Roland HPD-15 - Manual (Page 5)

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Contents
IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4
Features ...................................................................................................8
How To Use This Manual........................................................................9
About the Symbols in This Manual .............................................................................................. 9
Panel Descriptions................................................................................10
Front Panel................................................................................................................................................. 10
Rear Panel .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Attaching the HPD-15 to the Stand .....................................................12
Chapter 1 Quick Start ...........................................................................13
Turning On/Off the Power..................................................................................................................... 13
Listening to the Demo Song.................................................................................................................... 14
Performing................................................................................................................................................. 15
Hit the pads.................................................................................................................................... 15
Slide Your Finger on the Ribbons ............................................................................................... 15
Pass Your Hand over the D Beam .............................................................................................. 16
Sustaining the Sound (ROLL/HOLD Button) .......................................................................... 16
Playing Various Sounds ............................................................................................................... 17
Controlling Pad Sounds ............................................................................................................... 17
Playing a Scale ............................................................................................................................... 18
Using Knobs to Modify the Tone (Realtime Modify) .............................................................. 19
Adding Effects Such as Reverb or Distortion (Multi-Effects) ............................................................ 20
Turning Multi-Effects On/Off .................................................................................................... 20
Changing Sounds to Play (Patch Select) ............................................................................................... 21
Changing Patches with the Dial.................................................................................................. 22
Changing Patches with the Panel Switches............................................................................... 22
Changing Patches with the Pads (Pad Patch Select) ................................................................ 23
Changing the Settings of a Patch (EZ Edit) .......................................................................................... 24
Playing Back a Preset Pattern ................................................................................................................. 26
Changing the Tempo .................................................................................................................... 27
System Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 28
Adjusting the Display for Best Visibility (LCD Contrast)....................................................... 28
Adjusting the D Beam Sensitivity............................................................................................... 29
If the Sound or Operation Is not as You Expect................................................................................... 30
Rapidly Selecting Parameters or Values ............................................................................................... 31
Key Repeat Function..................................................................................................................... 31
Turbo Repeat Function................................................................................................................. 31
Skip Function ................................................................................................................................. 32
Try to Play the Conga .............................................................................................................................. 34
Conga - Basic Rhythm .................................................................................................................. 34
Chapter 2 Modifying a Patch................................................................35
Basic procedure in Edit Mode ................................................................................................................ 35
Adjusting Sounds ..................................................................................................................................... 36
Adding Cyclic Change to the Tone........................................................................................................ 38
Effect Settings............................................................................................................................................ 39
Adjusting the Reverb Settings..................................................................................................... 39
Adjusting the Multi-Effect Settings ............................................................................................ 40
Controlling the Tone ................................................................................................................................ 52
Using a Pad to Start a Pattern ................................................................................................................. 54
Set the Volume of the Entire Patch ........................................................................................................ 54
Settings for Other Functions ................................................................................................................... 54
Limiting the Resonance ................................................................................................................ 54