Roland HandSonic HPD-20 - Using a Hi-Hat Control Pedal (HH CTRL)

What is the HandSonic? Quick Guide Frequently Used Functions Parameter Guide Appendix
Connecting External Expansion Pads or Pedals
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Using a Hi-hat Control Pedal (HH CTRL)
You can use your foot to open/close the hi-hat. You can also press the pedal to play the sound, or vary
the sound according to how deeply you press the pedal.
The following hi-hat control pedal and footswitches (sold separately) are supported.
Model Explanation
FD-8
Controls the hi-hat open-close action in a continuous manner.
FS-5U
You can use a footswitch instead of a hi-hat control pedal.
This lets you switch the hi-hat’s open/closed state.
If you play the sound, the volume will be xed.
DP-2
* V-Hi-Hat pads (VH-13, VH-12, VH-11) are not supported.
1. Connect the hi-hat control pedal to the HandSonic’s HH CTRL jack.
Use the cable that was included with your hi-hat control pedal.
If you want to control the hi-hat’s open/close action
2.
Assign a hi-hat instrument to the desired pad.
You’ll be able to use the hi-hat control pedal to control the open/close action.
* The instrument that’s assigned to the hi-hat control pedal will also sound. If you don’t want it to sound, set the hi-hat
control pedal’s instrument to “OFF.”
* If you’ve assigned a hi-hat instrument to more than one pad, the foot-close sound can be produced only for the highest
priority pad. (Priority order: M1–M5 g S1–S8 g EXT HEAD g EXT RIM g D-BEAM)
If you want to sound an instrument
2.
Assign the instrument to the hi-hat control pedal.
The instrument will sound when you press the pedal.
If you want to modify the sound
As when you press down on a pad, you can press down on the hi-hat control pedal to modify the sound.
2. Choose MENU g KIT g PAD CTRL g SEND.
The PAD CONTROL –SEND screen will appear.
3. Press the hi-hat control pedal.
The hi-hat control pedal will be selected.
4. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to select a parameter, and use the value
knob to set the value.
For details, refer to “Modifying the sound by pressing down on a pad.”
PAD CONTROL–SEND screen
“Rear Panel (Connections)” (p. 8)
“Assigning Sounds to Pads (Inst)” (p. 23)
“Modifying the sound by pressing down on a pad” (p. 48)