Playing Back An Audio File With Its Central Sound Minimized; Transposing An Audio File (Audio Transpose); Changing The Pitch Of The Tone In Octave Steps; Selecting The Format For Recording - Roland HPi-50e Owner's Manual

For details of the procedure on setting
up the Function mode, refer to p . 54 .
Indication Explanation

Playing Back an Audio File with Its Central Sound Minimized

You can minimize the playback of sounds located in the center of the sound field (e.g., vocals or melody instruments) of the selected
Center Cancel
audio file or music from a digital audio player connected to the Input jack.
* For some songs, sounds located in the center might not disappear completely, or the tone quality of the sound might be affected.
MEMO

Transposing an Audio File (Audio Transpose)

Audio Transpose
The selected audio file and the sound of a digital audio player connected to the Input jack can both be transposed for playback.
* For some songs, an audio transpose setting other than 0 may affect the tone quality of the sound.
MEMO

Changing the Pitch of the Tone in Octave Steps

Octave Shift
You can change the pitch of the Tone 2 in Dual Play (p. 21) and Lower tone in Split Play (p. 22) an octave at a time.
Altering the pitch in one-octave units in this way is called "Octave Shift. "
For example, you can raise the pitch of the Lower Tone to the same pitch of the Upper Tone in Split Play.

Selecting the Format for Recording

You can choose whether to record as SMF or as audio.
Recording Mode
MEMO
SMF
Audio

Choosing the Recording Method for Overdub-Recording

You can choose how the previously recorded performance will be handled when you overdub.
Mix Recording
Off
On
Here's how to rename a song you've saved.
Save Song
REFERENCE

Copying a Saved Song

Copy Song
A song you've saved to Favorite can be copied to a USB flash drive. Alternatively, a song saved to a USB flash drive can be copied to
Favorite.

Deleting a Saved Song

Delete Song
You can delete a saved song from Favorite or a USB flash drive.

Initializing the Memory

You can delete all songs from Favorite or a separately sold USB flash drive.
NOTE
Format Media
• Once an initialization is performed, all songs that have been saved in Favorite (internal memory) or USB flash drive will be erased.
The erased data cannot be recovered, so we recommend that you check the contents of memory before you proceed.
• If you're using new USB flash drive (sold separately) with the HPi-50e for the first time, you'll need to initialize (format) the USB flash
drive before using it. The HPi-50e can't use USB flash drive that has not been initialized.

Changing How the Pedal Effects Are Applied

When you press the damper pedal during Dual play or Split play, the pedal effect is normally applied to both tones, but you can also
Right Pedal
select the tone to which the effect is to be applied.
(*1)
Right & Left
Right
Left
MEMO
(*1) This parameter can be saved by the "Memory Backup" operation (p. 12).
You can also turn the Center Cancel function on/off by pressing the [Right] button.
You can also change this setting by holding down the [Transpose] button and using the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons.
You can also switch the recording mode by holding down the [
SMF parts will be recorded separately. This allows you to re-record just a single part, or to overdub different
parts.
The recording will be made as audio data. The recorded song can be used in your computer.
The previously recorded performance will be erased as the new performance is recorded (Replace Recording).
The previously recorded performance will be kept, and the new performance will be added to it (Mix
Recording).
For details, refer to "Saving a Song" (p. 38).
All enabled
Applied only to the Tone 1 (in dual mode)/Right-hand Tone (in split mode)
Applied only to the Tone 2 (in dual mode)/Left-hand Tone (in split mode)
Various Settings
] (Rec) button and using the [ ] [ ] buttons.
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