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Roland HPi-6s User's Manual

1. 0cccccccceseeeeseeeeeeeees 87 Adjusting the Piano Sounds Piano Designer 87 Opening Closing the Piano lid Lid EE 87 Changing How Rapidly Sounds Are Expressed According to the Force Used to Play the Keys Hammer Response ssssnneesssnnnssssnnnsssrrenssrrirrssrrrrrssrrrsssrrrrrsrrrn 87 Setting the Tuning Curve Stretch Tunnel 88 Adjusting Resonance when the Damper Pedal is Depressed Damper Resonance 88 Adjusting the Resonant Sounds when the Keys are Pressed String Resonance 88 Playing Sounds When the Keys Are Released Key Off Resononcel 88 Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch 88 listening to a Piano Designer demo iv cn ercecnuiede EE 88 Setting the Reference Pitch and Temperament TTuningl 89 Tuning to Other Instruments Pitches Master TUNING cccceeeececeeseeeeecceseeeeeeeeenaeees 89 Changing the Ferenc 89 DE IG Me Tone Key EE 89 Adjusting the Depth of the Effects Effect lt lt acc cineiensacocccteeien saaace age neeaendeactlan bees aus oeeieeeats 90 Changing the Brightness of the Sound Making the Sound Expressive Adjusting the sound 90 Giving the Sound More Spatial Depth 3D Sound Control 90 Adjusting the Depth of the Sound Det 90 Changing How Grand Space is Applied DD Model 91 Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File Audio Volume 91 Changing Koerech 91 Changing the Language Displayed in the Screen Language 0 ssssiisesssnnssssinssssnness
2. You can also copy songs in Favorites to USB memory Connect the USB memory with the song to be copied to the External Memory connector Press the Menu Lesson button Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button Press the cursor button to select lt File gt then press the O button Press the cursor left or right button to select lt Copy gt then press the O button Press the cursor up or down button to select the copy type copy source and destination If copying songs from USB memory to the Favorites select lt External Memory to Favorites gt File gt Copy ES SE LL _ a LOBES The song d eat Lat Eeer Geers ee eee De LU Lite Poor Sa Press the O button Selecting the Song You Want to Copy 8 Press the cursor up or down button to select the song you want to copy When All is selected all of the songs on the USB memory are copied to Favorites Saving the Performance You can t copy an audio file or music CD to Favorites You cannot select lt Copy gt without any USB memory connected to the External Memory connector M EMO If there s a floppy disk in the floppy disk drive you ll also be able to select Disk to External Memory Press O and then proceed as directed in the screen 85 Saving the Performance Copy Source Copy Destination Displays the copy destination song nu
3. Tone Group Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others 1 Press any one of the Tone buttons to select a tone group When you press a Tone button the button s indicator will light The tone selection screen appears 2 s Press the cursor button to select the tone to perform with Tone List The background of the currently selected tone turns orange Tone Group SNE 33 33 Supertor Str Ss Supertor Cho as EX EX NaturalGrand Ss NaturalMello a EX EX Natural Hps oe Naturall Hps ner Close Select Audition The tone selection screen consists of multiple pages When you press the cursor button to switch tones the screen switches automatically The next time you press this Tone button the tone you finalized here will be heard gt Tone List p 115 Tones indicated by EX is called an EX Tone These tones are especially recommended Sounds for which is indicated are 88 key multi sampled piano sounds Sounds for which a red EX indication is shown will additionally produce a key off sound What Key Off Sound does is recreate the tonal changes produced when the fingers are released from the keys When the tone selection screen is displayed you can listen to a phrase that uses the selected tone by pressing the O button The phrase is played to the end and then stops automatically Pressing the O button while the phrase is still playing stops
4. External Media USB memory and floppy disk etc Press X button and you can cancel the error message Y g 114 Piano Superior Grd Superior Str NaturalGrand Natural Hps Superior Pad Superior Cho NaturalMello NaturalC Hps Natural Gnd2 DetunedPiano Rock Piano Honky tonk Piano Str2 Piano Choir Ballad Piano Harpsichord2 Bright Piano PianoStrings Bell Piano UprightPiano Air Grand Grand Piano MellowPianol Grand Piano2 Mono Piano Piano Piano 2 Piano 3 E Piano Pop E Piano Stage EP E Piano E Piano 2 Morning Lite Vibraphone Marimba Steel Drums Tremolo EP E Piano 3 E Grand Clav Celesta Music Box Glockenspiel Xylophone Soft E Piano Hard EP2 60 s E Piano Mild E Grand Mild E Piano Hard E Piano Hard FM EP St FM EP FM SA EP MIDI Piano 1 Tone List MIDI Piano2 EG E Piano EG E Piano 2 Vibra Bells Hard Clav Soft Clav Reso Clav Phase Clav Analog Clav Pop Celesta Pop Vibe Soft Marimba Balafon Tubular bell Santur Kalimba Organ ChurchOrgan1 ChurchOrgan3 Nason flt 8 Theater Org Rotary Organ Mellow Bars Jazz Organ German Acco Full Organ 1 Lower Organ Rock Organ ChurchOrgan2 Organ Flute Trem Flute Bandoneon Harmonica Pipe Organ Pipe Organ 2 Jazz Organ2 Jazz Organ3 Jazz Organ4 Organ Bass Full Organ 2 Full Organ 3 Full Organ 4 Lower Organ2 Rotary Org S Rotary Org F Rock Organ2 Pop Organ Metalic Org VS Organ Digi Church Accordion
5. Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button Press the cursor button to select lt Transpose gt then press the O button The Transpose screen appears Transpose ltem Setting Keyboard Transpose the keys played by the keyboard 6 0 5 SMF Music Files 24 0 24 Song Transpose the song playback Music CDs See 6 0 5 Audio Files Press the O button to switch the link on or off When set to Link lt On gt the values for the keyboard and the song data are the same When set to Link lt Off gt the values for the keyboard and the song data can be set separately To cancel the transposition set Transpose to O The transposition setting returns to O when you choose another song For example if you want the E pitch to sound when you press the C key set the Keyboard transpose setting to 4 It will sound EG B H gt 3 co M EMO You can open the Transpose screen by pressing the Reverb and Key Touch buttons simultaneously If you ve selected a song from a music CD or an audio file using Transpose function may affect the tonal character erger MEMO The Transpose icon iff appears in the Notation screen while the Transpose function is on erer M EMO The transpose setting will return to O when you select another song If you ve selected a s
6. Seing9 Maccire Markers will be assigned to the beginning of a measure Beat Markers will be assigned to the beginning of a beat 68 If you use Repeat Playback without assigning marker A or B The entire selected song will be played back repeatedly If you use Repeat Playback when only marker A is assigned The song will play back repeatedly from marker A to the end of the song If you use Repeat Playback when only marker B is assigned The song will play back repeated from the beginning of the song to marker B M EMO If lt Repeat gt in the Marker screen is turned On you can press the Notation button to display the Notation screen and play back repeatedly Anything you want to do that involves markers including moving to a particular marker is accomplished within the Marker screen Practicing Changing the Key of the Keyboard or Song Playback Transpose By using the Transpose function you can transpose your performance without changing the notes you play For example if a song is in a difficult key with numerous sharps or flats TEL you can use this function to play it in an easier key You can also use this function to play back a song in a different key When accompanying a vocalist you can easily transpose the key to a range that is comfortable for the singer while still playing the notes as written i e with the same fingering positions
7. 1 6 quarter note triplet 1 8 eighth note 1 12 eighth note triplet 1 16 sixteenth note 1 24 sixteenth note triplet 1 32 thirty second note 101 Convenient Functions E Deleting Measures Delete Insert You can delete a part of a performance measure by measure When a portion of a performance is deleted the rest of the performance is shifted up to fill the gap Erasing measures in a specified passage is called Delete Ex To delete measures bars 5 8 tet ls HARCA l ltem Explanation Measure number of the first measure of the From Refer to Basic Operation of the Editing Functions p 100 for segment to be inserted instructions For Number of measures to be inserted Track button or part number where data will be Tr Pt inserted When lt All gt is selected blank measures are inserted at the same place in all parts E Transposing Individual Parts Transpose You can transpose specified parts and tracks individually Select Jo Change Refer to Basic Operation of the Editing Functions p 100 for instructions ltem Explanation Transpose Measure number of the first measure of the From segment to be deleted Number of measures to be deleted For When lt All gt is selected all of the measures are deleted Track button or part number to be deleted Tr Pt When lt All gt is selected the same portion of all Select parts is deleted ltem Explanation
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9. Is the pedal connected correctly Make sure the pedal cord extending from the stand is securely connected to the pedal jack on the bottom of the unit p 16 Has a different function been assigned to the pedal See Changing the Pedal Functions Pedal p 91 Normal pedal operation is automatically enabled when the One Touch Piano button is pressed p 50 Is the HPi 6S set to Twin Piano The pedal functions are changed automatically when the Twin Piano function is on p 34 Adjust the adjuster underneath the pedal so that the pedal presses firmly against the floor surface p 29 The volume level of the instrument connected to Input jacks is too low Unable to read from write to USB memory Could you be using a connection cable that contains a resistor If you use a connecting cable that contains a built in resistor the volume of the device connected to the Input connector may be very low In such cases please use a connecting cable that does not contain a resistor such as one from the Roland PCS series Are you using optional Roland memory Reliable performance cannot be guaranteed if you use non Roland memory products Case Low hum coming from external device Performance begins suddenly Can t select a tone No sound is heard No sound is heard No sound from left hand section of keyboard No sound is heard when a MIDI instrument is connected No sound
10. The Center Cancel setting will Turning off the center cancel function T Press the track 4 Right button so it s lit be cancelled when you select another song If you use Center Cancel when 3D Sound Control p 90 is on 3D Sound Control will be turned off 49 Adding Variety to Your Performances Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano One Touch Piano You can create the optimal settings for a piano performance with the press of a single button EN iano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA Gap Menu x O Slow Fast amp Count m Lid e KS gt gt R 1 2 3 4 oo CLITA 000 GC kO 00 00 CLETTIT 00000 JOE Song Notation Lesson Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right Ge 1 Press the One Touch 2 button The Tone Piano button s indicator will light MEMO A screen stating that the optimal settings for piano performances have been selected The notation for the currently is displayed for several seconds followed by a Notation screen like the following selected song is displayed in the screen 27148 Sonate Mo IS CC M EMO When the one touch piano screen is displayed you can press the button to access the Piano Designer screen p p 87 When you press the One Touch G f button the HPi 6S will switch to the following settings regardless of the current panel settings e f the keyboard has been split into upper and lower sections
11. p 68 The screen will indicate the number of the measure at which the marker was assigned 67 Practicing Moving an Assigned Marker After adding markers to a song you can then move to the location where Marker A is set by holding down the cursor left button and pressing either the lt Bwd or gt gt Fwd button To adjust the location of marker B hold down the cursor right button and press the Ta Bwd or BB Fwd button Moving to the Location of an Assigned Marker After assigning a marker in the song press either cursor left or right button to move jump to the location of the marker Playing Repeatedly between Markers After assigning both markers A and B press the cursor down button to turn lt Repeat gt to On When you press the p gt m Play Stop button playback will repeat between the markers Deleting a Marker You ve Assigned Hold down the O button and press the cursor left button to delete marker A or press the cursor right button to delete marker B E Assigning a Marker in the Middle of a Measure Resolution A marker can be assigned in the middle at the beginning of a beat of a measure 1 Press the Count Marker button to display the Count screen then press the O button 2 Press the button once more to access the Resolution screen Resolution Resolution 3 Press the cursor up or down button to change the setting
12. reference You can check each note in the performance one note at a time by pressing the cursor left or right button The notation is switched going back one measure in the notation each time the button is pressed The notation is switched advancing one measure in the notation each time the button is pressed You can use this to play back the performance selected with the cursor button Ref reference or You the results of your performance Displaying the Menus 9 Press the O button The following screen appears Return To Select Sona Select OEnter 39 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions 10 Press the cursor button to select the menu then press the O button If you want to practice the same song again select Try Again If you want to practice another song select Select Song If you want to practice with another course select Select Course If you are finished with Visual Lesson select Exit E Practicing with Internal Songs and Songs on USB Memory 40 Not only can you practice the songs prepared for use in Visual Lesson you can also practice other HPi 6S internal songs and songs saved on USB memory When practicing songs saved on USB memory be sure to have the USB memory connected to the HPi 6S s External Memory connector first Select Other Songs in the practice song selection screen
13. This sets the your practice ending measure Setting Much Slower Slower A Little Slower Original Tempo Set the tempo and the part you want to practice then press the O button Playing along with the Song l l MEMO 6 After reading the message in the screen press the O button once more if you stop DEE EE The song accompaniment begins ER playback stops and the screen showing the graded result 7 Play along with the accompaniment Beer When you have finished playing your score appears in the display 38 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions Checking the Performance 8 Press the O button The results of your like that below Rhythm Blue performance is shown in the musical notation in the Check screen Grayed Out The proper note was not played Green A note not in the notation was played Pitch Red The timing of the accent The pitch was incorrect was off Button Cursor button a Bwd button pp Fwd button p m Play Stop button How It Is Used You can switch the performance to be checked by pressing the cursor up or down button Pressing the cursor down button when Ref reference is selected switches the performance to You the results of your performance Pressing the cursor up button when You the results of your performance is selected switches the performance to Ref
14. When recording begins the b gt cp Play Stop button and Rec button indicators will light Go ahead and perform on the keyboard 6 Press the gt m Play Stop button to stop recording The p m Play Stop button and the Rec button indicators will go out 76 Recording Your Performance Erosmng o Recorded Song A recorded song can be erased in the following two ways Method 1 After recording a song press the TL UN Song button and select another song in the song selection screen Method 2 Hold down the DA Song button and press the Rec button When either of these operations are performed a display like the following will appear Delete a Song OK to delete Song Are you sure If you select lt OK gt the song will be deleted If you do not want to erase the song save iton USB Memory or Favorites p 73 p 81 E Erasing the Performance on Specific Tracks You can select and erase performances on specific tracks Hold down the Track button for the track containing the performance you want fo erase then press the Rec button The Track button s indicator goes out and the recorded performance is erased Recording Songs Starting with Pickups You can record songs that start with pickup beats songs that start on a beat other than the measure s first beat Carry out Steps 1 3 on p 71 to prepare for recording If the Rec button
15. J quarter note A dotted eighth note D eighth note Pattern A sixteenth note rouh Double note added to back beat of the first beat TriFl Triple added notes sound the first beat as a triplet Shiutl Shuffle notes added to create a shuffle Beat LED On The Metronome button s indicator flashes in time with the beat Off Dark 3 Press the cursor up or down button to change the value Adding a Count to Assist Your Timing Count in means to sound a count before song playback begins Countdown means to sound a count after the end of the song introduction before you begin playing the keyboard If you will be playing along with a song sounding a count will make it easier to match the timing of your performance to the song One Touch Transpose OD Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd O T ell Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA Ze Menu x O Slow Fast amp Count La KR e aa gt gt R 1 2 3 4 O00 CLEIT TI OOO om Dm oo OO LETT T O00000 _ _ _ __ oni ion esson Rhythm User Accomp Left Right 1 Press the Count Marker button The Count screen appears The Count screen has two pages Countdown Countdown Count In Count In Sound Track Heasure Repeat Voice Lefti Rioht D English First tine ES E bie A g E CC Change Marker E G Oopglect JC Cheange OMarker 65 Practicing D s Press
16. aeter Popular Kids Favorites terns Song Name The name of the currently selected l Sonate No 15 2 Etude op 10 3 song Song List The selection will be highlighted in black x Close LG gt Reoister to Favorites d Press the cursor up or down button to select the song you want to play back Playing Back 5 Press the gt m Play Stop button The song will begin playing Stopping Playback d Press the P E Play Stop button once more When Selecting Songs in Folders 1 In the song selection screen press the cursor button to select the folder containing the song you want to play back Press the p m Play Stop or O button After a moment a list of songs in the folder is displayed Press the cursor button to select the song you want to play back 44 For more on connecting USB memory or floppy disk drives refer to Connecting USB Memory p 19 and Installing the Floppy Disk Drive p 19 CC M EMO If you want to display the notation press the s Notation button The measure number in the screen will be highlighted while the music file is being loaded Please wait CG M EMO For more on how to use the notation screen refer to p 26 M EMO To Leave a Folder 1 Press the cursor button Up to select 2 Press the p m Play Stop or button Listening to the Songs Registering the Songs You Like Favorites You
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19. 55 Splash Cymbal ec Cha Cha Cowbell 57 Jazz Crash Cymbal 2 ec Vibra slap 2 Pop Ride Cymbal 2 CAlen High Bongo 2 61 Low Bongo 2 62 Mute Conga ee High Conga 2 Low Conga 2 High Timbale 2 dc Low Timbale 2 67 High Agogo ec Low Agogo 69 Shaker 3 MWE Shaker A Short Hi Whistle 52 53 59 64 65 71 C572 Long Low Whistle EXC2 EXC3 EXC3 ER Short Guiro 74 Long Guiro CW Claves 76 High Wood Block 77 Low Wood Block CW Mute Cuica 79 Open Cuica ei Mute Triangle 81 Open Triangle ec Shaker Jingle Bell C6l84 Bell Tree EIER Castanets 86 Mute Surdo bya Open Surdo Cana Falamenco Hi Timbale 90 Falamenco Lo Timbale Falamenco Tmbl Flam Sc Shekere 1 03 Shekere 2 os e Low Bongo Mute High Bongo Mute EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXC6 99 100 Falamenco HC Falamenco HC ER Bongo Cowbell 118 ef Ce sf em 87 DR ROOM Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Kick1 Room Kick Side Stick Room Snr 1 Hand Clap Std Snr 1 Room Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat 1 Room Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 1 Room Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 1 Room Mid Tom 1 Room Hi Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Room Hi Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Conga Open Hig
20. Before moving the piano be sure to remove the music rest to OFF On NOTE prevent accidents Be careful not to lose the screws used to fasten the music SS rest or allow small children to accidentally swallow them 2 Turn the Volume knob all the way toward the left to minimize the volume 3 Connect the included power cord to the AC inlet located at the rear of the bottom panel 6 Before You Begin Playing 4 Plug the other end of the power cord into an AC outlet D ac outlet t Power Cord Use only the included power cord E Opening and Closing the Lid Opening the Lid 1 Use both hands to lift the lid lightly and slide it away from yourself Closing the Lid 1 Pull the lid gently toward yourself and lower it softly after it has been fully extended Be careful not to get your fingers pinched when opening or closing the lid If small children will be using the HPi 6S adult supervision should be provided To prevent accidents the lid must be closed when NOTE transporting the piano Turning the Power On Off Once the connections have been completed p 16 turn on NOIE power to your various devices in the order specified By turning on devices in the wrong order you risk causing malfunction and or damage to speakers and other devices Turning On the Power 1 Turn the Volume knob all the way toward the left to minimize the volume 2 Press the Power switch Af
21. BrightAccord Organ Organ 2 Strings Rich Strings Mellow Str Bright Str St Harp Flute Trumpet Blow Sax Power Brass Strings Violin Cello PizzicatoStr Soprano Sax AltoSax Tp Oboe Clarinet Orchestra Orchestra 2 Slow Strings Oct Strings OrchestraHit Warm JP Str Bell Strings Timpani Slow Violin Contrabass Strings 2 SlowStrings2 Warm Strings Legato Str DecayStrings Decay Str2 Syn Strings Syn Strings2 OB Strings Euro Hit 6th Hit Bass Hit TromboneSoft Trombone 2 GS Tuba MutedTrumpet Fr Horn Solo French Horn Alto Sax Grow Sax Tenor Sax GS Bari Sax BrassSection Brass Brass 2 Bright Brass Brass ff St Brass ff Synth Brass 1 Synth Brass2 Synth Brass3 Soft Brass Oct SynBrass Bassoon English Horn Piccolo GS Pan Flute Recorder Blow Pipe Bottle Blow Shakuhachi Ocarina Others Aerial Choir Jazz Scat Boys Choir Voice Oohs Nylon Guitar Steel Guitar Jazz Guitar Overdrive Gt DR STANDARD SOUND EFFECT Acoustic Bs A Bass Cymbl Glasswaves HollowReleas Glittery Pad Org Bells Dat Accent Bap Accent Dat amp Bap Thum Voice Nylon Steel Hawaiian Gt 1 2str Guitar Rock Rhythm DR POP DR ROCK DR JAZZBRUSH Fretless Bs Fingered Bs Picked Bs Slap Bass Modular Bass Fantasia Soft Pad Harpvox Pop Voice Doos Voice SynVox Mellow Choir Choir Oohs Choir Aahs Decay Choir Nylon Gt o Ukulele Steel Vox Mellow Gt Open Hard Muted Gt Muted Gt 2 Muted Dis Gt Di
22. Connect the headphones to the Phones headphones jack on the left underside of the HPi 6S When you connect headphones no sound will be output from the speakers of the HPi 6S The headphone volume is adjusted by the Volume knob p 18 of the HPi 6S 18 Some Notes on Using Headphones e To avoid damaging or severing the headphone cord be sure to handle the headphones by holding the phones themselves and grasping the plug and not the cord when pulling the headphone plug e To prevent possible auditory damage loss of hearing or damage to the headphones the headphones should not be used at an excessively high volume Listen at appropriate levels e The headphones may be damaged if the volume is too high when they are plugged in Connect the headphones only after turning the volume down completely e Please use stereo headphones E Using the Headphone Hook Whenever you are not using the headphones you can hang them on the headphone hook at the lower left of the HPi 6S Attaching the Headphone Hook 1 Press and twist the headphone hook included with the HPi 6S into the hole in the bottom left of the HPi 6S refer to the figure below 2 Turn the headphone hook wing nut to secure the headphone hook I A Hole Wi i Go a j K at Gn Headphone p V m Hook Ke Some Notes on Using Headphone Hook Do not hang anything other than headphones on the headphone hook Doing so may damage the instrument or the h
23. Glass amp Glam Ice Ring Crack Bottle Pour Bottle Car Horn R Crossing SL 1 SL 2 Seal Fancy Animal Elephant Pop Kick Pop Side Stick Pop Sanre s Pop Snare Ghost Pop Snare s Pop Low Tom f Pop CHH 1 Pop Low Tom Pop CHH 2 Pop Mid Tom f Pop OHH Pop Mid Tom Pop High Tom f Pop Crash Cymbal 1 Pop High Tom Pop Ride Cymbal 1 Pop Chinees Cymbal Pop Ride Bell Tambourine 2 Splash Cymbal Cha Cha Cowbell Pop Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap 2 Pop Ride C High Bongo 2 Low Bongo 2 Mute Conga High Conga 2 Low Conga 2 High Timbale 2 Low Timbale 2 High Agogo Low Agogo Shaker 3 Shaker 4 Short Hi Whistle EXC1 EXC1 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo Cana Falamenco Hi Timbale Falamenco Lo Timbale Falamenco Tmbl Flam Shekere 1 Shekere 2 Low Bongo Mute High Bongo Mute EXC3 EXC3 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXC6 Rock Kick Rock Side Stick Rock Sanre s Rock Snare Ghost Rock Snare s Rock Low Tom f Rock CHH 1 Rock Low Tom Rock CHH 2 Rock Mid Tom f Rock OHH Rock Mid Tom Rock High Tom f Rock Crash Cymbal Rock High Tom Rock Ride Cymbal 1 Pop Chinees Cymbal Pop Ride Bell Tambourine 2 Splash Cymbal Cha Cha Cowbell Chinees Cymbal Vibra slap 2 Pop Ride C High Bongo 2 Low Bongo 2
24. Press Select VC Change ONotation Menu Notation Settings 26 Basic Operation and the Main Screen You can change the following settings in the Notation Settings screen Fingering Pedal When lt Replay gt is selected you can start and stop playback of the song data by pressing the left pedal p 91 When lt PageTurn gt is selected you can turn the pages of the notation by pressing the pedals Press the center pedal to turn to the next page in the notation and press the left pedal to turn to the When playing back song data that includes fingering numbers the fingering numbers will be displayed if you select lt On gt This is convenient when you want to practice the correct fingering The fingers are numbered as follows 1 thumb 2 index finger 3 middle finger 4 ring finger 5 little finger This item cannot be selected if there is no fingering data previous page When lt User gt is selected you can use the functions assigned to the pedals p 91 When lt Piano gt is selected the pedal settings best suited for piano performances are chosen Left Pedal Soft Pedal Center Pedal Sostenute Pedal Right Pedal Damper Pedal Part Notation Menu Select the part s for which the notation will be displayed AL JN Notation for both hands dh Right hand notation only mn Left hand notation only IHN User part notation to ch
25. Press the cursor right button to select lt OK gt then press the O button The selected song is removed from the Favorites 46 Never turn off the power while the display indicates Executing You can register up to a maximum of 200 songs in the Favorites However if there is insufficient memory remaining the message Error 11 p 114 will appear even with fewer than 200 songs and you will not be able to continue registering more songs You cannot select Favorites as the song genre without any songs being registered to the Favorites Never turn off the power while the display indicates Executing Listening to the Songs Playing a Music CD or Audio File You can connect a commercially available CD drive and play back a music CD You can also play back audio tiles from USB memory 66 CErrr60000 Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA One Touch Transpose o Song Song IL Connect your separately purchased USB memory or commercially available ces CD drive to the external memory connector MEMO For more on connecting USB If you want to play back a music CD insert the CD in your CD drive memnon relerio Connecting USB Memory p 19 Selecting the Song 2 Press the DA Song button 3 Use the left right cursor buttons to select eith
26. Recorded Song EE 77 SIE reiini cated e A E 114 STEE ed External Memory 19 43 44 60 74 79 83 85 86 92 104 105 111 114 External Memory Connector eegen 23 79 F Faclo EE 98 Reeg 42 A3 45 46 73 81 82 Reie EE 97 e le WE 8 Fingering Number ccc0ssseeeeeeeeeees 27 32 33 103 Flash Card Wonderland EE 31 FIOM OVD Sk Drive EE 19 FOMO eena A a S 80 Front Panel ee 22 G Game Wonderland ccceccccseeecceeeeeeeeneeeeneeeees 31 Eege 123 General VON ere 123 E de eee ca eeepc rene ceed eee eee 123 Go FORGE ee 123 H Hammer RESPONSE E 87 Headphone Hook ee 18 Kleer eeh 18 FFONT aiiis de a eiei 82 Initialization Medid wisata a eect attired 80 BEE 97 Initialize User EE 97 Insert Inserting Blank Measures 0seeeeeeeeeeeeees 102 Internal Song NEE 30 40 41 60 74 121 Internal Song Lst EE 121 K GE 89 Key Off RESONANCE cc ceeeccccccccceeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaas 88 EE eher 53 88 127 Index L Biere 92 PCD Our Ee 16 24 lef eege 29 91 HEH MG Tohe cectesiaecents eee cen N 58 Lesson FURCHONS ser ge f e enee geed ee 30 KEEN 87 Lid Keyboard KN 17 Bee 28 local COMMON EE 108 e GE 108 Karee EET eege 108 Kit 96 M El EEN 67 EE WE 89 ue W 97 EE de 28 IMG MONOMNG oirre A 64 EIN 107 MIDI Channel MIDI Transmit Channel 00000e 108 MIDERelGied Seming EE 108 M sie GE 123 Musie Holder geseet eebe 16 MOSIE REST ER 16 te 60 94 N ING
27. Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 Elec BD Side Stick Elec SD Hand Clap Gated SD Elec Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat 1 Elec Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 1 Elec Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 1 Elec Mid Tom 1 Elec Hi Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Elec Hi Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Reverse Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Whistle Long Low Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 EXC1 EXC1 EXC2 EXC3 EXC3 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXC6 Drum GEN Set List No sound EXC will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number DR TR 808 Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 808 Bass Drum 1 808 Rim Shot 808 Snare Drum Hand Clap Snare Drum 2 808 Low Tom 2 808 CHH 808 Low Tom 1 808 CHH 808 Mid Tom 2 808 OHH EXC1 808 Mid Tom 1 808 Hi Tom 2 808 Cymbal 808 Hi Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Ta
28. then press the O button Review Mary Had A Lit Oh Susanna Cone Birds The Cuckoo Sonata Mozart Aura Lee gt Old MacDonald H London Bridge gt Pathetique Amazing Grace Select a Song amp Press The song selection screen appears Press the cursor button to select the song then press the O button If you have selected the lt Repertoire gt course set the tempo and the part you want to practice then press the O button Play along with the accompaniment When you have finished playing your score appears in the display Press the O button to display the results of your performance in the notation MEMO When the Repertoire course is selected lt Setting gt appears in the menu If you want to make settings for the tempo part to be played or other settings select this lt Setting gt You can t use Visual Lesson with a music CD or audio file Depending on the data size of the song it may not play all the way to the end when using Visual Lesson In such cases you ll need to reduce the data size of the song by using the functions described in Editing Songs p 98 One solution would be to extract the portion that you want to practice If you want to use a song on USB memory with Visual Lesson use parts 3 and 4 to record the parts you ll be practicing and use part 2 and parts 5 16 to record the accompaniment Listening t
29. you ll need MEMO to initialize format it on the HPi 6S For details refer to Formatting Media Format p 80 E Installing the Floppy Disk Drive Attach the floppy disk drive as shown the figure using the mounting holes on the HPi 6S s bottom panel m For details of the attachment refer to the owner s manual of M EMO the floppy disk drive External Memory Connector External Memory sc Connector Holder SN 19 Before You Begin Playing Using CD You can play back audio CDs and CD ROMs containing saved SMF music files ere You can also play songs on VIMA CD ROMs VIMA TUNES lexan sold by Roland Precautions Concerning Use of the CD e You cannot play back CD R RW discs to which audio tracks have been added or CDs containing both audio tracks and data CD Extra The HPi 6S is capable of playing back only commercial CDs that conform the official standards those that carry the COMPACT DISC DIGITAL AUDIO logo e The usability and sound quality of audio discs that incorporate copyright protection technology and other non standard CDs cannot be guaranteed e For more detailed information on audio discs featuring copyright protection technology and other non standard CDs please consult the disc vendor e You cannot save songs to CDs and you cannot delete songs recorded to CDs Furthermore you cannot format CDs E Connecting a CD Drive CD drives that draw their power from
30. 1 kHz sampling rate The following functions cannot be used for audio file playback 3D Sound Control p 90 Reverb p 54 Tempo change p 63 Save to internal memory p 81 Recording p 70 Play back mute individual parts p 94 48 This instrument is incapable of displaying the notation for the songs on a music CD You cannot register audio files to the Favorites Listening to the Songs E Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File or Music CD You can adjust the playback volume of an audio file or music CD T Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears 2 Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button 3 S Press the cursor button to select lt Audio Volume gt then press the O button Adjusts the volume of an audio file or music CD 4 Use the cursor buttons to adjust the volume of the audio file or Music CD Setting 0 127 E Reducing the Playback Volume of Sounds in the Center Center Cancel When playing a music CD or audio file you can reduce the playback volume of sounds that are located in the center such as vocals or melody instruments Eet the center may not be entirely 1 Play back the audio file or music CD p 47 eliminated P Press the track 4 Right button so its indication is turned off With some songs the vocals The volume of the melody or vocal will be reduced may not be eliminated completely
31. 22 La pri re d une Vierge 23 Course en Troika 24 To The Spring 25 Valse op 64 2 26 Radetzky Marsch 27 Traumerei 28 Moments Musicaux 3 29 Pr lude op 28 15 30 Harmonious Blacksmith 31 Ungarische Tanze 5 32 Tiirkischer Marsch Beethoven 33 Nocturne No 2 34 Frithlingslied 35 Praludium 121 Internal Song List 36 Jagerlied 37 Menuet Antique 38 Fur Elise 39 Ttirkischer Marsch Mozart 40 St ndchen 41 Humoreske 42 Blumenlied 43 Alpengl ckchen 44 Menuett G dur Beethoven 45 Venezianisches Gondellied 46 Alpenabendr te 47 Farewell to the Piano 48 Brautchor 49 Battle of Waterloo 50 Wiener Marsch 51 Le Coucou 52 Menuett G dur Bach 53 Spinnerlied 54 Gavotte 55 Heidenr slein 56 Zigeuner Tanz 57 La Cinquantaine 58 Csikos Post 59 Dolly s Dreaming Awakening 60 La Violette 61 Frohlicher Landmann 62 Sonatine op 36 1 Clementi 63 Sonatine op 20 1 Kuhlau 64 Sonatine No 5 Beethoven Popular 1 Salut D amour 2 Canon Pachelbel 3 Ombra maifu 4 Brindisi 5 Entertainer 6 Annie Laurie 7 O sole Mio 122 8 Ave Maria 9 Greensleeves 10 Stagecoach 11 Little Brown Jug 12 Amazing Grace 13 Londonderry Air 14 When The Saints Go Marchin In 15 Trio Grande 16 Wedding Song 17 L veil de l amour 18 Preludelight 19 Blue Sky Rag 20 Late Night Chopin 21 Sun Daze 22 Keepers Tale 23 Secret Agent
32. 24 Kismet s Salsa 25 Roll Over Ludwig 26 A Prelude To 27 Count On The Blues 28 One Down And Easy 29 Bach s A Boppin 30 From Matthew s Passion 31 Hungarian Rag 32 Paganini Boogie 33 Fly Flee Kids 1 Old MacDonald Had A Farm 2 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 3 Frog Song 4 Mary Had A Little Lamb 5 London Bridge 6 Jingle Bells 7 Joy To The World 8 Silent Night Holy Night 9 The Cuckoo 10 Grandfather s Clock Weel Song with a symbol appended to their name may not allow output of their notations as image data in BMP bitmap format Songs for Visual Lesson Internal songs Favorites and songs from external memory can also be used with Visual Lesson E Beginner s Course Mary Had A Little Lamb Come Birds The Cuckoo Old MacDonald Had A Farm London Bridge Oh Susanna Sonata Mozart Aura Lee Pathetique Amazing Grace WE Repertoire Course Traumerei Trepak Canon Pachelbel Railroad Silent Night Holy Night Clair De Lune La Primavera Grandfather s Clock Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Gymnopedie 1 E Challenge Course Hanon Burgmuller Beethoven Chopin Fast Play Finger Technique Chord American Folk Song Screen Music Jazz Music Files That the HPi 6S Can Use What Are Music Files Music files contains musical information such as how long the key for a corresponding pitch is played the force applied to the key played and other such infor
33. BMP 7 BMPCPOO BMP 8 BMPCP008 BMP By selecting the image you want to display and pressing the cursor left or right button you can display the selected image in the screen to confirm the image 5 Press the cursor up or down button to select the image you want to display from the list then press the button 92 Recommended Image Data 320 x 240 pixels BMP format JPEG format 1 8 characters in length lowercase is ok A filename extension of bmp or jpg must be added after the name Use of the following alphanumeric characters is recommended for naming image files ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW XYZabcdefghijklmnopgqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 When You Want to Display Images Residing in Folders 1 Bring up the User Image Display screen 2 Press the cursor up or down button to select the folder containing the desired image 3 Press the button The name of the image file in the folder is displayed 4 Press the cursor up or down button to select the image you want fo display from the list then press the button To Leave a Folder 1 Press the cursor up or down button to select Up 2 Press the button E To Delete a Saved Image 1 Press the cursor up button one or more times to select User Image 2 Press the O button The following message appears Delete User Image Delete User Image OK 3 Press the cursor right button to s
34. File gt Save Song Name New Sono If you select a song number that displays a song name and save a new song the previous song will be erased The selected setting turns orange Press the cursor up or down button to select the save destination number If a song name is displayed with a number a song is already saved to that number If you select a number with a previously saved song and then proceed to save a new song the previously saved song will be erased If you do not want to lose a saved song select a number with no song name indicated in the save destination column Saving the Song l 0 Press the O button Saving begins The time required for saving ranges from several seconds to half a minute or more Don t take the USB memory out of the external memory connector until the saving process is finished Press X button several times the File screen returns to the display Never turn off the power while the saving operation is in progress Doing so will damage the HPi 6S s internal memory or USB memory making it unusable MEMO It s a good idea to get into the habit of moving the write protect tab p 10 on the floppy disk to the Protect position when you ve finished saving your data Keeping the tab at Protect prevents operations that could erase your songs by mistake 83 Saving the Performance Deleting Saved Songs This deletes songs that have been saved on USB m
35. Fr Accordion It GS Harmonica Bandoneon GS Nylon Gt Nylon Guitar Nylon Gt o Ukulele Steel str Gt 2 str Gt GS Mandolin Jazz Guitar GS Hawaiian Clean Gt Chorus Gt Muted Gt Funk Gt Funk Gt 2 Overdrive Gt GS Dist Gt Feedback Gt Gt Harmonics Gt Feedback GS Ac Bass GS Fing Bass GS Picked Bs Fretless Bs Slap Bass Slap Bass 2 SynthBass101 Synth Bass 1 Synth Bass 2 Synth Bass 3 Synth Bass 4 Rubber Bass GS Violin Slow Violin Viola GS Cello Contrabass GS Trem Str PizzicatoStr GS Harp Timpani GS Strings Orchestra GS SI Str Syn Strings Syn Strings2 Syn Strings3 Choir Aahs Choir Pop Voice SynVox OrchestraHit GS Trumpet GS Trombone Trombone 2 GS Tuba MutedTrumpet French Horn Fr Horn 2 Brass Brass 2 Synth Brass 1 Synth Brass2 Synth Brass3 Synth Brass4 AnalogBrass 1 AnalogBrass2 GS Sop Sax Alto Sax Tenor Sax GS Bari Sax GS Oboe GS Eng Horn Bassoon Clarinet Piccolo GS Flute Recorder GS Pan Flute GS BottleBlw Shakuhachi Whistle Ocarina Square Wave Square Sine Wave Saw Wave Saw Doctor Solo Syn Calliope Chiffer Lead Charang Solo Vox 5th Saw Wave Bass amp Lead Fantasia Warm Pad Polysynth Space Voice Bowed Glass Metal Pad Halo Pad Sweep Pad Ice Rain Soundtrack Crystal Syn Mallet Atmosphere Starship Brightness Burst Noise Goblin Applause Echo Drops Laughing Echo Bell Screaming Echo Pan Punch Star Theme Heart Beat Sitar Footsteps Sitar 2 Gun Shot Ba
36. If a song has tempo changes it helps to practice the song first at a steady tempo Overriding t hanges is called Tempo Mute verriding tempo changes i po Mu Beer You can also enable Tempo l S Press the amp Metronome button Kae baic din ewe The Metronome screen appears gt m Play Stop button and pressing either the Tempo 2 Press the O button Slow or Fast button Tempo mute is enabled When tempo mute is in effect the tempo display appears in reverse video 271508 M EMO You can also cancel Tempo When you play back the song it will play at a constant tempo Mute when the function is enabled by holding down p gt m Play Stop button and ressing either the Tempo Tempo Mute will also be cancelled when you select a different song Ges Fast button To cancel Tempo Mute press the X Metronome button again to display the Metronome screen then press the O button 63 Practicing Using the Metronome The HPi 6S contains a versatile metronome function While a song is playing the metronome will sound at the corresponding tempo and time signature Beat Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA Ee Menu x O Slow Fast IS Count One Touch Transpose Tone Song Notation Lesson Tempo Metronome Mark Metronome 2 64 Press the amp Metronome button The button s indicator will blink according to the time signature Beat and the
37. Mute Conga High Conga 2 Low Conga 2 High Timbale 2 Low Timbale 2 High Agogo Low Agogo Shaker 3 Shaker 4 Short Hi Whistle Long Low Whistle EXC2 Short Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo Cana Falamenco Hi Timbale Falamenco Lo Timbale Falamenco Tmbl Flam Shekere 1 Shekere 2 Low Bongo Mute High Bongo Mute EXC1 EXC1 EXC1 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXC6 Falamenco HC Falamenco HC Bongo Cowbell Falamenco HC Falamenco HC Bongo Cowbell 117 Drum SFX Set List eee No sound EXC will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number DR JAZZBRUSH 21 R amp B Snare sc Pop Snare m Pop Snare m 24 Pop Snare m ER Pop Snare Ghost 26 Pop Snare m EA Finger Snap 28 707 Claps 29 Hand Clap SI Hand Clap2 31 Hand Clap cZ Pop Pedal HH 33 Gospel Hand Clap Sal Snare Roll E Pop Kick EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 C2136 Pop Kick kya Jazz Snare Swing 38 Jazz Sanre ER Pop Snare Swing 40 Jazz Sanre 41 Jazz Low Tom f ER Pop CHH 1 43 Jazz Low Tom Kail Pop CHH 2 45 Jazz Mid Tom f Sc Pop OHH Se Jazz Mid Tom EXC1 EXC1 EXC1 3 48 Jazz High Tom f ER Jazz Crash Cymbal 1 50 Jazz High Tom EA Jazz Ride Cymbal 1 Jazz Chinees Cymbal Jazz Ride Cymbal 2 EE Tambourine 2
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39. Rhythm User Accomp Left Right T Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears 2 Press the cursor button to select lt Wonderland gt then press the O button After the opening screen is displayed the Wonderland screen like the one below appears in the display The Wonderland screen has two pages Press the cursor left or right button one or more times to switch the screens J X Enit G Select Enter X Erit Gw Select O Enter S ke 30 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions 3 Press the cursor button to select the item you want to play then press the O button You can do the following in Wonderland ltem How It Is Used Select a picture of a percussion instrument to hear the sound Drums of that instrument Play the keyboard to play the selected percussion instrument Piano Learn how the piano is constructed Alphabet Use the keyboard to become familiar with the alphabet SFX Listen to a wide variety of sound effects Songs Listen to the internal songs Select a picture of an instrument to hear the sound of that Tones instrument Play the keyboard to play the selected instrument Flash Card In this game you play the notes shown on the cards In this game you try to the tone name chords and rhythms oa that you hear d Try playing as you view the screen 5 When you have finished with Wonderland press the x button in the Wonderland scr
40. Split Performance gt p 58 the keyboard returns to a single section When the MEMO sounds are layered Dual Performance gt p 57 the layered sound is Since this instrument faithfully cancelled and sounds are played using the piano tone reproduces real acoustic piano action and response keys Pedal functions are as follows the left pedal functions as the soft pedal the Seele ege center pedal functions as a sostenuto pedal and the right pedal functions as halfoctave range continue to a damper pedal resonate regardless of the If any other functions are assigned to the left and center pedals these damper pedal action and the functions are cancelled tone in this range is audibly different The Transpose setting The Superior Grd sound is automatically selected p 69 can also be used to Reverb depth is set to 4 change the range that is unaffected by the damper The chorus function is turned off pedal 50 Adding Variety to Your Performances Performing with a Variety of Tones The HPi 6S contains 460 and more different tones The tones are organized into five tone groups which are assigned to the Tone buttons gt gt R 1 2 3 4 0 O O O O Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right ever Key Toucl ano E Piano Organ te Menu x Lesson One Touch Trans pose o m Song Notation io OO 3 O E Q Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others ee
41. The Swallow 25 The Knight Errant 26 Invention 1 27 Invention 2 28 Invention 3 29 Invention 4 30 Invention 5 31 Invention 6 32 Invention 7 33 Invention 8 34 Invention 9 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 32 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Invention 10 Invention 11 Invention 12 Invention 13 Invention 14 Invention 15 Beyer 15 Beyer 21 Beyer 25 Beyer 29 Beyer 34 Beyer 38 Beyer 42 Beyer 46 Beyer 51 Beyer 55 Beyer 60 Beyer 64 Beyer 67 Beyer 73 Beyer 78 Beyer 81 Beyer 90 Beyer 93 Beyer 98 Beyer 103 Czerny 100 1 Czerny 100 10 Czerny 100 20 Czerny 100 30 Czerny 100 38 Czerny 100 43 Czerny 100 60 Czerny 100 75 Czerny 100 86 Czerny 100 96 All rights reserved Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private personal enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws Masterpices 1 Sonate No 15 2 La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin 3 La Campanella 4 Scherzo No 2 5 Etude op 10 12 6 Liebestraume 3 7 Etude op 10 3 8 Je te veux 9 Valse op 64 1 10 Golliwog s Cakewalk 11 Fantaisie Impromptu 12 Arabesque 1 13 An der sch nen blauen Donau 14 Auf Fl geln des Gesanges 15 Mazurka No 5 16 Gymnop die 1 17 Etude op 25 1 18 Clair de Lune 19 Etude op 10 5 20 Dr Gradus ad Parnassum 21 Grande Valse Brillante
42. Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions E DoReMi Pitch Training Remember the key and note positions and the note names ADoReMi Gite Tiree Press the O button to start the game Henorize where the keys and notes are along with Answer the questions by playing the keys their nanes n Press to start the In this game questions will appear in the left side of the screen Pressing the button in the game screen prompts a description of the key and note positions and the note names x Close E Note and Rest Rhythm Remember the note and rest lengths ANE ene Rast Govilim Press the O button to start the practice This game will help you gain a good grasp of note and rest lengths Select Play the song while paying attention to the note and rest lengths a rhuthm and press then start the Selecting lt Description gt in the Menu screen and pressing the O sono after the count button prompts a description of notes and rests 2 Ahuthm 2 4 Ahuthm 4 o xE Sono Start E Fingering Number Memorize the fingerings as you play the song 3353 APieariiney eier dag HPH Press the O button to start the practice Now let s learn the fingerings while playing a song Select a song and press Play the song according to the fingering given O then start the sono after the gt After finishing the practice you can press the cursor button to count check the notes and fingerin
43. bar in the same Part or to a measure in another Part This is handy when you re composing a song that repeats a similar phrase Ex To copy measures 5 7 to measure 8 E ie ww A i bw n S ie ER Se fa W I Refer to Basic Operation of the Editing Functions p 100 for instructions Replace ltem Explanation Measure number of the first measure of the segment to be F diji copied F Number of measures to be copied or When lt All gt is selected all of the measures are copied Copy source Track button or part number Choosing lt All gt copies all Parts If you choose a Track button you can only copy to the selected Track button S re You cannot copy to the other Track buttons When lt All gt I or a track button is selected appears in the Dst field Dst Copy destination part number Data can be copied in the following three ways If there is a performance recorded at the copy destination this previous recording is Replace e Sa WEE erased and the copied data is written in its place If there is a performance recorded at the copy destination the copied data is Mode layered over the previous recording If the Tones used for the copy source and copy destination are different the copy destination Tone is used If there is a performance recorded at the copy destination the copied portion is inserted without erasing the previous re
44. button and the Rec button indicators will go out Playing Back the Recorded Performance 6 Press the a Reset button and then press the gt m Play Stop button Recordings of performances are deleted wh t ff th You can listen the recorded performance eleted when you turn ott the power to the HPi 6S If you do To stop the playback press the p m Play Stop button once again not want a recorded performance to be deleted save the performance to Track Button Assignments for the Recorded Performance external memory USB Memory l or Floppy disk or to the When you record only a keyboard performance the performance will be i SR Favorites p 73 p 81 assigned to the track buttons as follows perf ome cabs The performance is recorded to the 1 User playing a single sound bett Ee from the entire keyboard l MEMP If you have not saved the Dual performance gt p 57 The performance is recorded to the 1 User performance you recorded you button won t be able to play back The left hand performance is recorded to the another song You ll have to erase p 77 or save p 73 p Split performance gt p 58 3 Left button and the righthand performance to the 4 Right button 81 the performance before playing back another song The left hand performance is recorded to the 3 Left button and the righthand dual performance to the 4 Right button Dual performance and Split performance
45. button to select the song you want to register When you have selected a song registered to the Favorites holdi d Hold down the IO Song button and press the O button avorites genre holding down the TD Song button A screen like the one shown below appears and pressing the O button Register to Favorites displays the song deletion This will be registered to screen Favorites No 1 If you do not want to delete the Are you sure song use the cursor button to select lt Cancel gt and then press the O button 45 Listening to the Songs D Press the cursor right button to select lt OK gt then press the O button The selected song is registered to Favorites Now you can select the registered song by selecting Favorites for the genre in the Song Selection screen E Removing Songs from Favorites LI Press the LO Song button The song selection screen appears 2 In the song selection screen press the cursor left or right button to select lt Favorites gt Practice Master Popular Kids Favorites katern l 1 Sonate No 15 2 Etude op 10 3 3 Press the cursor up or down button to select the song you want to remove from Favorites d Hold down the DA Song button and press the O button A screen like the one shown below appears Renove from Favorites OK to delete Song Are you sure 5
46. cord from the AC outlet before cleaning Before you clean the device turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Z EE EE SE disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet If there is a possibility of lightning strike immedi ately turn off the power and disconnect the power Z cord from the AC outlet Cautions when opening closing the lid Be careful when opening closing the lid so you do not get your fingers pinched p 17 Adult super A vision is recommended whenever small children use the unit Keep small items out of the reach of children To prevent small items such as the following from being swallowed accidentally keep them out of the reach of children e Included items e Screws for assembling the stand e Wing nut for headphone hook e Removed parts e Music rest attachment screws e Volume knob GS KC is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation XG lite XE is a registered trademark of Yamaha XGlite Corporation This product uses certain software of the Independent JPEG Group All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Important Notes In addition to the USING THE UNIT SAFELY listed on page 6 8 please observe the following cautions Power Supply e Do not connect this device to the same electrical outlet as an inverter controlled device such as a refrigerator microwave oven o
47. damage the power cord and may cause short circuits or faulty connections possibly resulting in fire or electrical shock Do not share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices Do not connect excessive numbers of electrical devices to a single power outlet In particular when using a power strip exceeding the rated capacity watts amps of the power strip may cause heat to be generated possibly melting the cable Avoid extended use at high volume with headphones amps and or speakers is capable of producing volume levels that can cause permanent hearing damage If you experience impaired hearing or ringing in your ears immedi ately stop using the device and consult a medical specialist This device either by itself or used in conjunction S Do not insert foreign objects Never allow foreign objects flammable objects coins wires etc to enter this device This can cause short circuits or other malfunctions Turn off the power if an abnormality or malfunction occurs If any of the following should occur immediately turn off the power disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet and contact your dealer or a service center to have the device serviced e The power cord is damaged e The device produces smoke or an unusual smell e A foreign object enters the device or liquid spills into the device e The device becomes wet by rain etc e An abnormality or malfunction occurs in the devi
48. does not affect internal songs or song data that is other than SMF format After changing this setting try selecting the song once again 93 Convenient Functions Recording and Playing Back ific Performances of Spec Instruments 16 Track The HPi 6S lets you record 16 separate parts Multitrack recording is a method of recording whereby you listen to what has previously been recorded while recording new parts on top of that material By recording a different tone to each part you can create song data for performances that feature up to 16 different tones layered together The function used for recording the 16 individual parts one at a time is called the 16 track sequencer 16 Track Sequencer You can record performances for up to 16 parts overlaying them part by part to create a single song Flute Part ae Part 3 Piano Part left hand Part 4 Piano Part right hand 16 Track Sequencer and the Track Buttons In addition to the 16 Track Sequencer function the Track Buttons p 60 are another of the unit s playing recording functions These track buttons group the 16 track sequencer s 16 parts with five buttons Using the 16 track sequencer to work with performances recorded with the track buttons allows you to record even more sounds and edit with precision The track buttons correspond to the 16 track sequencer s parts as shown below Track button 16 track Sequ
49. ei Se CD connected External Memory H left or right button to Externalfl For details refer to p 44 is indicated when USB memory mor p 45 select the genre Practice ao Popular Kids Favorites is connected Music CD or CD is indicated when CD Selectable songs differ for each genre 1 Old MacDonald Had E Chords fingerings lyrics gt Twinkle Tuinkle L e A dnd audio n sangs drive is connected SC Broa Sano containing such data are In addition the Favorites Song List 4 MaruHadALittlelamb displayed here genre can be selected only 3 London Bridge aris Finger I ESI Lyrics when you have a song or songs Press the cursor 6 Jingle Bells Care Finer Choral E in the SE up or down button to Eipaerl Fingering Number in the Favorites selear hesena x Close OPle DEO Register to Favorites ber Chord The selection will be highlighted in black Andit Audio MEMO T Sie L oo If you want to display the notation press the F Notation button D Pressthe cursor left or right button to select the song genre While the notation shows the H symbol the song data is being 3 Press the cursor up or down button to select the song you want to listen loaded to from the song list Playing Back MEMO When the song selection d Press the gt m Play Stop button screen is displayed you can start and stop playback of songs by pressing the O The song will begin playing butto
50. m Play Stop button Playback will stop Reset Play Stop Rec 60000 Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right Play Stop MEMO If you want to play back songs stored to optional external memory USB memory floppy disks or CD select lt External Memory gt lt Disk gt lt CD gt or lt Music CD gt pen When playing back all songs on external memory you cannot play back songs contained inside folders If any songs that you want to play are inside any folders move those songs outside their folders 43 Listening to the Songs Listening to Music Files or a Song that was Saved on USB Memory This procedure is used to play back commercially available music files and songs saved on optional USB memory and floppy disks connected to the External Memory connector You can also play the keyboard along with the song playback T Connect the optional USB memory or floppy disks drive to the External Memory connector If playing back commercially available music files or songs saved on a floppy disk insert the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive Selecting the Song D Press the DA Song button 3 Press the cursor left or right button to select lt External Memory gt lt Disk gt lt CD gt or lt Music CD gt as the genre Genre Press the O cursor left or right button to select lt External Memory gt lt Disk gt lt CD gt or lt Music CD gt A Practice Genre Master ee EXE
51. select the USB driver ltem Explanation Choose this if you want to use the standard USB Generic driver that was included with your computer Normally you should use this mode LS Choose this if you want to use a USB driver Original downloaded from the Roland website 5 Turn the HPi 6S s volume to the minimum level switch off the power then turn it back on again 110 Troubleshooting If you think there s a problem read this first Case The power doesn t come on The button doesn t work Nothing appears on screen Vertical lines appear in the screen Color is washed out at the edges of the screen Depressing a pedal has no effect or the pedal effect doesn t stop The pedal rattles Cause Remedy Is the power cord connected and plugged in correctly p 16 Is Panel Lock activated p 98 Hold down the One Touch GR button and press the 1 Right button to turn off the Panel Lock function The HPi 6S uses a liquid crystal screen so text may not be displayed when the ambient temperature is below freezing Is the music rest screen connection cable connected correctly p 16 Is Panel Lock activated p 98 While Panel Lock is on the screen display and the indicators for all buttons are turned off These occur due to the nature of a liquid crystal display and do not indicate a malfunction They can be minimized by adjusting the brightness of the screen p 19
52. song may lag when excessive amounts of performance data are used Could lt BGMs gt an Auto Demo setting be switched off p 93 The song name will not be shown if the song information in the file is empty or consists only of spaces Is the file name extension MID Files with other filename extensions cannot be handled as song data Has the song name data Sequence Track Name Meta Event been entered in the file Song titles are not displayed if the song name data is blank or consists exclusively of spaces Is the file name no more than eight single byte characters Is MID used as the extension The song cannot be treated as song data if a different extension is used Could the Balance setting be set all the way toward Keyboard p 62 Can t record Can t record Tempo of recorded song or metronome is off The recorded performance has disappeared About the audio file Can t play back an audio file Can t record along with an audio file Can t copy an audio file into Favorites Case Cause Remedy Has one of the track buttons for recording been selected p 74 p 76 p 78 It is not possible to record while the notation is being generated Once the unit has finished generating the notation i e when the measure number in the screen is no longer highlighted try the operation once again If you select an internal song in which the tempo cha
53. songs from USB memory p 41 p 48 p 60 p 71 p 78 Notation button Displays the notation in the screen in the panel center p 26 p 27 p 99 22 Front Panel O One Touch LO S m O O O Song 000 Reverb Key Touch Q Transpose Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others Tone O R L Mono Input 9 Menu Lesson button You can enjoy practices using the DoReMi Course Twin Piano Visual Lesson and other lesson functions p 32 p 40 Here you can also enjoy the Drums SFX and Game and learn about instruments while having fun p 30 Selects various performance related functions p 87 p 105 p 108 p 110 10 1 x O buttons Press the button to confirm the selections vou ve made using the Cursor button 11 p 25 The X cancels the operation or displays the notation screen 11 O Cursor button Used to select the item that you want to set p 25 Also used to select values in some screens 12 Tempo Slow Fast buttons Adjust the tempo p 63 Simultaneously pressing the Slow and Fast buttons will restore the basic tempo 13 1 amp Metronome button Sounds the internal metronome p 64 Notation Lesson Panel Descriptions X O Slow Fast K Count SNE e OO OO CTT TT O 0000 Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Rhythm User Accomp Left Right 1 4 Count Marker button This is us
54. sounds from keyboard 1 Press the Menu Lesson button 2 s Press the cursor button to select lt Balance gt then press the O button Balance HH HHH Accomp Keuboard 3 Press the cursor left or right button to adjust he volume balance between accompaniment and keyboard Setting Explanation Pressing the cursor right button The volume of the song and sets the lt Keyboard gt side accompaniment sounds decreases Pressing the cursor ett bution The volume of the keyboard sounds sets the lt Accomp gt side decreases 62 Practicing Adjusting the Tempo This changes the song tempo If songs seem difficult to play at their original speed you may find it helpful to first practice with the tempo slowed down Then after becoming more familiar with the song you can practice it at a gradually faster tempo Changing the tempo has no effect on the pitch of the notes Additionally you can change the tempo even when the song is in progress BB Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA F Menu gt gt R 1 2 3 H Qo BRAGRAES O O O Reset Play Stop R Bwd Fwd O O O O 1 Press the Tempo Slow Fast buttons to adjust the tempo You cannot change the tempos The tempo can be adjusted in a range of J 10 500 for Audio files and Music CDs E Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo Mute The tempo in some songs may change speeding up or slowing down when the song is in progress
55. syllable names movable Movable Do are displayed Item Setting Clef L Clef R The display will be switched uto Specify whether the automatically notation will be G Clef Select a G clef notation displayed as a G KE elef or Eet F Clef Select a F clef notation ltem Setting User User Track Select the part that will be displayed when you Part 1 16 select M User for Part in the notation screen ltem Setting Left Select the part that will be displayed when you Left Track Part 1 16 select 0 Left for Part in the notation screen ltem Setting Right Select the part that will be displayed when you Right Track Part 1 16 select Right for Part in the notation screen ltem Key The key will be set automatically Display the according to the song file NORNAN in the The notation will be displayed in specified key the specified key ltem Setting Resoluti Soy heiinon note value displayed in the penn Nafe i i pay 32nd Note screen ltem Setting Bouncing Ball Sets whether or not the animation of the ball oe oe tat On Off bouncing in time with the tempo is to be displayed when song data is played back ltem Setting Color Notation Sets whether or not the note currently being played appears in color in the notation when song data is played back On Off When set to lt On gt notes in the right hand part appear in red while the notes in the left hand part ar
56. the screen You can also select the piano designer demo from Select a Demo screen p 93 When you have finished with Piano Designer Demo press the X button in the Piano Designer Demo screen Convenient Functions Setting the Reference Pitch and Temperament Tuning E Tuning to Other Instruments Pitches Master Tuning In situations such as when playing ensemble with other instruments you can tune the HPi 6S s standard pitch to the pitch of another instrument For a cleaner ensemble sound while performing with one or more other instruments ensure that each instrument s standard pitch is in tune with that of the other instruments The standard pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note that s played when you finger the middle A key Setting 415 3 Hz 440 0 Hz 466 2 Hz E Changing the Tuning Temperament You can play classical styles such as Baroque using historic temperaments tuning methods Today compositions are generally created with equal temperament in mind and are played using equal temperament However in past ages of classical music a variety of temperaments were used By playing in the temperament that was in use when a composition was created you can experience the sonorities of chords originally intended for that song Setting Explanation This temperament divides the octave into 12 Equal equal parts All intervals will be slightly out of tune by the same amount This tem
57. the USB connector NOTE cannot be used External Memory Connector External Memory Connector Holder DP 1 Turn off the power to the HPi 6S and the CD drive to be connected 2 Connect the USB cable included with the CD drive to the External Memory connector on the HPi 6S 3 Turn on the power to the connected CD drive 4 Turn on the power to the HPi 6S For information on how to perform the following CD drive NOTE operations refer to the owner s manual for the drive e Switching the power on and off e Inserting and ejecting a CD 20 MEMO A list of the CD drives that have been tested and found to be compatible is available on the Roland website http www roland com Memo Panel Descriptions Power a USB MIDI Volume Front Panel 1 Power switch Pressed to switch the power on and off p 17 2 Volume knob Adjusts the overall volume of the HPi 6S p 18 If headphones are connected this adjusts the headphone volume p 18 One Touch G ff button Makes the optimal settings for a piano performance p 50 Reverb button Adds reverberation to the sound p 54 Key Touch button Adjusts the touch of the keyboard p 53 Tone buttons Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others Select the type of sound the tone group that will be played from the keyboard p 51 DA Song button Use this button to select internal songs or
58. the cursor left or right button to select the setting you want to make ltem Count Mode Countdown Sound Countdown Track Count In Sound Count In Measure Count In Repeat 66 Specifies what type of count will be added Specifies the countdown sound Specifies the track or part that will determine the beginning of the performance when adding a countdown Specifies the countin sound Specifies the length number of measures of the countin When lt Repeat gt is turned on in the Marker screen p 67 this specifies whether the count in will sound each time the range between the markers is repeated or only the first time 3 Press the cursor up or down button to change the value Setting Count In add a count before the performance Countdown add a count only before you begin playing Count In down add both a countin and a countdown Voice Japanese Voice English Left amp Right Track Right hand and left hand parts of a piano song Left Track Left hand part of a piano song Right Track Righthand part of a piano song Part 1 16 Stick Click Electronic Voice Japanese Voice English Wood Block Triangle amp Castanets Hand Clap Animal 1 2 First time Each time Practicing Assigning Markers to a Song for Repeated Practice You can add markers within a song so that you can move to a marked measure or play back repeatedly betwee
59. the phrase 51 Adding Variety to Your Performances Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Effects You can use the keyboard to play percussion sounds or effects like sirens and animal sounds ee Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA ER Menu x O Slow Fast amp Count m Lid e KS gt gt R 1 2 3 4 OOO CLIT Ooo GC A oo OO LL T F 00000 One Touch Transpose HM Song Notation Lesson Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right EAA Others LI 1 Press the Tone Others button 2 Uee the cursor button to select a rhythm set such as lt DR STANDARD gt or lt SOUND EFFECT gt SFX set Drum set names are indicated by initial DR Each note of the keyboard will play a different sound MEMO The combination of sounds assigned to the keyboard varies according to the drum set For the sounds that are assigned to each key of a drum set or sound effect set refer to Drum SFX Set List p 117 52 Adding Variety to Your Performances Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch You can adjust the touch playing feel of the keyboard You can adjust the keyboard touch as appropriate for the playing strength of the person who is performing mmm Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA Ees Menu x O Slow Fast K Count ma Lid o lt a gt gt R 1 2 3 4 OOO CLIT Ooo om LZ oo OO LL
60. then plays the note Notations he or she thinks is the same The player on the left should continue holding down the key for several seconds after presenting the question One person presses a key in the left part of the keyboard to present a question The other person responds by pressing a key in the right part of the keyboard MEMO When lt Read Notations gt is selected no sounds are played when the player on the left presses the keys for the question 35 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions E Changing the Way in Which the Sound is Heard Twin Piano Mode You can choose one of two ways in which the sound will be produced 36 Transpose Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others Tone Lesson Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button Press the cursor button to select lt Twin Piano Mode gt then press the O button Press the cursor up or down button to change the Twin Piano Mode setting Setting Explanation Notes played in the keyboard s right zone will be heard more loudly from the right speaker than from the left speaker Conversely notes played in the keyboard s left zone will be heard more loudly from the left speaker than from the right speaker Notes played in the keyboard s right zone will be heard only from the right speaker Notes played in the keyboard s left zon
61. to the right appears select an answer with the cursor button then press the O button to enter your selection Pressing the X button closes the screen that is currently open Piano moe 83 SNE 33 Ea Supertor Str Ss Supertor Cho Ss EX EX NaturalGrand a NaturalMello Bs EX EX Natural Hps ner Naturall Hps ner Hammer Response Factory Reset All the factory settings will be restored OK Basic Operation and the Main Screen About the Pedals The pedals have the following functions and are used mainly for piano performance Soft Pedal Damper Pedal Sostenuto Pedal Damper Pedal right pedal Use this pedal to sustain the sound While this pedal is pressed notes will be sustained even after you take your fingers off the keys The length of sustain will change subtly depending on how deeply you press the pedal On an acoustic piano holding down the damper pedal will allow the remaining strings to resonate in sympathy with the sounds that you played from the keyboard adding a rich resonance The HPi 6S simulates this damper resonance m You can adjust the amount of damper resonance that occurs MEMP when you press the damper pedal Refer to Adjusting Resonance when the Damper Pedal is Depressed Damper Resonance p 88 Sostenuto Pedal center pedal This pedal sustains only the sounds of the keys that were already played when you pressed the pedal Soft Pedal le
62. tone before starting Visual When changing tones refer to Lesson Performing with a Variety of Tones p 51 T Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears 2 Press the cursor button to select lt Visual Lesson gt then press the O button The Visual Lesson screen appears Visual Lesson Enter Selecting the Course 3 Press the cursor left or right button to select the course you want to practice then press the O button 37 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions Selecting the Song d Press the cursor button to select the song you want to practice 2 Come Birds Z Sonata Mozart A The Cuckoo Aura Lee 4 Old MacDonald H 9 Pathetique x London Bridge 10 Anazing Grace Other Songs Select a Song amp Press You can audition the sound by pressing the b gt cp Play Stop button You can adjust the tempo by pressing the Tempo Slow Fast buttons You can also play the metronome sound by pressing the amp Metronome button 5 fress the O button A screen like the one below appears when you select the lt Repertoire course gt Part This selects the part to be Start Measure practiced How do you want to practice This sots the starti Setting Both Hands When you ve decided press IC Is sets the starting Right Hand End Measure TTT Left Hand a H Tempo NE End Measure This sets the tempo for SS
63. 0 the value is raised When set to Off no chorus effect is applied As long as the power to the HPi 6S is turned on you can MEMO store the chorus settings to each tone individually In addition you can use the Memory Backup function p 97 to keep the stored settings even when the power is turned off 90 Changing the Brightness of the Sound Making the Sound Expressive Adjusting the sound You can adjust the brightness of the sound or make it more expressive gt Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound Brilliance p 55 gt Adding Liveliness to the Sound Dynamics Sound Control p 56 Giving the Sound More Spatial Depth 3D Sound Control You can use the internal speakers to add a three dimensional spaciousness to the sound of the accompaniment E Adjusting the Depth of the Sound Depth The HPi 6S provides a 3D Sound Control function which creates the sense of spatial depth that you experience when playing a grand piano This function adds the natural resonance and spaciousness that are characteristic of an acoustic piano Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions You can adjust the spatial depth over four levels Setting Explanation Increasing the value will increase the spatial depth Off 1 4 of the sound When set to Off no 3D Sound Control effect is applied You can use the Memory Backup function to store this MEMO setting in internal memo
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65. All gt is selected all of the measures are erased Track button or part number to be erased When lt All gt is selected the same portion of all parts is erased Select from the following types of performance data to erase All performance data including notes All tempos Tones switches Program Change volume changes etc are erased Tempo data is erased Erasing the Tempo tempo data for all measures results in a single constant tempo Prog Erases the data for switching Tones p Change 109 Erases only notes Erases all of the performance data Except Note except for the notes Erases Expression volume change information Lyrics Only the lyrics are removed E Exchanging Parts Part Exchange You can exchange the notes recorded for a particular part with the notes recorded for another part This process of exchanging parts is called Part Exchange Refer to Basic Operation of the Editing Functions p 100 for instructions Part Exchange E Correcting Notes One by One Note Edit You can make corrections in a recorded performance one note at a time This process of making changes in individual notes is called Note Edit You can make these corrections by using note editing e Deleting misplayed notes e Changing the pitch of a single note e Changing the force used in playing a single key velocity e Change the fingering numbers Refer to Basic Operation of the Edi
66. Dual Performance T Press any tone button Now you ll hear only the sound of the button you pressed 57 Adding Variety to Your Performances Playing Different Sounds in the Right and Left Hand Split Dividing the keyboard into righthand and left hand areas then playing different sounds in each is called Split Performance The boundary key is called the Split Point Split Point set to F 3 when the power is turned on RighthandTone The split point key is included in the left hand keyboard area Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears Press the cursor button to select lt Split gt then press the O button Split performance is enabled The tone selected before the performance is set as the Right hand Tone the Left hand Tone is selected automatically The following screen appears Left hand Tone Displays the name of Right hand Tone Displays the name of the the tone selected for the lefthand keyboard area tone selected for the right hand keyboard Left hand Tone Right hand Tone area Superior Grd s ee hehand and left hand keyboard Keyboard can be split into two zones with a different sound in each zone Set the left hand Tone areas Press Tone to select Tone category Audition Changing Tones 2 Press the cursor left or right button to select lt Left hand Tone gt or lt Right hand Tone gt Press the cursor up or
67. E 20 Panel DESC ONS sx ess vesncstveseiecreatoutsevetue e Basic Operation and the Main Screen ssssccccssssssssccsssssssseccsssssssees 2O BOSIG ODE Ir 25 EE ee 26 IN GIORGI ee E 26 ES E EE EE 28 Detailed semings EE 28 MESIE EE 28 About the Keele geet eg ge ee ed 29 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions sssscccccccsssssssssrccesssssssssrees OO Playing in a Wonderland of Sound sce cts Aiantat adsttrecat mcsutttabhesiiiusdeitneshedbasan A 30 Learning the Basics of Reading Music DoReMi Course 32 RTR e We EE 33 KR d e EE 33 Pingenna NUMDEN isansa eho eee Rar Sis Deets Nie EEE 33 Toumo Under eege eege ee eegend 33 Splitting the Keyboard Into Two Sections for Four Hand Performances Twin Piano 05 34 Taking a Lesson While Playing a Two Person Game Twin Piano Game 00000es 35 Changing the Way in Which the Sound is Heard Twin Piano Model 36 Playing Songs Using the Lesson Functions Visual Lessonl ns 37 Practicing with Internal Songs and Songs on USB Memor 40 12 Contents Listening to MEDER Deeler eet A Playing Songs Consecutively E 43 Listening to Music Files or a Song that was Saved on USB Memor 44 Registering the Songs You Like Favorites ii 0 0 4accnscseareheiieeeci ul aaca eee cdandcels 45 REMOVING SONGS rom FV OL LG EN 46 Playing a MuUSic C EE 47 Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File or Music CD 49 Reducing the Playback Volume of Sounds in the Cente
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70. RE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be connected to the earth terminal of a three pin plug DG Roland Digital Piano Before using this unit carefully read the sections entitled IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS p 2 USING THE UNIT SAFELY p 6 and Important Notes p 9 These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit owner s manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference nennen Look at All You Can Easy Operation with the Cursor Button gt p 25 Most tasks are carried out by pressing the button for the function you want to use then using the O buttons at the panel center This allows you to enjoy a wide variety of performances with simple operations ch To Learn What Kinds of Songs
71. Reset button to return to the beginning of the song If a screen like the following is displayed If you select a different song after already having recorded edited p 100 or changed Delete a Song OK to delete Song message appears If you want to erase the Are you sure the settings p 95 for a song the following song select lt OK gt If you do not want to delete the song select lt Cancel gt then save the song to USB Memory or to the Favorites gt Saving Songs p 81 E Lowering the Volume of a Part You re Learning Melody Guide When playing back an internal song or SMF music file you can have the part you intend to perform be played at a reduced volume Until you ve learned a part you want to play you can have that part be played at a reduced volume while you practice it Once you ve learned the part you can press the track button to mute it completely and play it yourself Hold down the track button until the Mute Volume screen appears Press use the cursor buttons to adjust the volume of the part The Melody Guide function The volume of the part can be adjusted within the 0 80 range does not work for a music CD or audio file When you turn off the power the part volume will return to O n 61 Practicing Changing the Volume Balance of the Accompaniment and Keyboard Balance You can change the volume balance between the sounds from the song being played and the
72. T O00000 One Touch Transpose Tone Song Notation Lesson Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right Cem Key Touch 1 Press the Key Touch button Each time you press the Key Touch button the button s indicator changes color while the touch is switched CZ Key Touch Kee n n SCHEER ile the Key Touch screen tary ee is being displayed you can also change the key touch by pressing the cursor up or down button m See colar vate LLa neck natural DU Cah Dol With ThE MOSE Natural fae ay d Je EI Leones een E Incact tr IOC 1s L TNE Touch IAU LO Indicator Lit Orange Lit Green This setting produces the lightest keyboard touch Fortissimo ff can be produced by playing less strongly than usual making the keyboard feel Eben lighter This setting makes it easier for children Explanation Sounds at a fixed volume regardless of your keyboard playing strength whose hands have less strength This allows you to play using the most natural touch Off This setting is closest to the response of an acoustic iano p MEMO Fortissimo ff cannot be produced unless you play You can adjust the keyboard Lit Hea more strongly than usual making the keyboard feel touch sensitivity in the Piano Red vy heavier This setting allows you to add more Designer screen p 87 expression when playing dynamically Lit Super This setting produces the heaviest keyb
73. XC2 EXC3 EXC3 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXC6 DR GS BRUSH Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 Std Kick 1 Side Stick Brush Tap Brush Slap Brush Swirl Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat 1 Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 1 Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 1 Mid Tom 1 High Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Whistle Long Low Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 EXC1 EXC1 EXC2 EXC3 EXC3 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXC6 Internal Song List Practice 1 Openness 2 Arabesque 3 Pastoral 4 A Small Gathering 5 Innocence 6 Progress 7 The Clear Stream 8 Gracefulness 9 The Hunt 10 Tender Flower 11 The Young Shepherdess 12 Farewell 13 Consolation 14 Austrian Dance 15 Ballad 16 Sighing 17 The Chatterbox 18 Restlessness 19 Ave Maria 20 Tarantella 21 Angelic Harmony 22 Gondola Song 23 The Return 24
74. Your Lessons at Home To Learn the Sounds and Instruments Through Games and Activities gt Wonderland p 30 To Grasp the Fundamentals of Notations and the Keyboard gt DoReMi Course p 32 ch To Master One Song Suited to Your Level of Ability gt Visual Lesson p 37 Output Your Own Performances as Notations gt p 104 You can save the notations as image data to external memory optional and use your own computer and printer to print out these notations ch Prevent Settings from being Changed During Performances gt p 88 You can prevent your settings from being changed as you play even when buttons are pressed accidentally e Restore the Settings Programmed at the Time of Purchase gt p 98 You can restore the HPi 6S s settings after changing them returning the settings to their original state at the time the instrument was purchased nd gore s Recording ch Record Your Own Performances gt p 71 You can record the performances you play You can then play back the recordings afterwards to check how you ve done eh Record Along with Songs gt p 74 You can record while a song is played allowing you to record your own performances along with songs ch Save Your Recorded Performances to the HPi 6S gt p 81 After recording your own performance you can then save it within the HPi 6S s internal memory This is convenient as the saved performances are not deleted even when the HPi 6S
75. a Open High Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Whistle EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 EXC1 EXC1 DR BRUSH Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Kick 2 Kick 1 Side Stick Brush Tap Brush Slap Brush Swirl Brush Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat 2 Brush Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 2 Brush Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 2 Brush Mid Tom 1 Brush Hi Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Brush Hi Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Whistle Long Low Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro EXC2 EXC3 EXC3 Long Low Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro EXC2 EXC3 EXC3 Long Low Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro EXC2 EXC3 EXC3 Long Low Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro EXC2 EXC3 EXC3 808 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica 808 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 Open Cuica Mute Tria
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78. ability some screens and colors used here may differ in part from actual screens and colors e On screen text is enclosed in angled brackets lt gt as in lt Close gt e An asterisk or a at the beginning of a paragraph indicates a note or precaution These should not be ignored e Ip refers to pages within the manual Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY EE IMPOMONK NOES EN Introduction cccccccsccscceccescccccsccscceccecccccesccsccscceccecceccescsscceccesceccesccecs How To Use This Manual cccccccccececccececeeccecceceuececeuececeuececeueceueuececenecensneceusnenenenenenns 1 Conventions Used in This Monugl rue ere eue taa eue eue eue ree erreren 1 Before You Begin Playing cssssscccccsssssscecccsssssscccccssssssccccccssssses T Setting Uo tor PErOnminG E 16 Attaching tne MUSICR 6Sl csc cater Asbest Eeer 16 SiC TIME eI VAN ee Eeer 16 Connecting KE e EE 16 POMNECHNIG INE POWEG OL eege 16 Opening ana Closing te E EE 17 RI tthe POW EE 17 Adjusting the Volume of the Sound 18 Conhecino HedaphoneS Meee ere nee emery tear PRES em nett Cem oro eee ae eT PETS en ene UR Aer eat 18 Using ele reen yaseaincda E saab slcad denies 18 Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen igiece dcs5 amin dserinacy xsSneandradesneasaadenerauasandansaneoeaeseesciees 19 Using USB Memory leegen 19 Connecing SB MEMO EE 19 Installing the Floppy Disk Diiva eebe eege Egide 19 Rive ke bk 20 OHMS CWC ON E
79. ajor key or to A for a minor key If you choose an equal temperament there s no need to select a tonic note Setting C C D Eb E F F G Ab A Bb B 89 Convenient Functions Adjusting the Depth of the Effects Effect You can adjust the depth of the reverb p 54 and chorus p 54 Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions Reverb Setting Explanation 1 10 Increasing the value will increase the amount of reverb effect This setting is valid when the Reverb button is turned on to MEMO apply an effect to the sound Holding down the Reverb button press the cursor up or down button to adjust the depth of reverb effect You cannot make separate reverb effect depth settings for each individual tone The effect will be applied with the same depth to all tones This will not change the reverb depth for the song that is playing back Chorus You can set the amount of chorus applied for each tone individually 1 Select the tone for which you want to adjust the chorus 2 Press the Menu Lesson button 3 Press the cursor bution to select lt Functions gt then press the O button 4 Press the cursor button to select lt Effect gt then press the O button 5 Press the cursor right button to select lt Chorus gt 6 Press the cursor up or down button to change the setting Setting Explanation The amount of chorus effect applied increases as Off 1 1
80. al MIDI left off offering enhanced expressive capabilities and even greater compatibility Issues that were not covered by the original General MIDI recommendations such as how sounds are to be edited and how effects should be handled have now been precisely defined Moreover the available sounds have been expanded General MIDI 2 compliant sound generators are capable of reliably playing back music files that carry either the General MIDI or General MIDI 2 logo In some cases the conventional form of General MIDI which does not include the new enhancements is referred to as General MIDI 1 as a way of distinguishing it from General MIDI 2 GS Format KZ The GS Format is Roland s set of specifications for standardizing the performance of sound generating devices In addition to including support for everything defined by the General MIDI the highly compatible GS Format additionally offers an expanded number of sounds provides for the editing of sounds and spells out many details for a wide range of extra features including effects such as reverb and chorus Designed with the future in mind the GS Format can readily include new sounds and support new hardware features when they arrive Since it is upwardly compatible with the General MIDI Roland s GS Format is capable of reliably playing back GM Scores equally as well as it performs GS music files music files that have been created with the GS Format in mind This product sup
81. also having two tones play in the right side 1 Simultaneously press two tone buttons to switch to Dual Performance 2 Press the Menu Lesson button 3 Press the cursor button to select lt Split gt then press the O button Split is now enabled In addition Dual performance is enabled in the right hand side of the keyboard Left hand Tone Tone 1 Displays the tone name Displays the name of Tone 1 in the left hand area Dual Split of the Dual performance in Left hand Tone the right hand area Superior Grd Split Point Displays the boundary key Dual Balance Tone 2 This shows the relative balance in Displays the name of Tone 2 volume between the two tones of the Dual performance in selected for the right hand side the right hand area To Switch From Split to Dual Performance Set the HPi 6S to Split Performance p 58 p p 2 After pressing the cursor button to select the right hand tone press two tone buttons Split Performance is enabled In addition Dual Performance is enabled in the right hand part M EMO This is set to F 3 when the power is turned on 59 Practicing Playing Along with Songs You can play along with a music data stored internally in the HPi 6S on USB memory or on CD ROM You can mute the sound of the part you want to play and play that part yourself This makes it easy to practice hands separately For example you can follow along with yo
82. ange the part see p 99 Press the O button to open a screen where you can choose from a variety of options for the notation screen p 99 Part Luric Pedal Chord Finger Se Wotation Henu Lyrics When playing back song data that contains lyric data the lyrics will be displayed if you select lt On gt This item cannot be selected if there is no lyric data When playing back song data that contains chord data the chord name will be displayed if you select lt On gt This item cannot be selected if there is no chord data If you have selected a part that contains no performance data the notation will not show any notes To change the part that is displayed refer to Changing the Notation Screen Settings p 99 The fingering numbers shown in the screen indicate one possible fingering Some Notes on the Notation Screen e When you begin song playback the notation screen will show d While this symbol is displayed performance data is being loaded from USB memory or internal memory Thirty seconds or longer may be required to load the data Please wait e The displayed notation is generated from the music files and priority is given to making the display easy to read rather than reproducing a complicated or difficult performance accurately For this reason you may notice differences when compared with commercially available sheet music In particular this is not suitable for display of sophist
83. ano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA dee Menu x O Slow Fast K Count Led e lt gt gt R 1 2 3 4 Dog CIA 000 oO 09 og CETTT 00900 R 1 2 3 4 Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right T Use the da Bwd or gt gt Fwd button to move to the measure that you MEMO want fo re record When you want to record over again after deleting all of the 2 Press the Rec button previous recording refer to Erasi Recorded Song p A screen like the one shown below appears a Roce ng AP Recording a Sono CC Do you want to record a new song or MEMO 4 D add on to the current song The selected seting turns When deleting the performance for a specific track button refer o h orange E to Erasing the Performance on Specific Tracks p 77 OEnter 3 Press the cursor left or right button to select lt Add On gt then press the 9 button The song tempo is stored within This sets the HPi 6S so you can record while listening to the song already recorded i e song you selected Recording a Sono Press a track button to select a recording track d Press the track button for the track that you want to re record The indicators of the button you pressed and of the gt m Play Stop button will blink and the HPi 6S enters recording standby mode 5 Press the p gt m Play Stop button to start recording The count is played and then recording begins
84. are Included gt p 41 The HPi 6S features 177 internal songs in a wide range of musical genres from piano practice songs to pops e Listen to Phrases with a Variety of Instrument Sounds gt p 51 You can listen to phrases brief performances using a variety of sounds to learn which tones are suited to each kind of performance ch Listen to Music Files p 44 p 47 You can enjoy listening to music CD and SMF music files e Change the Keyboard Touch gt p 53 You can change the sense of heft in the keys the touch making it lighter or heavier to match the player s finger strength ch Use the Pedals gt p 29 Enjoy authentic piano performances using the pedals ch Perform in Singer s Ranges gt p 69 When accompanying vocal performances you can transpose the keyboard to match the vocalist s register simply and easily with the score the actual keys played unchanged You can also change songs in difficult keys to simpler key signatures cursor button and the X and ch Read Notations as You Perform gt p 26 notes as you play You can turn the pages in the notation with the pedals and display lyrics and fingering number as well a N L d You can display the notation not just ey for the internal songs but also for songs you record yourself DI x Try checking out the notations as you perform Ga e F AD ATTEN 27146 Sonate Ho 15 e Perf
85. are made of brass Brass has a natural tendency to oxidize and become tarnished If this occurs use a commercially available metal polish Servicing e f you return this device for servicing the contents of memory may be lost Please store important contents on USB memory or make a note of the contents We take utmost care to preserve the contents of memory when performing service but there may be cases when the stored content cannot be recovered because the memory section has malfunctioned Please be aware that we cannot accept responsibility for the recovery of lost memory content or for any consequences of such loss Other Cautions e Stored content may be lost due to a malfunction of the device or because of inadvertent operation You should back up important content on USB memory as a safeguard against such loss e We cannot accept responsibility for the recovery of any content lost from internal memory or USB memory or for the consequences of such loss e Do not apply excessive force to the buttons knobs or input output jacks since this may cause malfunctions e Never strike or apply strong pressure to the display e When connecting or disconnecting cables grasp the plug not the cable to prevent short circuits or broken connections e This device may produce a certain amount of heat but this is not a malfunction e Please enjoy your music in ways that do not inconvenience other people nearby and pay particula
86. ble CD ROM drive to the external memory connector and selecting a song from a CD ROM produced for the VIMA VIMA TUNES will automatically cause sounds appropriate for that song to be assigned to the Organ String or Others Tone buttons so that you can select recommended tones by pressing one of these buttons You can also make settings so that recommended tones are not automatically assigned Could the Balance setting be set all the way toward Accomp p 62 When a performance made along with a Music Files tune has been recorded recording the performance to button 1 User may make the Tones for buttons 3 Left and 4 Right change as well Since the HPi 6S s piano sounds faithfully reproduce the sense of spaciousness and reverberation of an actual acoustic piano s sound a certain amount of reverberation is still perceptible even with the reverb effect deactivated On an acoustic piano notes in the upper one and a half octaves of the keyboard continue to sound until they decay naturally regardless of the damper pedal There is a difference in the timbre as well Roland pianos faithfully simulate such characteristics of the acoustic piano On the HPi 6S the range that is unaffected by the damper pedal will change depending on the Key Transpose setting When listening through headphones Some of the more flamboyant and effervescent piano tones feature an ample high end component which
87. can be recorded in the For the second and subsequent recordings you can listen to the previously recorded R Rhythm button performances while you record 3 Record additional tracks as desired to complete the song The Five Track Buttons and 16 Parts Many songs in commercially available SMF music files consist of 16 parts The 16 parts are divided among the five track buttons The track buttons and the 16 parts correspond as follows Track button Part IR Rhythm 10 11 1 User l 2 Accomp 2 5 9 12 16 3 Left 3 4 Right 4 78 Saving the Performance Using External Memory If you install USB Memory or a floppy disk drive optional sold separately you ll be able to save songs you ve recorded and listen to commercially available music files E Connecting an USB Memory T Connect the USB Memory to the External Memory connector Cem band mmm E Rotating the External Memory Connector Holder The External Memory connector holder rotates 90 degrees left and right Rotating the External Memory connector holder allows you to avoid damaging the connected USB Memory if something happens to bump against it T Grasp the External Memory connector holder and turn it 90 degrees to the left or right External Memory Connector Holder ULLLLLLLLA T COCA TUTTE oe oe e 90 0 degrees to the right 90 degrees to the left NEM If connecting an optional floppy disk drive substi
88. can register songs you are currently practicing or enjoy playing to Favorites allowing you to select these songs easily Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others o as K un m Led H lt lt gt gt R 1 2 3 4 O00 CLT O oo OO L II T F 00000 n ucl Transpose oe on otation esson empo Fwd E TEE Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right What are the Favorites This is the area of memory where you can save copies of performances recorded with the HPi 6S songs stored in the USB memory connected to the HPi 6S s External Memory connector and other songs By registering songs to the Favorites you can then select the registered songs easily by selecting Favorites as the genre in the song selection screen Since songs registered to the Favorites are not deleted when you turn off the HPi 6S s power you will find it convenient to register the songs you often listen to here in the Favorites l 5 Press the DA Song button The song selection screen appears Genre A P Practice Master Popular Kids Favorites k ternal PLES Memor l Sonate Ho l5 2 La Fille aux Cheve 4 La Campanella 4 Scherzo No 2 5 Etude op 10 12 b Liebestraume 3 You cannot register audio files to the Favorites DEC Register to Favorites D s Press the cursor left or right button to select the song genre 3 Press the cursor up or down
89. ce Do not allow children to use without supervision In households with children take particular care against tampering If children are to use this device bg they must be supervised or guided by an adult Do not drop or subject to strong impact Do not drop this device or subject it to strong S impact Do not use overseas If you wish to use this device overseas please d contact your dealer or a service center Do not use a CD ROM in an audio CD player or DVD player If you attempt to play back a CD ROM in a conventional audio CD player or DVD player the resulting high S volume may damage your hearing or your speakers Do not place containers of water on the device Do not place containers of water such as a flower vase or drinks on the device Nor should you place containers of insecticide perfume alcoholic liquids nail polish or spray cans on the device Liquids that spill into the device may cause it to malfunction and may cause short circuits or faulty operation USING THE UNIT SAFELY CAUTION Place in a well ventilated location a well ventilated location When using this device ensure that it is placed in A Grasp the plug when connecting or disconnecting the power cord When connecting or disconnecting the power cord to from an AC outlet or the device itself you must grasp the plug not the cord Periodically wipe the dust off the power cord plug From time to time you should unplug th
90. chments accessories specified by the 5 Do not use this apparatus near water manufacturer 6 Clean only with a dry cloth 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket 7 Do not block any of the ventilation openings Install in or table specified by the manufacturer or accordance with the manufacturers instructions sold with the apparatus When a cart is used z 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators use caution when moving the cart apparatus heat registers stoves or other apparatus including combination to avoid injury from tip over a amplifiers that produce heat 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or unused for long periods of time grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does replacement of the obsolete outlet not operate normally or has been dropped For the U K IMPORTANT THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD A
91. cording The song is lengthened by the number of inserted measures ltem To Times Explanation Copy destination measure number When lt End gt is selected the data is copied to the end of the song Number of times the data is to be copied E Correcting Timing Discrepancies Quantize You can correct for timing discrepancies in a recorded performance by automatically aligning the music with the timing you specify This is called Quantize As an example let s say that the timing of some quarter notes in a performance is a little off In this case you can quantize the performance with quarter note timing thus making the timing accurate Example Quarter note resolution Actual note data a d J 1 2 3 Note data after quantization Example Sixteenth note resolution Actual note data Note data after quantization J J s 1 Refer to Basic Operation of the Editing Functions p 100 for instructions ltem From For Tr Pt Resolution Quantize All All Resolution 1 16 Explanation Measure number of the first measure of the segment to be quantized Number of measures to be quantized When lt All gt is selected all of the measures are quantized Track button or part number to be quantized Choosing lt All gt quantizes the same passage in all Parts Quantization timing Select one of the following values 1 2 half note 1 4 quarter note
92. creen MEMO The chorus setting can be memorized for each tone Turning off the power restores the original settings You can also use the Memory Backup function to save the chorus settings even when the power is turned off p 97 55 Adding Variety to Your Performances E Adding Liveliness to the Sound Dynamics Sound Control 5 6 56 You can add liveliness to the sound to give it superb clarity and distinctness Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button Press the cursor button to select lt Tone Control gt then press the O button Press the cursor right button to select lt Dynamics gt Tone Control Brilliance Dynamics Sharp Press the cursor up or down button to change the dynamics setting Setting Explanation Off The Dynamics sound control function is switched off Sharp Creates a sound with boosted bass and treble Clear Creates a clear distinct sound in lower frequency Power Creates a sound with boosted bass Press the x button to close the Tone Control screen MEMO You can use the Memory Backup function to store this setting in internal memory p 97 For some sounds this may cause distortion Dynamics does not affect the sound from the Input jack or the sound of external devices connected to the MIDI Out connector If you use Dynamics So
93. ction Method 1 Press the One Touch G r button gt p 50 Method 2 Cancel the Split function gt p 59 Method 3 Change the Pedal function gt p 27 E Taking a Lesson While Playing a Two Person Game Twin Piano Game 2 The HPi 6S features an ear training game that makes use of the Twin Piano function You can enjoy games such as listening to notes played in the left part of the keyboard and playing the same notes in the right side or displaying notes played in the left part of the keyboard on the screen and playing the same note in the right side all while getting real ear training practice Press the O button in the Twin Piano screen The Twin Piano Game screen appears gh Pico Came Select a game ig Notations x Close G Select Enter Press the cursor left or right button to select lt Listen to Sounds gt or lt Read Notations gt then press the O button Game Lesson Format After listening to the note for a key played by the player using the left section of the keyboard the player on the right plays the note listen to he or she thinks is the same Sounds B Several seconds after the player on the left poses the question the note played appears in the notation to provide a hint The player using the left section of the keyboard plays a note to pose a question That note is indicated in the notation Read The player on the right looks at the screen and
94. down button to select the tone When the tone names of lt Left hand Tone gt or lt Right hand Tone gt are highlighted you can press the cursor button to select tones within the same tone group Changing the Split Point 58 Press the cursor left or right button to select the keyboard layout split point NOTE You can t use Split performance if the Twin Piano function is on MEMO When switching tone groups if lt Right hand Tone gt or lt Left hand Tone gt is selected press a tone button You can use the cursor button to select tones within the selected tone group After changing the tone pressing the X button returns the Split screen to the display Adding Variety to Your Performances D s Press the cursor up or down button The Split Point is changed You can change the split point within the range of B1 through B Cancelling the Split Performance When the Split Performance is set to On the mark at the lt Split gt in the Menu screen icon turns red Use the following procedure to cancel the split 1 Press the cursor button to select lt Split gt on the Menu screen then press the O button The red mark at the lt Split gt icon in the Menu screen turns gray Enabling Split Performance When Dual Performance is Already Enabled By enabling Split Performance while the HPi 6S is already in Dual Performance mode you can then split the keyboard into left and right sections while
95. e will be heard only from the left speaker a Le Reset Play Stop Rec THO0000 Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right ROT If you set Twin Piano mode to 2 reverb will no longer be applied when you turn on Twin Piano mode en For some sounds the sound may not be split even if you set Twin Piano mode to 2 M EMO You can use the Memory Backup function to store this setting in internal memory p 97 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions Playing Songs Using the Lesson Functions Visual Lesson You can enjoy your practices with the HPi 6S s Lesson function Visual Lesson Play along with the accompaniment and your score appears in the display showing how well you played In addition in the Check screen you can see the results shown as notation allowing you to confirm just what you played You can select the course and practice songs to match your current abilities You can also supplement your stock of practice songs with additional music files Reverb Key Touch Piano E Plang Organ Strings Others DA Menu ooo CM 066 oo Oe Crrr 00000 Song Notat Lesson Tone Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right At this point pressing O advances you to the next screen and pressing X returns the previous screen to the display Starting the Visual Lesson Function eer When you want to perform with the tone changed select the
96. e Inserting Blank Measures Insert F Measure number of the first measure of the rom You can add a blank measure at a location you specify This addition segment to be transposed of a blank measure is called Insert Number of measures to be transposed l For When lt All gt is selected all of the measures are Ex To insert measures bars 5 7 transposed Track button or part number to be transposed Tr Pt When lt All gt is selected the same portion of all parts is transposed The range of transposition pi You can select the range to transpose the data ias from 24 two octaves down to 24 two octaves Refer to Basic Operation of the Editing Functions p 100 for up adjustable in semitones instructions You cannot transpose performances of the drum sets and NOTE deet such as the Rhythm Track 102 Convenient Functions E Making Measures Blank Erase You can delete the performance data in a specified block of measures turning them into blank measures without reducing the length of the song This process is called Erase Ex To erase measures bars 5 8 a2 slas el7zlelolio EWEN Te Te EIE SCH Blank measures Refer to Basic Operation of the Editing Functions p 100 for instructions ltem From For Tr Pt Event hange Execute Explanation Measure number of the first measure of the segment to be erased Number of measures to be erased When lt
97. e Pressed String Resonance When the keys are pressed on an acoustic piano the strings for keys that are already pressed also vibrate sympathetically The function used to reproduce this resonance is called String Resonance Setting Explanation Increasing the value will increase the amount of Off 1 10 effect When set to Off no String Resonance is applied E Playing Sounds When the Keys Are Released Key Off Resonance This adjusts sympathetic vibrations such as an acoustic piano s key off sound the subtle sound that occurs when you release a note Setting Explanation Increasing the value will increase the amount of Off 1 10 effect When set to Off no Key Off Resonance is applied 88 E Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch You can adjust the touch playing feel of the keyboard Setting Explanation Fixed You can adjust the sensitivity with which the ixed l keyboard responds to your playing Super Light KR l l If you turn the keyboard s touch sensitivity Light Medium ere l l Fixed all notes will sound at a fixed loudness Heavy regardless of how strongly you play the Super Heavy keyboard E Listening to a Piano Designer demo You can hear a demonstration of the various differences in sound created by the Piano Designer function p 87 When the Piano Designer screen is shown press the O button to access the Piano Designer Demo screen To hear the demo proceed as directed by
98. e by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment This equipment requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit For Canada NOTICE This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations AVIS Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada For the USA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name HPi 6S Type of Equipment Digital Piano Responsible Party Roland Corporation U S Address 5100 S Eastern Avenue Los Angeles CA 90040 2938 U S A Telephone 823 890 3700 Copyright 2007 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any fo
99. e called PC Edit Itis not possible to insert a program change into a measure or beat that does not contain a program change Refer to Basic Operation of the Editing Functions p 100 for instructions PC Edit Part 1 HEAD Sl 000 02 030 Event 002 02 001 A 1005 01 003 ChurchOrgant l lt Close The PC location display uses Measure Beat Tick as the format A tick is a unit of time that s shorter than a beat Use the cursor button to select the part with the program change to be edited The Part number appears at the top of the screen Use the a Bwd button and the gt gt Fwd button or use cursor up or down button to find the program change to be edited Once the Program Change you want to edit is displayed in the center of the screen press the button to display the settings screen In the settings screen press a tone button to select a tone group then select a tone with the cursor button When selecting Part 10 or 11 select the drum set or effect sound If you want to delete the Program Change press the button 104 Saving the Notation Data in BMP Format You can take notations that are displayed on the HPi 6S and save them to USB memory sold separately You can also use saved image data to your computer You cannot save copyrighted song data Other than for your own personal enjoyment use of the notations that are output w
100. e displayed in green 99 Convenient Functions ee Eee Em relate Mel There are many ways you can edit performances recorded using the HPi 6S Track button p 60 or 16 track sequencer p 94 Basic Operation of the Editing Functions 1 Press the Se Notation button one or more times to display a screen like the following You can set the HPi 6S so that while the Notation screen is being displayed a screen like that above continues to appear even if you press the O button 2 Press the O button the lt Notation Menu gt is displayed Notation Menu gt e BMP Export Song Edit OEnter 3 Press the cursor button to select lt Song Edit gt then press the O button 4 Press the cursor button to select the function then edit it The Song Edit screen has four pages Press the cursor left or right button one or more times to switch the screens For more detailed information refer to the corresponding page for each function 100 Editing Functions Function Explanation Page Undo Undoes editing operations that have gt 100 been performed Quantize Corrects Timing Discrepancies p 101 Insert Inserts a blank measure p 102 Transpose Transposes parts individually p 102 Erase Erases data in measures creating blank gt 103 measures Part ane Exchanges the sounds in parts p 103 Note Edit Allows corrections to be made note by gt 103 note PC Edit Allows SCH o
101. e power cord from the AC outlet and use a dry cloth to wipe Q the dust off of it You should also unplug the power cord from the AC outlet if you will not be using the device for an extended period of time Dust or dirt that accumulates between the power cord plug and the AC outlet can cause a short circuit possibly resulting in fire Manage cables for safety Ensure that the connected cables are organized and managed in a safe manner In particular place the cables out of reach of children Do not stand or place heavy objects on this device on it Do not stand on this device or place heavy objects S Do not connect or disconnect the power cord with wet hands Do not connect or disconnect the power cord to the T device or AC outlet while holding the power cord AD plug with wet hands Cautions when moving this device When moving this device please check the following cautions Then make sure that at least three persons work together in lifting and carrying the device all the while making sure to keep it level When doing so be careful not to pinch your hands or drop the device on your feet e Check whether the knob bolts fastening the device to its stand have become loose If they are loose tighten them firmly e Disconnect the power cord e Disconnect external devices e Raise the adjuster of the stand e Close the lid e Remove the music stand USING THE UNIT SAFELY Ab CAUTION Unplug the power
102. e using to determine the format type With some music files the lyrics cannot be displayed correctly In the notation screen some lyrics or notes could extend beyond the edges of the screen and not be displayed Troubleshooting Case Notation is not indicated properly in the display Movement of notation or keyboard display not smooth Song becomes unstable Demo song not playing Can t play back a song saved in USB memory Titles of songs on USB memory or floppy disks not being displayed Volume of accompaniment or internal song is too low Cause Remedy If you select a part that does not contain performance data notes will not be displayed in the notation Change the part that is displayed p 99 The notation screen feature is particularly unsuitable for the display of difficult complex musical works that demand accurate notation Refer to Some Notes on the Notation Screen p 27 In the notation screen some lyrics or notes could extend beyond the edges of the screen and not be displayed There may be times when a complex variety of information is being displayed or when a large amount of data is displayed at one time Change the notation display settings as described below e Get Bouncing Ball to Off p 99 es Get Color Notation to Off p 99 e Get Keyboard to Off p 26 In certain cases such as when playing the songs on USB memory the
103. ected MIDI device Adjust the volume level on the HPi 6S and the connected MIDI device You should also set the MIDI settings as needed For details on the MlDl related settings refer to p 108 107 Connecting to Other Devices Making MIDI Related Settings Here s how you can set the transmit channel and other MlDl related settings 1 Press the Menu Lesson button 2 Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button 3 Press the cursor button to select lt MIDI gt then press the button The MIDI screen has two pages Local Control 0 4 Press the cursor button to select the setting you want to make ltem Explanation Transmit Channel Chooses the MIDI send channel Local Control Switches Local Control on or off c ER Specifies whether a recorded performance omposer Ou P will be transmitted to a MIDI device Bank Select MSB Bank Select LSB Chooses Bank Select MSB messages Chooses Bank Select LSB messages Program Change Chooses Program Change messages Program Numbers 5 Press the cursor up or down button to change the setting 6 Press the x button Press the X button one or more times to return to the Notation screen 108 E Selecting the Transmit Channel Transmit Channel This parameter sets the MIDI channel for transmissions from the HPi 6S MIDI uses what are called MIDI channels numbered 1 16 Connec
104. ed files and try again An error occurred during writing The storage media may be corrupted Error 14 l SE l Insert other storage media and try again Alternatively you can initialize the storage media Error 15 The file is unreadable The data format is not compatible with the HPi 6S Data was not called up in time for playback of the song Error 16 After waiting several seconds you may be able to play back the song by pressing the p gt m Play Stop button again Error 17 The selected image data cannot be displayed Prepare image data that can be used with the HPi 6S p 92 Error 18 This audio format is not supported Please use 44 1 kHz 16 bit linear WAV format audio files Error 30 The internal memory capacity of the HPi 6S is full Error Ap The HPi 6S cannot deal with the excessive MIDI data sent from the external MIDI device i Reduce the amount of MIDI data sent to the HPi 6S A MIDI cable has been disconnected Error 41 Connect it properly and securely A MIDI transmission error has occurred Error 43 Check the MIDI cable and connected MIDI device There may be a problem with the system Error 51 Repeat the procedure from the beginning If it is not solved after you have tried several times contact the Roland service center The External Memory connector was subjected to excessive current Error 65 l l Make sure that there is no problem with the external media then turn the power off then on again
105. ed for setting the count p 65 This allow you to add and move markers in the notation as well as repeat playback of song segments simply and easily p 67 15 q Reset button Resets the song playback start location to the beginning of the song 16 gt E Play Stop button This starts and stops playback and recording of songs 17 Rec button This lets you record your own performance into the HPi 6S p 70 p 78 18 lt lt lt Bwd button Rewinds the song 19 me Fwd button Fastforwards the song 20 Track buttons R Rhythm 1 User 2 Accomp 3 Left 4 Right Used to play back or record each track of a song p 60 p 74 p 76 p 77 p 78 OO OOOHO D HPi 6S s Bottom Panel Front Side Left 21 USB MIDI connector Used for connecting a computer to the HPi 6S using a USB cable p 109 22 MIDI Out In connector An external MIDI device can be connected here to receive performance data p 107 23 Phones jacks A set of headphones can be connected here p 18 HPi 6S s Bottom Panel Front Side Right 24 External memory connector Here you can connect USB memory a floppy disk drive or a CD drive and play back stored songs p 41 You can also use USB memory to save a song you ve recorded on the HPi 6S p 81 By rotating the base you can neatly store the USB memory or USB cable Use USB memory available from Roland Proper operation cannot be guarant
106. ed on USB Memory p 44 Press the Notation button to display the notation screen You can change the tone used in performances and change the tempo at which songs are played back You can also play the metronome sound while recording Settings for Recording 3 4 74 Press the Rec button A screen like the one shown below appears Do you want to record a new song or add on to the current song The selected setting turns a wim orange GG pe Select OEnter Press the cursor left or right button to select lt Add On gt then press the O button With this setting you can record while listening to the selected song Recording a Song Press a track button to select a recording track Rhythm User Accomp Left Right en You can t record along with an audio file or Music CD MEMO If you select a track button and then record the sound of the selected track button will not be heard during recording The song tempo is stored within the song you selected You can change the song tempo p 63 pen While the measure number is highlighted the notation screen is being generated When the highlighted number returns to normal please try the operation again CH M EMO Performing with a Variety of Tones gt p 51 Using the Metronome gt p 64 Recording Your Performance Selecting the Track to Record l MEMO 5 S Press the track button for the track that
107. eed if other USB Memory products are used CD drives that draw their power from the USB connector cannot be used 25 Input jacks Here you can connect a portable audio player or another electronic musical instrument and listen to the connected device through the HPi 6S s speakers p 106 23 Panel Descriptions Rear Panel LCD Out connector Connect the LCD cord of the music rest to this connector p 16 HPi 6S s Bottom Panel Rear Side 2 4 Input jacks These jacks can be connected to another sound generating device or an audio device so that the sound of that device will be output from the HPi 6S s speakers p 106 Output jacks These jacks can be connected to your audio system to enjoy more powerful sound They can also be connected to a tape recorder or similar device in order to record your performance on a cassette tape p 106 Pedal jack Connect the pedal cord of the stand to this jack p 16 5 AC Inlet 24 Connect the included power cord to this inlet p 16 Bottom Panel Rear Side Output R L Mono LstereoJ Music Rest om 6 Display This displays notations for the internal songs and performances recorded to the HPi 6S in addition to a variety of settings The explanations in this manual include illustrations that depict what should typically be shown by the display Note however that your unit may incorporate a newer enhanced ve
108. eeeeees 44 DONG Sli Folde Si Sate cotati e E 44 47 POW EI COG ech Pt eee ee 16 Power ON EE 17 Power EE 17 22 Practice EIERE 67 RED OG tege eegen eebe 68 Vista lesson ee 37 Program Change ceense acnantuate Aiur auene 109 Q Ee E E E ee E E ve 101 R Random POY risasi N 43 Reor Panel EE 24 Recommended LONG ssm reseta e i A usa 96 Recording NG Track Recording reren ances toncsadadeanacs 94 Erasing a Recorded Song EEN 77 Erasing the Performance on Specific Tracks 77 Recording a New WE 7 Recording Along with a Song cceeccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 74 Recording Songs Starting with Pickup 0 000 77 Recording to the Track Buttons cccceeeeeseeeeeeeees 78 Rerec dino E 76 Saving Recorded Performances ccseeeeeeeeeeeeees 73 Sending Recorded Performance Data to a MIDI Device 109 The Five Track Buttons and 16 Tracks iiccssnceeieeeea 78 Ri 68 EE E EE 27 91 RESO MOM eege 68 EE 54 90 reit ere BE 58 S SOOVIN EE 73 81 104 Saving the Notation Data in BMP Format 104 Screen Detailed Kul DEE 28 LISI OCICS e EE 28 Notation Sereen E 26 SFX Wonderland EE 31 Index SFX Set Sound Effect WE 52 X E FOON aiaeag aiant Se BEE 123 SIMA ISIC FNS eTa E T aint tonn ie TE 123 SE RE 123 ST EE EK eene 95 ST E ES EAEI cece teat ten ae ae eee 100 Ste E EE 31 Se e EE EK Sound Metronome cccccseecceeeececeeeeeeseueeeeeaneeeeeenes 65 SE EE 123 Split Perform
109. een 31 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions Learning the Basics of Reading Music DoReMi Course In the DoReMi Course even those unable to read music can study the basics of reading music and the keyboard through games and music Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Plang Organ Strings Others gt gt R 1 2 0O OOOO One Touch Transpose Tone Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right T Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears D Dress the cursor button to select lt DoReMi Course gt then press the O button The DoReMi Course screen appears 6 Boa Gases bh DoRetfi Pitch Training Note and Rest Rhuthm Fingering Number Thunb Under x Close Select Enter 3 Press the cursor up and down button to select the item you want to practice then press the O button You can do the following in DoReMi Course ltem Contents DoReMi ee Pitch Training Learn the key and note positions and the note names Note and Rest Rhythm Learn the note and rest lengths Fingering Number While playing learn the fingering numbers Familiarize yourself with the thumb under technique for smooth fingering in performances Thumb Under d Now try learning how to read the notation using the buttons as you view the screen 5 When you have finished with DoReMi Course press the x button in the DoReMi Course screen 32
110. elect lt OK gt then press the O button The saved images are deleted Convenient Functions Playing the Demos You can play demo that give you an idea of the HPi 6S s various functions 1 Hold down the Track R Rhythm button and press the gt gt Fwd button The Select a Demo screen appears 2 Use the cursor buttons to select Auto Demo 3 Press the O button The HPi 6S s functions appear in sequence in the display Press a button or a key on the keyboard to stop the demo You can set the HPi 6S so that the demo with all of the O songs starts playing automatically if the instrument is not B ME played or adjusted for several minutes gt Setting the Demo Auto Demo p 93 By selecting Piano Designer in the demo screen you can MEMO listen to a Piano Designer demo Listening to a Piano Designer demo p 88 Setting the Demo Auto Demo Sets whether or not Auto Demo is started when no action is taken for a set length of time Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions ltem Explanation Setting Sets whether or not Auto Demo is Auto Start started when no action is taken fora On Off set length of time Selects the image to be displayed in the screen when Auto Demo starts Select lt Demo gt to display the demo Mode introducing the HPi 6S s functions Select lt User Image gt to display the Demo User Image image
111. emory or to Favorites 8 84 To delete a song on an USB memory first connect the USB memory to the external memory connector Press the Menu Lesson button Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button Press the cursor button to select lt File gt then press the O button Press the cursor left or right button to select lt Delete gt then press the O button Press the cursor up or down button to select the location in which the song you want to delete is saved File gt Delete Distination H Pa The location where the song you B want to delete is stored is displayed Press the O button Press the cursor up or down button to select the song to be deleted File gt Delete Song Name Press the O button The selected song is deleted Press X button several times the File screen returns to the display You cannot select lt Delete gt when there are no songs to be deleted in the Favorites or in the USB memory You cannot select lt External Memory gt as the delete destination without any USB memory connected to the External Memory connector Never turn off the power while the operation is in progress Doing so will damage the HPi 6S s internal memory or USB memory making it unusable Copying Songs on USB Memory to Favorites You can take songs saved on USB memory and copy them to Favorites 7
112. en you register a song on an USB memory to Favorites you can then play back the song without connecting the USB memory to the external memory connector If a recorded performance is saved to Favorites the performance won t be erased when the power is turned off Preparations for Saving a Song When saving to USB Memory connect the USB memory to the external memory connecior Press the Menu Lesson button Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button Press the cursor button to select lt File gt then press the O button Press the cursor left button to select lt Save gt then press the O button En M EMO If connecting an optional floppy disk drive substitute floppy disk wherever the term USB memory appears here MEMO When using a new storage media first initialize format the external memory on the HPi 6S Take a look at Formatting Media Format p 80 Some commercially available music files cannot be saved because they are copy protected You can t save a music CD or audio file to the Favorites MEMO When saving to floppy disks first check to make sure that the floppy disk s protect tab is set to the Write position p 10 MEMO If not handled with care a floppy disk and an USB memory can be damaged or the data on it become corrupted making playback impossible We recommend saving your songs
113. encer s Part R Rhythm 10 11 1 User 2 Accomp 2 5 9 12 16 3 Left 3 4 Right 4 Each of the 16 track sequencer s parts is used for recording a single tone so you cannot use it to record tones that combine two tones simultaneously as in Dual p 57 and Split p 58 performances You can also change the tones in each part select specific parts for playback solo and prevent specified parts from playing mute Playback with only a single part muted is called Minus One You can even set solo and muting during playback gt Part 11 of Roland SMF music file that is available for purchase is included with the track button 2 Accomp but the correspondence of other parts to the track buttons is the same Some commercially available SMF music files may contain NOTE data that cannot be edited 94 Basic Procedure First have the song that you want to edit selected 1 Press the Menu Lesson button 2 Press the cursor button to select the lt Functions gt then press the O button 3 Press the cursor button to select the lt 16 Track gt then press the O button A screen like the one shown below appears 27158 Sonate No 15 i fins Fano 3 French Horn J LODE GS STAND Ee 4 Grand Pianol JE ean isMGrand Pianoi o Le Flute i ran Lo flCrcand Piani Select Options The characters for parts with no recorded data are grayed out 4 Press the cursor up or dow
114. er For instance you can output sound from the other instrument or switch Tones on the other instrument What s MIDI MIDI short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface was developed as a universal standard for the exchange of performance data between electronic instruments and computers The HPi 6S is equipped with MIDI connectors to let it exchange performance data with external devices These connectors can be used to connect the HPi 6S to an external device for even greater versatility E Playing the HPi 6S with a MIDI Sequencer Recording the HPi 6S s Performance Data to a MIDI Sequencer P CA MIDI Cable E OUT MIDI IN Roland MT Series When the HPi 6S is connected to a MIDI sequencer set it to Local Off Refer to Disconnecting the Internal Sound Generator and Keyboard Local Control p 108 Producing Sounds from a MIDI Sound Module by Playing the HPi 6S Gone e Oe sss es Lt TS roe A aie eee see ee E a zs Hee a I ty A LI De SS EE N LIT LC ek Bunun a OD a MIDI Cable a MIDI Sound Generator Making the Connection 2 Turn the volume all the way down on the HPi 6S and on the MIDI device you re about to connect Switch off the power to the HPi 6S and the MIDI device you re about to connect Use a MIDI cables sold separately to connect the MIDI connectors to each other see illustration Switch on the power to the HPi 6S and the conn
115. er lt External memory gt lt Disk gt lt CD gt or lt Music CD gt as the Genre Genre Press the O cursor left or right button to select lt External Memory gt lt Disk gt lt CD gt or lt Music CD gt ji Sono00l H Song Name The name of the currently selected 2 Song002 EC song 4 Song005 Dee Genre a kk BBY Les External Kids Favorites Honora l ha SCH 1 ee eet EK a A ae Jat A b oster TO Favores HEGISTEP t0 PaVOries aler Popular ice M Practice fares Song List The selection will be highlighted in black d Press the cursor up or down button to select the song you want to play back M EMO When Selecting Songs in Folders To Leave a Folder 1 Press the cursor button In the song selection screen press the cursor button to to select Up select the folder containing the song you want to play back 2 Press the p m Play Press the p m Play Stop or O button Sigel eee Guten After a moment a list of songs in the folder is displayed Press the cursor button to select the song you want to play back 47 Listening to the Songs Playing Back d Press the gt m Play Stop button The song will begin playing Stopping Playback 5 Press the gt m Play Stop button once more About Audio Files Audio files of the following format can be played e File extension is wav e 16 bit linear e 44
116. f the Tones changes that gt 104 occur during a song gt PC stands for Program Change which is a command that tells an instrument to change the sound it s using With songs that rely on the use of a variety of sounds a PC needs to be located at every point within the song where the Tone is to be changed Some edits can t be undone not even by choosing Undo We recommend saving songs to USB memory or to user memory before editing For more on how to save songs refer to Saving Songs p 81 gt You can press the gt Play Stop button in the Song Edit screen to play back the edited song However you cannot play back the song while editing in the various edit screens E Undoing Edits Undo You can cancel an editing operation that you ve just carried out This is handy when you want to undo an edit and restore data to the way it was before There are some edits that can t be restored Editing functions that can be undone appear on screen You are undoing the last editing Copy Selecting lt Cancel gt with the cursor button and pressing the lt O gt button returns the Song Edit screen to the display and the undo of the edit is cancelled If you select lt OK gt and press the lt O gt button the editing operation indicated in the screen is undone Convenient Functions E Copying Measures Copy You can copy a portion of a performance to a different
117. ft pedal This pedal is used to make the sound softer When you hold down this pedal and play the keyboard the sound will have a softer tone This is the same function as the left pedal of an acoustic piano The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth to which you press the pedal m The Sostenuto pedal and Soft pedal can be given functions MEMD other than these Refer to Notation Screen p 26 and Changing the Pedal Functions Pedal p 91 About the Adjuster If you feel that the pedal is unstable for example if you ve moved the HPi 6S to a different location you can adjust the adjuster located on the bottom of the pedals as follows e Rotate the adjustor to lower it so that it is in firm contact with the floor If there is a gap between the pedals and the floor the pedals may be damaged In particular when placing the instrument on carpet adjust this so that the pedals firmly contact the floor Adjuster 29 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions Playing in a Wonderland of Sound Wonderland allows children to experience a variety of sounds and internal songs with easy operation and enjoyable animation Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Bang Organ Strings Others DA Ze Menu x O Slow Fast K Count Ha L i e aa gt gt R 1 2 3 4 OOO III OOO SE oo Oo LETIT tOO000 One Touch Transpose _ 72 00 Ee Song Notation Lesson Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd
118. gs in the notation one note at a time Selecting lt Description gt in the Menu screen and pressing the O 2 Lightly Row button prompts a description of fingers and fingerings xEnd G Sona Start E Thumb Under To perform with smooth finger movements familiarize yourself with Deem sy Ui tap nens the thumb under technique Press the button to start the practice oe and press to start Play the song while paying attention to the fingering and how you eS eae are crossing over your hands After finishing the practice you can press the cursor button to 2 DOREM DOWN check the finger movements slowly one note at a time Selecting lt Description gt in the Menu screen and pressing the O o xXEnd Sona Start button prompts a description of the thumb under technique 33 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions Splitting the Keyboard Into Two Sections for Four Hand Performances Twin Piano You can divide the keyboard into two separate sections allowing two people to perform in the same registers By dividing the keyboard into two sections you can use the instrument as though it were two pianos Even when playing in tandem its easy to see whether or not the two players performances are matching Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others a gt gt R 1 2 3 4 mY OOOO One Touch Transpose ne Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left R
119. gt p 59 The performance on the left side is recorded to the 3 Left button and the performance on the right side is recorded to the 4 Right button Twin Piano performance gt p 34 Drum set or sound effect The performance is recorded to the R Rhythm performance gt p 52 button 72 Saving Recorded Performances to the Favorites You can save the performances you have recorded to the Favorites 4 Recording Your Performance If you turn off the power of the HPi 6S after recording a song without saving the recording first the recorded song is deleted Songs saved to the Favorites are not deleted even when the power is turned off so be sure that any song that you don t want to lose is saved to the Favorites Record the performance p 71 p 74 p 78 Press the DI Song button to open the song selection screen Hold down the 4 Song button and press the O button The following screen appears Reaister to Favorites This will be registered to Favorites No 1 Are you sure Press the cursor right button to select lt OK gt then press the O button A screen like the one shown below appears You can change the name of the recorded song in this screen You can change the song name Character to be changed The selected character is shown with a black background Characters that can be input ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Ian abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv
120. h Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Whistle Long Low Whistle EXC2 Short Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 EXC1 EXC1 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXC6 Open Surdo DR POWER Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 MONDO Kick Side Stick Gated SD Hand Clap Snare Drum 2 Room Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat 1 Room Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 1 Room Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 1 Room Mid Tom 1 Room Hi Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Room Hi Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Whistle Long Low Whistle EXC2 Short Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 EXC1 EXC1 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXC6 DR ELECTORONIC Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q
121. h tone 560000 Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right MEMO The depth of the reverb effect can be adjusted Refer to Adjusting the Depth of the Effects Effect p 90 CC MEMO You can change the amount of reverb applied by holding down the Reverb button and pressing the cursor up or down button Reverb will not be applied if Twin Piano is turned on with Twin Piano Mode 2 selected Adding Variety to Your Performances 5 6 Press the cursor up or down button to adjust the amount of chorus applied Setting Explanation Off No chorus effect is applied 1 10 The chorus effect is applied The effect deepens as the value is increased Press the x button to close the Effect screen E Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound Brilliance You can adjust the brightness of the sound Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button Press the cursor button to select lt Tone Control gt then press the O button Press the cursor left button to select lt Brilliance gt Tote Control Brilliance Dunanics Press the cursor up or down button to change the brightness setting Setting 10 0 10 O is the standard brightness Values below O will produce a more mellow sound Values above O will make the sound brighter Press the x button to close the Tone Control s
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123. i della Comunita europea questo prodotto deve essere smaltito separatamente dai normali rifiuti domestici secondo la legislazione in vigore in ciascun paese I prodotti che riportano questo simbolo non devono essere smaltiti insieme ai rifiuti domestici Ai sensi dell art 13 del D Lgs 25 luglio 2005 n 151 Este simbolo indica que en los paises de la Union Europea este producto debe recogerse aparte de los residuos dom sticos tal como est regulado en cada zona Los productos con este simbolo no se deben depositar con los residuos dom sticos Este s mbolo indica que nos pa ses da UE a recolha deste produto dever ser feita separadamente do lixo dom stico de acordo com os regulamentos de cada regi o Os produtos que apresentem este s mbolo n o dever o ser eliminados juntamente com o lixo dom stico Dit symbool geeft aan dat in landen van de EU dit product gescheiden van huishoudelijk afval moet worden aangeboden zoals bepaald per gemeente of regio Producten die van dit symbool zijn voorzien mogen niet samen met huishoudelijk afval worden verwijderd Dette symbol angiver at i EU lande skal dette produkt opsamles adskilt fra husholdningsaffald som defineret i hver enkelt region Produkter med dette symbol m ikke smides ud sammen med husholdningsaffald Dette symbolet indikerer at produktet m behandles som spesialavfall i EU land iht til retningslinjer for den enkelte regionen og ikke kastes sammen med vanlig hushold
124. icated or complex songs that require detailed notations e In the notation screen lyrics or notes may fall outside the display range of the screen and fail to be shown e A notation cannot be displayed for a song from a music CD or audio file e If you display the notation or change the displayed part during song playback the song may sometimes play back from the beginning 27 Basic Operation and the Main Screen E List Screen This type of list screen will appear when you select songs or tones In this screen use the cursor button to select the desired item E Detailed Settings Screen Detailed settings for functions are made in a screen similar to this You can then change the value with the cursor button An explanation of the selected item is shown below the item For some items an explanation of the values will also be displayed When you press the X button and you ll then be returned to the screen that was displayed prior to the current screen When P appears at the upper right of the screen it indicates that there are other items on the previous or next page E Messages 28 Various messages will sometimes be displayed during operation These messages ask you to confirm an operation inform you of the results of an operation or indicate an error when an operation could not be performed For details on error messages that begin with Error refer to p 114 When a message like that
125. ight Lesson 1 Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears 2 s Press the cursor button to select lt Twin Piano gt then press the O button The Twin Piano function switches on Mem lamam rn TAIS NO fee After you ve turned on the Twin EE me Piano function you can press You can split the keyboard into two the tone buttons to switch sections allowing two people to play m EE the sane register ged LAAT AT A ATT The following occurs with Twin Piano set to ON e The keyboard is divided into two sections which can be played with Middle C placed at the center of each section e The right pedal now functions as the damper pedal for the right keyboard section and the left pedal functions as the damper pedal for the left keyboard section e The same tone Superior Grd is sounded by both sections e If the Split function or the Dual function was on when you turned Twin Piano on MEMO the Split function and the Dual function will be turned off You can record performances ing the Twin Pi e 3D Sound Control Damper Resonance and Chorus will be off ae PSI ie VE Tn unction Recording a New Song p 3 Try performing with two people one person playing on the left side of the 71 keyboard and one on the right 34 Try Out the HPi 6S s Lesson Functions Cancelling Twin Piano Function Use the following procedures to cancel Twin Piano fun
126. in a stable and Do not place this device on an unstable stand or a Q level location Connect the power cord to an outlet of the correct voltage You must connect the power cord to an AC outlet d of the correct voltage as marked on the device oO About the Symbols The A symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle In the case of the symbol at left it is used for general cautions warnings or alerts to danger The symbol alerts the user to items that must never be carried out are forbidden The specific thing that must not be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it means that the unit must never be disassembled The symbol alerts the user to things that must be carried out The specific thing that must be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it means that the power cord plug must be unplugged from the outlet ALWAYS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING Use only the included power cord You must use only the power cord included with the device Do not use the included power cord with any other device Do not bend the power cord or place heavy objects on it Do not bend the power cord excessively or place heavy objects on the power cord Doing so will S
127. ing from a music CD on an audio files and used Transpose when 3D Sound Control p 90 is on 3D Sound Control will be turned off 69 Recording Your Performance The HPi 6S lets you record your own performances A recorded performance can be played back to hear your own playing or to add additional parts The following types of recording can be done using the HPi 6S Record along with an internal song or gt Recording Along with a Song p song saved on USB Memory 7 A Recording just your own keyboard performance gt Recording a New Song p 71 Re recording gt Re recording p 76 gt Multitrack Recording on Five Recording to the Track Buttons Tracks p 78 gt Recording and Playing Back Multitrack recording on 16 tracks Performances of Specific Instruments 16 Track p 94 Memo Songs you record are discarded if you select another song or turn off the power of the HPi 6S Save important performances to the Favorites or to USB Memory optional floppy disks optional Refer to Saving Songs p 81 If a screen like the following is displayed If you record a new song after already having recorded edited p 100 or changed the D let d S 1 settings p 94 for a song the following samen OK to delete Song message appears Are you sure If you want to erase the song use the cursor button to select lt OK gt then press Ge the O b
128. initialized all of the data saved on the external memory is The File screen appears erased If you re formatting a used external memory for Press the cursor right button to select lt Format gt then press the O reuse be sure to check first to button make sure the external memory doesn t contain any data you don t want to lose You cannot select lt Format gt without any external memory connected to the External Memory connector M EMO When initializing floppy disks check to make sure that the disk s write protect tab is slid to the write position p 10 Do not remove the storage media until the initialization is completed f u n It Error appears on screen take a look at Error Message Initialization of the external memory begins p 114 p When initialization is completed you re returned to the File screen Saving the Performance Saving Songs A recorded performance is discarded when you switch off the power or choose another song You can store recorded song data to optional USB Memory and to the Favorites Be sure to save important songs to USB Memory or Favorites What are Favorites You can register songs you are currently practicing or particularly like to Favorites allowing you to select these songs easily You can register songs recorded with the HPi 6S and songs saved to USB memory to the Favorites Wh
129. is heard when the keyboard is Cause Remedy Do you have different external devices plugged into different power outlets When connecting external devices always draw power from the same outlet The HPi 6S can be set so that the demo begins playing automatically after the instrument has remained idle for five to ten minutes Switch this setting Auto Start to Off Refer to Setting the Demo Auto Demo p 93 Press the X button several times to return to the notation screen p 26 and then select a tone Is the volume level of the HPi 6S p 18 or connected device turned all the way down Are headphones plugged in Has a plug remained connected to the Phones jack p 18 When headphones or plugs are connected the keyboard s speaker stops playing Could the Balance setting be set all the way toward Accomp or Keyboard p 62 Has Local Control been set to OF When Local Control is set to Off no sound is produced by playing the keyboard Set Local Control to On p 108 Is V LINK switched on p 98 When V LINK is switched on the twelve keys at the left end of the keyboard are used to control images and no sounds are played with these keys Have all devices been switched on p 107 Are the MIDI cables connected correctly p 107 Does the MIDI channel match the connected instrument p 108 Has Local Control been set to OF When Local Control i
130. ithout the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited by law For more on indicating note names when outputting notations as BMP files refer to Changing the Notation Screen Settings p 99 1 Connect the USB memory to the External Memory connector 2 Select the song you want to save p 41 p 44 When making notation data from a song you have performed first record the song ahead of time p 70 3 Press the Ss Notation button one or more times to display a screen like the following On Select VC Change ONotation Menu 4 Press the O button the Notation Menu screen is displayed 5 Press the cursor button to select lt BMP Export gt then press the O button A message screen appears 6 After reading the message press the O button The following screen appears when you select a copyrighted song When this screen appears press the button at this point to return to Step 2 and select a different song A The notation displayed for this song cannot be output Convenient Functions A screen like the one shown below appears Export End Measure Direction Song End Portrait 7 pages xtlose select Cthange 7 Press the cursor left or right button to select the item then press the cursor up or down button to set the range to be saved ltem Setting Explanation Start Selects the measure from which Song Top Measure output sta
131. ker in the Middle of a Measure Resolution ccccssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeenes 68 Changing the Key of the Keyboard or Song Playback Transpose c0cccccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeees 69 Recording Your Performance sssssccccsssssssccccessssssccccssssssceccccsssssces ZU Recording ING Wo EE 7 Saving Recorded Performances to the Favorites ccccccccccccccceeeseeeeeeeeeesseeeeeecesesseneeeeeeeas 73 Recording Along WV Itt G O ONG EE 74 ee He EE 76 Erasing a Recorded SONG EE 77 Erasing the Performance on Specific Tracks cccccccccesseeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeaens 77 Recording Songs Starting EE 77 Multitrack Recording on Five Tracks eeng dea Ed 78 Saving TA Using External Memory gebeten 79 Connecting an USB MEMO EE 79 Rotating the External Memory Connector Holder 79 Formoming Medid Formai EE 80 SVIN SONGS aa T E E A eeenees 8 Deleng SAV ECM SONGS aeset enai e EEE EAEE PE diate eden ENEE 84 13 Contents Copying Songs on USB memory to Favorites cecceececc cece ence eeeeeeeeeceeceeeceeeseeeaeeeeneaeeeaees 85 Copying Songs Saved in Favorites to USB memory sssssnusssssinesssrireesrrirrssrrrrrsrrrn 86 Convenient FUNCTIONS NENNEN EN ENNEN ENKEN ENER EEN ENER ENER EN EN unn OF 14 Functions that Can be Selected Using the Menu Lesson Button cccccceeeeeecceeeeeeeeesenaae ees 87 EE 87 Changing the Key of the Keyboard or Song Playback Transpose
132. lve the problem For details on downloading and installing the Roland original driver refer to the Roland website Roland website http www roland com Specify the USB driver you want to use and then install the driver For details refer to Making the Settings for the USB Driver 109 Connecting to Other Devices Making the Settings for the USB Driver Caution e To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the l EE E E EE Normally you don t need to install a driver in order to connect the g SE HPi 6S to your computer However if some problem occurs or if the Only MIDI data can be transmitted using USB performance is poor using the Roland original driver may solve the USB cables are not included Consult your Roland dealer if problem Specify the USB driver you want to use and then install the driver you need to purchase Turn on the power to the HPi 6S before starting up MIDI 1 Press the Menu Lesson button applications on the computer Do not turn the HPi 6S on or The Menu screen appears off while any MIDI application is running 2 Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button The Functions screen appears 3 Press the cursor bution to select USB Driver gt then press the O button The USB Driver screen appears USB Driver 4 Press the cursor up or down button to
133. mation Performance data is transmitted to the HPi 6S from music files saved in USB memory and CD ROM and played back without change as songs This is different than a audio CD since the music file does not contain a recording of the sound itself This makes it possible to change tempos and keys freely allowing you to use it in many different ways Regarding Copyright Use of the internal songs and audio files for any purpose other than private personal enjoyment without the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited by law Additionally this data must not be copied nor used in a secondary copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder Please be aware that if you create derivative works that are based on existing copyrighted material such as commercially available SMF music files such works may violate copyright law if used for any purpose other than personal enjoyment Roland takes no responsibility for any copyright violation you may commit by creating such works E The HPi 6S Allows You To Use the Following Music Files VIMA TUNES Mit VIMA TUNES is a Roland specification for music files that contains image and lyric data allowing you to enjoy songs with lyrics and images simultaneously When data bearing the VIMA TUNES logo is played back on a device that bears the same logo lyrics can be shown on the screen of a connected external display or television letting you enjoy karaoke or watch a slide
134. may make the sound appear to have metallic reverberation added Since this reverberation becomes particularly audible when supplemented by heavy reverb you may be able to diminish the problem by reducing the amount of reverb applied to the sound When listening through speakers Here a different cause such as resonance produced by the HPi 6S would be suspect Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland Service Center Case The bass range sounds odd or there is a vibrating resonance Cause Remedy When listening through speakers Playing at loud volumes may cause instruments near the HPi 6S to resonate Resonation can also occur with fluorescent light tubes glass doors and other objects In particular this problem occurs more easily when the bass component is increased and when the sound is played at higher volumes Use the following measures to suppress such resonance Place speakers so they are 10 15 cm from walls and other surfaces Reduce the volume eMove the speakers away from any resonating objects When listening through headphones Here a different cause would be suspect Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland Service Center Song doesn t play back correctly Song doesn t play back Only the sound of a particular instrument in a song does not play Pressing the lt q Reset button doesn t return to the beginning of the song The lt lt a Fwd and pp Bwd butt
135. mber If you select a song number that displays a song name and copy a new song the previous song will be erased Selecting the Copy Destination D Press the cursor left or right button to select Copy Destination When copying songs in USB memory songs within folders 10 Press the cursor up or down button to select the copy destination are not copied when lt All gt is number selected If a song you want to copy is in a folder first move If a number is displayed with a song name a song is already saved to that number the song outside of the folder to If you select a number with previously saved song data and proceed to copy to that copy it location the previously saved song will be erased If you don t want to erase a previously saved song choose a number with no song name appears in the destination column l l e Press the O button Never turn off the power while The song is copied the operation is in progress Doing so will damage the HPi 6S s internal memory or USB memory making it unusable E Copying Songs Saved in Favorites to USB memory Songs that have been saved to Favorites can be copied onto USB memory In this case select lt Favorites to External Memory gt in Step 6 on p 85 Some song data cannot be copy because they are copy protected The rest of the procedure is identical to that used for copying songs from USB memory to Favorites 86 Convenient Functions F
136. mbourine Splash Cymbal 808 Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo 808 High Conga 808 Mid Conga 808 Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa 808 Maracas Short Hi Whistle EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 EXC1 DR DANCE Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Dance Snr 1 Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Kick 1 808 Bass Drum 2 808 Rim Shot TR 909 Snr Hand Clap Dance Snr 2 808 Low Tom 2 808 CHH EXC1 808 Low Tom 1 808 CHH EXC1 808 Mid Tom 2 808 OHH EXC1 808 Mid Tom 1 808 Hi Tom 2 808 Cymbal 808 Hi Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal 808 Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo 808 High Conga 808 Mid Conga 808 Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa 808 Maracas Short Hi Whistle EXC7 EXC7 DR JAZZ DR GS STAND Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 Std Kick 1 Side Stick Snare Drum 1 Hand Clap Snare Drum 2 Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat 1 Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 1 Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 1 Mid Tom 1 High Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Cong
137. metronome will sound To stop the metronome press the amp Metronome button getting its indicator to go dark Sound Specifies the metronome sound Pattern Specifies the timing interval of the metronome s weak beats Sound Patteri L A Beat LED J Sets the amp Metronome button s amp Metronome button s indicator on or off Hormal Se Change O Tempo Mute On Sets the beat Volume Sets the metronome volume Press the cursor left or right button to select the setting you want to make ltem Setting Choosing D sets the volume to the lowest level and choosing Volume LOM sets it to the highest level Choosing Bo to silence the metronome sound 2 2 0 4 Only weak beats will be sounded 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 Beat 6 4 7 4 3 8 6 8 9 8 12 8 It is not possible to change the Beat setting while a song is playing Reset Play Stop Rec R 1 2 3 4 0 O O O O Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right M EMO You can set Tempo Mute by pressing the button when the Metronome screen is displayed p 63 Practicing ltem Setting al Click Ilr Electronic ms Voice Japanese 1 2 3 in Japanese Sound wo Voice English Pl 2 3 in English so Animal ZC Wood Block Pe Triangle amp Castanets JP Hand Claps Hormal J dotted half note d half note J dotted quarter note
138. mind Bes Roland Digital Piano Owner s Manual Roland WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture CAUTION The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 0 ta DO NOT OPEN presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK intended to alert the user to the presence of important NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Nerature Accompanying Ing Product INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following 1 Read these instructions 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched 2 Keep these instructions particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the 3 Heed all warnings point where they exit from the apparatus 4 Follow all instructions 11 Only use atta
139. mory p 97 Using the V LINK Function Connecting the HPi 6S to a V LINK compatible image device allows you to control the images with the HPi 6S V LINK Ae BIV is a function that allows music and images to be performed together By using MIDI to connect two or more V LINK compatible devices you can easily enjoy performing a wide range of visual effects that are linked to the expressive elements of a music performance Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections 98 Setting Explanation Switches to Image Control mode You can control On images using the twelve keys at the left end of the keyboard Off Cancels Image Control mode IB AO G 1 While V LINK is switched on no sound is produced when you press any of the twelve keys at the left end of the keyboard In addition an icon indicating that V LINK is on appears in the Notation screen Disabling the Buttons Panel Lock The Panel Lock function locks the HPi 6S in a state where all buttons will be disabled In addition the indicators for all of the HPi 6S s buttons go out and nothing is displayed in the screen within the music rest This prevents the settings from being inadvertently modified even if children press the buttons accidentally 1 P
140. mpani d Timpani e Timpani f Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Concert Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Concert Cymbal 1 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Whistle Long Low Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo Applause EXC2 EXC3 EXC3 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXCE6 DR GS ROOM Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 Std Kick 1 Side Stick Snare Drum 1 Hand Clap Snare Drum 2 Room Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat 1 Room Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 1 Room Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 1 R Mid T EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 EXC1 EXC1 Room Hi Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Room Hi Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Whistle Long Low Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo E
141. n The b gt m Play Stop button s indicator will light 41 Listening to the Songs Stopping Playback 5 Press the gt 8 Play Stop button The b gt E Play Stop button s indicator goes off and playback of the song stops Playback will stop automatically when it reaches the end of the song Press the Iq Reset button to return to the beginning of the song You can check the notes of all of the internal songs in the Notation screen They also have orchestral accompaniments so you can play along with the accompaniment or adjust the tempo to the desired speed for easier practice gt Playing Along with Songs p 60 gt Adjusting the Tempo p 63 You can save songs currently being practiced and other songs you like simply and easily by registering them to the Favorites You can also play back SMF music files saved on external memory USB memory floppy disks separately available connected to the External Memory connector gt Registering the Songs You Like Favorites p 45 gt Internal Song List p 121 gt Listening to Music Files or a Song that was Saved on USB Memory p 44 If a screen like the following is displayed Delete a Song 42 If you select a different song after already OK to delete Sona Are you sure having recorded edited p 100 or changed the settings p 94 for a song the following message appears If you
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143. n button to select the part you want to edit 5S Make the part settings p 95 mute settings p 95 and tone settings p 95 6 Record the performance p 95 7 When you have finished the settings and recording press the x button If the Following Message Appears 16 Track Sequencer Song setup was modified change original setup Press the cursor right button to select lt OK gt then press the O button If you select lt Cancel gt the 16 track Sequencer screen ith h bei d h i MEM closes without any changes being made to the part settings Convenient Functions Preventing a Part from Playing Mute 1 Press the cursor up or down button to select the part you want to mute 2 Press the cursor left or right button to select Solo or Mute Button Function Explanation Only the sounds in the selected part is played Solo Pressing the cursor right button Part other than those selected have an M appearing with the numbers The sounds of the selected parts are not Pressing the played they are muted cursor left button The number of the muted part is displayed as M 27158 Sonate No 15 DR Crand Pianoi ea 2 PizzicatoStr J o Grand Piano L4 Grand Pianot JL Jian ano LisMGrand Pianoi Muted Part Loe Huts 14 Crand Piano GS Strings fi Pian Peter 5 Dptions Press the cursor right button or cursor left button once more to ca
144. n two markers Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA Oooo Crit 666 00 Oo CIrrr 00000 One Touch Transpose e IO ze Song Notation Lesson Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right Count lt lt gt gt Marker Bwd Fwd Before you begin select the song in which you want to assign markers p 41 p 44 Accessing the Marker Screen MEMO You cannot place markers in T Press the Count Marker button to display the Count screen audio files and in Music CDs 2 Press the button The Marker screen appears Marker A Indicates the measure number at which marker A was assigned Marker B Indicates the measure number at which marker B was assigned Repeat If this is On playback will Bae repeat between markers ric d Shifts the measure Resolution Moving to the Location at which You Want to Assign a Marker It is not possible to assign 3 Use the lt lt Bwd bb Fwd buttons to move to the measure at which marker B at the same location you want to assign a marker or earlier than marker A Assigning a Marker MEMO Markers can also be assigned d Press the cursor left or right button to add a marker in units of beats rather than measures Refer to Assigning a Press the cursor left button to set Marker A press the cursor right button to Marker in the Middle of a set Marker B Measure Resolution
145. ncel the solo or mute Changing Tones 1 Press the Tone button to select the Tone group 2 Press the cursor button to select the tone Making Part Settings This makes more detailed settings for the parts 1 Press the cursor up or down button to select the part you want to edit then press the O button A screen like the one shown below appears Part 4 Grand Pianol Reverb Chorus Pan d ui f n 4 EDSelect ICC Change 2 Press the cursor left or right button to select the item then press the cursor up or down button to change the setting ltem Explanation Volume Changes the volume level Reverb Changes the amount of reverb effect applied to the sound Chorus Changes the amount of chorus effect applied to Pan Panpot the sound Shifts the direction from which the sound is heard between left and right Press the cursor up button to shift the sound to the right or press the cursor down button to shift it to the left What s Panpot Panpot is the control that determines the placement of the sound in the stereo sound field between left and right speakers By altering the Panpot setting you can change the perceived location of the sound between the left and right speakers Recording Press the cursor up or down button to select the part you want to record Use the aa Bwd or BB Fwd bution to move to the measure you want to record Set the reco
146. next page while the playback of a song is stopped Performs the same function as the gt E Play Stop button 91 Convenient Functions Screen Display Settings Changing the Language Displayed in the Screen Language You can change the language that is displayed in the screen Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions Setting English Japanese Germany French Spanish Germany French and Spanish are displayed for some functions Other screens will be displayed in English Selecting Images to be Shown on the Displays User Image Display You can have image data from computers and other devices shown on the onboard display when the HPi 6S is turned on gt Displaying images saved on floppy disks on the HPi 6S s screen requires a floppy disk drive optional sold separately 1 Prepare the desired image data with your computer 2 Save the images you want to display to USB memory optional or a floppy disk optional 3 Connect the USB memory containing the image to the HPi 6S s External Memory connector When using a floppy disk insert the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive connected to the External Memory connector 4 In Step 3 on p 87 select lt User Image Display gt and press the button The User Image Display screen appears User Image Display 1 BMPCPOO1 BHP 2 BMPCPO002 BMP 3 BMPCPO003 BMP 4 BMPCPO004 BMP 5 BHPCPOOS BMP 6 BHPCPO06
147. nge the tempo and set the beat for the song Adjusting the Tempo p 63 Changing the beat for the song p 64 You can use the HPi 6S s metronome function In this case the metronome sound is not recorded gt Using the Metronome p 64 71 Recording Your Performance 3 Press the Rec button MEMO The indicators of all Track buttons will blink and the HPi 6S enters recording standby When pressing the Rec mode button to display Exit New To cancel recording press the Rec button once more and watch the indicator Song Add On press the oes out g cursor button to select lt New Song gt and then press the O button This bypasses 4 S Press the p m Play Stop button Steps 1 and 2 Starting the Recording The count is played and then recording begins Recording a Sono Do you want to record a new song or Note that recording will also begin as soon as you play anything on the keyboard add ony tothe Gareent sonal even if you do not press the b gt cp Play Stop button In this case no count will be heard Once recording begins the gt cm Play Stop button and the Rec button Z nter indicators will light Go ahead and perform on the keyboard Stopping the Recording Be aware that if you select lt New Song gt the currently 5 e Press the gt 8 Play Stop button selected song will disappear Recording will stop and the gt cp Play Stop
148. nges during the song and then record the tempo will change in the same way for the performances that are recorded on the other tracks The tempo of the metronome will also change in the same way If you record additional material without erasing the previously recorded song the song will be recorded at the first recorded tempo Please erase the previously recorded song before you re record p 77 Any performance that has been recorded is deleted when the power to the HPi 6S is turned off or a song is selected A performance cannot be restored once it s been deleted Be sure to save it on an USB memory or Favorites HPi 6S Memory before you turn off the power p 81 Is the audio file in a format supported by the HPi 6S Audio files of the following format can be played back eFile extension WAV e 6 bit linear 44 1 kHz sampling rate The HPi 6S can t record using audio files or copy them into Favorites 113 Error Message Indication Meaning Error 1 You can only read the music file It can not be saved An error occurred during writing Error 2 The storage media s protect tab may be in the Protect writing prohibited position or the storage media may not yet be initialized No storage media is inserted Errors 10 Insert the storage media and try again Enoti There is not sufficient free memory in the save destination Either insert other storage media or delete unneed
149. ngle Open Triangle Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets EEN end Ges ee a Cem Damm en sf KC Dem on ui ore 43 a ue ef Cem en sf 53 7E 55 e sl TE ee H ea 65 pra 67 gel ee SE Ce Dem ze 77 79 e sf Cem ee H 22 25 27 30 32 34 37 39 42 44 46 A 51 54 56 58 61 63 66 68 70 73 75 78 80 82 85 87 88 Mute Surdo Open Surdo EXC6 EXC6 Mute Surdo Open Surdo EXC6 EXC6 Mute Surdo Open Surdo EXC6 EXC6 Mute Surdo Open Surdo EXC6 EXC6 119 Drum SFX Set List eee No sound EXC will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number oa Gem en ane sc em Seng Bom sf le p M em eg wm Em Een p IER Deg am so See Ee sf eg Cem aa Bee g SE em em Be sf Be 120 DR ORCHESTRA Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap Close Hi hat Pedal Hi hat Open Hi hat Ride Cymbal Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Concert BD 2 Concert BD 1 Side Stick Concert SD Castanets Concert SD Timpani F Timpani F Timpani G Timpani G Timpani A Timpani A Ti iB Timpani c Timpani c Timpani d Ti
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151. njo Machine Gun GS Shamisen Lasergun Koto Explosion Taisho Koto Kalimba Bagpipe Fiddle Shanai Tinkle Bell Agogo Steel Drums Woodblock Castanets Taiko Concert BD Melo Tom 1 Melo Tom 2 Synth Drum 808 Tom Elec Perc Reverse Cym Gt FretNoise Gt Cut Noise String Slap Breath Noise Fl Key Click Seashore Rain Thunder Wind Stream Bubble Bird Dog Horse Gallop Bird 2 Telephone 1 Telephone 2 DoorCreaking Door Scratch Windchime Helicopter Car Engine Car Stop Car Pass Car Crash Siren Train Jetplane Drum SFX Set List eee No sound EXC will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number C2 C3 C4 C5 Lt CO CO CO Th M SM RI CA M Wa Ke J 4 N rari Wu LEN RR BR WEN i ed N DR STANDARD Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 Kick 1 Side Stick Std Snr 1 Hand Clap Std Snr 2 Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat 1 Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 1 Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 1 Mid Tom 1 High Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Ag
152. nts so please observe the following points when handling it e To prevent damage from static electrical charges discharge any static electricity that might be present in your body before handling USB memory e Do not touch the terminals with your fingers or any metal object e Do not bend or drop USB memory or subject it to strong impact e Do not leave USB memory in direct sunlight or in locations such as a closed up automobile Storage temperature 0 50 degrees C e Do not allow USB memory to become wet e Do not disassemble or modify USB memory When connecting USB memory position it horizontally with the external memory connector and insert it without using excessive force The external memory connector may be damaged if you use excessive force when inserting USB memory Do not insert anything other than USB memory e g wire coins other types of device into the external memory connector Doing so will damage the external memory connector Do not apply excessive force to the connected USB memory If you will not be using USB memory for an extended period of time close the USB memory cover Handling the CDs CD ROMs e When handling the discs please observe the following e Do not touch the encoded surface of the disc e Do not use in dusty areas e Do not leave the disc in direct sunlight or an enclosed vehicle Avoid touching or scratching the shiny underside encoded surface of the disc Damaged or dir
153. nvenient Functions Changing the Pedal Functions Pedal You can change the function of the left pedal and center pedal Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions Left Pedal Center Pedal Setting Upper Soft only left pedal Upper Sostenuto only center pedal Tap Tempo Lower Damper Replay Page Bwd Page Fwd Play Stop Explanation When you hold down the pedal and play the keyboard the sound will have a softer tone Only the notes that were played while the pedal was held down will be sustained The tempo of the song or metronome will be set by the interval at which you press the pedal When the pedal to which this function is assigned is pressed several times at the desired rate the tempo will be set accordingly When using Split performance p 58 the same effect as the damper pedal will be applied to the left hand keyboard area Pressing the pedal during playback of a song stops the playback When the pedal is released playback resumes from the beginning of the measure that was playing when the pedal was pressed When the pedal is pressed in rapid succession the playback will resume backs up the same number of measures as the number of times the pedal is pressed Pressing the pedal turns the notation appearing on the display to the preceding page while the playback of a song is stopped Pressing the pedal turns the notation appearing on the display to the
154. o the Songs You can listen to the internal songs commercially available music files songs you have recorded yourself and songs saved on USB memory optional sold separately Listening to the Internal Songs The HPi 6S features a variety of internal songs The internal songs are categorized into Practice Masterpieces Popular and Kids genres gen Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA aie Menu x O Slow Fast Count m KR D E OOO CELI Ooo GZ 0 OO OO CECT TIO 0000 One Touch Transpose Fe oje Song Notation Lesson Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right Lu O Song Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd You can listen to songs from floppy disk by using a separately sold floppy disk drive By using a commercially available CD drive you can listen to SMF data or VIMA CD ROMs VIMA TUNES on a CD ROM or listen to music CDs NOTE The External Memory Disk CD or Music CD genres can be selected only when USB Selecting the Song l S Press the Qe Song button The song selection screen appears memory a floppy disk drive or CD drive is connected to the External Memory External Memory connector Genre Song Name Disk Music CD CD In this case Disk is indicated The name of the currently selected song Selects songs in USB wena ege deeler 6 ee memory on floppy disks or Press the cursor A e
155. oard touch Red Heavy 53 Adding Variety to Your Performances Applying Effects to the Sound E Adding Reverberation to the Sound Reverb O One Touch Reverb t Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DO E Menu Ka C O Slow Fast amp Count Transpose TON e on otation esson empo Metronome Marker lt By applying the reverb effect you can produce a pleasant reverberation making it sound as though you were performing in a concert hall Lesson Press the Reverb button The button s indicator will light and a reverb effect will be applied to the sound To cancel the reverb effect press the Reverb button getting its indicator to go dark E Adding Richness to the Sound Chorus 54 By applying the chorus effect you can make the sound richer and more spacious You can turn the chorus effect on and off for each tone individually Press the Menu Lesson button The Menu screen appears Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button Press the cursor button to select lt Effect gt then press the O button Press the cursor right button to select lt Chorus gt Effect Reverb Pa J x II S LL II E Cal E Adjusts the amount of Chorus T N eat agen Ie E eae E E E Ee LL _ SE ees E he IRC LICFEaASeS as the value ts Reset Play Stop Rec lt is not possible to memorize the reverb effect setting for eac
156. ogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Whistle Long Low Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 EXC1 EXC1 EXC2 EXC2 EXC3 EXC3 EXC4 EXC4 EXC5 EXC5 EXC6 EXC6 C3 C6 SOUND EFFECT p Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Guitar sliding Finger DR POP R amp B Snare Rock Snare Rock Snare Pop Snare m Pop Snare Ghost Pop Snare m Finger Snap 707 Claps Hand Clap Hand Clap2 Hand Clap Pop Pedal HH Gospel Hand Clap Snare Roll Pop Kick EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 DR ROCK R amp B Snare Pop Snare m Pop Snare m Pop Snare Ghost Pop Snare m Finger Snap 707 Claps Hand Clap Hand Clap2 Hand Clap Pop Pedal HH Gospel Hand Clap Snare Roll Rock Kick EXC7 EXC7 EXC1 Guitar cutting noise up Guitar cutting noise down String slap of double bass Fl Key Click Laughing Screaming Punch Heart Beat Footsteps1 Footsteps2 Applause Door Creaking Door Scratch Wind Chimes Car Engine Car Stop Car Pass Car Crash Siren Train Jetplane Helicopter Starship Gun Shot Machine Gun Lasergun Explosion Dog Horse Gallop Birds Rain Thunder Wind Seashore Stream Bubble Cat Bird BabyLaughing Boeeeen
157. ollowing Music Files cccccceeecceceseeeeeeeeeeeees 123 About the TEE 123 MDEmplememaion EE 124 EE 125 JET 127 15 Before You Begin Playing E Using the Music Holders Setting Up for Performing You can use the holders to hold pages in place When not using the holders leave them folded down E Attaching the Music Rest The music rest of the HPi 6S contains a liquid crystal display screen Use the following procedure and handle the music rest with care 1 Secure the music rest in place by turning the included screws at two points When attaching the music rest support it firmly with one hand to make sure that you don t drop it Be careful so you don t get your fingers pinched View from Rear E Connecting the Pedal Cord 1 Insert the end of the pedal cord extending from the piano stand to the Pedal connector located at the lower part of the HPi 6S s rear panel 2 Connect the LCD cord of the music rest to the LCD Out connector on the rear panel of the HPi 6S The power must be off when connecting the cable of the music rest LCD Cord LCD Out E Connecting the Power Cord 1 Make sure that the Power switch located at the left side of the front panel is off in the upward position NOTE Do not apply excessive force to the installed music rest Power Upward Lower Be sure to use the supplied screws for attaching the music position position NOTE rest oe
158. on the power in the order of the HPi 6S gt MT series Local Off will be set automatically ltem Explanation Setting Switches Local Control on or off EE Local Control E Sending Recorded Performance Data to a MIDI Device Composer Out When Composer Out is active you can send performance data recorded with the HPi 6S to a connected MIDI device or computer When you turn on the power this is set to Off data is not sent If you want a performance recorded on the HPi 6S to be transmitted to an external MIDI device or computer turn the Composer Out setting On If this is Off performance data will not be transmitted ltem Explanation Setting Specify whether a recorded performance will be transmitted On Off to a MIDI device Composer Out E Sending Tone Change Messages Program Change Bank Select MSB Bank Select LSB A Program Change is a message that means change to the Tone of the specified number The device that receives this changes to the Tone of the corresponding number When you choose a Program Change message Program Number the Program Number will be transmitted to the MIDI device connected to the HPi 6S The MIDI device that receives the Program Number changes the tone to the corresponding Program Number Normally the Tone is selected from the 128 Tones available Some MIDI devices however have more than 128 Tones With such devices the Tone is selected
159. on two different media MEMO When you want to clear all of the content saved to the Favorites and restore the settings to the original factory condition on the HPi 6S refer to Formatting the User Memory Initialize User Memory p 97 81 Saving the Performance Determining the Save Destination 5 Press the cursor up or down button to change the setting of the Save Destination Setting Explanation You cannot select lt External The recorded song is saved to the external memory USB Memory gt as the save HESE floppy disk etc destination without any USB Favorites The recorded song is saved to the Favorites memory connected to the External Memory connector External Memory 6 Press the O button Determining the Name of the Song to be Saved J Press the cursor left or right button to select the character you want to change then press the cursor up or down button to change the character Song Name Displays the name of the song to save Characters that can be input ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 4 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz I Space amp 0123456789 lt gt The selected character is shown with a black background 82 Saving the Performance Selecting the Save Number 8 Press the cursor right button one or more times to select lt Save Destination gt Save Destination Displays the save destination song number
160. onance 10 levels String Resonance 10 levels Key Off Resonance 10 levels Beat 2 2 0 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 3 8 6 8 9 8 12 8 Volume 10 levels Pattern 11 patterns Sound 8 types 5 tracks 16 tracks 1 song Approx 30 000 notes Quarter note 10 500 Resolution Recording Method Edit Control 120 ticks per quarter note Realtime Copy Quantize Delete Insert Erase Transpose Part Exchange Note Edit PC Edit Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Track Select All Song Play Random Play Count in Countdown Marker Set Repeat Tempo Mute Track Mute Mute Level adjustable 16 part Mute Song Volume Center Cancel only for audio playback lt Internal Memory gt Songs Save Song Others Max 200 songs Standard MIDI Files Format O User image display 1 lt External Memory gt External Storage Playable Data Save lt Others gt Internal Songs Rated Power Output Speakers LCD Languages Notation Lyrics Control Pedals Other Functions USB Flash Memory Sold Separately USB CD Drive Sold Commercially Read Only USB Floppy Disk Drive Sold Separately Standard MIDI Files Format 0 1 Roland Original Format i Format Audio File WAV 44 1kHz 1 6bit Linear Format Audio CDs CD DA Standard MIDI Files Format O 177 songs 30 W x 2 12 cm x2 5 cmx 2 320 x 240 dots graphic color LCD with backlit English Japanese German F
161. ons don t work Does the screen indicate message like OK to delete Song p 42 The internal songs cannot be played back while recorded performance data remains in the HPi 6S s memory Try playing back the song after deleting the performance data Is the indicator for the Track button extinguished p 60 p 74 p 94 If the button indicator is out the music on that track is not heard Press the track button so the indicator is illuminated Or cancel the mute in the 16 track Sequencer screen Some music files may contain settings that stop playing back at a point partway through the song Press the Ha Reset button several times more to return to the beginning of the tune Has a Marker placed in the song p 67 The lt 4 lt Bwad and gt gt Fwd buttons are ignored while music files is being read in Wait until processing finishes If you attempt to play back performance data that contains more data than the entire capacity of the HPi 6S s memory you may find that operations other than playback such as rewind or fast forward become unavailable There is a slight delay before playback of a song on USB memory starts Lyrics are not indicated properly in the display There are two types of SMF music files format O and format 1 If the song uses SMF format 1 data there will be a slight delay until playback starts Refer to the booklet that came with the music files you r
162. ook Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen You can adjust the brightness of the HPi 6S s display 1 To adjust the contrast of the screen turn the Contrast knob located at the back of the music rest Contrast Liquid Crystal Display Cover Rear of the Music Rest Some Notes on Using the LCD Screen e Never remove the liquid crystal display cover at the back of the music rest By removing it you risk electrical shock and or malfunction e You may see vertical lines in the screen but this is due to the structure of a liquid crystal display and does not indicate a malfunction By using the Contrast knob to adjust the contrast of the screen you can minimize these lines e The contrast of the screen may be affected by the temperature Before You Begin Playing Using USB Memory Floppy Disk A song you ve recorded on the HPi 6S can be saved by copying it to separately sold USB memory p 85 You can also copy songs to a floppy disk using a separately sold floppy disk drive You can also play back SMF music files or audio files p 44 saved on USB memory or a floppy disk Use USB memory and floppy disk drive available from Roland Proper operation cannot be guaranteed if other USB device is used E Connecting USB Memory 1 Connect the USB memory to the External Memory connector Carefully insert the USB memory all the way in until it is firmly in place If you re using new USB memory or floppy Disk
163. orm with a Variety of Sounds gt p 51 Not only can you perform using piano sounds you can also select other sounds suited to the material you are playing e Layer Two Sounds as You Play gt p 57 You can perform with two different sounds for example piano and strings layered together Layering lets you give the sound greater substance ch Play Different Sounds in the Left and Right Hands gt p 58 You can split the keyboard into two sections and perform using two different tones with the left and right hands You can show notations in the display and follow the Do with the HP1 6 You can split the keyboard into two sections allowing two people to play in the same register Play with your right hand actic A ap Lamm So 8 be e A Di gt Q Perform Using the Metronome gt p 64 The HPi 6S includes a metronome function You can adjust the metronome volume level and change the tones used for the metronome sound e Practice at Different Tempos gt p 63 When practicing songs written with rapid tempos you can practice at reduced tempos that are easier to handle e Practice Just the Left or Right Hand gt p 60 You can practice each hand s part individually for example following the song s right hand part with your own right hand or playing the left hand part in time with the song s right hand part Provides Support for
164. perament makes the 5th and 3rd Just Maj intervals pure It is unsuitable for playing melodies and modulation is not possible but it produces beautifully harmonious chords Just intonation differs between major and minor Just min keys The same results as major can be obtained in a minor key Arabic This tuning is suitable for the music of Arabia This temperament is a modification of f meantone temperament and just intonation Kirnberger i allowing more freedom of modulation It allows you to play in all keys third method This temperament is based on the theories of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras and has Pythagorean pure fourths and fifths Chords containing a third will sound impure but melodies will sound good This temperament is a partial compromise of Meantone ER G ft just intonation in order to allow modulation Setting Explanation This temperament is a combination of meantone and Pythagorean temperaments It Werkmeister y 9 p allows you to play in all keys First method number three When performing in ensemble with other instruments be aware that depending on the key there may be some shifting of the pitch Tune the HPi 6S to the fundamental pitch of the other instruments E Setting the Tonic Key When playing with tuning other than equal temperament you need to specify the tonic note for tuning the song to be performed that is the note that corresponds to C for a m
165. ports both the General MIDI 2 and the GS Format and can be used to play back music data carrying either of these logos XG lite XGlite XG is a tone generator format of YAMAHA Corporation that defines the ways in which voices are expanded or edited and the structure and type of effects in addition to the General MIDI 1 specification XGlite is a simplified version of XG tone generation format You can play back any XG music files using an XGlite tone generator However keep in mind that some music files may play back differently compared to the original files due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects 123 DIGITAL PIANO Date June 1 2007 Model HPi 6S MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 00 Function Basic Default 16 Channel Changed e 6 Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages x Mode 3 4 M 1 Altered kkkkkkkkkkkk kxk Note l 15 113 Number True Voice kkkkkkkkkkkkkk l Note ON Velocity Note OFF After Key s Touch Ch s Pitch Bend Bank select Modulation Portamento time Data entry Volume Panpot Expression Hold 1 Portamento Sostenuto Soft Portamento control Reverb Effect depth Chorus Effect3 depth NRPN LSB MSB RPN LSB MSB Prog 0 127 aces True Re 127 number 1 128 System Exclusive Exclusive Control Change x x OOX DOS OO0OXxXx Xx xxO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0O pO Song Pos X X Song Sel X xX Tune X X System Clock Real Time Commands
166. r Center Cancel ccceee 49 Adding Variety to Your Performances sssscccsssssrccsssssseeesssssreceess OO Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano One Touch Piano cccccccccceeeeeeceeceeeeeeeeeesaaeeeeeeaaae ees 50 Performing with a Variety of ergeet giereg 51 Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Eech 52 Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch 53 Applying Tieck EE ee Eet 54 Adding Reverberation to the Sound IReverbl ees 54 Adding Richness to the Sound Chorus 212 0 corsatiachossvtatacdccaeanatets ache agavideas eaduakeaeieaees 54 Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound Brilliance ccccceeceeeccceceeeeeseeeeeeseeesseeeeees 55 Adding Liveliness to the Sound Dynamics Sound Control 56 Playing Two sounds Layered Together Dual ic06cc00 c0c 0 dh arnctutenton ade uk exe Sieg eech 57 Playing Different Sounds in the Right and Left Hand Gel 58 PIOCTICING WE OU Paying Along WAN ONG EE 60 Lowering the Volume of a Part You re Learning Melody Guide cccceccceeee eee 6 Changing the Volume Balance of the Accompaniment and Keyboard Balance 0001 a aeses0s 62 PACIUSHING ie Tempo EE 63 Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo Mute cccccccseeeeceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeaeas 63 KEE EE 64 Adding a Counbio Assign Your ee 65 Assigning Markers to a Song for Repeated Practice ccccccccccce se eeeccceceeesseeeeeeeeseeneeeeeeeeenes 67 Assigning a Mar
167. r Image Display To delete all of the content held in the user memory and restore the O button and a message will be displayed original settings carry out the following procedure Memory Backup 1 In step 3 on p 87 select Initialize User Memory and Stores settings tn internal press the O button and a message will be displayed nenoru Initialize User Memory Initialize User Memory OK 2 Press the cursor right button to select lt OK gt then press the O button the Memory Backup is executed Never turn off the power while the display indicates 2 Press the cursor right button to select lt OK gt then Executing Doing so will damage the HPi 6 s internal press the O button the initialization is executed memory making it unusable Never turn off the power while the display indicates Stored Contents Executing Doing so will damage the HPi 6S s internal Piano Designer Lid Hammer Response memory making it unusable Stretched Tuning Carrying out this operation does not initialize any settings Damper resonance other than the user memory settings To restore settings other String Resonance than those for the user memory to the original default Key Off Resonance Key touch settings carry out Factory Reset p 98 Tuning Mosier Tung Temperament key Transpose Link on off Effects Reverb on off Reverb depth Chorus depth for each sound Adjusting the Brilliance Dynamic
168. r air conditioner or a device that contains an electric motor Depending on how the other device is used power supply noise could cause this device to malfunction or produce noise If it is not practical to use a separate electrical outlet please connect this device via a power supply noise filter e Before you make connections you must switch off the power on all devices to prevent malfunction and or speaker damage e When you turn off the power the screen and indicators of this device will go dark but this does not mean that the main power supply is completely disconnected If you need to completely shut off the power supply turn off the power switch of this device and then unplug it from the AC outlet Connect this device to an AC outlet that is as close and accessible as possible Location e If this device is placed near devices that contain large transformers such as power amps hum may be induced in this device If this occurs move this device farther away or change its orientation e If this device is operated near a television or radio color distortion may be seen in the television screen or noise may be heard from the radio If this occurs move this device farther away e Keep your cell phone powered off or at a sufficient distance from this device If a cell phone is nearby noise may be heard when a call is received or initiated or during conversation e Do not leave this device in direct sunlight near devices
169. r attention to the volume at nighttime Using headphones will allow you to enjoy music without having to be concerned about others e When transporting or shipping this device package it in an appropriate amount of cushioning material Scratches damage or malfunctions may occur if you transport it without appropriate packaging e f using the music rest do not apply excessive force to it Important Notes Some connection cables contain a resistor Do not connect such cables to this device Doing so may make the volume extremely low or inaudible Please use connection cables not containing a resistor Before opening or closing the keyboard lid always make sure that no pets or other small animals are located on top of the instrument in particular they should be kept away from the keyboard and its lid Otherwise due to the structural design of this instrument small pets or other animals could end up getting trapped inside it If such a situation is encountered you must immediately switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the outlet You should then consult with the retailer from whom the instrument was purchased or contact the nearest Roland Service Center Floppy Disk Handling Using Optional Floppy Disk Drive Floppy disks contain a plastic disk with a thin coating of magnetic storage medium Microscopic precision is required to enable storage of large amounts of data on such a small surface area To prese
170. rding tempo p 63 and metronome p 64 Press the Rec button The HPi 6S goes into record standby Press the gt Play Stop button to start recording The count is played and then recording begins Press the gt Play Stop button to stop recording 95 Convenient Functions Changing the Tone Settings When Playing Back Songs Play Mode Switching VIMA TUNES Recommended Tones With the normal setting GS tones sounds that are compatible with other GS instruments will normally be used to play back song data By changing this setting you can play back song using HPi 6S specific tones for certain portions of the data Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions Setting Explanation GS Playback uses GS compatible tones for performances that sound like other GS instruments Playback uses HPi 6S tones for greater expressiveness However differences may appear HP when playing back using devices other than the HPi 6S After changing this setting try selecting the song once Nore again Displaying the Lyrics Lyrics Some commercially available music files for use in karaoke as well as some of the internal songs include lyrics data You can have the lyrics screen be displayed automatically when playing back these kinds of song data Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions Setting Explanation The lyrics screen is not displayed e
171. rench Spanish Grand staff G clef staff F clef staff with note name lyrics chords fingering Yes Builtin Display Volume LCD Contrast Damper Soft function assignable Sostenuto function assignable Piano Designer One Touch Piano Replay Wonderland Game Visual Lesson DoReMi Course Twin Piano Game V LINK Tone Demo Auto Demo Panel Lock BMP Export User Image Display Brilliance 125 Main Specifications Connectors Power Supply Power Consumption Dimensions Including piano stand Including piano stand and music rest Weight Including piano stand Accessories Options Ext Memory Connector USB MIDI Connector Output Jacks L Mono R Input Jacks Front L Mono R Rear L Mono R Phones Jack Stereo x 2 MIDI Connectors In Out AC Inlet AC 115 V AC 117 V AC 220 V AC 230 V AC 240 V 50 60 Hz 85 W 115 V 117 V 220 V 230 V 240 V 1387 W x 422 D x 1036 H mm 54 5 8 W x 16 5 8 D x 40 13 16 H inches 1387 W x 422 D x 846 H mm 54 5 8 W x 16 5 8 D x 33 5 16 H inches 56 5 kg 124 lbs 9 oz Owner s Manual Power Cord Roland 60 Classical Piano Masterpieces Headphones Hook USB memory Floppy Disk Drive In the interest of product improvement the specifications and or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice 126 Index Numerics Ke KT Carne creo tenant Sn nnn NaN RR ee ar 94 ET ET EE 94 SD Mode e
172. resistors are used the volume level of equipment connected to the input jacks may be low If this happens use connection cables that do not contain resistors To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections E Playing Sounds from Audio Equipment Through the HPi 6S Input ___ Output R L Mono L Mono Q0 OO Stereo UstereoJ Output Line Out jacks Audio Set etc RCA pin type Input jacks are located to the lower right of the front They provide a convenient way to connect portable audio devices 1 Turn the volume all the way down on the HPi 6S and on the audio device you re about to connect e Turn off the power to the HPi 6S and the audio device e Use audio cables sold separately to make the connection e Switch on the HPi 6S e Adjust the volume level on the HPi 6S and the audio device The sounds from the connected audio device are played by the HPi 6S 2 3 4 Switch on the audio device 5 6 Turning Off the Power 1 Turn the volume all the way down on the HPi 6S and on the audio device you re about to connect 2 Turn off the HPi 6S 3 Turn off the audio device Connecting to MIDI Devices Connecting to Other Devices By connecting an external MIDI device and exchanging performance data you can control one device from the oth
173. ress the One Touch 28 button and 4 Right button simultaneously Pressing buttons during playback or recording of a song NOTE stops the playback or recording Canceling the Panel Lock function 1 Once again press the One Touch Go button and 4 Right button simultaneously MEMO Panel Lock will be cancelled when you turn off the power Convenient Functions Changing the Notation Screen Settings You can change the parts shown in the notation screen and how the notation is displayed 1 Press the Ss Notation button one or more times to display a screen like the following Select VC Change ONotation Menu You can set the HPi 6S so that while the Notation screen is being displayed a screen like that above continues to appear even if you press the O button 2 Press the O button the lt Notation Menu gt is displayed Notation Menu HES BMP Export Song Edit 3 Press the cursor button to select lt Notation Options gt then press the O button A screen like the one below appears Notation Options The Notation Options screen has four pages Switch among the pages in the screen by pressing the cursor left or right button Item Setting Pitches Of Not displayed Specity how note CDE The note name C D E will eer Gs be displayed displayed when the Do Re Mi The pitch names fixed Do notation screen Is expanded Fixed are displayed Do Re Mi The
174. rm without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION Roland 0 4 6 7 6 5 0 1 0 3 04676501 07 12 3N
175. rrn E eesti 9 A 72 SAI EE 24 ENEE merser bl nanan ain selene 29 7a ESTo alc E aa 43 Alphabet Wonderland cccccesesecceeceeeeseeeeeeeeeeaas 31 Avdio EE 106 AWO E 93 B Bio A SE 109 Kid Se MSB E 109 Hee EE 25 Sie E 26 BSG eege 64 Beete eelste 64 65 Se faci ener accra A arta PRR acer PRR ny cere 99 Brightness Drees 19 Halten E 55 C CeNter PEGGl Joo ase iara NEON 29 91 WR EE 54 90 E EE 99 CIEE EE 99 Color Nodion AE 99 COMPOCSEM OUI sero o EA 109 COMDE serea e teeee 109 Connecting E 106 COMPUIED enge ge 109 PISCE NOME HOOK coaches icc ta cet haters dad hele 18 PEGE e 18 etleche 107 Fedal CONG E 16 ov g Col eebe 16 Contrast of the Screen cccccccccccceee see eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaas 19 EE 85 86 Copy Copying Measures cececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 101 E TEE 65 COUMIGOWAI E 65 EUR 65 C Usor BUNOT EE 25 D Damper PEGG xtra cate am atte tor aimee eget eee 29 Damper Resonance cececeecneeeeeeeceeeaeeeeeeeeeenes 29 88 KIEREN 102 Ru 93 KW Beet E 28 DIRECT DE 105 Display BRIG MN E EE ENA PENE EEI PA ate 19 D ReMI COUE si TE Ee ER Beil E EE 52 Drom SET KC WE 117 Drums Wonderland eet ee 31 Dyal Balance Nee eege EE 57 Dual Permane Zeg 57 Dynamics Sound Control cccccccccceeeseeeeeeeeeessaeeeeeees 56 E SIE 54 90 BR 105 Erase Making Measures Blank 0cccccceeeeeeeeees 103 Erasing Performance on Specific Tracks ccccccceeeeee esses 77
176. rsion of the system e g includes newer sounds so what you actually see in the display may not always match what appears in the manual 7 Contrast knob This knob adjusts the contrast of the screen p 19 Basic Operation and the Main Screen Basic Operation Reverb Key Touch Piano E Plang Organ Strings Others See EE lo as K Count EI KR D EE gt gt R 1 2 3 4 000 CVE Oo CUTUII O 0000 empo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right One Touch Transpose D zg oni lotation esson The HPi 6S is operated mainly by pressing the button for the function you want to use then using the cursor button and O X buttons in the center of the front panel while viewing the screen Button How It Is Used Use the up down left and right cursor button to select parameters In screens consisting of two or more pages pressing the cursor left and right button switches the screen displayed Cursor button In the Settings screen pressing the cursor up and down button changes the settings Finalizes the selected parameter The assigned function in that screen is used O button Examples lt Audition gt lt Enter gt etc Opens the advanced settings screen Examples lt Notation Menu gt lt Maker gt etc Closes the screen that is currently open x button Displays the Notation screen Correspondence Between Screens and Buttons The functions of the cursor bu
177. rts Selects the measure from which End Measure output ends oo Portrait Selects the orientation for output of Direction Landscape the notation 8 Press the O button The notation is saved to the USB memory as image data in BMP bitmap format NOTE Do not remove the USB memory while save is in progress 105 Connecting to Other Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment You can connect audio devices to play the sound of the HPi 6S through the speakers of your audio system or to record your performance on a tape recorder or other recording device Use phone plug audio cables sold separately to make connections E Connecting Speakers to the HPi 6S and Outputting Sounds Output R L Mono Input Line In jacks Speaker etc 1 Turn the volume all the way down on the HPi 6S and on the speaker you re about to connect e Turn off the power to the HPi 6S and the speaker e Use audio cables sold separately to make the connection e Switch on the connected speaker 2 3 4 Switch on the HPi 6S 5 6 e Adjust the volume level on the HPi 6S and the connected speaker When you play the HPi 6S s keyboard the sound is played from the connected speakers Turning Off the Power 1 Turn the volume all the way down on the HPi 6S and on the speaker you re about to connect 2 Turn off the connected speaker 3 Turn off the HPi 6S 106 When connection cables with
178. rve their integrity please observe the following when handling floppy disks e Never touch the magnetic medium inside the disk e Do not use or store floppy disks in dirty or dusty areas e Do not subject floppy disks to temperature extremes e g direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle Recommended temperature range 10 50 degrees C 50 122 degrees F e Do not expose floppy disks to strong magnetic fields such as those generated by loudspeakers Floppy disks have a write protect tab which can protect the disk from accidental erasure It is recommended that the tab be kept in the PROTECT position and moved to the WRITE position only when you wish to write new data onto the disk Rear side of the disk Write can write new data onto disk OI The identification label should be firmly affixed to the disk Should the label come loose while the disk is in the drive it may be difficult to remove the disk Protect prevents writing to disk Write Protect Tab Store all disks in a safe place to avoid damaging them and to protect them from dust dirt and other hazards By using a dirty or dustridden disk you risk damaging the disk as well as causing the disk drive to malfunction USB Memory Handling When connecting USB memory firmly insert it all the way in 10 Do not touch the pins of the USB memory connector or allow them to become dirty USB memory is made using high precision electronic compone
179. ry p 97 You can change the way in which the 3D Sound Control MEMO function is applied p 91 3D Sound Control does not affect the sound from the Input jack or the sound of external devices connected to the MIDI Out connector When you turn Twin Piano on 3D Sound Control will be turned off If you use the Playback Transpose function p 69 or the Center Cancel function p 49 when a music CD song or an audio file is selected 3D Sound Control will be turned off E Changing How Grand Space is Applied 3D Mode This specifies how 3D Sound Control will be applied Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions Setting Auto Speaker Headphones Explanation When the headphones are connected the depth effect is optimized for headphones and when no headphones are connected the optimal depth for speakers is applied The optimal depth for speakers is used regardless of whether or not headphones are connected 3D sound control is also applied to the sound output from the Output connectors making this convenient when you want to play through speakers connected to the Output connectors The optimal depth for headphones is used regardless of whether or not headphones are connected Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File Audio Volume You can adjust the volume at which an audio file or music CD will play gt Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File or Music CD p 49 Co
180. s Sound 3D Depth Mode Metronome Metronome Sound Count Countin sound Countdown sound Count in measures Other Language Track Assign Play Mode Lyrics on off Twin Piano Mode Dual Balance Split Point gt The settings for the following parameters are saved even without Memory Backup Auto Demo p 93 USB Driver p 1 10 97 Convenient Functions Restoring the Original Default Settings Factory Reset The memory backup settings can be restored to the original default condition This operation is referred to as Factory Reset When you execute Factory Reset all settings you ve stored NOTE e up to that point will be cleared and reset to their factory set condition 1 In step 3 on p 87 select Factory Reset and press the O button and a message will be displayed Factory Reset All the factory settings will be restored OK 2 Press the cursor right button to select lt OK gt then press the O button the Factory Reset is executed Once the Factory Reset has been completed switch the power off then on again Never turn off the power while the display indicates Executing Doing so will damage the HPi 6S s internal memory making it unusable Executing this operation will not erase the songs from user Eer MEMO memory or USB memory If you want to erase all songs from the HPi 6S s internal memory refer to Formatting the User Memory Initialize User Me
181. s indicator is not lit press the Rec button so the indicator is lit The HPi 6S is put in recording standby Press the lt lt Bwd button one time The measure number in the upper right of the notation screen changes to PU and the HPi 6S is set to record a song starting with a pickup Press the p gt m Play Stop button then record the performance The count is played and then recording begins 77 Recording Your Performance Multitrack Recording on Five Tracks Multitrack recording is a method by which you can record additional tracks while listening to the previously recorded tracks The HPi 6S provides five tracks so you can record different sounds on each track to create an ensemble song gt You can also record on 16 tracks p 94 Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano 009 One Touch Transpose Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right w ast K Count ba Led e lt a gt gt R 1 2 3 4 OO OO L IIIT F 00000 empo Metronome arker Fwd O00000 Rhythm User Accomp Left Right erer MEMO The song tempo will be Recording the First Track remembered as the tempo at 1 Record your performance as described in Recording a New Song p 71 which you recorded the first track Recording the Second and Subsequent Tracks 2 Select and record additional tracks one at a time as described in Re recording p 76 Only drum set or SFX set sounds
182. s power is turned off You can also easily select performances that have been saved in the piano USING THE UNIT SAFELY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS About WARNING and Z CAUTION Notices WARNING CAUTION Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly Material damage refers to damage or other adverse effects caused with respect to the home and all its furnishings as well to domestic animals or pets Do not disassemble or modify Do not disassemble or modify this device Q Do not repair or replace parts parts If repair or part replacement should become Never attempt to repair this device or replace S necessary you must contact your dealer or a Roland service center Do not use or store in the following types of locations e Locations of extremely high temperature such as in direct sunlight near heating equipment or on Si a device that generates heat e Near moisture such as in a bathroom near a iN sink or on a wet floor or in locations of high humidity e Locations exposed to rain e Locations of excessive dust e Locations subject to heavy vibration Do not place in an unstable location tilted surface You must place it
183. s set to Off no sound is produced by playing the keyboard Set Local played Control to On p 108 The maximum number of notes that the HPi 6S can Not all played play simultaneously is 128 Frequent use of the notes are damper pedal when playing along with a song sounded may result in performance data with too many The sound is strange Sounds are heard twice doubled when the keyboard is played notes causing some notes to drop out Is the HPi 6S in Dual performance p 57 When the HPi 6S is connected to an external sequencer set the Local Control to off p 108 Alternatively the sequencer could be set so its Soft Thru feature is Off Troubleshooting Case The tuning or pitch of the keyboard or song is off The wrong instrument is selected when you press the Organ String or Others button Volume of keyboard is too low The Tone has changed Reverberation still audible even with Reverb turned off In the upper range the sound changes abruptly beyond a certain key A High pitched whine is produced 112 Cause Remedy Have you set Transpose p 69 Are the settings for the Temperament p 89 and Stretch Tuning p 88 correct Is the setting for the Master Tuning correct p 89 Tone buttons Organ String Others also operate as buttons that select Recommended Tones With the factory settings connecting a commercially availa
184. saved with User Image Display p 92 Selects whether or not BGM background music is played when BGM Auto Demo starts When lt On gt is On Off selected all of the songs are played in random order If you select lt Demo gt for Mode with an image saved in MEMO User Image Display p 92 the saved image appears at the beginning of the demo Recording and Playback Setting Changing the Parts Assigned to the Track Buttons During SMF Playback Track Assign Ordinarily when playing back SMF music files for Roland Piano Digital instruments p 123 the lef hand part is assigned to the Track 3 Left button and the righthand part is assigned to the Track 4 Right button However right hand and left hand part assignments in certain SMF music files may differ If these are set to Auto and as a result you are unable to use the track buttons to control the left and right hand parts properly change the setting to 2 1 Part or 3 4 Part Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions Setting Explanation The part assigned to each track will be Auto determined automatically depending on the song file Part 1 will be assigned to the right hand track 2 1 Part part 2 to the lefthand track and part 3 to the user track Part 4 will be assigned to the right hand track 3 4 Part part 3 to the lefthand track and part 1 to the user track The Track Assign function
185. sed and only the HPi 6S s internal tones can be selected This is set to On at the factory Adjusting the Volume Master Gain If you are playing the HPi 6S through a connected external system there may be cases in which the volume from your external system is too low even when the HPi 6S s volume is turned to the maximum setting In such cases you can adjust the master gain setting as follows Adjusting the master gain will also affect the volume of the internal speakers and headphones Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions Setting 12 0 12 dB The sound may distort if you increase the volume excessively Convenient Functions Other Settings Remembering the Settings Even when the Power is Turned Off Memory Backup Formatting the User Memory Initialize User Memory The HPi 6S features an internal storage area where you can save Normally the settings of the various variations will revert to their recorded performances and User image This space is called the default values when the power is turned off However you can specify User Memory that the various settings will be remembered even when the power is The following content is stored to the user memory turned off This function is called Memory Backup e Songs registered to the Favorites S S 1 In step 3 on p 87 select Memory Backup and press the e Image files set with the Use
186. show This instrument HPi 6S is not able to play back VIMA TUNES images SMF Music Files SMFs Standard MIDI Files use a standard format for music file that was formulated so that files containing music file could be widely compatible regardless of the manufacturer of the listening device An enormous variety of music is available whether it be for listening for practicing musical instruments for Karaoke etc SMF with Lyrics SME SMF with Lyrics refers to SMF Standard MIDI File that contains the lyrics When Music Files carrying the SMF with Lyrics logo are played back on a compatible device one bearing the same logo the lyrics will appear in its display The HPi 6S come equipped with GM 2 GS sound generators E About the HPi 6S Sound Generator The HPi 6S come equipped with GM 2 GS sound generators GENERAL General MIDI M E The General MIDI is a set of recommendations which seeks to provide a way to go beyond the limitations of proprietary designs and standardize the MIDI capabilities of sound generating devices Sound generating devices and music files that meets the General MIDI standard bears the General MIDI logo Music files bearing the General MIDI logo can be played back using any General MIDI sound generating unit to produce essentially the same musical performance GENERA L General MIDI 2 The upwardly compatible General MIDI 2 recommendations pick up N where the original Gener
187. srenns 92 Selecting Images to be Shown on the Displays User Image Display cccccceccceeeeeeeeeees 92 ENEE 92 Reeder 93 Selling tne Dema Aulo Tee Eed e 93 Changing the Parts Assigned to the Track Buttons During SMF Playback Track Assign 93 Recording and Playing Back Performances of Specific Instruments 16 Track c ceeeeeeee 94 Changing the Tone Settings When Playing Back Songs Play Model 96 Displaying tne TE 96 Switching VIMA TUNES Recommended Tones Recommended Tonel 96 Adjusting the Volume Master Gain EE 96 Formatting the User Memory Initialize User Memor 97 Remembering the Settings Even when the Power is Turned Off Memory Bockug 97 Restoring the Original Default Settings Factory Reset cccccccccccessseeeeceeeeseseeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeees 98 Using tines V UINKPUIGHOM eet seg 98 Disabling ihe Buions Eeer ee ee 98 Changing the Notation Screen Settings EE 99 Editing SONGS OMG Edi ME 100 Undoing SE EE 100 Copying Measures Copy orinni a aden Madurai E E EE TNR 101 Correcting Timing Discrepancies Quantize z sdeng Eed Aeueekaaes Ae ge Eege e 101 Deleting Measures Delete eege eebe Eege 102 Inserting Blank Measures Hoegaarden Ae ee 102 Transposing Individual Parts TTronsposel sees 102 Making Measures Blank Erase ii6 Kanne dusecedncn sans ited Weecasntetan oan cach ned daa dasieun and ae 103 Exchanging Parts Part EE eseu 103 Contents Correcting Notes One by One No
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189. te EE 103 Modifying the Tone Changes in a Song PC Edit cccc cece eeceeccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeee sees 104 Saving the Notation Data in BMP Format s cscocsacncsseencainessen meen toesien En 104 Connecting to Other Devices ssccccccsssssssscrccccsssssssssceccccssssssssereree 106 Connecting to Audio Eguipment E 106 Connecting Speakers to the HPi 6S and Outputting Sounds 106 Playing Sounds from Audio Equipment Through the HPi 6S cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 106 Conmecting to MIDI leegen 107 Playing the HPi 6S with a MIDI Sequencer Recording the HPi 6S s Performance Data ee E MT 107 Producing Sounds from a MIDI Sound Module by Playing the HPi 6S ccc cece 107 reegelen 108 Selecting the Transmit Channel Transmit Channel 0ccccccceeeccceeeseeeceeeeeeeeeeenens 108 Disconnecting the Internal Sound Generator and Keyboard Local Congo 108 Sending Recorded Performance Data to a MIDI Device Composer Ou 109 Sending Tone Change Messages Program Change Bank Select MSB Bank Select LSB 109 Connecting Kee 109 Making the Settings for the USB Driver EE 110 Appendices Lee EE 111 EORNM ESS GE e A E E ENTE E E E A E O 114 IK E EEE E E E EA E AEN E A N S EE E 115 Dron AS E EE 117 Eternal e biss 121 Songs tor Vival lessonae r 122 Beginner s COUTE eaa i anera enn ne e AA NA E T E EAE 122 REDEIIOIE TE 122 Challenge EE 122 Mosie Files That me HPEOS RE 123 The HPi 6S Allows You To Use the F
190. ter the power comes on the opening animation appears in the screen within the music rest followed by the Notation screen 3 Use the Volume knob to adjust the volume refer to the next section This unit is equipped with a protection circuit A brief NOTE interval a few seconds after power up is required before the unit will operate normally Turning Off the Power 1 Turn the Volume knob all the way down 2 Press the Power switch The screen display goes blank and the power is turned off If you need to turn off the power completely first turn off the Power switch then unplug the power cord from the power outlet Refer to Power Supply p 9 17 Before You Begin Playing E Adjusting the Volume of the Sound 1 Turn the Volume knob to adjust the overall volume Adjust the volume level as you play the keyboard and listen to the Volume E Min C Max m You con also adjust the headphone volume with the MEMS Volume knob sound Connecting Headphones The HPi 6S has two jacks for plugging in headphones This allows two people to listen through headphones simultaneously making it very useful for lessons and when performing piano pieces for four hands Additionally this allows you to play without having to worry about bothering others around you even at night If connecting only one pair of headphones they can be connected to either one of the headphone jacks 1
191. that produce heat or in a closed up automobile Do not allow illumination devices operated in close proximity such as a piano light or powerful spotlights to shine on the same location on this device for an extended time This can cause deformation or color change e If you move this device between locations of radically different temperature or humidity water droplets condensation may form inside the device Using the device in this condition will cause malfunctions so please allow several hours for the condensation to disappear before you use the device e Do not allow items made of rubber or vinyl to remain on top of this device for an extended time This can cause deformation or color change e Do not leave objects on top of the keyboard This can cause malfunctions such as failure to sound e Do not affix adhesive labels to this device The exterior finish may be damaged when you remove the labels Care e For everyday care wipe with a soft dry cloth or remove stubborn dirt using a tightly wrung out cloth If this device contains wooden components wipe the entire area following the direction of the grain The finish may be damaged if you continue strongly rubbing a single location e f water droplets should adhere to this device immediately wipe them off using a soft dry cloth e Do not use solvents such as benzene thinner or alcohol since these can cause deformation or color change e The pedals of this device
192. through a combination of Program Change messages and Bank Select messages There are two parts of a Bank Select message the MSB Controller O with a value of 0 127 and the LSB Controller 32 with a value of 0 127 Some MIDI devices cannot use bank select messages TE Alternatively some devices may use bank select messages but ignore the LSB message ltem Explanation Setting Bank Select MSB Transmit the bank select MSB SEN Bank Select LSB Transmit the bank select LSB WE uge er 1 Connecting a Computer The following become possible once you connect a USB cable available separately between the USB MIDI connector located to the lower left of the HPi 6S and the USB connector of your computer e You can use the HPi 6S to play sounds from SMF music files played back with MIDI software e By exchanging MIDI data with sequencer software you can save songs recorded with the HPi 6S to your computer and enjoy a variety of musical control and editing features Connect the HPi 6S to your computer as shown below USB Cable USB MIDI Connector Computer Refer to the Roland website for system requirements Roland website http www roland com If connection to your computer is unsuccessful Normally you don t need to install a driver in order to connect the HPi 6S to your computer However if some problem occurs or if the performance is poor using the Roland original driver may so
193. ting Functions p 100 for instructions Note Edit Part 4 003 03 000 wisi Co so ft Event 004 01 000 W clm f 004 02 016 ew Enter The note location display uses Measure Beat Tick as the format A tick is a unit of time that s shorter than a beat Use the cursor button to select the part with the note to be edited The Part number appears at the top of the screen Use the a Bwd button and the gt gt Fwd button or use cursor up or down button to find the note to be corrected Once the note you want to edit is displayed in the center of the screen press the button to display the settings screen In the settings screen press the cursor left or right button to select the Note pitch Velocity note strength and Finger fingering number settings for the note Use the cursor button to correct the note velocity or fingering number If you want to delete the note press the O button 103 Convenient Functions E Modifying the Tone Changes in a Song PC Edit In some songs the instrument sound changes during the course of the song that is the Tone changes in the middle of a Part In such songs an instruction to switch the Tone is inserted at the place where you want the sound to change This instruction is called a Program Change PC and actions such as deleting program changes or changing the selected Tone by them ar
194. ting to MIDI devices and setting the HPi 6S to the MIDI channel for each device allows you to output sounds and switch tones When the HPi 6S is set to Dual performance p 57 data is transmitted only of the channel set here The HPi 6S receives all channels 1 16 ltem Transmit Channel E Disconnecting the Internal Sound Generator and Keyboard Local Control When you have a MIDI sequencer connected set this parameter to Local Off Since the Thru function of your sequencer will normally be turned on notes played on the keyboard or played back by the recorder will be transmitted to the sound generator by the two routes 1 and 2 shown in the illustration causing notes to be sounded in duplicate or to be cut off unnaturally To prevent this the setting called Local Off is used to disconnect the route in 1 1 Local On D D Sequencer V4 2 Soft Thru On Each note played is sounded twice Local On The keyboard and recorder are connected to the internal sound generator Sound is emitted Local Off The keyboard and recorder are not connected to the internal sound generator No sound will be produced by the keyboard when it is played No sound produced Sound Generator Local Off Connecting to Other Devices gt When a Roland MT series instrument is connected it is not necessary to make the Local Off setting The MT transmits a Local Off message when the power is turned on If you turn
195. tton the O button and the X button may be indicated in the screen g 33 33 Superior Str n Supertor Cho ay EX EX NaturalGrand a NaturalMello n EX EX Natural Hps K a NaturalC Hps Select O Audition Slow Fast OO Tempo Notation Lesson 25 Basic Operation and the Main Screen Basic Screen E Notation Screen The Notation screen like the one shown to the right is displayed when 2 158 Sonate No 15 you turn on the power to the HPi 6S You can display notations not only for the internal songs but also for SMF music files and performances recorded with the HPi 6S as well From any other screen pressing the Notation button will display the Notation screen If you press the O button while the Notation screen is displayed the display switches to the Notation Settings screen Pressing the O button once more while the Notation Settings screen is displayed opens the Notation Menu screen The Notation screen has five pages The screens are switched in the following manner each time the ES Notation button is pressed Notation Notation Keyboard 27158 Sonate No 15 b gt O Notation Notation 9 E ers mmm E EE mmm mmm mmm a mmm mmm mmm E e 9 E RE ER ER ER DER ER SR E E ER ER E DER ER E E ee eee A Press Press 27158 Sonate No 15 Notation Press t O Notation Press fae O Notation
196. tute floppy disk wherever the term USB memory appears here CC M EMO If connecting an optional floppy disk drive refer to Installing the Floppy Disk Drive p 19 NOTE Use USB memory and floppy disk drive available from Roland Proper functioning cannot be guaranteed if other USB memory products are used Be sure to grasp the External Memory connector holder itself when rotating it Never rotate the External Memory connector holder by holding the connected USB memory NOTE Take care not to allow your fingers to become pinched when rotating the External Memory connector holder 79 Saving the Performance Formatting Media Format 6 80 The process of preparing USB Memory or floppy disks so that they can be used with the HPi 6S is called initialization formatting In certain cases particularly with floppy disks the media is formatted for a specific type of device If the media format does not match the HPi 6S s you will not be able to use that media with the HPi 6S Connect the USB Memory to the External Memory connector MEMO If connecting an optional floppy disk drive substitute floppy disk wherever the term USB memory appears here Press the Menu Lesson button Press the cursor button to select lt Functions gt then press the O button When an external memory is Press the cursor button to select lt File gt then press the O button
197. ty CD ROM discs may not be read properly Keep your discs clean using a commercially available CD cleaner Keep the disc in the case Do not keep the disc in the CD drive for a long time Do not put a sticker on the label of the disc Wipe the disc with a soft and dry cloth radially from inside to outside Do not wipe along circumference Do not use benzine record cleaner spray or solvents of any kind Do not bend the disc Bending discs may prevent proper reading and writing of data and may further result in malfunction Introduction Thank you and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano HPi 6S In order to enjoy reliable performance of your new keyboard for many years to come please take the time to read through this manual in its entirety How To Use This Manual Please start out by reading Before You Begin Playing in the Owner s Manual this volume This explains how to connect the HPi 6S s power cord and how to turn on the HPi 6S s power This Owner s Manual describes procedures covering everything from mastering the basic operations used for the HPi 6S s performance functions to more advanced procedures which allow you to create songs on the HPi 6S E Conventions Used in This Manual This manual uses the following conventions in the interest of simpler more concise instructions e Button names are enclosed in square brackets as in Reverb button e For easier read
198. unctions that Can be Selected Using the Menu Lesson Button Here s how you can easily make changes such as tuning the HPi 6S or changing the function of the pedals E Making the Settings 1 Press the Menu Lesson button 2 Press the cursor button to select the lt Functions gt then press the button 3 Press the cursor button to select the setting you want to make Pressing the cursor left or right button switches the selected setting horizontally pressing the cursor up or down button switches the selected setting vertically Functions e D lt u K A ToneControl Press the cursor up or down button The selected setting is switched vertically Piano Designer A Press the cursor left or J right button The selected setting is switched horizontally If there are any pages before or after the current page pressing the cursor button one or more times will switch the display to such pages 4 Press the O button The screen for the selected function appears 5 Press the cursor up or down button to change the setting 6 When you have finished making the settings press the x button one or more times to return to the Notation screen Tone and Performance Settings Changing the Key of the Keyboard or Song Playback UCU RG The HPi 6S is capable of reproducing a variety of the acoustic piano s distinctive characteristics You can also adjust these to suit
199. und Control when 3D Sound Control p 90 is on 3D Sound Control will be turned off Adding Variety to Your Performances Playing Two Sounds Layered Together Dual Simultaneously playing two sounds when one key is pressed is called Dual Performance 1 Simultaneously press two of the Tone buttons Both of the button indicators will light Of the two buttons the sound of the left button will be Tone 1 and the sound of the right button will be Tone 2 You can t use Dual Performance Tone 1 Tone 2 if the Twin Piano function is on Displays the tone name for the left Tone button that is selected Displays the tone name for the right Tone button that is selected Superior Grd ees me Dual Balance Dual Balance Displays the volume ratio of the two selected tones Changing the Tone 1 Press the cursor left or right button to select Tone 1 or Tone 2 D s Press the cursor up or down button to select the tone When the tone names of Tone 1 or Tone 2 are highlighted you can press the Cursor button to select tones within the same tone group Adjusting the Volume Balance Dual Balance You can change the volume balance between the two layered sounds in Dual performance 1 Press the cursor left or right button to select Dual Balance 2 s Press the cursor up or down button to adjust the dual balance The volume balance changes Cancelling
200. ur right hand while you listen to that same right hand part be played or you can practice the righthand part while the left hand part plays You can check the notes in internal songs and songs stored to USB memory in the Notation screen 60000 a I Piano Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA E Menu x O Slow Fast K Count La KR D da 0O00 UI GZ kO 00 00 OTOI he One Touch Transpose el TO on lotation esson Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right mm d Co d a DA O00000 Rhythm User Accomp Left Right Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Song Notation A music file for piano lessons may be assigned to the five Track buttons as shown below R 1 2 3 4 Rhythm User Accomp Left Right Drums Accompaniment Left hand Right hand SFX Part Part Part By using these Track buttons you can mute the sound of specific parts This is referred to as mute Preparing to Play 2 3 Select the song you want to play gt Listening to the Internal Songs p 41 gt Listening to Music Files or a Song that was Saved on USB Memory p 44 Press the track button for the performance part you want to practice the button s indicator goes off The indicators of the buttons you pressed will go dark and the selected track will not be heard To cancel muting press the same track button once again to make the indicator light Press the Notation b
201. utton The Notation screen appears While the screen shows the H symbol the song data is being loaded Playing back 4 60 Press the gt E Play Stop button The button s indicator will light The song will begin playing Go ahead and play along with the song M EMO For more on music files refer to Music Files That the HPi 6S Can Use p 123 MEMO If a single Track button includes more than one instrument and you want to mute just one of those instruments take a look at Preventing a Part from Playing Mute p 95 MEMO When a single Part is not played it is called Minus One Using Minus One you can mute out a particular instrument and play the part yourself MEMO When playing back SMF music tiles for Roland Piano Digital series instruments and the 3 Left button and 4 Right button do not correctly control the left righthand performances please change the Track Assign settings Please refer to Changing the Parts Assigned to the Track Buttons During SMF Playback Track Assign p 93 CC M EMO You can press the Tempo Slow Fast buttons to adjust the tempo to your liking Practicing Stopping the song 5 Press the b gt E Play Stop button The indicator for the b gt E Play Stop button goes out and playback of the song stops Playback will stop automatically when it reaches the end of the song Press the Ha
202. utton If you do not want to delete the song use the cursor button to select lt Cancel gt and press the O button then save the song to USB Memory or to the Favorites gt Saving Songs p 81 70 Recording Your Performance Recording a New Song Here s how to record just your own keyboard performance without using an internal song 66 66 CG 60000 Tempo Metronome Marker Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right Song Notation Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Making the Recording Settings Choosing New Song l R Press the LO Song button SS av Master E Practice GR Popular Kids Favorites RE New Son d Sonate No 15 Finger EJ g 2 La Fille aus Cheve New song to record 3 La Campanella i 4 Scherzo No 5 Etude op 10 12 b Liebestraume 3 DN GL Beotsler to Favorites 2 Dress the cursor up button one or more times to return to the first song then press the cursor up button once more to select lt New Song gt If there is a song that has already been recorded or if you edit the song or change the settings then when you press the cursor up or down button the message OK to delete Song appears p 70 When you delete the song the New Song is displayed The notation will appear when you press the Notation button You can change the tone used in recording gt Performing with a Variety of Tones p 51 You can cha
203. ven when playing back song data containing lyrics data Off The notation and lyrics are displayed in the Notation screen The lyrics screen is displayed automatically when song data containing lyrics data is played back On You can confirm lyrics in the lyrics screen when for example the lyrics cannot be displayed in full within the Notation screen 96 Recommended Tone You can connect a commercially available USB CD drive to the HPi 6S and play back separately sold CD ROMs created for the VIMA VIMA TUNES Songs on VIMA CD ROM VIMA TUNES are programmed with recommended tones suitable for each song When you select a song from a VIMA CD ROM VIMA TUNES recommended tones will be assigned to the HPi 6S s Organ Strings and Others tone buttons and these three tone buttons will blink When you press a flashing Tone button the recommended tone is then selected enabling you to perform the selected song using a tone matched to that song as it plays back You can set the HPi 6S so that the recommended tones are automatically assigned or not assigned Refer to Making the Settings p 87 for instructions Setting Explanation When you select a song from a VIMA CD ROM VIMA TUNES the recommended tones will O automatically be assigned to the HPi 6S s Organ Strings and Others tone buttons When you select a song from a VIMA CD ROM off VIMA TUNES the recommended tones are not u
204. want to erase the song use the cursor button to select lt OK gt then press the O button If you do not want to delete the song select lt Cancel gt then save the song to USB memory or to the Favorites gt Saving Songs p 81 Listening to the Songs E Playing Songs Consecutively All Song Play You can play back the internal songs and songs in USB memory continuously Ben Reverb Key Touch Piano E Piano Organ Strings Others DA E Menu x O lo asi oun One Touch Transpose n i ze Song Notation Lesson Tempo Metronome Marker Song T Hold down the DN Song button and press the gt m Play Stop button All Song Play D s Press the cursor up or down button to change the setting Setting Explanation Random Play Songs in all genres are played back in random order Practice Masterpieces All internal songs in the selected genre are played back Popular Kids Song Favorites All songs registered in the Favorites are played back Songs stored to the USB memory floppy disk or CD connected to the External Memory connector are played back External Memory 3 Press the O button All songs in the selected genre are played back continuously When all selected songs have been played playback will return to the first song and resume If no operations are performed for dozens of seconds lt Random Play gt will start automatically Stopping Playback LI Press the gt
205. with which you play As you play more softly this time will become longer Setting Explanation The higher the value the more slowly the hammers move when the keys are played gently When set Off 1 10 to Off sounds are played immediately when the keys are pressed regardless of the force used to play them 87 Convenient Functions E Setting the Tuning Curve Stretch Tuning Pianos are generally tuned so that the low range is flatter and the high range is sharper than equal tempered pitches This method of tuning is unique to the piano and is known as Stretched Tuning Setting Explanation o This tuning curve expands the low range and high n range lt is suitable for piano solos This is the standard tuning curve This is the right Off choice when using Dual performance p 57 or when playing in ensemble with other instruments E Adjusting Resonance when the Damper Pedal is Depressed Damper Resonance You can adjust this resonance Damper Resonance when the damper pedal is depressed On an acoustic piano holding down the damper pedal will allow the remaining strings to resonate in sympathy with the sounds that you played from the keyboard adding a rich resonance The resonance is called Damper Resonance Setting Explanation Increasing the value will increase the amount of Off 1 10 effect When set to Off no Damper Resonance is applied E Adjusting the Resonant Sounds when the Keys ar
206. wxyz I Space amp 0123456789 lt gt If you do not want to change the song name go to Step 6 Press the cursor left or right button to select the character you want to change then press the cursor up or down button to change the character After changing the name press the O button The song with the name changed is saved to the Favorites When you have selected a song registered to the Favorites genre holding down the IDA Song button and pressing the button displays the song deletion screen If you do not want to delete the song use the cursor button to select lt Cancel gt and then press the button MEMO You can save recorded songs to USB Memory you can also save songs after changing the save format p 81 In addition you can copy songs saved in the Favorites to USB Memory p 85 73 Recording Your Performance Recording Along with a Song Try recording along with internal songs and songs on USB Memory 60000 Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Rhythm User Accomp Left Right e O00000 Reset Play Stop Rec Song Notation Here record your right hand performance along with the song accompaniment Settings for Performances 2 Press the D f Song button to select the song you want to play gt Listening to the Internal Songs p 41 gt Listening to Music Files or a Song that was Sav
207. x x All sound off O 120 126 127 Reset all controllers O Aux Local Control O 123 125 System Common Message All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset 1 Ox is selectable by Sys Ex 2 Recognized as M 1 even if Ma Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO X No 124 Main Specifications lt Keyboard gt Keyboard Touch Sensitivity Keyboard Mode 88 keys PHA II with Escapement 5 levels Fixed Touch Hammer Response Off 1 to 10 Whole Dual volume balance adjustable Split split point adjustable Manual Drums SFX Twin Piano lt Sound Generator gt 88 keys stereo multi sampling piano sound Conforms to GM2 GS XG Lite Max Polyphony Tones Temperament Stretched Tuning Master Tuning Transpose Effects lt Composer gt Metronome Tracks Song Note Storage Tempo 128 voices 461 tones including 15 drum sets 1 SFX set 8 types Equal Just Major Just Minor Arabic Kirnberger Meantone Pythagorean Werkmeister Selectable tonic 2 types On Off 415 3 Hz 466 2 Hz adjustable in increments of 0 1 Hz Key Transpose 6 to 5 in semitones Playback Transpose 24 to 24 in semitones Playback Transpose with Audio CD Audio File 6 to 5 in semitones Reverb 10 levels Chorus 10 levels 3D 4 Levels Dynamics 3 types Only for Piano Tones Open close lid 7 levels Damper Res
208. you want to record i e the track that ere or sex canis you want to play yourself recorded to the R Rhythm button The indicator of the button you pressed will blink and the HPi 6S enters recording standby mode Since in this example we will record the righthand part performance press the 4 Right button to make the button s indicator blink To cancel recording press the Rec button once more and watch the indicator goes out Starting the Recording 6 Press the p gt m Play Stop button The count is played and then recording begins When recording starts the gt cp Play Stop and Rec buttons indicators light Stopping the Recording 7 Press the gt m Play Stop button Recording stops and the indicators for the gt m Play Stop and Rec buttons go out Listening to the Recorded Performance 8 Press the a Reset button then press the p m Play Stop button The recorded performance is played back When you press the b gt m Play Stop button recording stops 75 Recording Your Performance When you want to re record specify the track button whose performance you want to re record then record again When you select a previously recorded track button and re record the performance from the location at which you begin recording up to the location at which you stop recording will be replaced by the newly re recorded performance Pi
209. your own taste and style gt Refer to Changing the Key of the Keyboard or Song Playback Transpose p 69 for the procedure Adjusting the Piano Sounds Piano Designer The HPi 6S is capable of reproducing a variety of the acoustic piano s distinctive characteristics You can also adjust these to suit your own taste and style Refer to Making the Settings previous section for the procedure This setting is valid when some piano sounds are selected E Opening Closing the Piano Lid Lid This simulates the actual changes in sound that occur when the lid of a grand piano is set at different heights Setting Explanation As the value decreases the lid seems to close 0 6 more producing a softer sound Increasing the value opens the lid more producing a brighter sound E Changing How Rapidly Sounds Are Expressed According to the Force Used to Play the Keys Hammer Response You can adjust the timing with which sounds are produced according to the force used to play the keys When a key is pressed on an acoustic piano it causes a hammer to move and strike the strings producing sound The hammers move more slowly when the keys are played gently meaning that sounds are produced just slightly later than when you play the keyboard with greater force If the Hammer Response function is turned on the time between the moment you press a key until the sound is heard will change depending on the strength

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