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Roland HPi-7 Musical Instrument User Manual

1. laws 63 Czerny 100 20 44 Brautchor Practice 64 Czerny 100 30 45 Battle of Waterloo 1 Openness 65 Czerny 100 38 46 Wiener Marsch 2 Arabesque 66 Czerny 100 43 47 Le Coucou 3 Pastoral 67 Czerny 100 60 48 Menuett G dur Bach 4 A Small Gathering 68 Czerny 100 75 49 Spinnerlied 5 Innocence 69 Czerny 100 86 50 Gavotte 6 Progress 70 Czerny 100 96 51 Heidenroslein 7 The Clear Stream 71 Old MacDonald Had A Farm 52 Zigeuner Tanz 8 Gracefulness 72 Puppy s March 53 La Cinquantaine 9 The Hunt 73 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 54 Csikos Post 10 Tender Flower 74 Frog Song 55 Dolly s Dreaming Awakening 11 The Young Shepherdess 75 Little Fox 56 La Violette 12 Farewell 76 Jingle Bells 57 Frohlicher Landmann 13 Consolation 77 Lightly Row 58 Sonatine op 36 1 Clementi 14 Austrian Dance 78 The Cuckoo 59 Sonatine op 20 1 Kuhlau 15 Ballad 79 Mary Had A Little Lamb 60 Sonatine No 5 Beethoven 16 Sighing 80 London Bridge 17 The Chatterbox 81 Joy To The World Popular 18 Restlessness 1 Canon Pachelbel 19 Ave Maria Masterpices 2 Ombra maifu 20 Tarantella 1 Sonate fur Klavier No 15 3 Les patineurs Valse 21 Angelic Harmony 2 Liebestraume III 4 Brindisi 22 Gondola Song 3 Etude op 10 3 5 Die Lorelei 23 The Return 4 Je te veux 6 Entertainer 24 The Swallow 5 Valse
2. Turning the Power Off After use turn off the power using the following procedure 1 Turn the volume all the way down on the HPi 7LE 2 Turn off the HPi 7LE 3 Turn off the connected display 03454423 05 2 3N
3. 47 EGiting SoNg Snoeien wis nah hate het ae 48 Undoing Edits Undo ccococonocicinicanacaninnaricinononeso 49 Copying Measures Copy ccccssesesststeesesteneens 49 Correcting Timing Discrepancies CHANZO wasaani sii kaka sient rte tiie eda haben 49 Deleting Measures Delete lt s wmmmm0mse 50 Inserting Blank Measures Insert lt 50 Transposing Individual Parts Transpose 51 Making Measures Blank Erase lt s e 51 Exchanging Parts Part Erchange sses 51 Correcting Notes One by One Note Edit 52 Modifying the Tone Changes in a Song PO Edina 52 Saving the Notation Data in BMP Format 52 Functions that Can be Selected Using the Function Button w sewmwemewmmawammmmwwa 54 Adjusting the volume balance between accompaniment and keyboard Balance 55 Adjusting the Piano Sounds Piano Setting AAA 55 Contents Adjusting the depth of the effects Effect 55 Conventions Used in This Manual Setting the reference pitch and temperament This manual uses the following conventions in the interest of simpler Tuning APA WA SA MW WA AA SDA NA gis 55 ore concise instrai ons Mic Echo Wakaazi AA stat 56 Button names are enclosed in square brackets as in Changing the function of the pedals Pedal 56 One Touch Program Piano button Changing the language
4. e Before using this unit make sure to read the instructions below and the Owner s Manual e Do not open or perform any internal modifica tions on the unit e Do not attempt to repair the unit or replace parts S within it except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so Refer all servicing to your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page e Never use or store the unit in places that are Q e Subject to temperature extremes e g direct S sunlight in an enclosed vehicle near a heating duct on top of heat generating equipment or x are e Damp e g baths washrooms on wet floors or are e Humid or are e Exposed to rain or are e Dusty or are e Subject to high levels of vibration e Make sure you always have the unit placed so it is level and sure to remain stable Never place it on stands that could wobble or on inclined surfaces e The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instruc AN tions or as marked on the rear side of unit e Use only the attached power supply cord Also the supplied power cord must not be used with any other device nor place heavy objects on it Doing so can damage the cord producing severed elements and short circuits Damaged cords are fire and shock hazards Do not excessively twist or bend the po
5. WY 2 Thru function On Each note played is sounded twice 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 on the power in the order of the HPi 7 gt MT series Local Off will be set automatically Item Explanation Setting Local Control switch the Local Control On Off setting on off Connecting External Devices Composer Out setting If you want a performance recorded on the HPi 7 to be transmitted to an external MIDI device or computer turn the Composer Out setting On Item Explanation Setting Specify whether a recorded performance will be transmitted to a MIDI device Composer Out On Off Program Change setting Program changes are a type of message that tell a device to switch to sound number x A device that receives this message will select the sound of the corresponding number When you use this setting to specify a program change program number that program number will be transmitted to a MIDI device connected to the HPi 7 A MIDI device that receives the program number will switch to the sound corresponding to that program number Normally program changes select from 128 different sounds However some MIDI devices have more than 128 sounds For such devices Bank Select messages are combined with Program
6. Select the item to set O Select O The selected item will be highlighted in orange keyboard area Keyboard can be split into two zones with a different D sound in each zone v Set the left hand Tone lose iti selected tone Press Tone to select Tone category q Rainn ta ihe previous skoen When the Right hand Tone or Left hand Tone are highlighted you can use the Tone buttons and the or button to select tones When the Split Point is selected you can press the or button to change the split point The split point can also be set by holding down the Split button and pressing the key for the desired split point To cancel split performance press the Split button getting its indicator to go dark hanging from dual performance to split performance By changing from dual performance to split performance you can divide the keyboard into right hand and left hand areas and layer two tones in the right hand area C 1 When using Dual performance press the Split button The Split button s indicator will light Left hand Tone Split Point Tone 1 Displays the name of the Displays the key between Displays the name of Tone tone selected for the left the right hand and left 1 of the Dual performance hand keyboard area hand keyboard areas in the right hand area 7 E A EVE Split E casino era Jazz Scat rig Ch lt change the Spl
7. al N Pop High Tom f Pop Crash Cymbal 1 Pop High Tom Pop Ride Cymbal 1 Pop Chinees Cymbal Rock High Tom f Rock Crash Cymbal Rock High Tom Rock Ride Cymbal 1 Pop Chinees Cymbal Jazz High Tom f Jazz Crash Cymbal 1 Jazz High Tom Jazz Ride Cymbal 1 Jazz Chinees Cymbal ri o ao E o a Falamenco Hi Timbale Falamenco Lo Timbale Falamenco Tmbl Flam Shekere 1 Shekere 2 Low Bongo Mute High Bongo Mute Falamenco Hi Timbale Falamenco Lo Timbale Falamenco Tmbl Flam Shekere 1 Shekere 2 Low Bongo Mute High Bongo Mute 53 Pop Ride Bell Pop Ride Bell Jazz Ride Cymbal 2 EZ Tambourine 2 Tambourine 2 Tambourine 2 55 Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Cha Cha Cowbell Cha Cha Cowbell Cha Cha Cowbell 57 Pop Crash Cymbal 2 Chinees Cymbal Jazz Crash Cymbal 2 mS Vibra slap 2 Vibra slap 2 Vibra slap 2 Pop Ride Cymbal 2 Pop Ride Cymbal 3 Pop Ride Cymbal 2 60 High Bongo 2 High Bongo 2 High Bongo 2 E Low Bongo 2 Low Bongo 2 Low Bongo 2 62 Mute Conga Mute Conga Mute Conga me cs High Conga 2 High Conga 2 High Conga 2 64 Low Conga 2 Low Conga 2 Low Conga 2 65 High Timbale 2 High Timbale 2 High Timbale 2 E Low Timbale 2 Low Timbale 2 Low Timbale 2 67 High Agogo High Agogo High Agogo JE Low Agogo Low Agogo Low Agogo 69 Shaker 3 Shaker 3 Shaker 3 CAM shaker 4 Shaker 4 Shaker 4 a Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Short Hi Whistle _ EXC2 Short Hi Whistle EXC2 72 Long Low Whistle EXC2
8. This product complies with the reguirements of European Directives EMC 89 336 EEC and LVD 73 23 EEC For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREGUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This eguipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference 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 i
9. 27 Playing Different Sounds in the Right and Lett Hand Split iio diario aos 28 Changing from dual performance to split PerfOrMAanCe UA AA 29 To switch from split to dual performance 29 Using the Lesson Function Visual LESSON cooonoccccccconancnoncncnennnnonnnnnnnnnos 30 Practicing with Internal Songs and Songs on Floppy DIS ia kai 31 Adding an Accompaniment to Your Performance Pianist Function 32 Playing in a Wonderland of Sound 33 Explanation of each selection wwmsee 33 Recording Your Performance 34 Recording Along with a SONG 34 Recording a New SONY eccenooncnonrncnnnnnncncnnnrnnnoranannananos 36 iO WA 38 Erasing a Recorded Song oconononcnccncnnonncnonncnnorarannanaoos 39 Other Recording Methods o oononconcnnncncnnonencncnorannnnanaoos 39 Recording with an accompaniment the Pianist FUNCTION kwa 39 Multitrack recording on five tracks 40 Saving Your Performance lt lt ssse 41 Using Floppy Disk iia ai 41 Inserting removing a floppy disk 41 Formatting a floppy disk ooonociinincononcninnonnnnoennos 41 SAVING SONGS miss antaras drid 42 Deleting Saved SONGS meeconcnonconcncnnnonnnnonncnnranannananos 43 COPYING Songs Aa 44 Playing Back Music Files or a Song that was Saved on Floppy DISK lt se 46 Convenient Functions 47 Changing the Notation Screen SettingS5
10. Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Common System Clock Real Time Commands All sound off Reset all controllers Aux Local Control Message All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset Hh x OOOOO x x 120 126 127 123 125 x OX xxx 1 Ox is selectable by Sys Ex 2 Recognized as M 1 even if Mx1 3 Ox is selectable by Composer Out setting Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO X No 78 Main Specifications lt Keyboard gt Keyboard 88 keys Progressive Hammer Action Key board with Escapement Touch Sensitivity Light Medium Heavy Fixed Whole Split split point adjustable Keyboard Mode Dual volume balance adjustable Pianist Manual Drums SFX lt Sound Generator gt Conforms to GM2 GS XG Lite Max Polyphony 128 voices Tones 600 sounds in 6 groups including 15 drum sets 1 SFX set Temperament 8 types tonic selectable Stretched Tuning 2 types Master Tuning 415 3 Hz 466 2 Hz adjustable in increments of 0 1 Hz Transpose Key Transpose 6 5 in semitones Playback Transpose 24 24 in semitones Reverb 10 levels Chorus 10 levels Damper Resonance for Piano only Effects 10 levels String Resonance for Piano only 10 levels Lid for Piano only 10 levels Hammer Response for Piano only 10 levels lt
11. 2 Use the 4 P buttons to select Save and press the O Enter button File gt Save Change the setting eave Destination Change i Format Favorite Change the item O Select to set Saves the song in i Format aes Data saved in this format can be played back on Roland o a Proceed to the Pianos and MT Series Music Players next screen Close Next Return to the previous screen 42 Saving Your Performance 3 Select the destination and the format in which to save Item Value Explanation The song will be saved in i format A song saved in i format can be listened to i Format on Roland digital pianos such as those from the HP G R i and KR series and on units from the MT series Save Format The song will be saved in SMF Standard MIDI File format A song saved in SMF SMF format can be played on the many devices that are able to play back SMF music files p 77 Disk Saves the song to the Floppy Disk Destination Favorite Saves the song to the Favorites You cannot save recorded songs that use copyrighted music files in SMF format 4 Specify the song name and the save destination song number Song name Displays the name of the song to save Change the character change the song number Characters that can be input When the cursor is located at the song name ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ item change the character at the cursor location
12. If you do not want to erase the song select Cancel and save the song on a floppy disk p 42 Delete a Song A OK to delete Song Cancel Play back the song Press the gt E Play Stop button The notation screen will appear and the song will begin playing The measure number in the screen will be highlighted the music file is being loaded Please wait To stop playback press the gt E Play Stop button once again 46 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 Notation button and press the O Options button Q N The following screen will appear Score Option Clef L Auto Selects the display of the pitch names when the notation display is expanded Item Setting Off Not displayed Pitches CDE The note name will be Specify how note Y displayed names are 3 A displayed when Do Re Mi The pitch names fixed Do thenotation Fixed are displayed screen is Do Re Mi es Eo expanded Movable movable Do are displayed Item Setting Clef L Clef R Aat The display will be Specify whether yA switched automatically the notation will G clef Select a G clef notation be displayed as a G clef or F clef F clef Select a F clef notation Item Setting User Select the part that will
13. OpenHihatt EXC1 Timpani B Room Mid Tom 1 Mid Tom 1 c3l48 Timpani c Room Hi Tom 2 High Tom 2 E Timpani c Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 1 50 Timpani d Room Hi Tom 1 High Tom 1 HEM Timpani d Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 52 Timpani e Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal 53 Timpani f Ride Bell Ride Bell BEEN Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine 55 Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal WA 56 Cowbell Cowbell Cowbell 57 Concert Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 me Oo Vibra slap Vibra slap Vibra slap oF Concert Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 caleo High Bongo High Bongo High Bongo E Low Bongo Low Bongo Low Bongo 62 Mute High Conga Mute High Conga Mute High Conga MES Open High Conga Open High Conga Open High Conga 64 Low Conga Low Conga Low Conga 65 High Timbale High Timbale High Timbale EN Low Timbale Low Timbale Low Timbale 67 High Agogo High Agogo High Agogo es Low Agogo Low Agogo Low Agogo 69 Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa OM Maracas Maracas Maracas Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Short Hi Whistle EXC2 C5l72 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 EE Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 74 Long Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 HEN caves Claves Claves 76 High Wood Block High Wood Block High Wood Block 77 Low Wood Block Low Wood Block Low Wood Block EE Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 79 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC
14. This temperament makes the 5th and 3rd intervals pure Itis unsuitable for playing melodies and modulation is not possible but it produces beautifully harmonious chords Just Major Just intonation differs between major and minor keys The same results as major can be obtained in a minor key Just Minor This tuning is suitable for the music of maple Arabia This temperament is a modification of meantone temperament and just intonation allowing more freedom of modulation It allows you to play in all keys third method Kirnberger This temperament is based on the theories of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras and has pure fourths and fifths Chords containing a third will sound impure but melodies will sound good Pythagorean This temperament is a partial compromise of Meantone ee wings a just intonation in order to allow modulation This temperament is a combination of meantone and Pythagorean temperaments It allows you to play in all keys First method number three Werkmeister Key When playing in a temperament other than equal temperament you must specify the tonic the note corresponding to C for a major key or to A for a minor key of the key in which you will play If you have selected equal temperament it is not necessary to select the tonic Setting C C D Eb E F F G Ab A Bb B Mic Echo When you use the mic you can adds a karaoke like echo ef
15. Deleting Saved Songs Here s how to erase a song that was saved on a floppy disk or to Favorites To delete a song on a floppy disk first make sure that the protect tab of the floppy disk is in the write 43 Saving Your Performance write enable position p 42 then insert the floppy disk in the disk drive 1 Press the Function button and select File in the screen and press the O Enter button 2 Use 4 gt to select Delete and press the O Enter button Save distination The location where the song you want to delete is stored is displayed File gt Delete Select the save destination Destination Chanoe Disk Finalize the setting Deletes the sono on the floppy disk and proceed to the next screen previous screen File name Song name Displays the name of the song that will be deleted File gt Delete E Select the song to delete After a song to delete is selected press ann L Finalize a choice Prey Execute Return to the previous screen 3 Select the save destination and the file then press the O Execute button Do not remove the floppy disk from the disk drive until deleting is complete Copying Songs You can take songs saved on floppy disks and copy them to Favorites and vice versa 1 Insert the floppy disk with the song to be copied in the disk drive 2 Press the Function button and select File in the screen and
16. The number of the muted part is displayed as M Pressing the or button once more cancels Solo or Mute Changing Tones Select tones by pressing the Tone button and the or button Convenient Functions Recording Use the Bwd or gt gt Fwd buttons to move to the measure you want to record Set the recording tempo and metronome 1 Pressthe O Record button The HPi 7 goes into record standby 2 Press the p m Play Stop button to start recording Two measures of the count in sound is played and the recording begins 3 Press the gt E Play Stop button to stop recording Making Part Settings This makes more detailed settings for the parts 1 Select the part you want to edit then press the O Options button The following screen will appear 2 Strinos 1111 Change lt gt Select lt gt Select 2 Press the lt lor gt button to select the parameter then change the value with the or buttons Display Description Volume Changes the volume level Changes the amount of reverb effect Rever applied to the sound Chorus Changes the amount of chorus applied Shifts the direction from which the sound is heard between left and right Panpot Press the button to shift the sound to the right or press the button to shift it to the left What s Panpot Panpot is the control that de
17. and not be displayed Song becomes unstable In certain cases such as when playing songs on disks the song may lag when excessive amounts of performance data are used Depressing a pedal has no effect or the pedal effect doesn t stop Is the pedal connected correctly Make sure the pedal cord extending from the stand is securely connected to the pedal jack on the rear of the unit p 9 Has a different function been assigned to the pedal See Changing the function of the pedals Pedal p 56 The bass range sounds odd or When listening through speakers Playing at loud volumes may cause instruments near the HPi 7 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 The pedal rattles Adjust the adjuster underneath the pedal so that the pedal presses firmly against the floor surface p 11 Reverberation still audible even with Reverb turned off Since the HPi 7 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 hee e Place speakers so they are 10 15 cm from walls and other
18. button and then press the m Play Stop button You will hear the recorded performance To stop the playback press the gt m Play Stop button once gain Track button assignments for the recorded performance When you record only a keyboard performance the performance will be assigned to the track buttons as follows Normal performance playing a single sound from the entire keyboard The performance is recorded to the 1 User button Dual performance The performance is recorded to the 1 User button e Split performance The left hand performance is recorded to the 3 Left button and the right hand performance to the 4 Right button Dual performance and Split performance The left hand performance is recorded to the 3 Left button and the right hand dual performance to the 4 Right button Drum set or sound effect performance The performance is recorded to the R Rhythm button 37 Recording Your Performance Re recording 38 When you want to re record specify the track button whose performance you want to re record and 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 The tempo of the song is stored within the song that was selected You can slow down the tempo for recording but
19. vision is recommended whenever small children use the unit Should you remove the screws fastening the stand and the music rest and the thumbscrew O fastening the headphone hook make sure to put them in a safe place out of children s reach so there is no chance of them being swallowed accidentally IMPORTANT NOTES In addition to the items listed under IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS and USING THE UNIT SAFELY on pages 3 and 4 please read and observe the following Power Supply Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inverter such as a refrigerator washing machine microwave oven or air conditioner or that contains a motor Depending on the way in which the electrical appliance is used power supply noise may cause this unit to malfunction or may produce audible noise If it is not practical to use a separate electrical outlet connect a power supply noise filter between this unit and the electrical outlet Before connecting this unit to other devices turn off the power to all units This will help prevent malfunctions and or damage to speakers or other devices Although the LCD and LEDs are switched off when the POWER switch is switched off this does not mean that the unit has been completely disconnected from the source of power If you need to turn off the power completely first turn off the POWER switch then unplug the
20. 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 Part 1 Flute Part TE 2 16 Track Seguencer and the Track Buttons In addition to the 16 Track Sequencer function the Track Buttons p 16 are another of the unit s playing recording functions In addition to the 16 track sequencer the HPi 7 also features the track buttons p 16 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 Part R Rhythm D 10 S 11 1 Whole 1 2 Bass Accomp 2 5 9 12 16 3 Lower 3 4 Upper 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 27 and Split p 28 performances In addition when recording performances using the Pianist function you can select only one part to record If you want to record multiple parts simultaneously with the Pianist function you should use the track buttons Refer to Recording with an accompaniment the Pianist function p 39 58 You can also chang
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22. 51 Beyer 60 32 Jagerlied 34 Fly Free ae peyer ga Men st Antique Song with a symbol appended to 53 Beyer 67 34 Fur Elise i 54 Beyer 73 35 Turkischer Marsch Mozart their name may not allow output of 55 Beyer 78 36 Standchen their notations as image data in BMP 56 Beyer 81 37 Humoreske bitmap format 57 Beyer 90 38 Blumenlied 58 Beyer 93 39 Alpenglockchen 59 Beyer 98 40 Menuett G dur Beethoven 60 Beyer 103 41 Venezianisches Gondellied 61 Czerny 100 1 42 Alpenabendrote 62 Czerny 100 10 43 Farewell to the Piano 75 Pianist Style List Songs for Visual Lesson Beginner s Course Repertoire Course Challenge Course Mary Had A Little Lamb Traumerei Hanon Come Birds Trepak Burgmuller The Cuckoo Canon Pachelbel Beethoven Old MacDonald Had A Farm I ve Been Working On The Railroad Chopin London Bridge Silent Night Holy Night Fast Play Oh Susanna Clair De Lune Finger Technique Sonata Mozart La Primavera Chord Aura Lee Grandfather s Clock American Folk Song Pathetique Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Screen Music Amazing Grace Gymnopedie 1 Jazz Pianist Style List Piano Pop Jazz Club EnglishWaltz Kids Shuffle 70s Dance PianoClasicl 70s Pop Piano Night Fast Waltz MarchingBand Slow 8 Beat PianoClasic2 Ballad Pop Piano Ballad MidBossa Nova PianoShuffle Pop Rock Piano Polka Light Pops 50s Ballad Piano Latin P Swing Pop P Gospel P Concerto 1 P Pop P Swing P Slow Waltz P Ragt
23. Appendics aa 64 Trouble SHOO HNP iieii eaa 64 If this Message Appears on Screen vwwes0m0w 66 TONG LAS AAA AAA iia 67 SEA Sian ir 69 Drum Set Listin aiii 70 Chord List iaa aaa 74 Internal Son aa 75 Songs for Visual Lesson wwwmswsmmmn 76 Pianist IAA a 76 Music Files That the HPi 7 Can Use lt lt sees 77 MIDI Implementation Chart wswemmmmi 78 Main Specioza 79 diia ic it 80 Connecting an External Display HPi 7LE ONly ccocncnononnnesnnencaresncess 82 Before You Begin Playing Making the Connections Connecting the pedal cable Insert the pedal cable into the Pedal connector on the rear panel of the HPi 7 E N OLB Connecting the Speaker Cable HPi ZLE only 1 As shown in the diagram connect the speaker cable Pedal leading from the speaker box of the stand to the speaker connector located on the rear bottom of the HPi 7 LE Push the speaker cable in until it clicks into position Speaker v ji ji Speaker connector Clip portion Speaker cable e Donot put anything that contains water e g flower vases on this unit Also avoid the use of insecticides perfumes alcohol nail polish spray cans etc near the unit The speakers of this piano are mounted beneath the upper surface and face upwards Malfunctions or accidents may occur if liquids contact any part of the speakers Speakers Attach the mu
24. Convenient Functions 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 editing e You can make these corrections by using note editing Deleting misplayed notes e Changing the scale of a single note e Changing the force used in playing a single key velocity e Change the fingering Note Edit Part 4 1001 03 000 4 001 04 000 E vent 02 01 00 9 PJ 1 2 E MC NE 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 q gt buttons to select the part with the note to be edited The Part number appears at the top of the screen Use the lt q Bwd button and the gt gt Fwd button or use A buttons to find the note to be corrected When you ve found the note you want to correct use the X P buttons to select Pitch or Velocity or Fingering for the note Use the buttons to correct the pitch or velocity If you want to delete the note press the O Delete button 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 cha
25. Resolution Markers will be assigned to the beginning of a beat Beat If you want to assign a marker to the beginning of a beat assign the marker while playing back the song 23 Playing Along With A Song 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 b 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 Track a AR Te 7 7 2 Wonderan 4 Wonderland Am Dr pi gt 1 Press the Transpose button Link Setting this to Off allows you to set values separately for the keyboard and the song data For example if you want the E Change the setting pitch to sound when you press A the C key set the Keyboard A O transpose setting to 4 4 gt This transposes the keyboard and song data Specify the number of semitones LJ you wish To assion separate values Chimera rea for the keyboard and song data v LA turn off the link between then Return to the Switches the link Select t
26. USING THE UNIT SAFELY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS About Z WARNING and Z CAUTION Notices Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe AM WARNING 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 CAUTION 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 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 O 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 OS ALWAYS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING
27. _ abcdefghijkImnopqrstuvwxyz I When the save destination item is highlighted in Space amp 0123456789 lt gt white change the save destination song number File gt Save Change ha Save Destination te a Move the cursor Select O select an item to set Save the song under a new name If song name appears in save dest kolumn song has a ur Finalize the setting been saved already After sona name and save and proceed to the destination are determined press Ol Preu SS next screen Return to the Save Destination previous screen Displays the save destination song number If you select a song number that displays a song name and save a new song the previous song will be erased 5 Follow the on screen directions to begin saving the data The time required for saving will range from several seconds to half a minute or more Never remove the floppy disk from the disk drive until saving is complete Some notes on saving a song e Due to certain types of handling the data on a floppy disk can be damaged and become unplayable We recommend that important song data be saved on two floppy disks e When a song is played back on some other devices notes may drop out or may be played differently e When you are finished saving set the protect tab of the floppy disk to the protect position p 42 This will prevent the song from being accidentally erased
28. their default values when the power is turned off However you can specify that the various settings will be remembered even when the power is turned off This function is called Memory Backup 1 In step 2 on p 54 select Memory Backup and press the O Enter button and a message will be displayed 2 Usethe lt Jor gt buttons to select OK then press the O Execute button to carry out the Memory Backup procedure 59 Convenient Functions Stored contents Master Tune Stretch Tuning Temperament Key p 55 Lid Damper Resonance Hammer Response String Resonance p 55 Key Touch p 25 Metronome Sound p 20 Count In Sound Countdown Sound Count In Measure p 21 Language p 56 Track Assign p 57 Reverb Switch Reverb Depth p 55 Never turn off the power while the display indicates Writing Doing so will damage the HPi 7 s internal memory making it unusable The settings for the following parameters are saved even without Memory Backup Auto Demo p 57 USB Driver p 63 Restoring the factory settings Factory Reset The memory backup settings can be restored to the factory set condition This operation is referred to as Factory Reset 1 Instep 2 on p 54 select Factory Reset and press the O button and a message will be displayed 2 Use the 4 1or gt buttons to select OK then press the O Execute button to ca
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30. 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 id 1 2 Actual note data 3 Note data after guantization Example Sixteenth note resolution HEH Note data after quantization j He ii J Actual note data 3 Quantize For All Tr Pt Al Resolution 1 16 Change Execute 49 Convenient Functions Item Content Measure number of the first measure of the segment From to be guantized For Number of measures to be guantized Track button or part number to be guantized Tr Pt Choosing All quantizes the same passage in all Parts Quantization timing Select one of the following values Resolu 1 2 half note 1 4 quarter note 1 6 quarter note tion triplet 1 8 eighth note 1 12 eighth note triplet 1 16 sixteenth note 1 24 sixteenth note triplet 1 32 thirty second note Deleting Measures Delete 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 deleting Ex To delete measures bars 5 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9U110 AS Inserting Blank Measures Inser
31. Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree EN Castanets Castanets Castanets Castanets 86 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 a MA Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 72 Drum Set List No sound EXC will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number DR ORCHESTRA DR GS ROOM DR GS BRUSH 2i ii tE EaR ee ae a 24 Bar Chime Bar Chime Bar Chime EN Snare Roll Snare Roll Snare Roll 26 Finger Snap Finger Snap Finger Snap EEE Close Hi hat EXC1 HighQ High Q 28 Pedal Hi hat EXC1 Slap Slap 29 Open Hi hat EXC1 Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Push EXC7 CE Pide Cymbal Scratch Pull EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 31 Sticks Sticks Sticks EH Square Click Square Click Square Click 33 Metronome Click Metronome Click Metronome Click E Metronome Bell Metronome Bell Metronome Bell 39 Concert BD 2 Std Kick 2 Std Kick 2 c2 36 Concert BD 1 Std Kick 1 Std Kick 1 EH Side Stick Side Stick Side Stick 38 Concert SD Snare Drum 1 Brush Tap EN Castanets Hand Clap Brush Slap 40 Concert SD Snare Drum 2 Brush Swirl At Timpani F Room Low Tom 2 Low Tom 2 EY Timpani F Closed Hi hat 1 EXC1 Closed Hi hat1 EXC1 43 Timpani G Room Low Tom 1 Low Tom 1 E Timpani G Pedal Hi hat 1 EXC1 Pedal Hi hat 1 EXC1 45 Timpani A Room Mid Tom 2 Mid Tom 2 EM Timpani A Open Hi hat1 EXC1
32. C7 oro o O E 2 a 05 SL2 Seal Fancy Animal Elephant Bike 69 EXC will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number DR POP DR ROCK DR JAZZBRUSH 21 R8B Snare R8B Snare R8B Snare me 22 Rock Snare Pop Snare m Pop Snare m es Rock Snare Pop Snare m Pop Snare m 24 Pop Snare m Pop Snare m Pop Snare m EN Pop Snare Ghost Pop Snare Ghost Pop Snare Ghost 26 Pop Snare m Pop Snare m Pop Snare m HER Finger Snap Finger Snap Finger Snap 28 707 Claps 707 Claps 707 Claps 29 Hand Clap EXC7 Hand Clap EXC7 Hand Clap EXC7 CE Hand Clap2 EXC7 Hand Clap2 EXC7 Hand Clap2 EXC7 31 Hand Clap Hand Clap Hand Clap Pop Pedal HH EXC1 Pop Pedal HH EXC1 Pop Pedal HH EXC1 33 Gospel Hand Clap Gospel Hand Clap Gospel Hand Clap E Snare Roll Snare Roll Snare Roll Pop Kick Rock Kick Pop Kick 36 Pop Kick Rock Kick Pop Kick EA Pop Side Stick Rock Side Stick Jazz Snare Swing 38 Pop Sanre s Rock Sanre s Jazz Sanre HEM Pop Snare Ghost Rock Snare Ghost Pop Snare Swing 40 Pop Snare s Rock Snare s Jazz Sanre 41 Pop Low Tom f Rock Low Tom f Jazz Low Tom f EEN Pop CHH 1 EXC1 Rock CHH 1 EXC1 Pop CHH 1 EXC1 43 Pop Low Tom Rock Low Tom Jazz Low Tom EN Pop CHH 2 EXC1 Rock CHH 2 EXC1 Pop CHH 2 EXC1 45 Pop Mid Tom f Rock Mid Tom f Jazz Mid Tom f Pop OHH EXC1 Rock OHH EXC1 Pop OHH EXC1 Pop Mid Tom Rock Mid Tom azz Mid Tom Hi a o
33. Change messages to select sounds Bank Select consists of two messages MSB controller number 0 value 0 127 and LSB controller number 32 value 0 127 Some MIDI devices cannot use bank select messages Alternatively some devices may use bank select messages but ignore the LSB message Item Explanation Setting Bank Select msg tamsmitthebank od 197 7EH select MSB Transmit the bank Bank Select LSB select LSB 0 00h 127 7FH Program Change oda 1 00h 128 7FH program number Making the Settings for the USB Driver If you intend to connect to a computer using the USB connector you need to make the following setting before you make the connection 1 Press the Function button 2 Select USB Driver and press the O button Item Setting Explanation Select this when using the Vendor supplied driver with a USB USB Driver scan 1 Selects the USB a Select this when using a generic driver type Generic USB driver included with the OS with a USB connection 3 Tum on the power once again 63 Trouble Shooting If you think there s a problem read this first Case Cause Remedy Case Cause Remedy The power doesn t come on Is the power cord connected and plugged in correctly p 9 Can t select a tone Press the X button several times to return to the notation screen p 15
34. Check your skills Exit Enter 2 Press the q or gt button to select a course then press the O Enter button Beginners 109 taru Hod Litte Le 1 smo ETS EEDE 1 Maru Had A Little 6 Dh Susanna 2 Come Birds 7 Sonata Mozart 3 The Cuckoo 8 Aura Lee 4 Old MacDonald Had 9 Pathetique 5 London Bridge 10 Amazino Grace Select a Sono amp Press O Preset Disk Songs Listen 3 Select a practice song then press the O Next button 30 Using the Lesson Function Visual Lesson A screen like the one below appears when you select the Repertoire course Fart How do you want to practice Start Measure This selects the part to N When you ve decided press C P This sets the starting be practiced setting Both Hands Part Both Hands Start Measure 1 E Left Hands Right Hands Tenpo Original Tempo EndMeasure 21 Tempo A selects the part to m Chane n End Measure This sets the tempo for be practiced This sets the your practice ending measure setting Original Tempo A Little Slower Slower Much Slower Set the tempo and the part you want to practice then press the O Next button Play along with the accompaniment When you have finished playing your score appears in the display Press the O Review button to display the results of your performance in the notation Rh
35. Insert a different floppy disk or delete files on user memory and repeat the procedure 51 Memory error There is something wrong with the system Repeat the procedure from the beginning If it is not solved after you have tried several times contact the Roland service center 12 Disk is not formatted The floppy disk inserted into the disk drive can t be read Be sure you re using Roland SMF Music Files or other music files compatible with Roland digital pianos p 77 Also if you want to save your work on floppy disk you need to format the floppy disk first p 41 13 Disk ejected while it was being accessed The floppy disk was removed from the disk drive while reading or writing was in progress Insert the floppy disk and repeat the procedure 14 Corrupt sector found on disk or in memory This floppy disk is damaged and cannot be used Insert a different disk and repeat the procedure 66 Piano NaturalGrand NaturalMello Natural Hps Grand Pianol MellowPianol Harpsichord2 Natural Gnd2 MellowPiano2 NaturalC Hps Grand Piano2 DetunedPiano PianoStrings Piano Choir Honky tonk Ballad Piano Piano Str2 Honky tonk 2 Rock Piano Bright Piano UprightPiano Mono Piano Bell Piano Air Grand Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 3 E Piano Pop E Piano Stage EP Vibraphone Morning Lite 70 s E Piano Vibe Tr E Piano 1 E Piano 2 Marimba 60 s E
36. List p 76 gt Chord List p 74 1 Press the Pianist button to access the Style Select screen and select an accompaniment style The Pianist button s indicator will light and the Intro Ending button s indicator will blink The keyboard will be divided at the Split Point p 28 into right hand and left hand areas P 1 6 Style list l 4 Kids Shuffle l ll The selecti ill i e 2 Jazz Club 5 70s Dance To Top Page be highlighted in gt A oe orange a 3 Enolishllaltz 6 PianoClasicl lt Select gt Play on lower keyboard to start accompaniment o Close Chord Finder Starting the accompaniment 2 Either press the Start Stop button or play a chord in the left hand keyboard area The accompaniment will begin with an intro If you do not want to add an intro press the Intro Ending button so its indicator goes dark then perform step 2 In the left hand keyboard area specify the accompaniment chord Play freely in the right hand keyboard area You can press the O Chord Finder button to display the Chord Fingering List Stopping the accompaniment 3 Press the Intro Ending button or the Start Stop button If you press the Intro Ending button the accompaniment will stop after an ending If you press the Start Stop button the accompaniment will stop immediately To cancel the Pianist function press the Pianist button getting its indicator to go
37. MIJI AAA AS The upwardly compatible General MIDI 2 recommendations pick up where the original General 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 G 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
38. Metronome Bell Metronome Bell Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 Kick 1 Std Kick 2 Kick 2 c2 36 808 Bass Drum 1 808 Bass Drum 2 Std Kick 1 Kick 1 EA 808 Rim Shot 808 Rim Shot Side Stick Side Stick 38 808 Snare Drum TR 909 Snr Snare Drum 1 Brush Tap E Hand Clap Hand Clap Hand Clap Brush Slap 40 Snare Drum 2 Dance Snr 2 Snare Drum 2 Brush Swirl At 808 Low Tom 2 808 Low Tom 2 Low Tom 2 Brush Low Tom 2 HEN 808 CHH EXC1 808 CHH EXC1 Closed Hi hat1 EXC1 Closed Hi hat2 EXC1 43 808 Low Tom 1 808 Low Tom 1 Low Tom 1 Brush Low Tom 1 E 808 CHH EXC1 808 CHH EXC1 Pedal Hi hat 1 EXC1 Pedal Hi hat 2 EXC1 45 808 Mid Tom 2 808 Mid Tom 2 Mid Tom 2 Brush Mid Tom 2 E 808 OHH EXC1 808 OHH EXC1 Open Hi hat 1 EXC1 Open Hi hat 2 EXC1 ol 808 Mid Tom 1 808 Mid Tom 1 Mid Tom 1 Brush Mid Tom 1 C3l48 808 Hi Tom 2 808 Hi Tom 2 High Tom 2 Brush Hi Tom 2 E 808 Cymbal 808 Cymbal Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 1 50 808 Hi Tom 1 808 Hi Tom 1 High Tom 1 Brush Hi Tom 1 WEE Pide Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 52 Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal 53 Ride Bell Ride Bell Ride Bell Ride Bell CHEN Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine 55 Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal sos Cowbell 808 Cowbell Cowbell Cowbell 57 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 me oS Vibra slap Vibra slap Vibra slap Vibra slap pa Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 caleo High Bong
39. Notation button Displays the notation using the entire screen p 15 18 Zoom button This magnifies the notation zooms in p 16 19 LE Metronome button Sounds the internal metronome p 20 20 Tempo Slow Fast buttons Adjust the tempo p 16 p 20 p 32 Simultaneously pressing the Slow and Fast buttons will restore the basic tempo 21 Track buttons Used to play back or record each track of a song p 16 p 37 p 40 22 H Reset button Resets the song playback start location to the beginning of the song 23 gt E Play Stop button This starts and stops playback and recording of songs 24 0 Rec button When pressed this button places the instrument in recording standby p 34 p 40 25 lt lt Bwd button Rewinds the song 26 gt gt Fwd button Fast forwards the song 27 Wonderland button Here you can enjoy the Drums SFX and Game and learn about instruments while having fun p 33 Panel Descriptions 28 Marker Count button This is also used for setting the count p 21 These allow you to add and move markers in the notation as well as repeat playback of song segments simply and easily Rear Panel 29 Disk Drive You can insert a floppy disk for playing back or saving songs p 41 p 46 LCD Out Pedal Input Output R L Mono R L Mono Y 0000 Li Stereo Li Stereo 1 LCD Out Connecto
40. Related Settings p 62 61 Connecting External Devices Connections to a Computer You can use a USB connector to connect the HPi 7 to your computer Roland s Visual MT is installed you will be able to play the sound of the software sound generator from the HPi 7 s speakers or save a recorded HPi 7 song on your computer For more details refer to the separate USB Installation Guide 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 Connecting your computer to the HPi 7 for the first time requires installation of the USB Driver on the included CD ROM to the computer For more details refer to the separate USB Installation Guide Only MIDI data can be transmitted using USB Use a USB cable no longer than 3 meters USB cables are not included Consult your Roland dealer if you need to purchase Turn on the power to the HPi 7 before starting up MIDI applications on the computer Do not turn the HPi 7 on or off while any MIDI application is running Do not connect or disconnect the USB cable while the HPi 7 s power is on If not using USB disconnect the USB cable from the HPi 7 If during the transmission reception of data the computer switches to energy saving mode or suspended mode or if the HPi 7 s powe
41. Return to the previous screen Item Indicator Setting No Light Medium ide allows you to play using the most pater touch This setting is closest to the response of an acoustic piano Fortissimo ff cannot be produced unless you play more strongly Red Light Heavy than usual making the keyboard feel heavier This setting allows you to add more expression when playing dynamically Key Touch G Fortissimo ff can be produced by playing less strongly than reen Li pe Light usual making the keyboard feel lighter This setting makes it i 5 easier for children whose hands have less strength Orange Fixed Sounds at a fixed volume regardless of your keyboard playing x Light ls strength 25 Adding Variety to Your Performances Selecting the Sound to Play The HPi 7 contains 600 and more different tones The tones are organized into six tone groups which are assigned to the Tone buttons 1 Press one of the Tone buttons and select the desired tone in the screen When you press a Tone button the button s indicator will light Tone list The selection will be highlighted in Orange P 175 a Grand Pianol a EX a Select a tone NaturallMlello E MellowPianol a Select O gt Ma Hear a demo of the EX A selected tone Natural Hps er Harpsichord2 Ka v Close Audition Return to the previous screen The next time you press this
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44. be used with this instrument refer to p 43 Is MID used as the extension The song cannot be treated as song data if a different extension is used 65 If this Message Appears on Screen Indication Meaning Indication Meaning When a song with a pickup a song that does not start on the first beat 15 Can t read this data Be sure you re using Roland SMF Music Files or other music files compatible with Roland digital pianos p 77 This data cannot be saved in SMF format You cannot save on this floppy PU is played back the measure numbers will be indicated in the display as PU 1 2 and so forth To protect the copyright this 00 music file cannot be saved as an SMF Also the music file can not be saved If you want to save it please save on the same floppy disk 16 Playback is aborted The HPi 7 cannot read the floppy disk quickly enough Press the gt E Play Stop button then press the kd Reset button and gt E Play Stop button to play the song 01 You cannot save this data You can only read the music file It can not be saved on a floppy disk or user memory 02 Write protected The protect tab on the floppy disk is set to the Protect position p 6 Change it to the Write position Repeat the procedure 17 The selected image data cannot be displayed The selected image data cannot be displ
45. dark When using the Pianist function you cannot select and play a sound in the left hand keyboard area You can change the split point by holding down the Split button and pressing a key p 29 You can change the volume balance between the keyboard playing and the accompaniment Refer to Adjusting the volume balance between accompaniment and keyboard Balance p 55 The accompaniment data produced by the Pianist function will not be output from the MIDI Out connector 32 Playing in a Wonderland of Sound Wonderland allows children to experience a variety of sounds and onboard songs with easy operation and enjoyable animation o on Dan Reverb Chon Split Key Touch Function T y T U U MEMETED 1 Press the Wonderland button and select the desired item in the screen After the opening screen is displayed a screen like the following will appear Select an item or instrument A 7 Proceed to the O next screen audition stop the selected sound or song NA Select X Exit Enter Return to the previous screen exit Wonderland Explanation of each selection Item Content Drums Select a picture of a percussion instrument to hear the sound of that instru ment Play the keyboard to play the selected percussion instrument Piano Learn about how pianos are made Alphabet Use the keyboard to become familiar with the alphabet SFX
46. g includes newer sounds so what you actually see in the display may not always match what appears in the 2 2 Contrast knob This knob adjusts the contrast of the screen p 10 manual 13 Basic Operation and the Main Screen Basic operation The HPi 7 is operated mainly by using the cursor buttons and O X El buttons while viewing the screen The every screen shows the functions of the cursor buttons and the O 1 X E buttons The main functions are as follows Cursor A gt V buttons Move to an item to select it switch pages O button Finalize the selected value X button Display the notation screen or return to the previous screen button change the selected value T buttons BS LI Q a Cursor buttons LJ O LJ x y o x buttons The main screens include the following 1 Notation screen basic screen Dn Change 1 o O Select gt Close Menu O This is the first screen that will be displayed when you turn on the power If some other screen is displayed you can press the Notation button then press the O button to access this screen For details on the notation screen display refer to p 15 2 List screen P 175 E EX To Top Page F Grand Pianol 4 O NaturalMello Sf HellowPianol Sf 0 Select O Harpsichord2 K a m Natural Hps wA Audition This type of li
47. 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 Howling could be produced depending on the location of micro phones relative to speakers This can be remedied by 1 Changing the orientation of the microphone s 2 Relocating microphone s at a greater distance from speakers 3 Lowering volume levels Before Using Floppy Disks Handling the Floppy Disk Drive Install the unit on a solid level surface in an area free from vibration Avoid using the unit immediately after it has been moved to a location with a level of humidity that is greatly different than its former location Rapid changes in the environment can cause condensation to form inside the drive which will adversely affect the operation of the drive and or damage floppy disks When the unit has been moved allow it to become accustomed to the new environment allow a few hours before operating it To insert a disk push it gently but firmly into the drive it will click into place To remove a disk press the EJECT button firmly Do not use excessive force to remove a disk which is lodged in the drive Never attempt to remove a floppy disk from the drive while the drive is operating the indicator is lit damage could result to both the di
48. press the O Enter button Q Use 4q P to select Copy and press the O Enter button 44 Saving Your Performance File gt Copy Favorite o Floppy_disk Copies the sona in the Favorites to the floppy disk previous screen 4 Select the copy type and press the O Enter button The following Copy Song screen appears Copy source Copy destination A Change the setting Es Favorite E I E Change the item to set Copies the song on the floppy disk to the Favorites You can copy all of the songs saved on the floppy Proceed to the disk to the Favorites by selecting All next screen M Return to the previous screen 5 Specifying the copy source and the copy destination If a song name is displayed with a number a song is already saved to that number If you select a number with previously saved song data and proceed to copy to that 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 When All is selected all of the songs on the disk are copied to Favorites 6 Press the O Execute button Do not eject the floppy disk from the disk drive until the copy is finished 45 Playing Back Music Files or a Song that was Saved on Floppy Disk Here s how you can play back commercially available music files o
49. song Practice Master Popular Favorites Disk 1 Sonate No 15 2 Liebestraume 3 Etude op 10 4 Je te veux 5 Valse op 64 6 Gollivog sCa a __ Chords fingerings and lyrics in songs containing such data are displayed here Press the gt Play stop button The button s indicator will light The song will begin playing Disk Select songs from disk For details refer to p 46 Registor to Favorites For details refer E to p 19 Select a genre Select a song CM Audition the O selected song Back to score screen While the screen shows the H symbol the song data is being loaded To adjust the tempo Use the Tempo Slow Fast buttons to adjust the tempo The tempo is adjusted in terms of the value of a quarter note with 10 500 being the permissible range If you press the Tempo Slow Fast buttons simultaneously you will return to the basic tempo of the song the tempo before it was modified Muting silencing parts of the playback You can mute the sound of specific playback parts and play them yourself Press a track button to mute a specific track 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 When playing back SMF music files for Roland Piano Digital series instruments and the 3
50. the track that you want to record i e the track that you want to play yourself The indicator of the button you pressed will blink and the HPi 7 enters recording standby mode Since in this example we will record the right hand performance press the 4 Right button to make the button s indicator blink Only the sounds of a drum set or SFX set can be recorded in the R Rhythm button Select the tone that will be recorded Use the Tone buttons to select the tone that you want to record After selecting the Tone press the X close button to display the Notation screen Set the tempo Use the Tempo buttons to set the recording tempo You can also record using the metronome In this case the sound of the metronome will not be recorded Start recording Press the p m Play Stop button After a two measure count recording will begin Note that recording will also begin as soon as you play anything on the keyboard even if you do not press the p gt HM Play Stop button In this case no count will be heard When recording begins the gt Play Stop button and the O Rec button indicators will light Go ahead and perform on the keyboard Stop recording Press the p m Play Stop button Recording will stop and the gt m Play Stop button and the O Rec button indicators will go out Play back the recorded performance Press the H Reset button and then press the m P
51. them between muted button s indicator R 1 2 3 4 O O O O O dark and playing button s indicator lit Rhythm User Accomp Left Right lt lt Bwd gt gt Fwd buttons ma IS e lt lt gt gt Press this once to go back or forward one measure E Goes back or forward continuously when held down Reset Play Stop Re C Bwd Fwd e Rec button Records a performance p 34 m Play button Starts and stops playback m Reset button Returns to the beginning of the song If you hold down the gt m Play Stop button and press the gt gt Fwd button you will move to the end of the song Playing a Song The HPi 7 comes with 170 piano songs onboard All of these can be viewed 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 Internal Song List p 75 on Transpose Piano E Piano Organ Strings Voice Others O 000000 rn Reverb Chorus Split Key Touch Function O T T U T U 5o ETEEN 16 Select a song Playing Along With A Song 1 Press the Song button In the screen select the song that you want to play Genre Press lt q gt to select the genre Selectable songs differ for each genre Song list The selection will be highlighted in black Play back Song name The name of the currently selected
52. when you play back the performance it will play back at the original tempo Use the Bwd or Fwd button to move to the measure that you want to re record Press the O Rec button Recordino a Sono Do you vant to record a ney song or add on to the current song O Select gt The selected item Select a choice will be highlighted in orange o i Finalize a choice Ta Cancel Ezecute SS Return to the previous screen Choose Add On With this setting you can record while listening to the selected song Press a track button to select a recording track Press the track button for the track that you want to re record The indicators of the button you pressed and of the p gt m Play Stop button will blink and the HPi 7 enters recording standby mode Press the p m Play Stop button to start recording After a two measure count recording will begin When recording begins the p gt m Play Stop button and O Rec button indicators will light Go ahead and perform on the keyboard Press the gt m Play Stop button to stop recording The E Play Stop button and the O Rec button indicators will go out Recording Your Performance Erasing a Recorded Song A recorded song can be erased in the following two ways 1 After recording a song press the Song button and select another song in the song select screen 2 Hold down the Song bu
53. with 170 songs all carefully lt Select gt gt selected so almost a every genre is br Favorites Disk x Close Menu c represented whether it be piano 1 Sonate No 15 2 Liebestraune etudes or popular 5 Etude op 10 4 Je te veux p Valse op 64 6 Gollivog sla O A Visual Lesson Convenient Functions For Practicing Easy Game like Operation Enjoy practicing along with song data After pressing the button for the desired function operation consists basically You can also check the results of what you of pressing the cursor buttons o x buttons and located in the center of play right in the screen the panel You can enjoy versatile performance with easy operation Copyright 2004 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION 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 a ages 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 O
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55. 4 E vute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 81 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 au Shaker Shaker Shaker Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Cel84 Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree EB Castanets Castanets Castanets 86 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 EA Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 88 Applause fe 73 O symbol Indicates the constituent note of chords symbol Chord shown with an can be played by pressing just the key marked with the x 74 Cc C D Eb E F Cmaj7 C maj7 Dmaj7 Eb maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 EAN LPP SY RET PRT LES PT CPT TP C7 C 7 D7 Eb7 m E EYRE E KA PENTA Cm C m Dm Ebm Em Fm ee Cm7 C m7 Dm7 Eb m7 Em7 Fm7 e Cdim C dim Ddim Eb dim Edim Fdim e ETRE PRS ERT Et F G Ab A Bb B TN A CELE PEAN MERU F maj7 Gmaj7 Ab maj Amaj7 Bb maj7 Bmaj7 Se ATEA ATA Ce Er EE aT F 7 G7 Ab7 A7 Bb7 B7 MHE REN N E N F m Gm Abm Am Bbm Bm EMEA EE EE CI e EE R F m7 Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bb m7 Bm7 MAEM ee CAT ETE TA F dim Gdim Abdim Bb dim Bdim IAA A n i a EIA Internal Song List e All rights reserved Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private personal enjoyment is a violation of applicable
56. Arranger gt Music Styles 35 Pianist Styles Start Sto Control Intro T lt Composer gt 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 Metronome Volume 10 levels Pattern 11 patterns Sound 8 types Tracks 5 tracks 16 tracks Song 1 song Note Storage Approx 30 000 notes Tempo Quarter note 10 500 Resolution 120 ticks per quarter note Copy Quantize Delete Insert Erase Trans Edit pose Part Exchange Note Edit PC Edit Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd Track Control Select All Song Play Random Play Count in Countdown Marker Set Repeat Tempo Mute lt Disk Drive Disk Storage gt 3 5 inch Micro Floppy Disk Drive Disk Format 720 K bytes 2DD 1 44 M bytes 2HD Files Max 99 songs Note Storage Approx 120 000 notes 2DD Approx 240 000 notes 2HD lt Others gt Internal Songs Over 170 songs User Memory Max 200 songs on Favorites 1 User image Rated Power Out put HPi 7 40 W x2 HPi 7LE 50 W x 2 HPi 7 20 cm x 2 k Speakers HPi 7LE 20 cm x 2 Speaker Box 5cm x 2 z 640 x 240 dots graphic color LCD with back Display lit y Grand staff G clef staff F clef staff with Notation note name lyrics chords fingering Languages English Japanese German French Span ish HPi 7 Yes Built in Display MIDI Out Lyrics HPi 7LE Yes Built in Display MIDI Out External display Volume Brilliance LCD contra
57. Close Finite selected tone SS Return to the previous screen When the tone names of Tone 1 or Tone 2 are highlighted you can press the or button to select tones within the same tone group p 26 To cancel dual performance press any Tone button Playing Different Sounds in the Right and Left Hand Split Dividing the keyboard into right hand 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 MI kh A Tone The split point key is included in the left hand keyboard area Transpose Piano E Pano TO on Sminge Voies Omer 0 000000 o ani Reverb _Choru Split_ Key Touch Function T y U T T CHEE 1 Press the Split button The button s indicator will light The tone on the right will be the Right hand Tone and the tone on the left will be the Left hand Tone 28 Adding Variety to Your Performances Left hand Tone Split Point Right hand Tone Displays the name of the tone Displays the key between the Displays the name of the tone selected for the left hand right hand and left hand selected for the right hand keyboard area keyboard areas Left hand Right hand a Change the tone e an ight han m N Naturalbrand My he change the Split Point
58. Do not expose floppy disks to strong magnetic fields such as those generated by loudspeakers e 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 Write Protect Tab lo Protect prevents writing to disk e 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 e 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 dust ridden disk you risk damaging the disk as well as causing the disk drive to malfunction e Disks containing performance data for this unit should always be locked have their write protect tab slid to the Protect position before you insert them into the drive on some other unit except the PR 300 or a product in the HP G HPi MT KR or Atelier families or into a computer s drive Otherwise if the write protect tab remains in the Write position when you perform any disk operations using the other device s disk drive such as checking the contents of the disk or loading data you risk rendering the disk unreadable by this unit s disk drive pene CD ROMs Avoi
59. ED On The Metronome button s light flashes in time with the beat Off Dark 20 Playing Along With A Song 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 1 Press the Marker Count button Count Countdown Countdown Change the setting Mode Sound Track Count Voice eft amp Right A In down Enolish Track LI pd ts count al Nea cP Bd a gt ountdown s count at end of intro A Count In down Adds both counts Select the item to set x v fe gt Return to the previous screen O Marker Item Setting Count In add a count before the performance Specify what type of count will be Count Mode added Countdown add a count only before you begin playing f Count In down add both a count in and a countdown t S Specify the count down sound 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 Specify the track or part that will Countdown determine the beginning of the Track Porco Whenaddng 4 Right Track Right hand part of a piano song countd
60. F 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 literature accompanying the 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 attachments 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 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 7 amplifiers that produc
61. Finger the score by pressing the pedals Press the center pedal to turn to the next page in the score and press the left pedal gt to change the part see p 47 to turn to the previous page Part Keyboard Change The keyboard will be displayed 4 Fingering under the notation if you check this a ii When playing back song data that includes fingering numbers the fingering numbers will be displayed if Chord a Select a gt you check this This is convenient when you want to When playing back song data that practice the correct fingering contains chord data the chord name A The fingers are numbered as follows 1 thumb 2 index will be displayed if you check this Close Menu O finger 3 middle finger 4 ring finger 5 little finger This item cannot be selected if there This item cannot be selected if there is no fingering is no chord data 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 47 The fingering numbers shown in the screen indicate one possible fingering The fingering numbers can be displayed only when playing some internal song Some notes on the notation screen e When you begin song playback the notation screen will show E While this symbol is displayed performance data is being loaded from floppy disk or internal memory It may take d
62. Left hand button and 4 Right hand button do not correctly control the left right hand performances please change the Track Assign settings Please refer to Changing the parts assigned to the track buttons during SMF playback Track Assign p 57 Stop the song Press the gt m play Stop button once again Playback will stop automatically when it reaches the end of the song Press the kd Reset button to return to the beginning of the song 17 Playing Along With A Song If a screen like the following is displayed Delete a Sono A OK to delete Song EN If a song has already been selected in the current area internal memory it will not be possible to choose another song or record a new performance If you want to erase the song use the 4 buttons to select OK then press the O Execute button If you do not want to erase the song select Cancel and save the song on a floppy disk p 42 Playing songs consecutively All Song Pla The internal songs can be played back consecutively Sai teri uch Function orus q T BARA T DRIE O Ii Ending Start Stop v All Song Play Select a Song hance category Category A Random Song category Play The category for ih se e being The internal sonos are played back in sequence P Start da Select the category containino the songs you want to di Playback pay play
63. Listen to a wide variety of sound effects Songs Listen to the onboard songs Tones Select a picture of an instrument to hear the sound of that instrument Play the keyboard to play the selected instrument Flash Card In this game you play the notes shown on the cards Game In this game you try to name the scales chords and rhythms that you hear To exit Wonderland press the X button several times or press the Wonderland button getting its indicator to go dark When using the Wonderland function you can use the Reverb button and Chorus button to apply effects to the sound p 27 However buttons other than the buttons used in step 1 above and the Reverb Chorus and Key Touch buttons will not be operable 33 Recording Your Performance The HPi 7 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 7 e Record along with an internal song or disk song gt Recording Along with a Song e Recording just your own keyboard performance gt Recording a New Song p 36 e Re recording p 38 e Using the Pianist function to record gt Recording with an accompaniment the Pianist function p 39 e Multitrack recording on five tracks p 40 Songs you record are discarded as soon as you select another song or turn off the power of t
64. Long Low Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 EN Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 74 Long Guiro EKC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 MEM Claves Claves Claves 76 High Wood Block High Wood Block High Wood Block 77 Low Wood Block Low Wood Block Low Wood Block EEN Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 79 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 EN Mute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 81 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 rm Shaker Shaker Shaker Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jingle Bell 84 Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree E Castanets Castanets Castanets 86 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 HEAR Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 88 Cana Cana Cana Falamenco Hi Timbale Falamenco Lo Timbale Falamenco Tmbl Flam Shekere 1 Shekere 2 Low Bongo Mute High Bongo Mute ojo o o o o o 0 o al Falamenco HC Falamenco HC Bongo Cowbell Falamenco HC Falamenco HC Bongo Cowbell Falamenco HC Falamenco HC Bongo Cowbell Drum Set List No sound EXC will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number DR STANDARD DR ROOM DR POWER DR ELECTORONIC 2i A A ls EaR ee es i 24 Bar Chime Bar Chime Bar Chime Bar Chime EN Snare Roll Snare Roll Snare Roll Snare Roll 26 Finger Sn
65. NOPQRSTUVWX YZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0 123456789 amp _ If you use a character that cannot be used in a name it will be replaced by another character when displayed To Delete a Saved Image 4 Press the A button to return to the top of the list then press the A button once more The file name for the saved image is highlighted 5 Press the Delete button Setting the Demo Auto DEMO Sets whether or not Auto mode is started when no action is taken for a set length of time Refer to p 54 for the procedure Item Description Setting Sets whether or not Auto mode is started when no action is taken fora On Off set length of time Selects the image to be displayed in the screen when Auto mode starts Select Demo to display the demo Mode introducing the piano s functions Select User Image to display the image saved with User Image Display Selects whether or not BGM background music is played when BGM Auto mode starts When On is On Off selected all of the songs are played in random order Auto Start Demo User Image If you select Demo with an image saved in User Image Display the saved image appears at the beginning of the demo Changing the parts assigned to the track buttons during SMF playback Track Assign Ordinarily when playing back SMF music files for Roland Piano Digital instrum
66. P2 Clav Marimba Tr Steel Drums Tremolo EP Soft E Piano 60 s E Piano Vibra Bells Celesta Xylophone E Grand Jazzy Vib Gt MIDI Pianol MIDI Piano2 FM SA EP St FM EP Hard FM EP Soft Marimba EG E Piano 1 EG E Piano 2 Hard EP2 Glockenspiel E Piano 3 Mild E Piano Music Box Balafon Hard E Piano Mild E Grand Hard Clav Soft Clav Reso Clav Phase Clav Analog Clav Pop Vibe Pop Celesta Tubular bell Santur Kalimba Organ ChurchOrgan1 Nason flt 8 Rotary Organ Mellow Bars ChurchOrgan2 Jazz Organ1 Full Organ 1 Lower Organ1 Theater Org Bandoneon Organ Flute Pipe Organ 1 Pipe Organ 2 Jazz Organ2 Full Organ 2 Full Organ 3 Lower Organ2 Rock Organ1 Harmonica Pop Organ Accordion BrightAccord Trem Flute Jazz Organ3 Jazz Organ4 Full Organ 4 Rotary Org S Rotary Org F Rock Organ2 Organ Bass Metalic Org VS Organ Organ 1 Organ 2 Digi Church Strings Mellow Str Bright Str Strings Slow Strings Choir Str Harp Strings Violin Cello Warm Strings Orchestra Orchestra 2 Oct Strings St Harp Velo Strings Legato Str PizzicatoStr SlowStrings2 Bell Strings OrchestraHit Warm JP Str Slow Violin Contrabass Timpani DecayStrings Syn Strings1 Syn Strings2 Strings 2 OB Strings Decay Str2 Euro Hit 6th Hit Bass Hit Soprano Sax Flute Trumpet MutedTrumpet AltoSax Tp Oboe Clarinet TromboneSoft Soft Brass GS Tuba Power Brass St Brass ff English Horn BrassSection Blow Sax Bright Br
67. Reverb Chon Split Key Touch Functior T T TTI CHEE 1 Press the Metronome button The button s indicator will blink according to the time signature Beat and the metronome will sound To stop the metronome press the Metronome button getting its indicator to go dark Volume Change the setting Set the metronome gt volume A Beat Set the beat 0 Sound a a a Select the item to set C Specify the Pattern Normal metronome sound ES O x Vv Oo Beat LED On Return to the previous screen Pattern Specify the timing interval of the metronome s weak beats Beat LED Set the metronome button s indicator on or off In this screen you can make the following settings Item Setting Volume OFF no sound 10 2 2 0 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 3 8 6 8 9 8 12 8 Beat Itis not possible to change the Beat setting while a song is playing Sound Click Electronic Voice Japanese 1 2 3 in Japanese Voice English 1 2 3 in English Animal Wood Block Triangle amp Castanets Hand Claps Normal d dotted half note J half note J dotted quarter note Pattern J quarter note d dotted eighth note d eighth note ay sixteenth note Double note added to back beat of the first beat Triple added notes sound the first beat as a triplet Shuffle notes added to create a shuffle Beat L
68. Roland H P I Roland Digital Piano H HP I LE Roland Digital Piano Owner s Manual Congratulations on your choice of the Roland Digital Piano HPi 7 HPi 7LE Before using this unit carefully read the sections entitled IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS p 2 USING THE UNIT SAFELY p 3 and IMPORTANT NOTES p 5 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 Musical Notation Shown In Authentic Piano A Wonderland Sure A Large LCD Screen Performance To Please Children The musical notation can be displayed High quality grand piano tones and Wonderland is a world of sound not only for the internal songs but also true piano feel from the keyboard which children can enjoy with a for commercially available song files and pedals let you enjoy authentic Piano a SFX of sounds and more You can split the screen and change the piano performance A note guessing game is also included settings as you view the Notation screen Lyrics and fingering numbers can also be displayed The fingering numbers are displayed only for some of the internal songs A Wealth Of Onboard Songs The instrument comes
69. Tone button the tone you finalized here will be heard gt Tone List p 67 Tones indicated by EX is called an EX voice These voices are especially recommended Tones indicated by a red EX mark produce the Key Off Sound What Key Off Sound does is recreate the tonal changes produced when the fingers are released from the keys Playing percussion instruments or sound effects Press the Tone Others button Use the cursor buttons to select a rhythm set such as DR Standard or SFX set Drum set names are indicated by initial DR Each note of the keyboard will play a different sound For the sounds that are assigned to each key of a drum set or sound effect set refer to Drum Set List p 70 26 Adding Variety to Your Performances Applying Effects to the Sound WA Transpos Piano EPiano Organ Strings Voice Other Bianco 0000 O O O ae O A O 3 x 11 Adding reverberation to the sound Reverb By applying the reverb effect you can produce a pleasant reverberation making itsound as though you were performing in a concert hall 1 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 It is not possible to memorize the reverb effect setting for each sound Adding richness to the sound Choru
70. Wood Block Low Wood Block EE Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 79 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 s0 Mute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 81 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 oo eo Shaker Shaker Shaker Shaker Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Cel84 Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree Bell Tree EE Castanets Castanets Castanets Castanets 86 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 Mute Surdo EXC6 me Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 71 Drum Set List No sound EXC will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number DR JAZZ DR TR 808 DR DANCE DR GS STAND DR BRUSH A A It o O WEA 24 Bar Chime Bar Chime Bar Chime Bar Chime E snae Roll Snare Roll Snare Roll Snare Roll 26 Finger Snap Finger Snap Finger Snap Finger Snap EA ioa High Q High Q High Q 28 Slap Slap Slap Slap 29 Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Push EXC7 CEN Scratch Pull EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 31 Sticks Dance Snr 1 Sticks Sticks 32 Square Click Square Click Square Click Square Click 33 Metronome Click Metronome Click Metronome Click Metronome Click a Metronome Bell
71. and then select a tone The button doesn t work Is the panel locked p 11 Turn the power off then back on Nothing appears on screen The HPi 7 uses a liquid crystal screen so text may not be displayed when the ambient temperature is below freezing The tuning or Have you set Transpose p 24 Is the music rest screen connection cable connected correctly p 9 Vertical lines appear in the screen Color is washed out at These occur due to the nature of a liquid crystal display and do not indicate a malfunction They can be minimized by pitch of the Are the settings for the Temperament and keyboard or Stretch Tuning correct p 55 song is off Is the setting for the Tuning correct p 55 Volume of accompaniment or internal song is too low Could the Balance setting be set all the way toward Keyboard p 55 Song doesn t play back Does the screen indicate message like Deletes the selected song OK p 18 The internal songs cannot be played back while recorded performance data remains in the HPi 7 s memory Try playing back the song after deleting the performance data Only the sound of a particular instrument in a song does not play Is the light for the Track button extinguished p 16 p 58 If the button light is out the music on that track is not heard Press the track button so the light is il
72. ap Finger Snap Finger Snap Finger Snap AB ia High Q High Q High Q 28 Slap Slap Slap Slap 29 Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Push EXC7 CEN Scratch Pull EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 31 Sticks Sticks Sticks Sticks EH Square Click Square Click Square Click Square Click 33 Metronome Click Metronome Click Metronome Click Metronome Click E Metronome Bell Metronome Bell Metronome Bell Metronome Bell 39 Std Kick 2 Kick1 Std Kick 2 Std Kick 2 36 Kick 1 Room Kick MONDO Kick Elec BD HE Side Stick Side Stick Side Stick Side Stick 38 Std Snr 1 Room Snr 1 Gated SD Elec SD EN Hand Clap Hand Clap Hand Clap Hand Clap 40 Std Snr 2 Std Snr 1 Snare Drum 2 Gated SD 41 Low Tom 2 Room Low Tom 2 Room Low Tom 2 Elec Low Tom 2 E Closed Hi hat 1 EXC1 Closed Hi hati EXC1 Closed Hi hat 1 EXC1 Closed Hi hat 1 EXC1 43 Low Tom 1 Room Low Tom 1 Room Low Tom 1 Elec Low Tom 1 44 Pedal Hi hat 1 EXC1 Pedal Hi hat 1 EXC1 Pedal Hi hat 1 EXC1 Pedal Hi hat 1 EXC1 45 Mid Tom 2 Room Mid Tom 2 Room Mid Tom 2 Elec Mid Tom 2 MN Open Hichat 1 EXC1 Open Hihat EXC1 OpenHihati EXC1 OpenHihat1 EXC1 Mid Tom 1 Room Mid Tom 1 Room Mid Tom 1 Elec Mid Tom 1 C3148 High Tom 2 Room Hi Tom 2 Room Hi Tom 2 Elec Hi Tom 2 EJ Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 1 50 High Tom 1 Room Hi Tom 1 Room Hi Tom 1 Elec Hi Tom 1 HEM Pide Cymbal 1 Ride C
73. 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 7 s memory you may find that operations other than playback such as rewind or fast forward become unavailable No sound from Is the Pianist button s indicator lit p 32 If the Pianist button s indicator is lit there will be no sound from the left hand section of the keyboard There is a slight delay before playback of a song on floppy disk starts There are two types of SMF music files format 0 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 re using to determine the format type the keyboard is played left hand No sound from the left side is V LINK section of switched on p 60 keyboard 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 Sounds are Is the HPi 7 in Dual play p 27 heard twice When the HPi 7 is connected to an external doubled when sequencer set it to the Local OFF mode p 62 Alternatively the sequencer could be set so its Soft Thru feature is OFF Can t record Has one of the track buttons for recording been selected p 38 It is not possible to record
74. ass Brass ff EX Trumpet Grow Sax Alto Sax Tenor Sax GS Bari Sax Fr Horn Solo Synth Brass3 Trombone 2 Piccolo Pan Flute GS Pan Flute Blow Pipe Bottle Blow Bassoon Recorder French Horn Synth Brass1 Synth Brass2 Oct SynBrass Shakuhachi Brass 1 Brass 2 Ocarina Voice Jazz Scat Rich Choir Boys Choir Glasswaves Holy Voices Glittery Pad HollowReleas Voice Oohs Dat Accent Bap Accent Dat amp Bap Thum Voice Pop Voice Org Bells Doos Voice Mellow Choir Choir Oohs Choir Aahs Decay Choir Decay Pad Warm SquPad New Age Pad LM PureLead LM Square Natural Lead 2600 SubOsc SquareWave2 Fantasia Crystal Harpvox CC Solo Brightness Syn Square JP8 Square FM Lead 1 FM Lead 2 Mg Lead Dual Sqr amp Saw P5 Saw Lead Rhythmic Saw Waspy Synth JP8 Pulse Cheese Saw SynVox Clear Bells Soft Crystal Digi Bells Nylon Harp Nylon EP Fantasia 2 Soft Pad P5 Poly Reso Saw RAVE Vox Fat amp Perky Heaven II JP8 Sqr Pad Sweep Pad 2 Big Panner Ai yai a Echo Pan 2 Falling Down Poly King Warm Pad RandomEnding Others Nylon Guitar Steel Guitar Jazz Guitar Acoustic Bs A Bass Cymbl 12str Guitar DR POP DR ROCK DR JAZZBRUSH DR STANDARD SOUND EFFECT Nylon Steel Nylon Gt o Hawaiian Gt Banjo JC E Guitar Muted Gt DistortionGt Steel Vox Rock Rhythm Rock Rhythm2 Overdrive Gt Power Guitar Power Gt 2 Muted Dis Gt Wood Bass W Bass Ride Fingered Bs Picked Bs Fretless Bs Slap Bass Muted G
75. ayed If it cannot be made to appear either on the HPi 7 s display or the external display you will need to prepare image data that can be used with the HPi 7 p 57 03 This is a master disk This floppy disk cannot store the format or save any data Insert a different disk and repeat the procedure 30 Can t do this function Memory full Save the song on a floppy disk p 42 to delete the song data stored on the HPi 7 memory 04 Can t save to this disk The data cannot be saved onto this floppy disk because the format is different Use the floppy disk in the same format The HPi 7 cannot deal with the excessive MIDI data sent from the 05 You can t overwrite this A new song cannot be written on this song Select a different song number or use a different floppy 40 Buffer full external MIDI device Reduce the ae eee amount of MIDI data sent to the HPi 7 41 A MIDI cable has been MIDI cable disconnected disconnected Connect it properly and securely 42 Can t record An excessive amount of performance data has been sent to HPi 7 in one time and therefore could not be recorded Disk or memory full tile disk and repeat the procedure No floppy disk is connected to the 10 disk drive Insert the disk No disk correctly and repeat the procedure There is not sufficient space left on the floppy disk or User memory 11 for the data to be saved
76. back When Randon is selected the songs in displayed all of the categories are played back Back to previous screen item Value Random Play Practice Masterpieces Popular Favorites Song Category f a y A Disk only when the floppy disk is inserted in the floppy disk drive When you press the O Play button all of the internal songs in the selected category are played back If you want to play back songs on floppy disks you have select Disk If no operations are performed for dozens of seconds Random Play will start automatically Songs will be played consecutively When all selected songs have been played playback will return to the first song and resume Stop playback 2 Press the m Play Stop button Playback will stop 18 Playing Along With A Song Playing back at a fixed tempo In the case of a song with difficult tempo changes itis effective to practice initially with a fixed tempo Playing back at a fixed tempo without allowing tempo changes is called Tempo Mute 1 Hold down the m Play Stop button and press either the Tempo Slow or Fast button While Tempo Mute is enabled the indication of the tempo in the screen will be highlighted When you play back the song it will play at a constant tempo To defeat Tempo Mute hold down the gt MH Play Stop button and press either the Tempo Slow or Fast button Tempo Mute will also be can
77. be displayed when you User Track Parts 1 16 select wI for Part in the notation screen Item Setting Lower Select the part that will be displayed when you Lower Track Parts 1 16 select mM for Part in the notation screen Press the O Menu button to display the Score Menu Select Score Option and press the O Enter button Change the setting Select the 0 item to set Vv Oo _ Back to Score screen Item Setting Upper Select the part that will be displayed when you Upper Track Part 1 16 select mh for Part in the notation screen Item Setting The key will be set Key Auto automatically according to Display the the song file notation in the The notation will be specified key x6 0 bx5 displayed in the specified key Item Setting Resolution Seta the mini t value displayed inthe PENO ii minimum note value isp aye in e 32nd Note Item Setting Bouncing Ball Sets whether or not the animation of the ball roan On Off bouncing in time with the tempo is to be displayed when song data is played back Item Setting Color Notation Sets whether or not the note currently being E i On Off played appears in color in the notation when song data is played back 47 Convenient Functions Editing Songs There are many ways you can edit performance
78. be varied subtly by the depth to which you press the pedal The Sostenuto pedal and Soft pedal can be given functions other than these Refer to Notation Screen p 15 and Changing the function of the pedals Pedal p 56 About the adjuster When you move the HPi 7 or if you feel that the pedals are unstable adjust the adjuster located below 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 _ ees 7738 7 Adjuster Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance Panel Lock The Panel Lock function locks the HPi 7 in a state where only piano performance can be used and all buttons will be disabled This prevents the settings from being inadvertently modified even if children press the buttons accidentally In the Panel Lock state only the grand piano sound can be played Also nothing will be displayed in the screen 1 Turn the volume to the minimum and press the Power On switch to turn off the power 2 Hold down the Function button and press the Power On switch to turn on the power Continue holding down the button for six or seven seconds Adjust the volume When you play the keyboard the grand piano sound will be heard To defeat
79. cator light for the disk drive lights up at full brightness when reading or writing data Ordinally the indicator will be less brightly lit or be extinguished Formatting a floppy disk A newly purchased floppy disk or a floppy disk that has been used by another device cannot be used as is Such floppy disks must be formatted for use with the HPi 7 o IM Wonderiand p Let Right gt 41 Saving Your Performance First make sure that the protect tab of the floppy disk is in the Write write enable position Rear side of the disk Write can write new data onto disk Write Protect Tab Protect prevents writing to disk 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive 2 Press the Function button and select File in the screen and press the O Enter button 3 Use the 4 gt buttons to select Format and press the O Enter button Format Disk A Formats a floppy disk 4 Use the 4 gt buttons to select OK then press the O Execute button Do not remove the floppy disk from the disk drive until formatting is complete Saving Songs When saving to floppy disks first make sure that the protect tab of the floppy disk is in the Write write enable position then insert the floppy disk in the disk drive 1 Press the Function button and select File in the screen and press the O Enter button
80. celled when you select a different song Registering the Songs You Like Favorites You can register songs you are currently practicing or enjoy playing to Favorites allowing you to select these songs easily 1 Selecting the Song 2 Press the button A screen like the one shown below appears Reoister to Favorites This vill be reoistered to Favorites No 1 f Are you sure i Select a choice O Select O gt o gt Finalise a choice A Return to the previous screen 3 Select OK and press the O Execute 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 Never turn off the power while the display indicates Executing Removing Songs from Favorites Select Favorites in the song select screen choose the song you want to delete then press the button Never turn off the power while the display indicates Executing 19 Playing Along With A Song Using the Metronome The HPi 7 contains a versatile metronome function While a song or accompaniment Pianist function p 32 is playing the metronome will sound at the corresponding tempo and time signature Beat in rack Transpose Piano EpPiano Organ Strings Voice Others R T 2 3 gt Wonderland 800608 O O 0 0 j si A on letronome ihm User Accomp Let lt Oo O Mh
81. chestra GS Sl Str Syn Strings1 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 1 Brass 2 Synth Brass1 Synth Brass2 Synth Brass3 Synth Brass4 AnalogBrass1 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 Brightness Goblin Echo Drops Echo Bell Echo Pan Star Theme Sitar Sitar 2 Banjo GS Shamisen Koto 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 Starship Burst Noise Applause Laughing Screaming Punch Heart Beat Footsteps Gun Shot Machine Gun Lasergun Explo
82. d touching or scratching the shiny underside encoded surface of the disc Damaged or dirty CD ROM discs may not be read properly Keep your discs clean using a commercially available CD cleaner GS S is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation XG lite Xa is a registered trademark of Yamaha Corpo ration All product names mentioned in this document are trade marks or registered trademarks of their respective owners USING THE UNIT SAFELY eee eee eee 3 IMPORTANT NOTES aiii 5 Before You Begin Playing lt lt lt lt 9 Making the Connections oocoocoonononnonnnncnncnrnrnnenicinaranos 9 Connecting the pedal cable w m 9 Connecting the Speaker Cable AAA 9 Attach the music reSt 9 Connect the power cord cononcncoccnnnnnnnncnrnnnnnnarananonnnoos 9 Connect headphones mooccononcoconcncnnncncncnnnnnnracancnnaoos 9 Using the Headphone Hocok wssmmsemmmmi 10 Opening and Closing the Lid wwmsmmsie 10 Turning the Power On Off ccc eee 10 Adjusting the Volume or Brightness of AAA m ian 10 Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen 10 About the Poda cia 11 Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance Panel Lock wwa 11 Cancelling Auto Demo mnccococcocononacnnnnnnnnnnnnnrornninnnananos 11 Panel Description 12 Front Panel isi as aa 12 Rear Pan aa 13 Bottom Panel zia iaa 13 MUSIC AI AAA Ua lolitas 13 Basic Operation and the Main Screen 14 Bas
83. da Juan Pablo Il Edificio No 4010 San Salvador EL SALVADOR TEL 262 0788 GUATEMALA Casa Instrumental Calzada Roosevelt 34 01 zona 11 Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala TEL 502 599 2888 HONDURAS Almacen Pajaro Azul S A de C V BO Paz Barahona 3 Ave 11 Calle S O San Pedro Sula Honduras TEL 504 553 2029 MARTINIQUE Musique amp Son Z I Les Mangle 97232 Le Lamantin Martinique F W I TEL 596 596 426860 Gigamusic SARL 10 Rte De La Folie 97200 Fort De France Martinique F W I TEL 596 596 715222 MEXICO Casa Veerkamp s a de c v Av Toluca No 323 Col Olivar de los Padres 01780 Mexico D F MEXICO TEL 55 5668 6699 NICARAGUA Bansbach Instrumentos Musicales Nicaragua Altamira D Este Calle Principal de la Farmacia 5ta Avenida 1 Cuadra al Lago 503 Managua Nicaragua TEL 505 277 2557 PANAMA SUPRO MUNDIAL S A Boulevard Andrews Albrook Panama City REP DE PANAMA TEL 315 0101 PARAGUAY Distribuidora De Instrumentos Musicales J E Olear y ESQ Manduvira Asuncion PARAGUAY TEL 595 21 492147 PERU Audionet Distribuciones Musicales SAC Juan Fanning 530 Miraflores Lima Peru TEL 511 4461388 TRINIDAD AMR Ltd Ground Floor Maritime Plaza Barataria Trinidad W I TEL 868 638 6385 URUGUAY Todo Musica S A Francisco Acuna de Figueroa 1771 C P 11 800 Montevideo URUGUAY TEL 02 924 2335 VENEZUELA Instrumentos Musicales Allegro C A Av las industria
84. displayed m e An asterisk at the beginning of a paragraph indicates a the screen Language ecconcocononenennnernnnnnaninnnanennranas 56 note or precaution These should not be ignored Selecting Images To Be Shown on e p refers to pages within the manual the Displays User Image Display 57 LILLI AIL VLE 41 LD means that you should Setting the Demo Auto DEMO cesses 57 y Changing the parts assigned to the track press one or the other button buttons during SMF playback Track ASSIN ccoo iii iio 57 Recording and Playing Back Performances of Specific Instruments 16 Track cece 58 Formatting the User Memory Initialize User Memory cocccicicococonicnnnnnoninnanocoranos 59 Remembering the settings even when the power is turned off Memory Backup 59 Restoring the factory settings Factory Reset vainas is 60 Using the V LINK function oconeccnccncnnnnnnonencnnnnras 60 Changing the Tone Settings When Playing Back Songs Play Mode 60 Playing the DOMO sesreisiesserssksner irei 60 Connecting External Devices 61 Connecting Audio DeviceS wwmsimmwmmmmmi 61 Connections with MIDI Devices cccccccceseeeeees 61 What is MIDI cascara kisiasa 61 Connections to a Computer coconenenccnnncnononnnnrarnnennnnnnnas 62 Making MIDI Related Settings ccccoononcncnnrnronicnoncnnos 62 MIDI settings as 62 Making the Settings for the USB Driver 63
85. drum sets and sound effect sets such as the Rhythm Track 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 erasing Ex To erase measures bars 5 8 lala lso 7191910 L EEESERES 71 io A Blank measures Change Execute Item Content Measure number of the first measure of the segment From to be erased For Number of measures to be erased Track button or part number to be erased Tr Pt When All is selected the same portion of all parts is erased Select from the following types of performance data to erase All performance data including All notes tempos Tones switches volume changes etc are erased Tempo data is erased Erasing the Tempo tempo data for all measures results in a single constant tempo event Prog Erases the data for switching Tones Change p 52 Note Erases only notes Except Erases all of the performance data Notes except for the notes Expression Erases Expression volume change information Lyrics Only the lyrics are removed 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 Part Exchange Change 51
86. e heat 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or Whe 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 ARE 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
87. e 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 data that is available for purchase is included with the track button 2 Bass and Accompaniment but the correspondence of other parts to the track buttons is the same Some commercially available SMF music file may contain data that cannot be edited Basic Procedure First have the song that you want to edit selected 1 Press the Function button then use the lt PI button to select 16 Track and press the O button 16 Track Sequencer i Grand Pianol_ 3 tell Strings M Strinss 115 5 P L4 Grand Pianol_ Grand Piana Solo Play back onlu the selected Part Mute Mute the selected Part OlOptions 2 Pressthel 1 A 1 PIL V buttons to select the part you want to edit 3 Make the settings for the part and record 4 When you have finished the settings and recording press the X button The following screen will appear 16 Track Sequencer AN Song setup vas modified change original setup O Select gt C Cancel Execute 5 Press the lt Il gt buttons to select OK then press the O xExecute button Preventing a Part from Playing Mute Press the or button to select Solo or Mute
88. ents p 77 the left hand part is assigned to the Track 3 Left button and the right hand 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 asa 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 p 54 for the procedure Setting Description The part assigned to each track will be determined Auto automatically depending on the song file 2 1 Part Part 1 will be assigned to the right hand track part a 2 to the left hand track and part 3 to the user track 3 4 Part Part 4 will be assigned to the right hand track part 3 to the left hand track and part 1 to the user track After changing this setting try selecting the song once again 57 Convenient Functions Recording and Playing Back Performances of Specific Instruments 16 Track 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 The HPi 7 lets you record 16 separate parts 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
89. er to the HPi 7 is turned off or a song is selected A performance cannot be restored once it s been deleted Lyrics are not indicated properly in the display 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 Notation is not indicated properly in the display 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 47 A High pitched whine is produced When listening through headphones Some of the more flamboyant and effervescent piano tones feature an ample high end component which 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 7 would be suspect Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland Service Center 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 15 In the notation screen some lyrics or notes could extend beyond the edges of the screen
90. f brass Brass eventually darkens as the result of the natural oxidization process If the brass becomes tarnished polish it using commercially available metal polisher Repairs and Data Please be aware that all data contained in the unit s memory may be lost when the unit is sent for repairs Important data should always be backed up on a floppy disk or written down on paper when possible During repairs due care is taken to avoid the loss of data However in certain cases such as when circuitry related to memory itself is out of order we regret that it may not be possible to restore the data and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Additional Precautions Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction or the improper operation of the unit To protect yourself against the risk of loosing important data we recommend that you periodically save a backup copy of important data you have stored in the unit s memory on a floppy disk Unfortunately it may be impossible to restore the contents of data that was stored on a floppy disk once it has been lost Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Use a reasonable amount of care when using the unit s buttons sliders or other controls and when using its jacks and connectors Rough handling can lead to malfunctions Never strike or apply strong pressure to the display When c
91. fect to the mic Refer to p 54 for the procedure Setting Off 1 10 Increasing the value will increase the amount of effect 56 Changing the function of the pedals Pedal You can change the function of the left pedal and center pedal Refer to p 54 for the procedure Setting Description me left When you hold down the pedal and play the ay keyboard the sound will have a softer tone Cee Only the notes that were played while the pedal pe dan was held down will be sustained The tempo of the song accompaniment or metronome will be set by the interval at which Tap Tempo 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 as When using Split performance the same effect Damper 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 Repla measure that was playing when the pedal was pay 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 Press the pedal or the Pad turns the notation Page Bwd appearing on the display to the preceding page while the performance of a song is stopped Press the pedal or the Pad turns the notation Page Fwd appea
92. he HPi 7 Be sure to save important performances on a floppy disk Refer to Saving Songs p 42 Recording Along with a Song You can record a performance that you play along with an internal song or disk song Here we will explain how you can listen to the accompaniment for an internal song while recording your right hand performance 7 OO Transpose Piano E Piano Organ Strings Voice Others Volume Briliance 000000 O O BA ra chorus Split Key Touch Function J CMN CEE TEAS 5 86713 Before you record first select a song and press the X button to display the Notation screen Refer to p 17 for details on how to select an internal song or to p 46 for how to select a disk song Make recording settings 1 Press the O Rec button While the measure number is highlighted the notation screen is being generated When the highlighted number returns to normal please try the operation again Recordino a Sono Do you vant to record a ney sono or add on to the current song The selected item will be highlighted in orange Cu c previous screen 2 Use the 4 gt button to choose Add On then press the O Execute button With this setting you can record while listening to the selected song 34 Recording Your Performance Press a track button to select a recording track Select the track that you want to record Press the track button for
93. he item to set previous screen on and off Link Off Item Setting Transpose the keys played by the keyboard This setting can Keyboard be set by holding down the Transpose button and pressing 6 0 5 the key to which you want to transpose Song Transpose the song playback 24 0 24 When you transpose the keyboard the Transpose button s indicator will light If the transpose setting is 0 the button s indicator will be dark When set to Link On the values for the keyboard and the song data are the same When set to Link Off the values for the keyboard and the song data can be set separately To cancel transposition press the Transpose button getting its indicator to go dark The transposition setting returns to 0 when you choose another song Playing Along With A Song Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch You can adjust the touch playing feel of the keyboard rack gt R T Pee 7 Wonderland Rhythm User Accor mp Let Right Split_ Key Touch Function T U o x METETE j 1 Press the Key Touch button Change the setting Key Touch 7 Key Touch Key Touch Medium A ey Toucl Press Y to switch CL 0 the setting gt z j Medium No Lioht 4 gt You can play with the most natural touch This is the touch closest to J 3J that of an acoustic piano x v O
94. he right hand performance will be recorded on the 4 Right track the accompaniment drum sounds will be recorded on the R Rhythm track and the non drum accompaniment sounds will be recorded on the 2 Accomp track 39 Recording Your Performance If you want to re record only your own performance after using the Pianist function to record you must turn off the Pianist function before you record If you fail to turn off the Pianist function the Pianist accompaniment will be added to the previously recorded accompaniment If you want to re record the accompaniment of the Pianist function select the 2 Accomp track or the R Rhythm track and re record 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 7 provides five tracks so you can record different sounds on each track to create an ensemble song You can also record on 16 tracks p 58 Record the first track 1 Record your performance as described in Recording a New Song p 36 The song tempo will be remembered as the tempo at which you recorded the first track Record the second and subsequent tracks 2 Select and record additional tracks one at a time as described in Re recording p 38 For the second and subsequent recordings you can listen to the previously recorded performances while you record Record additional trac
95. her S devices Be especially careful when using extension cords the total power used by all devices you have connected to the extension cord s outlet must never exceed the power rating watts amperes for the extension cord Excessive loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat up and eventually melt through Before using the unit in a foreign country consult with your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page audio CD player The resulting sound may be of a level that could cause permanent hearing loss Damage to speakers or other system components may result DO NOT play a CD ROM disc on a conventional S Do not put anything that contains water e g flower vases on this unit Also avoid the use of insecticides perfumes alcohol nail polish spray cans etc near the unit Swiftly wipe away any liquid that spills on the unit using a dry soft cloth AX CAUTION The unit should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper venti lation cord when plugging into or unplugging from an Always grasp only the plug on the power supply SS outlet or this unit plug and clean it by using a dry cloth to wipe all dust and other accumulations away from its prongs Also disconnect the power plug from the power outlet whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time Any accumulatio
96. ic operation enocococononononononononcnnnnannrncncnnannrarnnncnnanos 14 1 Notation screen basic screen 14 PA EE L L AAA A 14 3 Detailed settings SCTeeN w wemmeemesmmi 14 E aa 14 Playing Along With A Song comoo 15 Notation Screen cicicicionnoninnnnnnnnnnncnnanoronnnconnarorocnnonos 15 Button Operati0MS cnoccononononnnnnnnnnnnnrnrnnnnnnnaananoanos 16 Playing a SON AA 16 Playing songs consecutively All Song Play 18 Playing back at a fixed tempo mococcoconononononnoncnnnnnos 19 Registering the Songs You Like Favorites 19 Removing Songs from Favorites ss 19 Using the Metronome emeeccncocononnnnrnrnnnnnnnnnnrarannannnananos 20 Adding a Count to Assist Your Timing 21 Assigning Markers to a Song for Repeated Practice in a erener ni a a aa i E 22 Assigning a marker in the middle of a measure Resolution seeeeeeeseesrserrrerreresesn 23 Changing the Key of the Keyboard or Song Playback Transpose wwwwmsmmmmi 24 Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch 25 Adding Variety to Your Performances 26 Selecting the Sound to Play ooonococinconininonnnrnranicnonnanos 26 Playing percussion instruments or sound A SUS santana 26 Applying Effects to the Sound lt ww wsmmmmser 27 Adding reverberation to the sound Reverb 27 Adding richness to the sound Chorus 27 Playing Two Sounds Layered Together Dual
97. ime P Rock nRoll P Concerto 2 P Ballad P Stride P Bossa Nova P Shuffle P 50s Rock 76 Music Files That the HPi 7 Can Use What Are Music Files Music Files contain information describing the details of a musical performance such as the C3 key on a keyboard was pressed for this amount of time using this amount of force By inserting the floppy disk into the disk drive on the HP the performance information is sent from the floppy disk to the piano and played faithfully by the piano This is different than a CD since the music file does not contain a recording of the sound itself This makes it possible to erase certain parts or to change instruments tempos and keys freely allowing you to use it in many different ways Regarding Copyright Use of the song data supplied with the Data Disk attached to this product 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 E The HPi 7 allows you to use the following music files O Floppy disks saved on a Roland MT Series or Roland Piano Digital HP G R i and KR Series instrument O Roland Digital Piano Compatible Music Files Roland s original music file is made specifically for practicing the piano Some follow an instructional curriculum allowing for a complete ra
98. instruments you can adjust the HPi 7 s reference pitch to that of another instrument Middle A is used as the reference pitch for tuning instruments The process of adjusting the reference pitch to match another instrument is called Tuning Setting 415 3 Hz 440 0 Hz466 2 Hz 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 Description This tuning curve expands the low range and high On range It is suitable for piano solos This setting is selected when the power is turned on This is the standard tuning curve It is suitable Off when playing in an ensemble with other instruments 55 Convenient Functions Temperament You can play classical styles such as Barogue using historic temperaments tuning methods Today compositions are generally created with egual temperament in mind and are played using egual 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 Description This temperament divides the octave into 12 Equal equal parts All intervals will be slightly out of tune by the same amount
99. isplay that is not compatible with the above frequencies may result in incorrect image output when images move and in certain cases may even damage the display Making the Connections 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 D sub 15 pin D sub 15 pin Mini Mini Ext Display ji Display Cable HPi 7LE Rear Sold separately gt Ext Display External Display Connector This owner s manual is printed on recycled paper Roland Corporation 1 Turn off the power to the HPi 7LE and the display to be connected 2 Use display cable sold separately to connect the display to the Ext Display connector on the HPi 7LE 3 Switch on the HPi 7LE 4 Switch on the connected display gt For more on handling the external display refer to your displays owner s manual When using the HPi 7LE with a display placed on it be sure to note the following precautions e Make sure the display sits stably on the HPi 7LE before use e Ifyou are placing the display on top of the HPi 7LE we recommend using a liquid crystal display LCD If using a cathode ray tube CRT display take extra care to ensure that the display rests stably on the instrument e Keep the base of the display within one of the areas shown by the dotted lines in the illustration below Areas for placing the display
100. it Point nue change the Dual Balance a ea Select the item to set EAT ADAN O Select O The selected item will be a highlighted in orange hetou Str Tone 2 E Close Pritt Hear a demo of the MH selected tone Return to the Dual Balance Tone 2 previous screen Displays the volume ratio of the two tones Displays the name of Tone 2 of the Dual selected for the right hand area performance in the right hand area To switch from split to dual performance 1 When using split performance p 28 highlight the Right hand Tone 2 Simultaneously press the two Tone buttons that you want to layer 29 Using the Lesson Function Visual Lesson You can enjoy your practices with the HPi 7 s Lesson function Play along with the accompaniment and a notation indicating how well you have performed appears in the display You can select the level and practice songs to match your current abilities You can also supplement your stock of practice songs with additional music data 600000 0 O one Say cmo At this point pressing O advances you to the next screen and pressing X returns the previous screen to the display 1 Press the Lesson button A screen like the following will appear l Visual Lesson 4 Repertoire Challenge Course Course a O Qs lectO Play vith your Master your a 07 right hand favorite songs
101. kers A and B press the W button In the screen turn Repeat to On When you press the gt E Play Stop button playback will repeat between the markers 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 If Repeat in the Marker screen is turned On you can press the X 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 Deleting a marker you ve assigned Hold down the A button and press the 4 button to delete marker A or press the gt button to delete marker B Assigning a marker in the middle of a measure Resolution 1 2 A marker can be assigned in the middle at the beginning of a beat of a measure Press the Marker Count button In the Count screen press the O Marker button The screen for setting markers appears Press the O Resolution button once more to access the Resolution setting screen item Setting Measure Markers will be assigned to the beginning of a measure
102. ks as desired to complete the song Only drum set or SFX set sounds can be recorded in the R Rhythm button 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 R Rhythm 10 D 11 S 1 User 1 2 Accomp 2 5 9 12 16 3 Left 3 4 Right 4 40 Saving Your Performance The performance data you record on the HPi 7 will be lost when you select another song or turn off the power of the HPi 7 If you want to keep important performance data you must save it to floppy disks or Favorites Ifyou will be using a disk drive for the first time please be sure to read Before Using Floppy Disks p 6 Using Floppy Disks Inserting removing a floppy disk Inserting a floppy disk 1 With the label of the floppy disk facing upward insert it into the disk drive until it clicks into place A Indicator ua Eject buttons MA AA WA Lo LAA Floppy disk Removing a floppy disk 1 Press the eject button The floppy disk will protrude from the disk drive Grasp the edge of the floppy disk and gently pull it out Don t try to eject the disk while reading or writing is in progress Attempting to do so may damage the magnetic surface of the disk rendering it unusable The indi
103. lay Stop button You will hear the recorded performance To stop the playback press the gt MH Play Stop button once again 35 Recording Your Performance Recording a New Song 36 Here s how to record your own keyboard performance without using an internal song l ore Transpose Piano EPiano Organ Strings Voice Others O O 1000000 Volume O O Pianist Reverb Chorus T TT Make recording settings choose New Song 1 Press the Song button oe BPADC Practice Master Popular Favorites Disk ya Regist a A Favorites New Song 1 Sonate No 15 J 2 Liebestraume 3 4 gt 3 Etude op 10 3 Select a song 4 Je te veux O 5 Valse op 64 1 x y O 6 Gollivog sCakevalk Return to the previous screen Register to Favorites 2 Press the A button to return to the first song then press the A button once more to select New Song When you press any of the 4 A P Y buttons while a song in the HPi 7 s current the internal memory is selected the display will ask Delete the selected song OK p 18 When you delete the song the 0 New Song is displayed The notation will appear when you press the Notation button 3 Press the O Rec button The indicators of all Track buttons will blink and the HPi 7 enters recording standby mode If the display indicates Close New Song Add On select New So
104. luminated Or cancel the mute in the 16 track screen heard when a MIDI instrument is connected the edges ofthe adjusting the brightness of the screen p 10 screen Is the volume level of the HPi 7 p 10 or connected device turned all the way down Are headphones plugged in Has a plug remained connected to the Phones No sound is heard jack 2 When you connect the headphones the sound is heard only through the headphones Could the Balance setting be set all the way toward Accomp or Keyboard p 55 Have all devices been switched on p 61 No sound is Are the MIDI cables connected correctly p 61 Does the MIDI channel match the connected instrument p 62 Pressing the ma Reset button doesn t return to the beginning ofthe song Some music files may contain settings that stop play at a point partway through the song Press the a Reset button several times more to return to the beginning of the tune keyboard is too low No sound is Has Local Control been set to Off heard when the When Local Control is set to Off no sound is keyboard is produced by playing the keyboard Set Local played Control to On p 62 Volume of Could the Balance setting be set all the way toward Accomp p 55 The gt gt Fwd and lt lt Bwd buttons don t work The p gt Fwd and lt q lt q Bwd reverse buttons
105. m ReverseCym Fret Noise BreathNoise Seashore Bird Telephone 1 Helicopter Applause Gun Shot Tone with a eI symbol appended to their name may not play back satisfactorily on other GS sound generating devices Tone with a the Key Off sound reproduces the tonal change produced when oka symbol appended to their name may produce the fingers are released from the keys SFX Set No sound EXC will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number SOUND EFFECT ETRE o 2 F a Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Guitar sliding Finger C Ww peo O N o W Guitar cutting noise up Guitar cutting noise down String slap of double bass FI Key Click Laughing Screaming Punch Heart Beat Footsteps1 Footsteps2 Applause Door Creaking Cc iit o N o BR 2 j or E Door Scratch Wind Chimes Car Engine Car Stop Car Pass Car Crash Siren Train Jetplane Helicopter Starship C Ar I ES I o EE RGN i e w Gun Shot Machine Gun Lasergun Explosion Dog Horse Gallop Birds Rain Thunder Wind Seashore Stream Q FILI o w co a Bubble Cat Bird BabyLaughing Boeeeen Glass amp Glam Ice Ring Crack Bottle Pour Bottle Car Horn R Crossing SL 1
106. mat asa 77 H Hammer Response wA 55 Headphones siese reep ee ee EPE E E 9 Initialize User Memory encncccoconononennnncnnnnnnnnnnrannrnnaranannnoa 59 A AA in AO 50 Internal Song List riei iian iieiea iee onena 75 K A EE 47 Ki AA 25 L Language ia 56 Lid ii ae sd 10 55 LOW O A ia isis 47 M Marker Siria Shed cr dens 22 Memory Backup wte watii zani 59 Message wA 66 Metone msi risa 20 MIDI Devices 61 Music Files ia tae 77 MSI os fasta AA Ne aan 9 Mule titan ette alo id 17 N Note Editorial tarot ra 52 P Panel Aa 11 Part Exchange ireket sa aa 51 PCIE Gites oieri eie Ee ea A E ATOR 52 Pedal ii ie aaa RE 11 56 Pedal cable Aa 9 PErcUSSION Td MEMA MA EA 26 Pianist Function wanwake kaa 32 Pianist Style ia 76 HO AA AAA MAE AA T 33 Index EA A EESAN 55 Pitches rinitis dali ted abbots 47 Play Mode AA aa 60 POWEr CA A TA 9 Power On Off Saenen arenai 10 Q Quant Ze A ees NN aeda ta EE UE 49 R Record aE aa AE 34 36 Resolution Market AA 23 Naa ies or alr ie ratai stase 47 AAA A UWAWA 27 S SAVING SONES A O eatin alain KAE 42 S D EE ER ON 33 SE T AA S A OST 69 SMP EEA EE 77 SMF Music files iia 77 Softipedal iii liceo lcd 11 SONS Edit vana 48 AA WA WA AA perdais 33 Sostenuto pedal wai Bw 11 Sound Generator akaa 77 Pl ca 28 E AAA deen E nN 53 String Resonance wwwwmmsemmm meme 55 Switch Power ON waanika wakikaa kaakaa kwi 10 T TE MPA ii a aa 17 19 LOCA Aia 26 Tone Lista Mie loa 67 DOES E A aa
107. 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 The contrast of the screen may be affected by the temperature Before You Begin Playing 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 While this pedal is pressed notes will be sustained even after you take your fingers off the keys The depth to which you press the pedal will subtly affect the duration of the sustain 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 7 simulates this sympathetic resonance You can adjust the amount of sympathetic resonance that occurs when you press the damper pedal Refer to Adjusting the depth of the effects Effect p 55 Sostenuto pedal center pedal This pedal sustains only the sounds of the keys that were already played when you pressed the pedal Soft pedal left pedal When you hold down this pedal and play the keyboard the sound will have a softer tone The softness of the tone can
108. n of dust between the power plug and the power outlet can result in poor insulation and lead to fire At regular intervals you should unplug the power Q Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled Also all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach of children Z CAUTION Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on the unit S Never handle the power cord or its plugs with wet T hands when plugging into or unplugging from Y an outlet or this unit If you need to move the instrument take note of the precautions listed below At least two persons O are required to safely lift and move the unit It should be handled carefully all the while keeping it level Make sure to have a firm grip to protect yourself from injury and the instrument from damage e Check to make sure the screw securing the unit to the stand have not become loose Fasten them again securely whenever you notice any loosening e Disconnect the power cord e Disconnect all cords coming from external devices e Raise the adjusters on the stand p 11 e Close the lid e Remove the music rest Before cleaning the unit turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet p 9 Z Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area pull the plug on the power cord out Z of the outlet Be careful when opening closing the lid so you do not get your fingers pinched p 10 Adult super
109. n 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 66 When a message like the following is displayed use the 4 JI gt buttons to select your response and press the O button to finalize it Pressing the X button returns you to the previous screen Delete a Sono OK to delete Sono Playing Along With A Song Notation Screen When the power of the HPi 7 is turned on a notation screen like the following will appear in the display This can display not only the onboard songs but also the notation for SMF music files or a performance that you ve recorded on the HPi 7 Off On Select the item to set eid gt Close open the menu Close Menu O For details refer to p 47 Lyrics When playing back song data that contains lyric data Select the part s for which the lyrics will be displayed if you check this the notation will be displayed This item cannot be selected if there is no lyric data d dh Notation for both hands Part Luric Pedal Ah Right hand notation only When Replay is selected you can start and stop M Left hand notation only Keyboard Pedal playback of the song data by pressing the left pedal p 56 Tm Notation of the specified part When PageTurn is selected you can turn the pages of Chord
110. n play back song using HPi 7 specific tones for certain portions of the data Refer to p 54 for the procedure Setting Description Playback uses GS compatible tones for GS performances that sound like other GS instruments Playback uses HPi 7 tones for greater expressiveness However differences may appear when playing back using devices other than the HPi 7 HPi 7 After changing this setting try selecting the song once again Playing the Demos You can play demo songs that give you an idea of the HPi 7 s various functions 1 Hold down the Track 4 Left button and press the Wonderland button The songs in the Masterpieces category are played back and the screens showing the HPi 7 s functions appear in sequence in the display 2 To delete a demo song press the X button You can set the HPi 7 so that the demo songs start playing automatically in All Song Play if the instrument is not played or adjusted for several minutes Connecting External Devices Connecting Audio Devices You can connect audio devices to play the sound of the HPi 7 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 When connection cables with resistors are used the volume level of equipment connected to the input jacks may be low If this happe
111. ng In this case steps 1 2 will be omitted Be aware that if you select New Song the currently selected song will disappear Select the tone that will be recorded 4 Use the Tone buttons to select the tone that you want to use for recording After selecting the Tone press the X button to display the Notation screen 5 Use the Tempo buttons to set the recording tempo If you want to change the time signature beat of the song press the Metronome button and make settings in the Metronome screen After setting the tempo press the X button to display the Notation screen You can use the metronome while recording In this case the metronome sound will not be recorded Recording Your Performance Start recording Press the p m Play Stop button After a two measure count recording will begin Note that recording will also begin as soon as you play anything on the keyboard even if you do not press the gt m Play Stop button In this case no count will be heard Once recording begins the gt m Play Stop button and the O Rec button indicators will light Go ahead and perform on the keyboard Stop recording Press the m Play Stop button Recording will stop and the gt m Play Stop button and the O Rec button indicators will go out The recorded performance will be recorded on the 1 User button Play back the recorded performance Press the H Reset
112. nge This instruction is called a Program Change PC and actions such as deleting program changes or changing the selected Tone by them are called PC editing It is not possible to insert a program change into a measure or beat that does not contain a program change PC Edit Part 3 t HEAD Event 001 01 0001 END 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 q gt buttons to select the part with the program change to be edited The Part number appears at the top of the screen Use the lt lt Bwd button and the gt gt Fwd button or use lt gt buttons to find the program change to be edited When you ve found the Program Change you want to modify select Tone Name on the screen Press a Tone button to select a Tone group then select a Tone with the buttons When selecting Part 10 or 11 select the drum set or effect sound If you want to delete the Program Change press the O Delete button Saving the Notation Data in BMP Format You can take notations that are displayed on the HPi 7 and save them to floppy disks You can also use saved image data to your computer You cannot save copyrighted song data holder is prohibited by law Other than for your own personal enjoyment use of the notations that are output without the permission of the copyright 1 Inse
113. nge of lessons such as practicing each hand separately or listening to only the accompaniment O SMF Music Files 720KB 1 44MB format 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 If you wish to purchase SMF Music Files please consult the retailer where you purchased your HPi 7 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 E About the HPi 7 Sound Generator The HPi 7 come equipped with GM 2 GS sound generators GENERA L General MIDI 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 GENERAL General MIDI 2
114. ns use connection cables that do not contain resistors such as those from the Roland PCS series Example connections 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 Playing the sound of the HPi 7 through the speakers of an audio system Recording the performance of the HPi 7 on a recording device Input R L Line In Aux In HPi 7 Pedal Input Output R L Mono R L Mono PAS 2 a La stereo Lo Stereo Use the following procedure when turning on the power 1 Turn on the power of the HPi 7 2 Turn on the power of the connected device 3 Adjust the volume of each device Playing the sound of an audio device through the speakers of the HPi 7 Output R L a Line Out Aux Out Input Output R L Mono R L Mono Lstereo 1 Li Stereo Use the following procedure when turning on the power 1 Turn on the power of the connected device 2 Turn on the power of the HPi 7 3 Adjust the volume of each device Connections with MIDI Devices By connecting external MIDI devices and exchanging performance data a device can control the performance of another device For example you can play sounds from another device or select sounds remotely What is MIDI MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and is a universal
115. nterference 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 Connecting an External Display HPi 7LE only You can connect a computer display or other such external display to the instrument and display scores and lyrics on the larger screen Displays That Can Be Connected to This Instrument In general a great many of the VGA displays and multiscan displays that are available on the market are compatible with this instrument However before you connect any display make sure it meets the following specifications e Resolution 640 x 240 pixels e Horizontal scan frequency 31 5 kHz e Vertical scan frequency 60 Hz e Connector 3 row 15 pin D Sub type e Signal Analog An externally connected display will mirror the content of the HPi 7LE s onboard display When connected the screen is blank at the top and bottom as shown in the figure c Confirm that the display to be used is compatible with the frequencies mentioned above Using a d
116. number of the first measure of the segment From to be copied For Number of measures to be copied Copy source Track button or part number Choosing All copies all Parts appears in the Src Dst column If you choose a Track button you can only copy to the selected Track button You cannot copy to the other Track buttons Dst Copy destination part number Item Content Data can be copied in the following three ways If there is a performance recorded at the copy destination this previous recording is 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 Mix 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 Insert inserted without erasing the previous recording The song is lengthened by the number of inserted measures Copy destination measure number To When End is selected the data is copied to the end of the song Times Number of times the data is to be copied Correcting Timing Discrepancies Quantize You can correct for timing discrepancies in a recorded Replace performance by automatically aligning the music with the timing you specify This is called Quantizing
117. o High Bongo High Bongo High Bongo E Low Bongo Low Bongo Low Bongo Low Bongo 62 808 High Conga 808 High Conga Mute High Conga Mute High Conga Te 808 Mid Conga 808 Mid Conga Open High Conga Open High Conga 64 808 Low Conga 808 Low Conga Low Conga Low Conga 65 High Timbale High Timbale High Timbale High Timbale EN Low Timbale Low Timbale Low Timbale Low Timbale 67 High Agogo High Agogo High Agogo High Agogo 68 Low Agogo Low Agogo Low Agogo Low Agogo 69 Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa OM 808 Maracas 808 Maracas Maracas Maracas Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Short Hi Whistle EXC2 c5 72 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 EE Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 74 Long Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 me 7D 808 Claves 808 Claves Claves Claves 26 High Wood Block High Wood Block High Wood Block High Wood Block 77 Low Wood Block Low Wood Block Low Wood Block Low Wood Block HEM Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 Mute Cuica EXC4 79 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 EN Mute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 Mute Triangle EXC5 81 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 au Shaker Shaker Shaker Shaker Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Cel84 Bell Tree
118. onnecting disconnecting all cables grasp the connector itself never pull on the cable This way you will avoid causing shorts or damage to the cable s internal elements A small amount of heat will radiate from the unit during normal operation To avoid disturbing your neighbors try to keep the unit s volume at reasonable levels You may prefer to use headphones so you do not need to be concerned about those around you especially when it is late at night When you need to transport the unit pack it in shock absorbent material Transporting the unit without doing so can cause it to become scratched or damaged and could lead to malfunction Do not apply undue force to the music rest while it is in use Use a cable from Roland to make the connection If using some other make of connection cable please note the following precau tions e Some connection cables contain resistors Do not use cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this unit The use of such cables can cause the sound level to be extremely low or impossible to hear For information on cable specifications contact the manufacturer of the cable 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
119. op 64 1 7 Annie Laurie 25 The Knight Errant 6 Golliwog s Cake walk 8 O sole Mio 26 Invention 1 7 Fantaisie Impromptu 9 Grandfather s Clock 27 Invention 2 8 Alabesque 1 10 Ave Maria 28 Invention 3 9 An der schonen blauen Donau 11 Greensleeves 29 Invention 4 10 Auf Flugeln des Gesanges 12 Hallelujah 30 Invention 5 11 Mazurka No 5 13 Stagecoach 31 Invention 6 12 lere Gymnopedie 14 Little Brown Jug 32 Invention 7 13 Etude op 25 1 15 Amazing Grace 33 Invention 8 14 Clair de Lune 16 Londonderry Air 34 Invention 9 15 Etude op 10 5 17 Silent Night Holy Night 35 Invention 10 16 Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 18 When The Saints Go Marchin In 36 Invention 11 17 Grande Valse Brillante 19 Preludelight 37 Invention 12 18 La priere d une Vierge 20 Blue Sky Rag 38 Invention 13 19 Course en Troika 21 Late Night Chopin 39 Invention 14 20 To The Spring 22 Sun Daze 40 Invention 15 21 Valse op 64 2 23 Keepers Tale 41 Beyer 15 22 Radetzky Marsch 24 Secret Agent 42 Beyer 21 23 Traumerei 25 Kismet s Salsa 43 Beyer 25 24 Moments Musicaux HI 26 Roll Over Ludwig 44 Beyer 29 25 Prelude op 28 15 27 A Prelude To 45 Beyer 34 26 The harmonious blacksmith 28 Count On The Blues 46 Beyer 38 27 Ungarische Tanze V 29 One Down And Easy 47 Beyer 42 28 Turkischer Marsch Beethoven 30 Bach s A Boppin 48 Beyer 46 29 Nocturne No 2 31 From Matthew s Passion 49 Beyer 51 30 Fruhlingslied 32 Hungarian Rag 50 Beyer 55 31 Praludium 33 Paganini Boogie
120. own Part 1 16 MAYA Stick Click Electronic Voice Japanese Sound Specify the count in sound Voice English Wood Block Triangle Castanets Hand Clap Animal Count In Specify the length number of To Measure measures of the count in When Repeat is turned on in the Marker setting screen p 22 this Count In specifies whether the count in will First time Repeat sound each time the range between Each time the markers is repeated or only the first time 21 Playing Along With A Song 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 between two markers Piano EPIano Organ TO engines Voce Omer 6 O000600 DA G O ni Reverb Chon Split_ Key Touch Function T y T T U Intro Ending Start Stop Before you begin select the song in which you want to assign markers p 17 Access the Marker screen 1 Press the Marker Count button In the Count screen press the O button Marker B Indicates the measure number at which marker B was assigned Marker A Indicates the measure number at which marker A was assigned Set marker A move to marker A Marker Delete a marker Switch Repeat on off Set marker B move to marker B A Repeat C LJ 1 UiS 1S7 OR a Sets Marker A playback will Sets Marker B 4 gt re
121. ozens to read 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 sophisticated or complex songs that require detailed notations In the notation screen lyrics or notes may fall outside the display range of the screen and fail to be shown e If you display the notation or change the displayed part during song playback the song may sometimes play back from the beginning 15 Playing Along With A Song Button Operations The following buttons are used to play back a song Transpose button Song button Changes the playback key of the song p 24 Selects the song that will be played p 17 O TR ORT p e AE 66 0 000000 OY se N 4 N 4 a Ma reo chorus Split Key Touch Function Q m gt m o aa T U T U T T Volume knob Notation button 7 Marker Count button Adjusts the volume p 10 Displays the notation using Assigns a marker within the song p 22 the entire screen Tempo buttons Zoom button Adjust the tempo of the song Magnifies the notation zoom in Track buttons Each part of the song being played is assigned to a track button Track Select parts or switch
122. peat between amp Press 4 to delete marker markers w Switches On Off repeat plauback __ Make detailed settings kao Shifts the measure x y forthe resolution For details refer to p 22 Resolution Return to the previous screen Move to the location at which you want to assign a marker 2 Use the lt lt Bwd gt gt Fwd buttons to move to the measure at which you want to assign a marker Assign a marker 3 Press the 4 or gt button to assign marker A or B The screen will indicate the number of the measure at which the marker was assigned It is not possible to assign marker B at the same location or earlier than marker A Markers can also be assigned in units of beats rather than measures Refer to Assigning a marker in the middle of a measure Resolution p 23 22 Playing Along With A Song Moving an assigned marker After assigning a marker in the song you can hold down the lt button and press the lt lt 4 Bwd or gt gt Fwd button to adjust the location at which marker A was assigned To adjust the location of marker B hold down the gt button and press the e Bwd or gt gt Fwd button Moving to the location of an assigned marker After assigning a marker in the song press either the lt Jor gt buttons to move jump to the location of the marker Playing repeatedly between markers After assigning both mar
123. performs GS music files music files that have been created with the GS Format in mind This product supports 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 77 DIGITAL PIANO Date April 1 2004 Model HPi 7 MIDI implementation Chart Version 1 00 Function Basic Default Channel Changed e Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages x Mode 3 4 M 1 Altered Kikii Note 15 113 Number True Voice Perras 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 Effect1 depth Chorus Effect3 depth NRPN LSB MSB 100 101 RPN LSB MSB Prog 0 127 Change True iii 127 A number 1 128 System Exclusive Control Change i O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0000000000000000 Po
124. power cord from the power outlet For this reason the outlet into which you choose to connect the power cord s plug should be one that is within easy reach and readily accessible Placement Using the unit near power amplifiers or other equipment containing large power transformers may induce hum To alleviate the problem change the orientation of this unit or move it farther away from the source of interference This device may interfere with radio and television reception Do not use this device in the vicinity of such receivers Noise may be produced if wireless communications devices such as cell phones are operated in the vicinity of this unit Such noise could occur when receiving or initiating a call or while conversing Should you experience such problems you should relocate such wireless devices so they are at a greater distance from this unit or switch them off Observe the following when using the unit s floppy disk drive For further details refer to Before Using Floppy Disks p 40 Do not place the unit near devices that produce a strong magnetic field e g loudspeakers e Install the unit on a solid level surface Do not move the unit or subject it to vibration while the drive is operating Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight place it near devices that radiate heat leave it inside an enclosed vehicle or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes Also do not allow lighting devices tha
125. r Connect the cable of the music rest to this connector p 9 2 Pedal connector Connect the pedal cable of the stand to this connector p 9 3 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 7 s speakers p 61 Bottom Panel MIDI Q Phones Se Mic USB 2 9 a 69 a 1 2 3 4 5 1 Phones jacks A set of headphones can be connected here p 9 2 Mic Volume knob Adjusts the volume level for the microphone 3 Mic jacks Used for connecting microphones so that the sound will be output from the HPi 7 s speakers p 56 4 MIDI Out In connector An external MIDI device can be connected here to receive performance data p 61 5 USB connector Used for connecting a computer to the HPi 7 using a USB cable p 62 2 3 4 4 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 61 Music Rest 1 Display This screen displays the notation of an internal song or disk song and also displays various 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 version of the system e
126. r a song that was saved on a floppy disk You can also play the keyboard along with the song playback gt For details on using the notation screen refer to p 15 Ifyou will be using a disk drive for the first time please be sure to read Before Using Floppy Disks p 6 gt AAA Track a Olen 2 Transpose Piano E Piano Organ Strings Voice Others A amp R 1 3 4 A Wonderland w w O 000000 O 000000 y thyt Right 4 A Ea Reve Chorus Spit Key Touch Function x 7 7 aw Ta Po Na J 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive Select a song 2 Press the Song button and select Disk as the genre in the screen z m PPPE Press 4 gt to select the Practice Master Popular Favorites Disk Disk genre Song name i Sonate NoIS l The name of the currently 2 Liebestraume selected song 3 Etude op 10 4 Je te veux 5 Valse op 64 6 Gollivoo sCa Registor to Favorites For details refer to p 19 Select a genre Song list The selection is highlighted in black Register to Favorites NC Back to Score M Audition the screen selected song 3 Select the song that you want to play back If a screen like the following is displayed If asong has already been selected in the current area internal memory it will not be possible to select another song or record a new performance If it is OK to erase the existing song select OK
127. r is switched on or off the computer may freeze or the HPi 7 s operation may become unstable When using your computer s sequencer software to record HPi 7 performances we recommend setting the sequencer software s Soft Thru to OFF 62 Making MIDI Related Settings Here s how you can set the transmit channel and other MIDI related settings 1 Press the Function button 2 Select MIDI and press the O button Follow the directions that appear in the screen MIDI settings MIDI transmit channel setting MIDI has sixteen MIDI channels numbered 1 16 Even if a MIDI device is connected it will not be possible to play or select sounds unless the MIDI chamnels of the two devices match When Dual performance p 27 is being used on the HPi 7 only the channel you specify here will be transmitted The HPi 7 receives all channels 1 16 Item Explanation Setting Transmit Channel Select the MIDI transmit 1 16 channel Local Control setting If the data that is produced when you play the keyboard is sent to the sound generation section via both routes 1 and 2 as shown in the diagram notes will be doubled or may be interrupted To prevent this use the Local Off setting to disconnect route 1 Set Local Off if you have connected the HPi 7 to a MIDI sequencer 1 Local On Sequencer MIDI Sound Generator
128. ring on the display to the next page while the performance of a song is stopped Composer Performs the same function as the Start Stop Start Stop button Changing the language displayed in the screen Language You can change the language that is displayed in the screen Refer to p 54 for the procedure Setting English Japanese German French Spanish German French and Spanish are displayed for some functions Other screens will be displayed in English Convenient Functions 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 1 Take a floppy disk to which the image data stored in the HPi 7 has been saved and insert the disk in the disk drive 2 At Step 2 in p 54 select User Image Display and press the O Enter button 3 Select the image you want to be displayed from the list then press the Save button When you press O Preview button you can then show the selected image data on the display Image Data That HPi 7 can display Size 640 x 240 pixels Color 1 4 8 bit 2 16 256 colors BMP format The HPi 7 cannot deal with kormat compressed image data 1 8 characters in length lowercase is ok A filename extension of BMP uppercase characters must be added after the name The following characters can be used to name an image Name ABCDEFGHIJKLM
129. rry out the Factory Reset procedure 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 7 s internal memory making it unusable Using the V LINK function Connecting the HPi 7 to a V LINK compatible image device allows you to control the images with the HPi 7 V LINK is functionality promoted by Roland that allows linked performance of music and visual material By using V LINK compatible video equipment visual effects can be easily liked to and made part of the expressive elements of a performance Refer to p 54 for the procedure 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 Setting Description Switches to Image Control mode On You can control images using the twelve keys at the left end of the keyboard Off Cancels Image Control mode 60 mn A0 G1 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 Changing the Tone Settings When Playing Back Songs Play Mode 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 ca
130. rt the floppy disk onto which you want to save the image data in the HPi 7 s disk drive Use a floppy disk formatted on the HPi 7 For more on formatting disks refer to p 41 52 Convenient Functions QA O N 6 Select the song you want to save p 17 Press the Notation button and press the O Options button Press the O Menu button to display the Score Menu Select the BMP output and press the O Enter button A screen like the one shown below appears BMP Export Start End Measure Measure Change the setting Direction Song Top Song End Portrait 5 0 Sets the measure from which output starts Select the pages 27 __ item to set x v Oo Return tothe Proceed to the previous screen next screen Execute The following screen appears when you select a copyrighted song BMP Export Copyright protections on these songs do not allow output of their scores Press the O OK button or the X Close button at this point to return to Step 2 and select a different song Set the range to be saved Item Setting Description Start Measure Song Top 2 Selects the measure from which output starts End Measure Song End Selects the measure from which output ends oa Portrait Direction kaa Selects the orientation for output of the notation Landscape 7 Press the O Execute button The notation is saved
131. s By applying the chorus effect you can make the sound richer and more spacious 1 Press the Chorus button The button s indicator will light and a chorus effect will be applied to the sound To cancel the chorus effect press the Chorus button getting its indicator to go dark The chorus setting can be memorized for each sound Turning off the power restores the original settings The depth of the reverb effect and chorus effect can be adjusted Refer to Adjusting the depth of the effects Effect p 55 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 27 Adding Variety to Your Performances Tone 1 Dual Balance Tone 2 Displays the tone name for Displays the volume Displays the tone name for the left Tone button that is ratio of the two selected the right Tone button that is tones selected Tone 1 f Tone 2 GE Change the tone NaturalGrand Mellow Str Chanoe change the Dual Balance E TA A a E o Dual Balance 7 TT The selected item will be highlighted in orange Layer two tones for playing together Set Tone 2 selected Sig Hear a demo of the
132. s 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 Setting Off 1 10 Increasing the value will increase the amount of effect Adjusting the Resonant Sounds when the keys are 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 Off 1 10 Increasing the value will increase the amount of effect Adjusting the depth of the effects Effect You can adjust the depth of the reverb p 27 and chorus p 27 Refer to p 54 for the procedure Setting 1 10 Increasing the value will increase the amount of effect This setting is valid when the Chorus button or Reverb button is turned on to apply an effect to the sound gt Holding down the Reverb or Chorus button press the or button to adjust the depth of each effect Setting the reference pitch and temperament Tuning Refer to p 54 for the procedure Master Tune In situations such as when playing in ensemble with other
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134. s recorded using the HPi 7 Track button p 40 or 16 track seguencer p 58 Basic Operation of the Editing Functions 1 Press the Notation button and press the O Options button 2 Press the O Menu button to display the Score Menu 3 Select the Song Edit then press the O Enter button Sono Edit Change the setting A Select the item to set Undoes the immediately preceding 4 gt editing action and returns the data to its status prior to the editing O O x Vv Oo ya Proceed to the next screen Return to the previous screen O Enter 4 Select an editing function to set that function For more detailed information refer to the corresponding page for each function Function Description Page Undo Undoes editing operations that have been performed p 49 Copy Copies measures p 49 Quantize Evens out sounds in recorded performances p 49 Delete Deletes measures p 50 Insert Inserts a blank measure p 50 Transpose Transposes parts individually p 51 Erase Erases data in measures creating blank measures p 51 Part Exchange Exchanges the sounds in parts p 51 Note Edit Allows corrections to be made note by note p 52 PC Edit Allows editing of the Tones changes that occur during a song p 52 PC stands for Program Change which is a command that tells an instrument to change the sound it s using With songs tha
135. sic rest The music rest of the HPi 7 contains a liquid crystal display screen Use the following procedure and handle the music rest with care 1 Insert the music rest as shown in the diagram O 2 Connect the cable of the music rest to the LCD Out connector on the rear panel of the HPi 7 The power must be off when connecting the cable of the music rest Connecting Disconnecting LCD Out LCD Out gt Connect the power cord Insert the included power cord into the AC inlet on the bottom panel of the HPi 7 and then plug it into an AC power outlet Use only the included power cord Bottom rear of the HPi 7 10 10 Connect headphones 1 Plug the headphones into the Phones jack on the bottom panel of the HPi 7 When you connect headphones no sound will be output from the internal speakers The headphone volume is adjusted by the Volume knob p 12 of the HPi 7 Please use stereo headphones Make sure to use only Roland headphones Headphones from other manufacturers may be unable to provide sufficient volume 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
136. sion Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 3 Honky tonk E Piano 1 E Piano 2 Harpsichord Clav Celesta Glocken Music Box Vibraphone Marimba Xylophone Tubularbell Santur Organ 1 Organ 2 Pop Organ 1 Rock Organ2 ChurchOrg 1 Reed Organ AccordionFr Harmonica Bandoneon Nylon strGt Steel strGt Jazz Guitar Clean Gt Muted Gt Funk Gt OverdriveGt Dist Guitar Gt Harmo Acoustic Bs Fingered Bs Picked Bs Fretless Bs Slap Bass 1 Slap Bass 2 Synth Bass1 Synth Bass2 Rubber Bass Violin Viola Cello Contrabass Tremolo Str Pizzicato Harp Timpani Strings SlowStrings Syn Str 1 Syn Str 2 Choir Aahs Pop Voice SynVox Orche Hit Trumpet Trombone Tuba M Trumpet FrenchHorns Brass 1 SynthBrass1 SynthBrass2 A Brass 1 Soprano Sax Alto Sax Tenor Sax BaritoneSax Oboe EnglishHorn Bassoon Clarinet Piccolo Flute Recorder Pan Flute Bottle Blow Shakuhachi Whistle Ocarina Square Wave Saw Wave Doctor Solo SynCalliope ChifferLead Charang Solo Vox 5th SawWave Bass amp Lead Fantasia Warm Pad Tone List Polysynth Space Voice Bowed Glass Metal Pad Halo Pad Sweep Pad Ice Rain Soundtrack Crystal Syn Mallet Atmosphere Brightness Goblin Echo Drops Star Theme Sitar Banjo Shamisen Koto Kalimba Bagpipe Fiddle Shanai Tinkle Bell Agogo Steel Drums Woodblock Taiko Melo Tom 1 Synth Dru
137. sk and the drive The indicator light for the disk drive lights up at full brightness when reading or writing data and lights up at half brightness at other times Don t try to eject the disk while reading or writing is in progress that is when the indicator light is lit up at full brightness Attempting to do so may damage the magnetic surface of the disk rendering it unusable Remove any disk from the drive before powering up or down To prevent damage to the disk drive s heads always try to hold the floppy disk in a level position not tilted in any direction while inserting it into the drive Push it in firmly but gently Never use excessive force To avoid the risk of malfunction and or damage insert only floppy disks into the disk drive Never insert any other type of disk Avoid getting paper clips coins or any other foreign objects inside the drive Handling Floppy Disks e 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 preserve their integrity please observe the following when handling floppy disks e Never touch the magnetic medium inside the disk Do not use or store floppy disks in dirty or dusty areas Do not subject floppy disks to temperature extremes e g direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle Recommended temperature range 0 to 50 C 50 to 122 F
138. st Control Mic volume Damper half pedal recognition Pedals Soft half pedal recognition function assign able Sostenuto function assignable Other Functions Panel Lock Replay Wonderland Game Auto demo Visual lesson BMP export Mic echo User image display V LINK Connectors Output jacks L Mono R Input jacks L Mono R Headphones jack Stereo x 2 Mic Input jack MIDI In connector MIDI Out connector Pedal connector 8 pin DIN type LCD connector 20 pin USB connector Ext Display connector 15 pin D Sub type HPi 7LE only Power Supply AC 117 V AC 230 V or AC 240V 50 60 Hz AC 220 V 60 Hz Power Consump tion HPi 7 105 W 117 V 230 V 240 V HPi 7LE 120 W 117 V 230 V 240 V Dimensions including piano stand 1 421 W x 526 D x 894 H mm 56 W x 20 3 4 D x 35 1 4 H inches Including piano stand and music rest 1 421 W x 526 D x 1 101 H mm 56 W x 20 3 4 D x 43 3 8 H inches Weights includ ing piano stand HPi 7 69 kg 153 Ibs HPi 7LE 80 kg 176 lbs 6 oz Accessories Owner s Manual Roland 60 Classical Piano Masterpieces Installation Guide CD ROM Roland Digital Piano USB Driver Power Cord Headphones Hook Music Rest with installation screws Playable Software Standard MIDI Files Format 0 1 Roland Original Format i format Save Standard MIDI Files Format 0 Roland Original Forma
139. st screen will appear when you select songs tones or accompaniment styles In this screen use the cursor buttons to select the desired item The selected item will be highlighted 14 3 Detailed settings screen Piano Setting Danper Hammer String Change Resonance Response Resonance 4 Off Off a Select Adjusts the resonance of the sound by simulating the way the sound changes according to the amount by which the grand piano s lid is opened The lid is opened more as the value is increased Clef L Clef R futo futo Selects the display of the pitch names when the notation display is expanded Detailed settings for functions are made in a screen similar to this The currently selected item will be highlighted and you can use the buttons to edit the value An explanation of the selected item is shown below the item For some items an explanation of the values will also be displayed If you simultaneously press the and buttons the value will revert to the basic setting When you press the X button the selected value will be finalized 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 parameters on the previous or next page Messages Various messages will sometimes be displayed during operation These messages ask you to confirm a
140. standard created to allow for the exchange of performance data among electronic musical instruments and computers The HPi 7 provides MIDI connectors which allow performance data to be exchanged with an external device When these connectors are used to connect the HPi 7 to external devices an even wider range of possibilities becomes available YA separate publication titled MIDI Implementation is also available It provides complete details concerning the way MIDI has been implemented on this unit If you should require this publication such as when you intend to carry out byte level programming please contact the nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor Example connections 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 Playing the HPi 7 from a MIDI sequencer Recording an HPi 7 performance on a MIDI sequencer MT Series MT 90s 80s has no MIDI Out connector MIDI Q Phones yt Mic USB O 0 2 0 amp amp 8 If you are connecting a MIDI sequencer set Local Off For details refer to Local Control setting p 62 Perform on the HPi 7 to play a MIDI sound generator Sound Module M UDI THRU OUT YN OOS MIDI L Phones vil Mic USB NA a gt For details on MIDI settings refer to Making MIDI
141. surfaces resonance e Reduce the volume e Move the speakers away from any resonating objects When listening through headphones Here a different cause such as resonance produced by the HPi 7 would be suspect Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland Service Center The volume level of the Could you be using a connection cable that instrument contains a resistor connected to Input jacks is too low Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor In the upper range the sound changes abruptly beyond a certain key 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 7 the range that is unaffected by the damper pedal will change depending on the Key Transpose setting Titles of songs on floppy disk not being displayed 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 Have any double byte characters such as Japanese Hiragana or Kanji characters been used in the file name This instrument does not display double byte characters For characters that can
142. t You can add a blank measure at a location you specify This addition of a blank measure is called insertion Ex To insert measures bars 5 7 y yo EAEI 117 EEN Change O Execute Item Content Measure number of the first measure of the segment From to be inserted For Number of measures to be inserted Track button or part number where data will be Tr Pt inserted Change O Execute Item Content Measure number of the first measure of the segment From to be deleted For Number of measures to be deleted Track button or part number to be deleted Tr Pt When All is selected the same portion of all parts is deleted 50 When All is selected blank measures are inserted at the same place in all parts Convenient Functions Transposing Individual Parts Transpose You can transpose specified parts and tracks individually Transpose Change Item Content Measure number of the first measure of the segment From to be transposed For Number of measures to be transposed Track button or part number to be transposed Tr Pt When All is selected the same portion of all parts is transposed The range of transposition Bias You can select the range to transpose the data from 24 two octaves down to 24 two octaves up adjustable in semitones You cannot transpose performances of the
143. t i format Jn the interest of product improvement the specifications and or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice 79 A yaa MA AAA ADA a NANI E e AETS 11 AS Pa aa 18 Alpha as 33 Audio Device neonne wanaona deka saana wasi 61 ALO Dem G oi 11 B Balance id 55 BMP Format 0 c cesscesceesseeceesscoseneesoesscesesseceseeseees 52 Bouncing Ball ii AAA 47 C Chord List aa 74 LE AYA n o iii AAE 27 Cll to lenta OA 47 CIA aaa 47 Color Notation ice cintia 47 Connections to a Computer cece cece esesteteneee 62 Contiastiinani ass 10 COPY A A os 49 Copying SONGS isiro oest as pi ae aiaeei e Ea 44 Count EA eed 21 CoUdtdo WA criando 21 Co WANI Ba WA AIRO SAI AAA NENO aieia 21 D Damper pedal mwaa aa 11 Damper Resonance winchi kaakaa 55 Del ceo 50 Deleting Saved Songs coccencncoconononnnnnrnnnnnnnrarannnnininnnnnoos 43 DEMO ii A A a 60 DION 53 Drum SetiListinci aida 70 DMS eli ba 33 DU WS AS Ue SEES 27 E EOS da 55 Effects ens hian arree eene cad its 27 End Measure ccccssescssssseeseeseeseececeeccacenceeesecaseeceseees 53 ELASO E E E eka 51 Error Message ia 66 F Factory Reset issie ten ios keist orner Asr ekeen 60 Factory Setting User Memory creirie iiias eiei eeart sesei siart 59 Favorites mecher h iiia ai T Eie 19 80 JR WI 33 Floppy Disk cid dios 41 46 G CAM Ii 33 General MIDI unitarias A 77 General MIDI 2 mia aa 77 NN WAFANA 77 GS For
144. t 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 floppy disks or to user memory before editing For more on how to save songs refer to Saving Songs p 42 You can press the gt gt W Play Stop button in the Song Edit screen to play back the song you want to edit However you cannot play back the song while editing in the various edit screens 48 Convenient Functions 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 Con editing a O Select O gt a uu EA If you select Cancel the undo is cancelled and you re returned to the Song Edit screen If you select OK undone the most recent edit Copying Measures Copy You can copy a portion of a performance to a different 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 2 3 4 s e6 7 s 9 10 Replace ALL To ALL Times Change ltem Content Measure
145. t 2 Mellow Gt 5th Dist Feedback Gt2 Synth Bass 1 Synth Bass 2 SynthBass101 Jungle Bass Modular Bass WireStr Bass ResoSH Bass SH101 Bass Mute PickBs Mr Smooth Open Hard Dazed Guitar Acid Guitar Ukulele Koto Shamisen DR ROOM DR POWER DR ELECTRO DR TR 808 DR DANCE DR JAZZ DR BRUSH DR ORCHESTRA DR GS STAND DR GS ROOM DR GS BRUSH Piano 1 67 Tone List Piano 1w Piano 1d Piano 2 Piano 2w Piano 3 Piano 3w GS Honkytonk Honky tonk 2 GS E Pianol GS E Piano2 60 s E Piano E Piano 1v E Piano 2v Detuned EP 1 Detuned EP 2 GS Harpsi Coupled Hps Harpsi w Harpsi o Soft Clav Celesta GS Glocken GS Music Box Vibraphone Vibe w GS Marimba Marimba Xylophone Tubular bell Church Bell Carillon GS Santur Organ 1 Organ 2 Pop Organ 1 Detuned Or 1 Detuned Or 2 GS ChurchOr1 GS ChurchOr2 Church Org 3 Full Organ 4 Jazz Organ1 Rock Organ2 Reed Organ Accordion Fr Accordion It GS Harmonica Bandoneon GS Nylon Gt Nylon Guitar Nylon Gt o Ukulele Steel str Gt 12 str Gt GS Mandolin Jazz Guitar GS Hawaiian Clean Gt Chorus Gt Muted Gt Funk Gt Funk Gt 2 Overdrive Gt GS Dist Gt 68 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 Or
146. t and keyboard Balance You can adjust the balance between the volume of the sound played from the keyboard and the volume of the song playback or Pianist function p 32 accompaniment Setting Press P to change the setting toward Keyboard Decreases the volume of the song or accompaniment Press 4 to change the setting toward Accomp Decreases the volume of the keyboard sound Adjusting the Piano Sounds Piano Setting The HPi 7 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 This setting is valid when some piano sounds are selected 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 1 6 The lid is opened more as the value is increased 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 sympathetic resonance Setting Off 1 10 Increasing the value will increase the amount of effect Changing How Rapidly Sounds Are Expressed According to the Force Used to Play the Key
147. t normally are used while their light source is very close to the unit such as a piano light or powerful spotlights to shine upon the same area of the unit for extended periods of time Excessive heat can deform or discolor the unit When moved from one location to another where the temper ature and or humidity is very different water droplets conden sation may form inside the unit Damage or malfunction may result if you attempt to use the unit in this condition Therefore before using the unit you must allow it to stand for several hours until the condensation has completely evaporated Do not allow rubber vinyl or similar materials to remain on the unit for long periods of time Such objects can discolor or otherwise harmfully affect the finish Do not allow objects to remain on top of the keyboard This can be the cause of malfunction such as keys ceasing to produce sound Do not paste stickers decals or the like to this instrument Peeling such matter off the instrument may damage the exterior finish Maintenance To clean the unit use a dry soft cloth or one that is slightly dampened Try to wipe the entire surface using an equal amount of strength moving the cloth along with the grain of the wood Rubbing too hard in the same area can damage the finish Never use benzine thinners alcohol or solvents of any kind to avoid the possibility of discoloration and or deformation The pedals of this unit are made o
148. termines 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 Formatting the User Memory Initialize User Memory The HPi 7 features an internal storage area where you can save recorded performances and User Styles This space is called the User Memory The following content is stored to the user memory e Content registered to the Favorites Image files set with the User Image Display To delete all of the content held in the user memory and restore the original factory settings carry out the following procedure 1 Instep 2 on p 54 select Initialize User Memory and press the O Enter button and a message will be displayed 2 Usethe 4 lor gt buttons to select OK then press the O Execute button to carry out the Initializing procedure Never turn off the power while the display indicates Executing Doing so will damage the HPi 7 s internal memory making it unusable Carrying out this operation does not initialize any settings other than the user memory settings To restore settings other than those for the user memory to the original factory settings carry out Factory Reset Remembering the settings even when the power is turned off Memory Backup Normally the settings of the various variations will revert to
149. the Panel Lock function turn the volume down to the minimum and turn on the power once again Cancelling Auto Demo The HPi 7 is set at the factory so that it automatically starts playback of the demo songs whenever the keys and controls have been left untouched for a few minutes You can cancel this setting 1 Press the Function button Functions r Image Memory Display Backup A OO Ec E 3 Initialize Auto Deno fission User Memory 2 Press the 4 A PI W buttons to select Auto Demo then press O Enter button futo Demo Change O Select O action is taken for a set length of time 3 Press the 4 buttons to select Auto Start then press the buttons to set this to Off 4 Press the X Close button to return the Notation screen to the display For more details about Auto Demo refer to p 57 Panel Descriptions Front Panel f i 7 is P ln ae P a ri LES E AAA ir Mt Basana o e e e 6 78 91011 14 1718 20 2223242526 28 1 Power On switch Pressed to switch the power on and off p 10 Volume knob Adjusts the overall volume p 10 Brilliance knob Adjusts the brightness of the sound p 10 Transpose button Transposes the pitch of the keyboard or the song being played p 24 Tone buttons Select the type of sound the
150. to the floppy disk as image data in BMP bitmap format Do not remove the floppy disk while save is in progress 53 Convenient Functions Functions that Can be Selected Using the Function Button Here s how you can easily make changes such as tuning the HPi 7 or changing the function of the pedals i Transpose Piano EPiano Organ Strings Voice Others S 600000 2 OU eee Split_ Key Touch Function T T iniro Ending Stari Stop 3 O O So m gt m o a II leset Play Stop Ree Bwa 7 Press the Function button Functions Doe Language O O lt gt O x v Oo M Return tothe Proceed to the previous screen next screen Select the item to set 2 Use the cursor buttons to select the item that you want to set and then press the O Enter button Balance ee eae a ficcomp Keyboard MES Change Adjusts the volume balance for the keyboard and accompaninent Follow the directions shown in the screen Change the setting A mes J lt gt E x v Lo M Return to the previous screen Select the item to set For details on the contents and settings of each item refer to p 55 p 60 Refer to p 62 on MIDI and referw to p 41 on File 54 Convenient Functions Adjusting the volume balance between accompanimen
151. 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 Before You Begin Playing 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 7 Attaching the Headphone Hook Press and twist the headphone hook included with the HPi 7 into the hole in the bottom of the HPi 7 refer to the figure below Turn the headphone hook thumbscrew to secure the headphone hook Opening and Closing the Lid To open the lid use both hands to lift it lightly and slide it away from yourself To close the lid pull it 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 7 adult supervision should be provided To prevent accidents the lid must be closed when transporting the piano Turning the Power On Off Once the connections have been completed p 9 turn on 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 To turn the power on
152. tone group that will be played from the keyboard p 26 Pianist button You can use the Pianist function to add an accompaniment to your playing p 32 Reverb Intro Ending button Adds reverberation to the sound p 27 When you are using the Pianist function this starts stops the accompaniment with an intro or ending p 32 Chorus Start Stop button Adds spaciousness to the sound p 27 When you are using the Pianist function this starts stops the accompaniment p 32 Split button Lets you play different sounds in the left and right hand areas of the keyboard p 28 10 Key Touch button Adjusts the touch of the keyboard p 25 11 Function button Selects various performance related functions p 41 p 44 p 54 p 63 12 buttons Used to select the value that you want to set p 14 13 11 A 11D 11 VW buttons Cursor buttons Used to select the item that you want to set p 14 Depending on the screen other functions may be assigned 12 14 X110 buttons Press the O button to confirm the selections you ve made using the Cursor buttons 13 p 14 The X cancels the operation or displays the notation screen Depending on the screen other functions may be assigned 15 Song button Use this button to select internal songs or songs from floppy disk p 16 p 46 16 Lesson button You can enjoy your practices with the Lesson function p 30 17
153. tton and press the Rec button When either of these operations are performed a display like the following will appear Delete a Song A OK to delete Song uu If you select OK the song will be deleted If you do not want to erase the song save it on a floppy disk or Favorite p 42 Other Recording Methods Recording with an accompaniment the Pianist function You can use the Pianist function to record while adding an accompaniment For details on the Pianist function refer to Adding an Accompaniment to Your Performance Pianist Function p 32 As described in steps 1 and 2 of Recording a New Song p 36 select New Song Press the e Rec button The indicators of all Track buttons will blink and the HPi 7 enters recording standby mode Adjust the tempo as necessary 3 Press the Pianist button and select the desired accompaniment style Recording will begin at the moment you either press the Start Stop button or begin playing in the left hand keyboard area If you press the gt m Play Stop button the accompaniment will begin with an intro after a two measure count and recording will begin simultaneously 5 When you press either the Intro Ending or Start Stop button to stop the accompaniment recording will also stop simultaneously You can also press the gt m Play Stop button to stop recording even in the middle of the accompaniment T
154. turn the Volume knob all the way down and then press the Power On switch The power will turn on and the Power indicator at the left front of the HPi 7 will light After a few seconds you will be able to play the keyboard to produce sound Use the Volume knob to adjust the volume This unit is equipped with a protection circuit A brief interval a few seconds after power up is required before the unit will operate normally 10 Power On _ ee Power Indicator To turn the power off turn the Volume knob all the way to the left and press the Power On switch The Power indicator at the left front of the HPi 7 will go dark and the power will be 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 5 Adjusting the Volume or Brightness of the Sound Turn the Volume knob to adjust the overall volume Turn the Brilliance knob to adjust the brightness of the sound Volume Brilliance e ak Max Mellow Bright Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen To adjust the contrast of the screen turn the Contrast knob located at the back of the music rest Back of the music rest Contrast Some Notes on Using the LCD screen Never remove the liquid crystal display cover at the back of the
155. wer cord S amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should immediately stop using the unit and consult an audiologist This unit either alone or in combination with an S coins pins or liquids of any kind water soft Do not allow any objects e g flammable material S drinks etc to penetrate the unit Immediately turn the power off remove the power cord from the outlet and request servicing AN by your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page when The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or e If smoke or unusual odor occurs e Objects have fallen into or liquid has been spilled onto the unit or The unit has been exposed to rain or otherwise has become wet or The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance In households with small children an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of following all the rules essential for the safe operation of the unit Protect the unit from strong impact Do not drop it Do not force the unit s power supply cord to share an outlet with an unreasonable number of ot
156. 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 Not all played notes are sounded The maximum number of notes that the HPi 7 can play simultaneously is 128 Frequent use of the damper pedal during automatic accompaniment or when playing along witha song on floppy disk may result in performance data with too many notes causing some notes to drop out 64 Tempo of recorded song or metronomeis off If you select an internal song in which the tempo changes 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 39 Trouble Shooting Case Cause Remedy Case Cause Remedy The Tone has changed 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 The recorded performance has disappeared Any performance that has been recorded is deleted when the pow
157. ymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 52 Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Reverse Cymbal 53 Ride Bell Ride Bell Ride Bell Ride Bell EE Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine 55 Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal Splash Cymbal E Cowbell Cowbell Cowbell Cowbell 57 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 E Vibra slap Vibra slap Vibra slap Vibra slap oF Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 60 High Bongo High Bongo High Bongo High Bongo E Low Bongo Low Bongo Low Bongo Low Bongo 62 Mute High Conga Mute High Conga Mute High Conga Mute High Conga MES Open High Conga Open High Conga Open High Conga Open High Conga 64 Low Conga Low Conga Low Conga Low Conga 65 High Timbale High Timbale High Timbale High Timbale EN Low Timbale Low Timbale Low Timbale Low Timbale 67 High Agogo High Agogo High Agogo High Agogo es Low Agogo Low Agogo Low Agogo Low Agogo 69 Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa OM Maracas Maracas Maracas Maracas Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Short Hi Whistle _ EXC2 C5l72 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 EE Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 Short Guiro EXC3 74 Long Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 HEN caves Claves Claves Claves 76 High Wood Block High Wood Block High Wood Block High Wood Block 77 Low Wood Block Low Wood Block Low
158. ythm Light Blue Sound Red Green The timing of the The pitch was A note not in the accent was off incorrect score was played Practicing with Internal Songs and Songs on Flo Disks 1 2 Select Preset Disk Song in the practice song select screen then press the O Next button The song select screen p 17 appears Select a practice song then press the O Enter button If you have selected the Repertoire course set the tempo and the part you want to practice then press the O Next button Play along with the accompaniment When you have finished playing your score appears in the display Press the O Review button to display the results of your performance in the notation 31 Adding an Accompaniment to Your Performance Pianist Function The Pianist function automatically adds a suitable accompaniment to your piano performance You can choose one of 35 different accompaniment styles as suitable for the song that you wantto play You can specify the accompaniment chord in the left hand keyboard area or press a single button to play an intro or ending ee gt AAA Piano EPiano Organ Strings Voice Others ies A A AP pr O 000000 D O O0000 0 O O A o gt on Rhythm User Accomp Let Righi A al J Y Ere Aa La o a a E E L Z lotation Zoor Reset Play Stop Rec Bwd Fwd 1 3 3 Change the accompaniment tempo Pianist Style

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