Roland HP 236 - Product Features Overview; Recorder and Playback

Roland
Roland Piano Digital
HP-236
Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland HP-236 Digital Piano.
Thanks
to
its
use
of
New
Advanced
GP
Process
digital
sound
sources,
the
HP-236
faithfully
recreates
the
powerful
lows
and
sparkling
highs
of
a
concert
grand
piano.
Moreover,
it
comes
equipped
with
a
keyboard
that
is
a
delight
to
play
-
one
which
responds
to
every
playing
dynamic.
And
because
the
instrument's
sound
sources
are digital,
the
piano
will
never
need
tuning
to
retain
its
sound
quality.
For
these
and
many
other
reasons,
you
will
now be able
to enjoy
everything
you
would
expect from a traditional
piano
-
all
within
a
user-friendly,
compact
package
that
more
readily
fits
into
a
modern
lifestyle.
In
order
to
take
full
advantage
of
the
HP-236’s
numerous
features,
and
to
enjoy
years
of
trouble-free
service,
please
take
the time to read
through
this
manual.
Features
Six Different Sounds
The selection of sounds, beginning with a luxurious
grand piano, allows you to play music in virtually any
style.
Dual Function
Any two Voices can be combined (layered) and played
together.
Digital Effects
Your new piano comes equipped with two digital
effects: Chorus and Reverb.
“Recorder”
An easy-to-operate Recorder allows you to record and
play back the music you create.
Key Touch Function
Three ‘Touch’ levels are available, allowing the player to
adjust the keyboard feel to suit personal preferences.
Damper Pedal
When the Damper pedal is depressed, the HP-236 pro-
vides a realistic simulation of “sympathetic resonance.”
This effect occurs when strings (on an acoustic piano)
adjacent to the notes played also resonate, creating
much richer, expansive sonorities.
Exclusive “passive reflection speaker system”
Positioning the HP-236 close to the wall, the rear
“Passive Holes” provide a sound reinforcement of the
“Mid-High” frequencies, reflecting the sound through
the wall surface. This system guarantees an extremely
wide and natural sound effect.
Transpose Function
Using the key transpose function you can transpose the
entire keyboard without changing the position of the
keys to play.
Master Tune
The overall pitch of the piano can be changed to match
the pitch of other musical instruments.
MIDI Capability
The instrument also provides for use of MIDI, the inter-
face standard designed to provide for the transfer of per-
formance information among electronic musical instru-
ments and computers.
Computer Interface
This socket allows you to connect your HP-236 to a
computer (PC - MS Dos).
About the Advanced GP Sound Sources
The sounds produced by this instrument are created
using the “Advanced GP Process,” which represents a
pooling of the best leading-edge digital technology by
Roland. This process, developed as a natural extension
of the original GP process, involved a series of efforts:
first, an analysis of the essential properties of sound as
generated by musical instruments, then an extraction,
and finally a re-synthesis designed to facilitate the
expressive needs of musicians. The result is a sound
generation method which provides very finely textured
and realistic sounds.