Roland HandSonic HPD-20 Digital Hand Percussion Instrument - Manual (Page 50)

KIT
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KIT NAME
MENU g KIT g KIT PRM g NAME
Button Explanation
Renaming the kit (Kit Name)
Here you can edit the name of the kit. When you’ve finished editing, press the [EXIT] button.
For details, refer to p. 31.
[F1] (DELETE) Deletes the character at the cursor location.
[F2] (INSERT) Inserts a space at the cursor location.
[F3] (A a 1) Switches the type of character (uppercase/lowercase/numerals) at the cursor location.
MIDI
MIDI NOTE NUMBER
MENU g KIT g MIDI g NOTE#
These settings are made for each pad.
Parameter Explanation
Specifying the note number of each pad (Note#)
Main 1–5, Sub 1–8,
D-BEAM,
Ext Head, Ext Rim,
HH Pedal
These parameters specify the note number of each pad.
When you strike a pad, this note number will be transmitted.
When this note number is received, the pad will sound.
* If note numbers conflict, an “*” is shown.
MIDI GATE TIME
MENU g KIT g MIDI g GATE
These settings are made for each pad.
Parameter Explanation
Specifying the gate time of each pad (Gate)
Main 1–5, Sub 1–8,
D-BEAM,
Ext Head, Ext Rim,
HH Pedal
These parameters specify the gate time of each pad.
* This is valid if the “Trigger Mode” parameter is set to “SHOT” (p. 47).
* The gate time is the time from when you strike a pad until a note-off message is transmitted.
Playing an external MIDI sound module
Use a MIDI cable to connect the HandSonic to your external MIDI sound module (p. 8).
Specify the MIDI channel and control change number as described in “MIDI-related settings” (p. 66), and assign a
note number to each pad of each kit as described in “Specifying the note number of each pad (Note#)” (p. 50).