Playing The Keyboard; Playing With Various Sounds; Layering Two Instrument Sounds-Dual Play - Roland HP 237R Owner's Manual

Playing the Keyboard

Playing with Various Sounds

The HP 237R allows you to play using eight different sounds including piano.
The HP 237R's sounds are called "Tones."
Use the eight Tone buttons to select tones.
When the HP 237R is turned on, the tone is reset to "Piano 1".
fig.5-01
Volume Reverb Chorus
Min Max
Press any Tone button and confirm that its indicator is lit.
When you play the keyboard, the selected tone is played.
Tone Name
Piano 1
Piano 2
Electric Piano 1
Electric Piano 2
Harpsichord
Vibraphone
Pipe Organ
Strings
Layering Two Instrument Sounds–Dual Play
Playing with two different tones on the keyboard simultaneously is called "Dual Play."
fig.5-02.
1.
While holding down the [Piano 1] button, press the [Strings] button.
The indicators on the two Tone buttons you have pressed will light, and both of the
Tones will be heard when you play the keyboard.
In this way, you can hold down one Tone button and press another Tone button to layer
two sounds for playing together.
2.
To cancel the Dual Play, press any Tone button.
When you play the keyboard, only the sound of the button you pressed will be heard.
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Electric Electric Harpsi- Vibra-
Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 1 Piano 2 chord phone
Tone
Description
Full-sized Concert Grand Piano
Rich stereo sound, providing 32 polyphonic notes.
Full-sized Concert Grand Piano
64 polyphonic notes
Sound of a Rhodes piano
A synthesizer's electric piano
Delicate and elegant harpsichord sound
The sound of a resonant vibraphone
A stately pipe organ sound
An ensemble of string instruments
Electric Electric
Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 1 Piano 2
While holding down
You can adjust the volume balance between the two selected tones in Dual Play.
Please refer to "Changing the Volume Balance in Dual Play" (p. 27).
Tempo
Pipe
Organ Strings
40 60 80 96 120 168 208
Harpsi- Vibra- Pipe
chord phone Organ
Tone
Beat
Sound On / Off Play
0 2 3 4 6
Metronome
Strings
Press
Rec Demo Song