Performing
Dividing the Keyboard for Two-Person Performance (Twin Piano)
You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones so that two people can play the same range of pitches, just as though there were two pianos.
This function is called “Twin Piano.”
For example, Twin Piano allows two children to play different songs at the same time.
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1.
Press the [Twin Piano] button .
The [Twin Piano] button will light, and the Twin Piano screen will
appear.
When you turn Twin Piano on, the keyboard and pedal settings will
be as shown in the illustration.
NOTE
If Twin Piano is on, damper resonance will not be applied; this
may cause the piano to sound different.
2.
Select the tone to be played (p . 20) .
The left and right sections will have the same tone.
3.
To cancel Twin Piano, press the [Twin Piano] button once again .
The [Twin Piano] button will go out.
Changing the way in which the sound is heard (twin piano mode)
1.
In the Twin Piano screen, use the cursor [
] [
]
buttons to specify the desired Twin Piano mode .
Item
Value
Explanation
Twin Piano Mode
Individual
Two people using headphones can practice independently.
The sound of the right-hand keyboard zone will be heard only from the right speaker.
The sound of the left-hand keyboard zone will be heard only from the left speaker.
When using headphones, you won’t be able to hear the other person’s playing.
* Ambience will turn off.
* For some tones, the sound might not be divided to left and right.
* If using headphones, connect them to the left Phones jack if playing the left keyboard zone; connect
them to the right Phones jack if playing the right keyboard zone.
* If you record while this is set to Individual, the playback might not be the same as what you heard
during recording.
Pair
Two people can practice together.
The sound of the right-hand keyboard zone will be heard more loudly from the right speaker than from
the left speaker.
The sound of the left-hand keyboard zone will be heard more loudly from the left speaker than from the
right speaker.
When using headphones, you’ll be able to hear the other person’s playing.
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C3
C2
C1
C4
C5
C6
C3
C4
C5
C3
C6
The damper pedal
for the left area
The damper pedal
for the right area
Conventional
keyboard
Twin Piano
divide point
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Saving your settings
The HPi-50e’s settings will revert to the
default values when you turn off the power,
but you can save them as described in “Stor-
ing Your Settings (memory backup)” (p. 12).
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