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HP109-PE – Chapter 2. Performance
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Changing How the Center
Pedals Work
With the factory setting, the center pedal functions as a soste-
nuto pedal (p. 11).
However, the center pedal setting can be changed to any of a
variety of different functions.
1.
Press the [Center Pedal] button to get the appro-
priate indicator to light.
Sostenuto. Sets function to sostenuto pedal (p. 11).
Layer. When you play a key while pressing on the center
pedal, a suitable tone to match the piano tone is selected,
and the two tones are layered and played together.
The volume of the layer tone is adjusted according to
how much you press the pedal.
Octave. When you play a key while pressing on the cen-
ter pedal, the note for the key being pressed and the note
one octave above it are layered and played together. You
can adjust the volume of the sound one octave above the
layer tone by changing the pressure used on the pedal.
Using the metronome
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Sounding the metronome
The HP109-PE features a built-in metronome.
While a song plays back, the metronome will sound at the
tempo and time signature (Beat) of that song.
Sounding the metronome
1.
Press the [Metronome/Count In] button.
The metronome will sound. The button’s indicator flashes
in red and green in time with the beat selected at that time.
The indicator lights in red on the downbeats, and in green
on weak beats.
Changing the tempo
2.
Press the [Song/Tempo] button; the button’s indi-
cator lights in green.
3.
Press the [-] or [+] button to adjust the tempo.
Changing the beat of metronome
4.
Hold down the [Song/Tempo] button, and press
the [-] or [+] button.
The currently selected beat will be displayed.
If you hold down the [Song/Tempo] button and press the
[-] or [+] button, the beat will change.
If you hold down the [Song/Tempo] button and press the
[-] and [+] buttons simultaneously, the beat will go back to
what it was before you changed it.
Stopping the metronome
5.
Once again press the [Metronome/Count In] but-
ton, getting its indicator to go dark.
The metronome will stop.
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Changing the metronome volume
The volume of the metronome can be adjusted, with ten
volume levels available.
1.
While holding down the [Metronome/Count In]
button, press the [–] or [+] button.
The currently specified volume will be displayed.
Continue to hold down the [Metronome/Count In] but-
ton, and press the [-] or [+] button to sound the metro-
nome, and change the volume.
If Acoustic Layering (p. 26) and Dual function are
switched off, the Acoustic Layering function is then
switched on.
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It is not possible to change the beat during song playback
or recording.
Display beat Display beat
2.2 2/2 6.4 6/4
0.4 Only weak beats 7.4 7/4
2.4 2/4 3.8 3/8
3.4 3/4 6.8 6/8
4.4 4/4 9.8 9/8
5.4 5/4 12.8 12/8
This is set to “4” when the instrument is turned on.
When the metronome volume is set to “0,” the metro-
nome sound does not play.
Correspondence between
beat and tempo display
2/2 =5–250
x/4 =10–500
3/8 =20–999
6/8
9/8 = 7–333
12/8
Beat Tempo Value
NOTE