Roland HandSonic HPD-20 Digital Hand Percussion Instrument - Manual (Page 36)

User Inst
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Loop Settings
You can make a user instrument loop (play repeatedly).
By looping it, you can play a short rhythm pattern as a longer phrase.
1.
Choose MENU g USER INST g LIST.
The USER INST–LIST screen will appear.
2.
Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select a user instrument.
3.
Press the [F3] (LOOP) button to turn loop on.
The icon will appear.
You can audition the loop by pressing the [F1] (PREVIEW) button.
* Before you import the user instrument, use your computer to edit the audio
so that it loops smoothly. The HandSonic cannot edit the looping.
Specifying how the pad will produce sound
To control how the loop phrase will play or stop, you can change the way in which the pad will produce sound.
1.
Strike a pad to which you’ve assigned a user instrument that is set to loop.
2.
Choose MENU g INST g SETUP.
The INST–SETUP screen will appear.
3.
Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select the “Trigger Mode” parameter.
4.
Use the value knob to select “GATE” or “ALT.”
Value Explanation
SHOT The sound will play each time you strike the pad. It will not loop.
GATE
The sound will continue playing as long as you continue holding down the pad.
* This cannot be selected for an external expansion pad or the hi-hat control pedal.
ALT The sound will alternately play and stop each time you strike the pad.
* When using loop playback, the following restrictions apply to instrument editing.
• The “Sweep” parameter (p. 25) will apply only to the first cycle of the loop.
• The “Muffling” parameter (p. 25) will have no effect.
USER INST–LIST screen
Audition the sound Loop on
INST–SETUP screen
Stopping all sounds (ALL SOUND OFF)
By holding down the [SHIFT] button and pressing the [EXIT] button, you can stop (silence) all sounds that are currently
being produced.
This is a convenient way to stop numerous loop phrases simultaneously.
This also works in the kit screen or while you’re editing.
* The effects will not be silenced. The decay of the ambience and delay sound will remain without being silenced.