Roland HP-7 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Richer, more beautiful sound, and an amazingly
natural touch
Incorporating the latest and best of
Roland’s decades of sound technology
research, the HP-7 offers the finest,
most realistic piano sounds in the
world, with 64-voice polyphony. It also
offers an unrivaled richness and delicacy of expression virtually
identical to that of an acoustic grand piano. The secret is
Roland’s unique Progressive Hammer Action Keyboard,
complete with Escapement, which provides a lighter touch in
the upper range, a heavier touch in the lower range, and a
realistic resistance when playing softer passages. Whether
you’re playing a delicate pianissimo or a rousing fortissimo,
the HP-7 will respond perfectly to every nuance of your fingers.
Powerful new speaker system for “Grand Sound”
Developed especially for the HP-7, this
new speaker system features an ideal balance
between the upward-pointing tweeters and the
full-range speakers in independent speaker
enclosures facing you under the keyboard.
In combination with the high-grade amps and
high-quality output, the new system results in dynamic, vibrant
sound of great depth and exceptional presence—the same
presence and rich flow of sound from both above and below
the soundboard as you experience when you sit down to play
a grand piano.
You can customize it to fit your taste
The HP-7 offers a range of functions that let you cus-
tomize it to suit your playing style. Key Touch Control lets
you select your choice of four different touch settings. Lid
Angle provides three settings that simulate the way the tone
and color of the sound change depending on the position of
a grand piano’s lid. Hammer Response Control provides
three sensitivity settings for even more delicate control,
accurately simulating the slightly slower hammer stroke and
delay in timing when the piano strings are struck during
subtle pianissimo passages. Along
with the Progressive Hammer Action
Keyboard’s Escapement feature, this
function assures a touch even closer to
that of an acoustic grand piano.
The HP-7 provides everything a musical home needs:
incredibly realistic grand piano sound, natural touch,
and a host of sophisticated but easy-to-use functions designed to
develop your sense of rhythm and your ear for music. And it’s all
built into a sleek unit finely crafted to complement any room.
Realistic instrument sounds, and flexible per-
formance options
In addition to realistic piano sound, the HP-7 offers a wide
range of other high-quality instrument sounds. You can even
combine two sounds for Dual mode play, and easily adjust the
volume balance of the two sounds. Or use the Split mode to
play a different sound with each hand for an instant duo.
Learn music the natural, easy way
The HP-7 comes with a perfect balance of functions to help
you develop a fine sense of music. Naturally, it provides a
Metronome function for practicing. But in addition, it also
offers a percussion instrument rhythm function. This function
can turn a standard practice session into a session of highly
educational fun, providing a natural way to develop a better
sense of rhythm. With the built-in 2-track recorder, you can
listen in on yourself, check your progress, and hear how good
you really sound. The HP-7 also includes a fun-to-play note-
guessing game designed to help your children naturally
develop their ear for music. This game, together with the
rhythm and recording functions, makes the HP-7 ideal for
developing a sense of timing and pitch, and learning how to
perform ensembles.
65 preset songs for instant playing
The HP-7 comes preset with 65 famous piano pieces, so
even if you’ve never touched a piano before you can start
playing it the day you bring it home. These preset pieces are
a great aid to practicing. You can change their tempo as you
like, or mute just the left hand part, or the right hand part,
and play along. You can also just listen to the presets—to
discover how good the HP-7 sounds. The scores for the pieces
are included for your use as well.
Elegant cabinet with adjustable music stand
As well as an elegant new cabinet design with a mahogany
finish, the HP-7 features an adjustable music stand with a handy
clip for securing music books and scores. By adjusting the angle
of the stand, or moving it backward or forward to the most
comfortable reading position, you can concentrate on making
music with the right posture.
The ultimate digital piano
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