Roland HandSonic HPD-20 Digital Hand Percussion Instrument - Manual (Page 31)

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Overall Settings for a Kit
These settings let you adjust the volume of the entire kit, or assign a name to it.
Adjusting the Volume of the Kit
This setting adjusts the overall volume of the entire kit.
This is convenient when a multi-effect has caused the volume to increase, or if you want to adjust the volume balance relative
to other kits.
1.
Choose MENU g KIT g KIT PRM g COMMON.
The KIT COMMON screen will appear.
2.
Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select the “Kit Volume” parameter.
3.
Use the value knob to adjust the value.
Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity
This setting adjusts the pad sensitivity for the entire kit. You can use this to adjust the sensitivity between kits that you play
using your hand and kits that you play using your fingers.
1.
Choose MENU g KIT g KIT PRM g COMMON.
The KIT COMMON screen will appear.
2.
Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select the “Pad Sensitivity” parameter.
3.
Use the value knob to adjust the value.
Moving the setting closer to the “FINGER” side will increase the sensitivity.
Naming a Kit
You can assign a name to a kit you’ve edited.
1.
Choose MENU g KIT g KIT PRM g NAME.
The KIT NAME screen will appear.
2.
Enter a name.
Enter a name using the buttons listed below.
You can enter a kit name (upper line) of 12 characters, and a sub-
name (lower line) of up to 16 characters.
Button Explanation
Value knob
[-] [+] buttons
Change the character.
Cursor [ ] [ ] buttons Move the cursor.
Cursor [ ] [ ] buttons Move the cursor between the kit name and the sub-name.
[F1] (DELETE) button Deletes the character at the cursor location.
[F2] (INSERT) button Inserts a space at the cursor location.
[F3] (A a 1) button Switches the type of character (uppercase/lowercase/numeral) at the cursor location.
KIT COMMON screen
KIT COMMON screen
Kit name
Sub-name
Cursor
KIT NAME screen