Roland HP 1700L - Using the Pedals

2 Getting Started
Biography of Demo Song's Arranger
John
Maul
is
a
musician,
composer
and
arranger
having
graduated
from
the
Royal
Academy
of
Music
in
London.
John's
work
en-
compasses
studio
recordings
and
live
performances,
including
work
with
top
cabaret
artists
in
the
U.K.
His
writing
credits
include
commercial
music
for
radio
and
television,
as
well
as
scoring
jazz
and
classical
works.
As
a
product
specialist
for
Roland
U.K.,
john's
talents
are
well
utilized
in
the
preparation
of
support
material
for
educational
and
instructional
use.
Using the pedals
Two
pedals
are
installed
in
the
special
stand;
the
Damper
pedal
on
the
right,
and
the
Soft
pedal
on
the
left.
The
left
pedal
can
also
be
used
as
a
Sostenuto
pedal
(nor-
mally
it
functions
as
a
Soft
pedal).
It
is
not
possible
for
the
left
pedal
to
function
simul-
taneously
as
both
Soft
and
Sostenuto-pedals.
O Damper pedal (right)
Use
this
pedal
to
extend
the
decay
of
the
notes.
As
long
as
you
have
the
pedal
depre-
Left
Pedal
Right
Pedal
ssed,
notes
will
continue
to
decay
gradually
even
after
you
release
the
keys.
In
addi-
tion,
while
this
pedal
is
depressed,
notes
you
play
will
cause
other
notes
to
resonate
just
as
they
would
on
an
acoustic
piano.
This
effect
creates
a
richer
and
more
natural
sound (the Sympathetic Resonance effect).
The
Sympathetic
Resonance
effect
will
only
be
heard
when
one
of
the
piano
sounds
(PIANO
1/2)
is
selected.
However,
this
effect
may
be
unclear
when
the
reverb
is
on.
© Soft pedal (left)
When
you
press
this
pedal,
the
sound
will
become
softer.
Since
pressing
this
pedal
on
a
grand
piano
will
make
the
keyboard
slide
a
bit
sideways,
this
pedal
is
sometimes
known as the “Shift pedal”.
Soft pedal effect will not apply to the harpsichord sound.
O Sostenuto pedal (left)
Notes
that
were
already pressed
when
you
press
this
pedal
will
be
sustained.
Notes
played
after
you
press
this
pedal
will not
be affected.
[7]
To
use
the
left
pedal
as
a
Sostenuto
pedal
(D
While
holding
[FUNCTION
|,
press
[PEDAL]
.
hEC
EE we x
FUNCTION PEDAL
©
While
you
press
[FUNCTION]
the
[PEDAL]
LED
will
light,
indicating
that
the
pedal
is
functioning
as
the
Sostenuto
pedal.
G)
Once
again,
while
holding
[FUNCTION],
press
[PEDAL].
The
LED
will
go
out,
and
the
pedal
will
function
as
the
Soft
pedal
once
again.
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