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Lessons at home! Play together with your family Dividing the keyboard for two-person performance (Twin Piano) • • • p. 27 Check your own performance Recording your performance • • • p. 41 Play along with a metronome Performing with the metronome • • • p. 22...
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Select and listen to the song you want to play! Listening to songs • • • p. 37 Playing back songs on external media • • • p. 62 Play along with the song one hand at a time Playing parts individually • • • p. 38 Now I can play it! Now I can play it! Night-time or early morning lessons...
Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ..... 8 Adjusting the Piano Sound to Your Taste (Piano Designer) ...... 34 IMPORTANT NOTES ......10 What is Piano Designer?..........34 Using Piano Designer............34 Names of Things and What They Do 12 Piano Designer Settings ..........35 Before You Play........
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(Damper Pedal Part) ..........58 Connecting to MIDI Devices .........67 Changing How the Pedals Work Connecting a MIDI Sequencer to the HP307 ...67 (Center/Left Pedal Func) ......... 58 Producing Sounds from a MIDI Sound Module by Switching On/Off the Display of Lyrics (Lyrics)..58 Playing the HP307 .............67...
Refer all servicing amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be to your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or capable of producing sound levels that could cause an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the permanent hearing loss.
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Before using the unit in a foreign country, consult • Raise the adjusters on the stand (p. 20). with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, • Close the lid. or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the • Fold down the music stand. “Information” page...........................
Try to wipe the entire surface using an equal amount of the data, and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of strength, moving the cloth along with the grain of the wood.
Unfortunately, it may be impossible to restore the contents of data that was stored an Internal Memory, a USB Memory or an external Write memory once it has been lost. Roland Corporation assumes no (can write new data onto disk) liability concerning such loss of data.
Names of Things and What They Do [Volume] slider [Piano Designer] button Adjusts the overall volume of the HP307 (p. 17). Allows you to adjust the piano sound to your taste, for example by adjusting the string resonance [Reverb] button (p.
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You can connect an audio device or external (p. 60). powered speakers here to reproduce the HP307’s Pedals sound (p. 66). • These are used mainly when playing piano (p. 20).
Power cord Plug the pedal cord extending from the stand into the Pedal connector located at the rear of the HP307’s bottom panel. Connect the included power cord to the AC Inlet located at the rear of the bottom panel.
When opening and closing the lid, be careful not to let your fingers get caught. If small children will be using the HP307, adult supervision should be provided. Gently raise the music rest. If you need to move the piano, make sure the lid is Fold down the latches to secure the music rest.
Before You Play Turning the Power On/Off Once the connections have been completed (p. 14), 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. Turning the Power On Turning the Power Off Move the [Volume] slider all the way to the left to...
Turning the knob toward the right will increase the volume, and turning it toward the left will decrease the volume. Adjusting the Brightness of the Display You can adjust the brightness of the HP307’s display. Turn the [Display Contrast] knob to adjust the brightness.
Before You Play Using the Headphones You can use headphones to enjoy the HP307 without disturbing those around you, such as at night. Connecting the Headphones Using the Headphone Hook The HP307 has two headphone jacks, two people can also Whenever you are not using the headphones, you can hang use headphones simultaneously.
Before You Play Listening to Demo Songs The HP307 comes with demo songs. * You won’t be able to play back demo songs if there is an unsaved performance. You’ll need to either delete or save your performance before playing demo songs (p. 42).
If you feel that the pedal is unstable (for example if you’ve moved the HP307 to a different location), you can adjust the adjuster located on the bottom of the pedals as follows. Soft Pedal...
Performing with Various Sounds In addition to piano sounds, the HP307 lets you enjoy performing with many other sounds (over 300 types). These sounds are called “Tones.” The Tones are divided into four groups, each of which is assigned to a different Tone button.
Performing with the Metronome You can sound the metronome while you perform. The HP307 contains a versatile metronome feature. You can change the metronome’s volume and time signature, or change the way in which it divides the beats. While the song plays, the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signature of the song.
Performing Changing the Metronome’s Time Signature Press the [Metronome] button. The metronome will sound. Press the [Song] (Tempo) button. The [Song] (Tempo) button will light orange, and the display will indicate the time signature. Press the [-] or [+] button. If you specify “0/4”...
Performing Adding a Count-in to Synchronize Your Performance (Count-in) A series of sounds rhythmically played to indicate the tempo before a song starts is called a “count-in.” If you sound a count-in, it will be easier for you to synchronize your own performance to the tempo of the playback. fig.Panel Press the [Metronome] button.
* The reverb effect is not applied if Twin Piano mode (p. 28) is set to “individual.” What are Effects? In addition to reverb, the HP307 provides a wide variety of other “effects” that can modify the sound in various ways. An appropriate effect is selected for each different tone.
Performing Performing with Two layered Tones (Dual Play) You can play two tones simultaneously from each note of the keyboard. This feature is called “Dual Play.” As an example, here’s how to layer piano and strings tones. fig.Panel Hold down the [Piano] button and press the [Strings] button. Tone 1 Tone2 Both buttons will light.
Performing Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano) You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones so that two people can play the same range of pitches, just as though there were two pianos. This function is called “Twin Piano.” For example, you could use Twin Piano to allow a student to play along with their teacher.
Performing Changing the Way in Which the Sound is Heard (Twin Piano Mode) fig.Panel Hold down the [Twin Piano] button and press the [-] or [+] button. Setting Description The sound of the right-hand keyboard zone will be heard more loudly from the right speaker than from the left speaker. Pair The sound of the left-hand keyboard zone will be heard more loudly from the left speaker than from the right speaker.
Performing Playing Different Tones in the Left and Right Sides of the Keyboard (Split Play) You can play different tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard, divided at a certain key. This feature is called “Split Play,” and the key at which the keyboard is divided is called the “Split Point.” fig.Panel Press the [Twin Piano] button a number of times.
Performing Changing the Tones of the Left and Right Zones Changing the right-hand tone fig.Panel Press a tone button. The number and name of tone currently selected for the right-hand zone are shown. Press the [-] or [+] button. A different tone is selected. Changing the left-hand tone fig.Panel Hold down the [Twin Piano] button and press a tone button.
Performing Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point fig.Panel Range in which you can specify the split point (B1–B6) Split Point Power-up default: F 3 The Split Point belongs to the left-hand section of the keyboard Hold down the [Twin Piano] button and press the key that you want to be the new split point.
“0”). The HP307 allows you to transpose both the keyboard and the song, or just the keyboard, or just the song (p. 56). With the factory settings, the keyboard and the song will be transposed together.
Performing Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock) The Panel Lock setting lets you disable all of the HP307’s buttons. In this state, the settings will not change even if you inadvertently press a button while performing. fig.Panel Hold down the [Right] button for a while.
(Piano Designer) What is Piano Designer? The HP307 lets you adjust the piano sound to your taste by modifying various aspects of a grand piano’s sound, such as its strings, pedal, and keyboard resonances, as well as the keyboard touch sensitivity.
If you select “Preset,” a standard tuning curve created for the HP307 will be used. If you select “User,” you’ll be able to edit the stretched Off, Preset, User tuning yourself.
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Adjusting the Piano Sound to Your Taste (Piano Designer) Temperaments Temperament Qualities In this tuning, each octave is divided into twelve equal steps. Every interval produces about the same Equal amount of slight dissonance. This tuning eliminates ambiguities in the fifths and thirds. It is unsuited to playing melodies and cannot Just Major be transposed, but is capable of beautiful sonorities.
Listening to Songs Playing Back Songs Here’s how to listen to the built-in songs. The HP307 provides 72 built-in piano songs. You can also play back songs from a separately sold floppy disk drive, CD drive, or USB memory (p. 62).
Press the [Right] button. HP307 will play go out The button will go out. Press the [ ] button. The HP307 will play the left-hand part and accompaniment part, allowing you to practice the right- hand part separately. Left-hand Right-hand...
Listening to Songs Playing All Songs Consecutively (All Songs Play) You can have the HP307 play all internal songs (or all songs in internal memory, or all songs in USB memory) repeatedly in succession. This function is called “All Songs Play.”...
“0”). The HP307 allows you to transpose both the keyboard and the song, or just the keyboard, or just the song (p. 57). With the factory settings, the keyboard and the song will be transposed together.
Press the [ ] button. The [ ] button will light, the [ ] button will blink, and the HP307 will enter recording-standby mode. If you decide not to record, press the [ ] button once again. Starting/stopping recording fig.Panel Press the [ ] button or play the keyboard.
Recording Your Performance Listening to the recorded performance fig.Panel Press the [ ] button. You will return to the beginning of the recorded performance. Press the [ ] button. The recorded performance will play. Playback will stop when you press the [ ] button once again.
Recording Your Performance Erasing Your Recorded Performance Here’s how to erase your recorded performance. fig.Panel Hold down the [Song] (Tempo) button and press the [ ] button. A confirmation message will appear. If you decide not to erase the performance, press the [ ] button.
Saving Your Recorded Performance If you’ve recorded a performance, your recorded performance will be lost if you turn off the HP307’s power before saving the song. If you want to keep your recorded performance, it is convenient to save it in internal memory. Songs saved in internal memory will not be lost when you turn off the power.
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Recording Your Performance Editing the song name fig.Panel Select the character to change Switches the type Inserts Deletes Change of character a character a character the character • Letters • Symbols • Numerals Use the buttons shown in the illustration above to edit the song name. Press the [ ] button to finalize the song name.
Recording Your Performance Deleting a Saved Song Here’s how to delete a song that you saved to internal memory. If you want to delete all the songs that are saved in internal memory, initialize the memory (p. 61). You can also delete songs from USB memory (sold separately) or a floppy disk (sold separately) (p.
Recording Your Performance Choosing the song to delete fig.Panel Press the [▼] button. Press the [-] or [+] button to select the song that you want to delete. Deleting the song fig.Panel Press the [ ] button. A confirmation message will appear. Press the [ ] button.
The [ ] button will light, the [ ] button and the button of the track to be recorded will blink, and the HP307 will enter recording-standby mode. If you decide not to record, press the [ ] button once again.
Press the button of the track that you want to record, so it’s blinking. The [ ] button will light, the [ ] button will blink, and the HP307 will enter recording-standby mode. If you decide not to record, press the [ ] button once again.
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Recording Your Performance Press the [ ] button. You’ll hear a two-measure count, and then recording will begin. Alternatively, you can start recording by playing the keyboard instead of pressing the [ ] button. In this case, there will be no count-in. When recording begins, the [ ] button and [ ] button will light.
With this setting, you will be listening to the selected song while you record. The [ ] button will light, the [ ] button will blink, and the HP307 will enter recording-standby mode. If you decide to cancel recording, press the [ ] button once again.
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Recording Your Performance Recording and stopping fig.Panel Press the [ ] button. You’ll hear a two-measure count, and then recording will begin. Alternatively, you can start recording by playing the keyboard instead of pressing the [ ] button. In this case, there will be no count-in.
Various Settings Basic Operation in Function Mode “Function mode” lets you make various settings for playback and recording. Entering Function mode fig.Panel Press the [Function] button. Press the [▲] or [▼] button to choose the setting that you want to edit. The [Function] button will light, and you’ll be in Function mode.
Various Settings Settings you can change Adjusting the Keyboard Sensitivity (Key Touch) Function Page Key Touch p. 54 You can change the touch sensitivity, or response of the keys. Save Song p. 44 You can adjust the keyboard touch as appropriate for the playing strength of the person who is performing.
Various Settings Sounds Settings Press the [ ] button. Adjusting the Sound’s Brilliance (Brilliance) fig.d-EQ-Param.eps Here’s how to adjust the brilliance of your keyboard playing or the playback brilliance of an internal song or USB memory song. Increasing the value will make the sound brighter. Setting Use the [▲] or [▼] buttons to select an item.
If you are playing the HP307 through a connected external system, internal preset songs. It will not affect internal preset songs. there may be cases in which the volume from your external system is too low even when the HP307’s volume is turned to the maximum Setting Description setting.
Various Settings Metronome Setting Performing Settings Changing How the Metronome Marks the Specifying What the Key Transpose will Beat (Metronome Pattern) Affect (Transpose Mode) You can set the metronome to play at even smaller intervals. This setting specifies what the key transpose will affect. The metronome will sound when you enter the setting screen.
Setting the Type of CD To be Played Back (CD/Audio Type) Changing How the Pedal Effects Are The HP307 may be unable to correctly recognize the type of CD Applied (Damper Pedal Part) being used. In such instances, you can specify the type of CD manually.
Memory Backup function to be restored to the state they were even when you turn off the power. in when you purchased the HP307. Enter Function mode, choose “Memory Backup,” and When you execute “Factory Reset,” all stored settings will be press the [ ] button (p.
Play back SMF music files, save performance data, and play back audio files * If you’re using new USB memory, you’ll need to initialize (format) it on the HP307. For details, refer to “Initializing the Memory” (p. 61). Installing the CD Drive...
(format) the USB memory or a floppy disk The entire contents of the selected memory will be erased. before using it. The HP307 can’t use USB memory or a floppy disk that has not been initialized. Caution when Initializing the Memory •...
Connecting to Other Devices Playing Back Songs on External Media You can play back songs from a CD, USB memory, or a floppy disk. You can play back songs that are music data (p. 80) or audio files (p. 73). Prepare the external media that contains the song you Select the song that you want to play back.
“Audio Tempo.” You can connect a commercially available USB CD drive to the Press the [-] or [+] button. HP307, and play back separately sold CD-ROMs created for the VIMA (VIMA TUNES p. 80). Setting Songs on VIMA CD-ROM (VIMA TUNES) are programmed with “recommended tones”...
Connecting to Other Devices Saving Your Recorded Performance on Deleting a Song From External Memory External Memory Here’s how to delete a song that you saved on USB memory or a floppy disk. Here’s how to save your recorded performance to USB memory or a floppy disk.
] button. Songs saved in internal memory can be copied to external memory, such as USB memory. fig.aaaa Selecting the song to copy HP307 Save Save Recorded Song Press the [-] or [+] button to select either “External Memory” or “Disk.”...
Connecting to Audio Equipment If you connect the HP307 to powered speakers or to an audio system that has line input jacks, you’ll be able to hear the HP307’s sound from your powered speakers or audio system. If you connect your digital audio player or other audio playback device to the HP307, you’ll be able to hear its sound via the HP307.
MIDI, short for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface,” was developed as a universal standard for the exchange of performance data between electronic instruments and computers. The HP307 is equipped with MIDI connectors to let it exchange performance data with external devices. These connectors can be used to connect the HP307 to an external device for even greater versatility.
“Local Off” is used to disconnect the route in (1). MIDI Transmit Channel Settings fig.aaaa (MIDI Transmit Ch.) Local On Sequencer This setting specifies the MIDI channel on which the HP307 will MIDI MIDI Sound transmit. MIDI uses sixteen “MIDI channels,” which are numbered 1 Generator Memory through 16.
USB connector of your (USB Driver) computer. • You can use the HP307 to play sounds from SMF music files played Normally, you don’t need to install a driver in order to connect the back with MIDI software.
Using the V-LINK Function Connecting the HP307 to a V-LINK compatible image device allows you to control the images with the HP307. * 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.
Power does not turn on Is the power cord connected correctly? p. 14 Since the HP307 uses a liquid crystal screen, it may happen that no text or graphics appear in the screen if the Nothing appears in the screen —...
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Tone 2 (when using Dual play) or the left-hand tone (when using Split play). The HP307’s piano sound faithfully simulates the depth and resonance of an acoustic piano, and this may give the Reverberation remains even if You defeat the impression of reverberation even if you’ve defeated the Reverb effect.
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You cannot record audio files. — Your recorded performance will disappear if you switch off the HP307’s power or select a song. The recorded performance disappeared There is no way to recover the lost performance. Before you turn off the power, save your recorded performance p.
Please use 44.1 kHz 16-bit linear WAV format audio files. Error: 30 The internal memory capacity of the HP307 is full. The HP307 cannot deal with the excessive MIDI data sent from the external MIDI device. Reduce the amount of MIDI data sent to the Error: 40 HP307.
Tone List Piano Others Name Name Name Piano 1 Grand Piano1 ChurchOrgan1 Piano 1w Piano + Str. ChurchOrgan2 Piano 1d Harpsichord Combo Jz.Org Piano 2 Grand Piano2 Ballad Organ Piano 2w Piano + Pad Accordion Piano 3 Grand Piano3 Nason flt 8’ Piano 3w MagicalPiano Gospel Spin...
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Tone List Name Name Name Church Org.3 Attack Pulse AnalogBrass2 Reed Organ Violin Soprano Sax Puff Organ Slow Violin Alto Sax Accordion 1 Viola Tenor Sax Accordion 2 Cello Baritone Sax Harmonica Contrabass Oboe Bandoneon Tremolo Str. English Horn Nylon-str.Gt PizzicatoStr Bassoon Ukulele...
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Tone List Name Name Synth Mallet Telephone 1 Atmosphere Telephone 2 Brightness DoorCreaking Goblins Door Echo Drops Scratch Echo Bell Wind Chimes Echo Pan Helicopter Star Theme Car Engine Sitar 1 Car Stop Sitar 2 Car Pass Banjo Car Crash Shamisen Siren Koto...
Tekla Badarzewska * Songs marked by an asterisk (*) are original songs composed for Course en Troïka Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky the Roland Corporation. The copyrights to these songs are owned To The Spring Edvard Hagerup Grieg by the Roland Corporation.
Parameters Stored in Memory Backup Parameter Page p. 35 Master Tuning p. 35, p. 55 Damper Resonance p. 35 Key Touch p. 35, p. 54 Key Touch Offset p. 35 Hammer Noise p. 35 Hammer Response p. 35 Piano Designer Settings Duplex Scale p.
Please be aware that if you create derivative works that are based on existing copyrighted material, such as commercially available SMF music files, such works may violate copyright law if used for any purpose other than personal enjoyment. Roland takes no responsibility for any copyright violation you may commit by creating such works.
USB Memory External Storage Floppy Disk (when using an optional floppy disk drive) Standard MIDI Files (Format 0/1) Roland Original Format (i-Format) Playable Software Audio File (WAV 44.1 kHz / 16-bit Linear Format) Audio CDs (CD-DA) (when using a CD drive) <Others>...
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This product contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm, including lead. For the USA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name : HP307 Type of Equipment : Digital Piano Responsible Party : Roland Corporation U.S. Address : 5100 S.Eastern Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938 Telephone : (323) 890-3700...
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