Roland HandSonic HPD-15 - Using the Pedal to Control the Hi-Hat; Tone; Settings for the Pedal

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Chapter 5 Settings for the Entire HPD-15
Using the Pedal to Control the Hi-Hat / Tone
You can use a expression pedal / hi-hat control pedal connected to the EXP PEDAL/HH CTRL jack to control the tone or play the
hi-hat with continuous control from open to closed positions.
Settings for the Pedal
fig.5-08.e
Use only the specified expression pedal (EV-5; sold
separately). By connecting any other expression pedals, you
risk causing malfunction and/or damage to the unit.
Using a Pedal to Control the Hi-Hat
Continuously
1. In Edit mode, assign the instrument marked with “*F” in
the Instrument List (p. 92) to the pad which you wish to
use as the hi-hat.
fig.5-08a
2. Depress the pedal connected to the EXP PEDAL/HH
CTRL jack to display the pedal setting screen, and select
PEDAL(A1)–PEDAL(C5) (the pad which is assigned the
hi-hat sound in step 1) to PadInst of the pedal.
fig.5-08b
You can use the pedal to play the hi-hat with continuous
control from open to closed positions and trigger the
“foot close” hi-hat sound.
* PEDAL(A1)–PEDAL(C5) appear last when you select the
instruments.
If you connect the hi-hat control pedal (FD-7, optional), do
not step on the pedal until the patch name is displayed when
the power is turned on. The HPD-15 will check the position
of the pedal then.
PEDAL Select
Specifying the Pedal
EXP PEDAL,
HI-HAT,
SW +, SW -
EXP PEDAL: Select this when connecting an expression pedal (EV-5: optional).
Select the type of the pedal that connected to the EXP PEDAL/HH CTRL jack.
Parameter ValueCategory
* If you connect a foot switch, you cannot use the half-open hi-hat.
SW +, SW -: Select this when connecting a foot switch. Select either SW + or SW -
so that the sound will play when you press it.
HI-HAT: Select this when connecting a hi-hat control pedal (FD-7: optional).
P0606A3*PAD INST
R70:13" Hi-Hat
P0606PL*PAD INST
PEDAL(A3)