a multi-effect to an instrument, the ambience will be applied to the sound before it has been
processed by the multi-effect. You can also apply ambience to the sound produced by the multi-effect (p. 29).
* You can also use the MENU
g
INST
g
EDIT parameter “Amb Send.”
Selecting the ambience type
1.
Choose MENU
g
FX
g
AMBIENCE
g
TYPE.
The AMBIENCE–TYPE screen will appear.
2.
Use the value knob to specify the ambience type.
With a setting of “OFF,” no ambience will be applied.
Ambience type list
No.
Name
Explanation
No.
Name
Explanation
1
BOOTH
Recording booth
6
BALLROOM
Dance hall
2
STUDIO
Recording studio
7
CONCERT HALL
Large concert hall
3
BASEMENT
Underground room with numerous
reflections
8
EXPO HALL
Broad space
4
JAZZ CLUB
Small club
9
GATE
Reverberation is cut off sharply
5
ROCK CLUB
Large club
10
SPIRAL
Spiral-like reverberation
* For details on each type, refer to “Sound List” (PDF file).
AMBIENCE SEND–PAD screen
AMBIENCE–TYPE screen