Roland HandSonic HPD-20 - Adjusting the Sound (Edit)

What is the HandSonic? Quick Guide Frequently Used Functions Parameter Guide Appendix
Sound Editing
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Adjusting the Sound (Edit)
You can adjust the pitch, duration, and tonal character of each instrument.
1. Choose MENU g INST g EDIT.
The INST–EDIT screen will appear.
2. Strike to select the pad that you want to change.
3. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select instrument “A” or “B.”
4. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select a parameter, and use the value
knob to edit the value.
Parameter Explanation
Volume Adjusts the volume.
Tuning
Adjusts the pitch.
Positive (“+”) settings raise the pitch, and negative (“-”) settings lower the pitch.
The units are cents; 100 cents = one semitone.
Sweep
Sweeps the pitch upward (or downward).
With positive (“+”) settings, the pitch starts high and sweeps down; with negative (“-”) settings, the pitch starts low and
sweeps up.
Greater values produce greater change.
Muing
Adjusts the decay of the sound.
Greater values reduce the decay, emphasizing the attack.
Color
Adjusts the brightness of the sound.
Positive (“+”) settings brighten the sound, and negative (“-”) settings darken the sound.
Pan Adjusts the left/right position. “CTR” is center.
Amb Send
Adjusts the amount of sound sent to ambience.
This is the same parameter as in the PAD AMBIENCE SEND screen. Refer to “Applying ambience” (p. 28).
MFX Asgn
Select MFX1–3 as the multi-eect that will be used to apply an eect.
This is the same parameter as in the MFX ASSIGN screen. Refer to “Applying a multi-eect to a pad” (p. 26).
INST–EDIT screen
Setting the pitch of chromatic instruments
Use the pad copy (p. 57) or ALL function (p. 23) to assign the same sound to
multiple pads (e.g., S1–S8).
Set the “Tuning” value of these pads as shown below.
Example) If the pitch is “C” when Tuning = 0
Pitch -6(F#) -5(G) -4(G#) -3(A) -2(A#) -1(B) 0(C)
Tuning -600 -500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0
Pitch +1(C#) +2(D) +3(D#) +4(E) +5(F) +6(F#) +7(G)
Tuning +100 +200 +300 +400 +500 +600 +700
G
A F
B E
C D
G
Hints for using Sweep
• Use “Tuning” to adjust the pitch at which the sound ends.
• If you use “Muing” to shorten the sound, the pitch change produced by “Sweep” will also be shortened.
• If the sound is too bass-heavy when you’ve set “Sweep” to a negative value, adjust “Color” in the positive direction to
lighten the sound.