Adjusting A Song's Tempo For Easier Practicing; Practicing One Hand At A Time (Part Mute) - Roland HP505 Owner's Manual

Practicing

Adjusting a Song's Tempo for Easier Practicing

You can change the tempo at which a song plays back.
When you're practicing along with a song, this allows you to slow down the tempo of a difficult song in order to play it more comfortably.
1.
Press the [ ] [ ] (Slow/Fast) buttons .
The tempo will be indicated.
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If an audio file is selected, you can adjust the tempo in the range of 75–100–125%.
2.
To return the tempo to its original setting, press the [
and[ ] (Fast) buttons simultaneously .
Playing back at a fixed tempo (tempo mute)
With some of the internal songs, the tempo will change during the song. If desired, you can make these songs play back at a fixed, unchanging tempo.
1.
With the tempo displayed, holding down the [
the tempo .
The screen will show the tempo and ". " (dot). This ". " indicates that the tempo is muted.
2.
To cancel tempo mute, once again hold down the [

Practicing One Hand at a Time (Part Mute)

Here's how to have only the selected part play back. This allows you to practice playing the left or right-hand part of a song while listening to the
other hand played automatically.
Part
Each part is assigned to the part buttons as shown in the
illustration.
Muting
You can "mute" a specific part so that it will not be heard.
* If you've selected a song that does not contain an
accompaniment, the [Accomp] button will not light even if
you press it.
1.
Press the part button for the part that you don't want to be played .
The light for the button you pressed will go out, and the selected part will not be heard.
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• If the accompaniment part is muted, playback will skip the introduction.
• The mute setting will be cancelled when you switch songs.
• Although the Part Mute function cannot be used with respect to the playback of an audio file, you can reduce the volume during playback of
sounds that are localized at the center of the sound field, such as vocals or bass. Refer to "Center Cancel" (p. 37).
2.
To un-mute the sound, press the part button once again so it's lit .
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] (Slow)
] (Play/Stop) button and press the [
] (Play/Stop) button and press the [
Accompaniment part
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] [ ] (Slow/Fast) buttons to adjust
] [ ] (Slow/Fast) buttons .
Part button
Left-hand Right-hand
part part