Roland HandSonic HPD-20 - Adjusting the External Expansion Pad; Making Detailed Adjustments for the External; Expansion Pad; Making Adjustments for the Rim of an External

What is the HandSonic? Quick Guide Frequently Used Functions Parameter Guide Appendix
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EXT-TRIGGER SETTINGS–SENS
MENU g SYS g ExtTrig Settings g SENS
Parameter Explanation
Adjusting the external expansion pad
If you’ve specied the correct “Type,” and would like to make additional adjustments, you can edit the following parameters.
* If you change the “Type” setting, the following parameters will be changed to the recommended values for the type of pad you specied.
Sensitivity
You can adjust the sensitivity of the pads to accommodate your personal playing style. This allows you to have more
dynamic control over the sound volume, based on how hard you play. Higher sensitivity allows the pad to produce a loud
volume even when played softly. Lower sensitivity will keep the pad producing a low volume even when played forcefully.
Threshold
Increase this value if the pad is unwantedly triggered by ambient vibration. If this value is too high, soft strikes will fail to
produce sound; set this value as low as possible without allowing unwanted triggering to occur.
Curve
This setting allows you to control the relation between playing velocity (striking force) and changes in volume.
For details, refer to p. 61.
EXT-TRIGGER ADVANCED–SCAN
MENU g SYS g ExtTrig Settings g ADVNCD g SCAN
Parameter Explanation
Making detailed adjustments for the external expansion pad
If you’ve specied the correct “Type,” and would like make even more detailed adjustments, you can edit the following parameters.
* If you change the “Type” setting, the following parameters will be changed to the recommended values for the type of pad you specied.
Scan Time
Species the length of time used to detect the strike signal. While you continue striking the pad at the same force, gradu-
ally increase this value to the point where you obtain reliable triggering at the highest volume. Excessively high settings of
this parameter will lengthen the time from the strike until sound is heard, impairing the performance response.
Retrigger Cancel
This parameter prevents a single strike from triggering two notes (retriggering). This is a particularly eective way to
prevent retriggering when you’re using a drum trigger. While you continue striking the pad, gradually raise this value until
retriggering no longer occurs. Excessively high settings of this parameter will cause missed notes during rolls.
Mask Time
If the stick or beater rebounds against the striking surface immediately after the strike, a second note will be triggered.
This parameter prevents such false triggering by causing additional strikes to be ignored for a certain time following a
strike. While you continue striking the pad, gradually raise this value until double triggering no longer occurs. Excessively
high settings of this parameter will cause missed notes during rolls.
EXT-TRIGGER ADVANCED–RIM
MENU g SYS g ExtTrig Settings g ADVNCD g RIM
Parameter Explanation
Making adjustments for the rim of an external expansion pad
If you’ve specied the correct “Type,” and would like make even more detailed adjustments, you can edit the following parameters.
* If you change the “Type” setting, the following parameters will be changed to the recommended values for the type of pad you specied.
Rim Gain
Adjusts the rim sensitivity of the following pads.
Higher value allows the rim to produce a loud volume even when played softly.
PD series, PDX series, CY series, RT-10S
Head/Rim Adjust
Adjusts the reference for distinguishing head shots from rim shots for the following pads.
Increasing this parameter will prevent the rim sound from being triggered when you make a head shot. Excessively
high settings will make it harder to play the rim sound.
PD series (except the PD-8), PDX series, RT-10S