Roland HP 2700 - Listening to the Demonstration Songs; How the Pedals Function

Listening to the Demonstration
Songs The DEMO Button
If you press the DEMO button, its indicator will
light, and the instrument is ready to begin
playback of the demonstration songs. Then, all
you need do is press any of the Voice buttons,
and the song which applies to that button (see
list) will begin playing.
DEMO
Y
Voice buttons
PIANO t PIANO 2) HONKY HARPSI- VIBRA- £ PIANO
TONK CHORD PHONE
mt Mil De rd a Sed
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Song Name
Etude in G-flat Major
op.10-5 “Black keys”
Valse in D-flat Major
_| op.64-1 “Petit Chien”
Beethoven “Fiir Elise” Wo 0.59
Clair de Lune
Nocturne in F-sharp Major
op. 15-2
Liszt Liebestraume No. 3
Voice buttons
PIANO 1
Composer
Chopin
PIANO 2 Chopin
HONKY TONK
HARPSICHORD
VIBRAPHONE
E. PIANO
When one song finishes, the next one will start playing
automatically.
If you wish, you can also choose to have one song played
repeatedly. The VALUE button is used to make this choice.
A The six songs are played in order, repeatedly.
Vv The same song is played repeatedly.
* If you press the button for another song during play of any
particular song, the song that is playing will be terminated,
and the unit will start playing the newly selected one.
To stop play of the demonstration songs, press the DEMO
button once again. The instrument will return to the or-
dinary mode.
How the Pedals Function |
Soft Pedal Sostenuto Pedal Damper Pedal
@ Damper Pedal
When the Damper Pedal is depressed, notes that have
been played will continue to sound even after your
fingers have been removed from those keys. The
amount of time over which the sound will finger
can be sensitively controlled by varying the depth of
the pedal.
@ Sostenuto Pedal
This pedal is used to sustain only the sound of those
keys that are pressed at the very moment it is depre-
ssed. It conveniently allows you to selectively choose
specific notes that you wish to have linger on.
@ Soft Pedal
Used to apply softness to the notes played. If you
have the Soft Pedal depressed while you play on the
keys, you obtain a softer sound than you would using
the same finger pressure without the pedal. The
pedal’s effect can be varied by small degrees by altering
the depth of the pedal.
* Both the Sostenuto Pedal @ and Soft Pedal @ can be changed
and used to change voices. For details, refer to Page 11.
[About the Resonance Produced while
the Damper Pedal is Depressed]
When the Damper Pedal is depressed, ail strings on an
acoustic piano are freed from the effect of the Damper.
For this reason, not only will the notes that were played
resonate for a longer time afterward, but such resonance
is transmitted to other strings as well, causing them to
resonate sympathetically. On the HP-3700/2700 such sym-
pathetic resonation is faithfully simulated to create a
richer, fuller sound.
{Half-Pedal Technique]
This instrument allows you to make use of “half-pedal-
ing,” an advanced technique employed by many skilled
pianists. Half-pedaling involves using the Damper Pedal
skillfully to gain precise, subtle control over the length of
time that notes will resound.