Roland HandSonic HPD-20 Digital Hand Percussion Instrument User Manual
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Contents
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MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assign an instrument (Inst) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the volume (Volume) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the pitch (Tuning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Varying the pitch (Sweep) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the length of the sound (Muffling) . .
Adjusting the tonal character (Color) . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the left/right position of the sound
(Pan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifying how instrument B will be sounded
(Layer, Fade Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifying how the sound will be produced
(Trigger Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fixing the dynamics of the sound
(Fixed Velocity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preventing sounds from being heard together
(Mute Group, Mono/Poly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PAD CTRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modifying the sound by pressing down on a
pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifying how the sound will change when
you press down on a pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assigning the realtime modify knob (PITCH) . . .
Adjusting the roll speed (Roll Speed) . . . . . . . . . .
KIT PRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the volume of the entire kit
(Kit Volume) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the volume of the hi-hat control
pedal (Pedal Hi-Hat Volume) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the sensitivity of the pads
(Pad Sensitivity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Realtime modify knob settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Renaming the kit (Kit Name) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifying the note number of each pad
(Note#) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifying the gate time of each pad (Gate) . . .
MULTI-FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifying the multi-effect type
(MULTI-FX Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the multi-effect (MULTI-FX Edit) . . . . .
Applying the multi-effect to each pad
(MULTI-FX Assign) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AMBIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifying the type of ambience
(Ambience Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the ambience (Ambience Edit) . . . . . .
(Ambience Send Pad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying ambience to the sound of each
multi-effect (Ambience Send MFX) . . . . . . . . . . . .
EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying EQ to the kit (EQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
USER INST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IMPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Importing a user instrument (Import) . . . . . . . . .
LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Viewing a list of user instruments
(USER INST–LIST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Looping a user instrument (Loop) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Viewing information about user instruments
(Function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting a user instrument (Delete) . . . . . . . . . . .
(User Inst Name) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reassigning the user instrument numbers
(Renumber) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Optimizing the user instrument area
(Memory Optimize) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delete all user instruments (All Delete) . . . . . . . .
Parameter Guide (Things You Can Do)
This section explains all of the HandSonic’s functions and settings in each screen, organized according to the menu
structure. You can look up a topic according to its screen, or by what you want to accomplish.
For the procedure, refer to “Menu Operations” (p. 22).