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Creating a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Along with Rhythms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editing the Rhythm Performance and Automatic

Accompaniment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording the Rhythm Performance and Automatic

Accompaniment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording with 16 Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

About the 16 part recorder Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editing the Part Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording Each Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saving Your Multitrack Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Copying Measures (Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Inserting Blank Measures (Insert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deleting Measures (Delete) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Erasing Measures (Erase) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exchanging Parts (Part Exchange) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tightening Up the Note Timing (Quantize) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transposing an Entire Part (Transpose) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editing Individual Notes (Note Edit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editing Tone Changes During the Song (PC Edit) . . . . . . .

Cancelling an Edit (Undo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saving a Song You’ve Edited by Note or Measure . . . . . . .

Inserting Notation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deleting a Notation Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saving a Song After Editing Its Notation Marks . . . . . . . . .

Editing the Key Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editing the Time Signature (Beat Map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editing the Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recording Tempo Data (Tempo Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Converting an SMF Song to Audio (WAV File) . . . . . . . . . .

Personalizing Your Piano Sound (Piano Designer) . . . .

Making Detailed Adjustments to the Piano Sound . . . . .

Convenient Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changing the Notation Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changing the Screen Display and Lesson Grading

Standard (Resolution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changing the Number of Measures Displayed . . . . . . . . .

Saving Notation Data in BMP Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saving Tone and Rhythm Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Writing a User Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Calling Up a User Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Managing User Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making the Power Automatically Turn Off After a

Time ( Auto Off ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Loading/Saving Piano Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Loading a Piano Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saving a Piano Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Look What You Can Do! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Storing Your Settings (memory backup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Main Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Before You Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Opening/Closing the Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using the Music Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turning the Power On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Performing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Performing with Various Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Switching Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Performing with Two Layered Tones (Dual Play) . . . . . . . .

Playing Different Tones with the Right and Left

Hands (Split Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adjusting the Sound to Your Taste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Ambience)/

Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) . . . . . .

Adjusting the Keyboard Response (Key Touch) . . . . . . . . .

Dividing the Keyboard for Two-Person Performance

(Twin Piano) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shifting the Pitch (Transpose) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Playing Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Practicing with DigiScore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Practicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Practicing with the Metronome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changing the Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Practicing with a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selecting and Playing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adding a Count-in to Synchronize Your Performance . . .

Storing a Song in Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Playing Songs Consecutively (All Songs Play) . . . . . . . . . . .

Adjusting the Volume Balance of the Song and the

Keyboard Performance (Song Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Adjusting a Song’s Tempo for Easier Practicing . . . . . . . . .

Practicing One Hand at a Time (Part Mute) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Repeatedly Practicing a Portion of a Song (AB Repeat) . .

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Getting Ready to Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making a New SMF Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saving a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overdubbing a Recorded Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Making a New Audio Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Audio Recording a Performance with SMF

Accompaniment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using an Audio File without Melody (Center Cancel) . . .

Burning an Audio Recording of a Song (WAV file) to a

CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Contents

Summary of Contents for HPi-50e

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Page 2: ...Card Twin Piano Game e e Become familiar with the keyboard Have fun while improving proficiency at the keyboard while you aim at the falling sticks Scroll Game page 28 page 28 page 28 Practice e e Mas...

Page 3: ...e e e Adjust the openness of the grand piano s lid Closing the lid will produce a more mellow sound opening it brightens the sound page 48 page 48 page 48 Convenientfunctions e e Change the notation d...

Page 4: ...unction occurs Immediately turn the unit off remove the AC adaptor from the outlet and request servicing by your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as liste...

Page 5: ...It should be handled carefully all the while keeping it level Make sure to have a firm grip to protect yourself from injury and the instrument from damage Check to make sure the screws for stand assem...

Page 6: ...s the result of the natural oxidization process If the brass becomes tarnished polish it using commercially available metal polisher Since wood will expand and contract depending on how it is used and...

Page 7: ...product for purposes that could infringe on a copyright held by a third party We assume no responsibility whatsoever with regard to any infringements of third party copyrights arising through your us...

Page 8: ...After a Time Auto Off 52 Loading Saving Piano Setups 53 Loading a Piano Setup 53 Saving a Piano Setup 53 Look What You Can Do 2 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 4 IMPORTANT NOTES 6 Operation Guide 10 Storing Yo...

Page 9: ...emory 55 Changing How the Pedal Effects Are Applied 55 Changing How the Pedals Work Center Pedal 56 Changing How the Pedals Work Left Pedal 56 Using a Pedal to Switch User Programs 56 Loading Saving P...

Page 10: ...d right allowing two people to play the same range of pitches To turn twin piano on Press the Twin Piano button so it s lit To change how the sounds are heard Use the cursor buttons Individual Two peo...

Page 11: ...button press the E Piano button 2 Use the cursor buttons to select the item that you want to edit 3 Use the cursor buttons to edit the value page 48 To change the tones 1 Use the cursor buttons to sel...

Page 12: ...y Use the cursor buttons to select Song list Use the cursor buttons to choose Icon Icons are shown to indicate the type of data and to indicate whether the song contains lyrics or fingering To select...

Page 13: ...hile stopped press the Rec button Record While in recording standby mode press the Play Stop button Rewind Press the Bwd button Fast forward Press the Fwd button To play all songs 1 Press the Song but...

Page 14: ...ify how note names are displayed when the notation screen is expanded Auto Sync If this is On the notation will be shown in synchronization with the performance Key Display the notation in the specifi...

Page 15: ...tion Play along with the accompaniment you ll get points for your performance and be awarded the corresponding medal Finger Training This application lets you practice while checking the force with wh...

Page 16: ...nes for the notes actually played resonate sympathetically resulting in a rich resounding tone Additionally when using half pedaling techniques the core of the sound disappears rapidly while a rich sp...

Page 17: ...50e The volume of the device connected to the Input jack can be adjusted by means of Input Volume p 54 To prevent malfunction and equipment failure always turn down the volume and turn off all the uni...

Page 18: ...movable part and the panel In places where small children are present make sure that an adult provides supervision and guidance If you need to move the piano make sure the lid is closed first to prev...

Page 19: ...omatically Turning the power off 1 Move the Volume slider all the way to the left to minimize the volume 2 Press the Power switch The screen goes blank and the power is turned off If you don t want th...

Page 20: ...r button Selects high quality vibraphone sound and various other sounds such as orchestral instruments organ bass or accompaniment sounds If you select the drum set category you ll be able to play the...

Page 21: ...e the cursor buttons to select the tone If you hold down a cursor button the selected tone will change successively You can t select tones of the same category for tone 1 and tone 2 5 Press the button...

Page 22: ...t F 3 Left hand Tone Right hand Tone Selecting the split tones 1 Use the cursor buttons to select the right hand tone or left hand tone 2 Press the button to access the tone select screen 3 Use the cu...

Page 23: ...ght hand Tone screen press the cursor button to select the keyboard illustration 2 Use the cursor buttons to change the split point Item Value Split point B1 B6 23 Operation Guide Before You Play Perf...

Page 24: ...lliance screen will appear 2 Use the cursor buttons to select either ambience or brilliance 3 Use the cursor buttons to adjust the depth of the effect Item Value Explanation Ambience 0 10 Higher value...

Page 25: ...to adjust the key touch Item Value Explanation Key Touch 1 100 Higher values will make the keyboard feel heavier At a value of 50 the result is the same as when the Key Touch button is unlit Fix OFF O...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...ing an Audio File Audio Transpose p 55 4 1 2 3 1 Press the Transpose button The Transpose button will light and the Transpose screen will appear 2 Use the cursor buttons to select a parameter 3 Use th...

Page 28: ...s Melody Chase Catch a mole by playing the key from which the mole emerges Can you catch all of those pesky moles Frog s Song Album Practice singing along with the frog Maybe you can learn to sing bet...

Page 29: ...lps you learn how the damper pedal affects the sound Visual Lesson You ll be graded on how well you play along with the performance examples Course Explanation Beginner s You ll be graded on how well...

Page 30: ...You can t change the Time signature setting while a song is playing Sound Click Electronic sound Voice Japanese 1 2 3 Voice English 1 2 3 Dog cat Woodblock Triangle castanet Hands clapping Pattern No...

Page 31: ...ct a category 3 Use the cursor buttons to select a song from the list If you hold down a cursor button the selected song will change continuously 4 Press the Play Stop button When the song has played...

Page 32: ...appear 2 Use the cursor buttons to select the song that you want to register in Favorites 3 Hold down the Song button and press the button A confirmation screen will appear 4 Choose OK and press the b...

Page 33: ...3 To cancel the Song Balance function press the Song Balance button once again The Song Balance button will go out Adjusting a Song sTempo for Easier Practicing You can change the tempo at which a so...

Page 34: ...ll not be heard or will be heard at a reduced volume MEMO The mute setting will be cancelled when you switch songs Although the Part Mute function cannot be used with respect to the playback of an aud...

Page 35: ...at the measure you specified 4 To cancel the repeat function press the AB Repeat button once again The AB Repeat button will go out and the repeat region settings will be cleared If the notation scre...

Page 36: ...hen you play back a song that was recorded as SMF data Getting Ready to Record 1 Hold down the Key Touch button and press the Transpose button to access the setup screen 2 Choose the desired recording...

Page 37: ...performances of both hands Right part Left part Accomp part When using Split or Twin Piano your performance will be divided at the split point and assigned to the Right and Left parts for recording 4...

Page 38: ...as the save destination you can enter that folder by pressing the Play Stop button 3 If you want to change the song title use the cursor buttons to select the Song Name and then press the cursor butt...

Page 39: ...the recording standby state In this case recording starts immediately and no count will be sounded 8 Press the Play Stop button Recording will stop and the song save screen will appear Refer to Saving...

Page 40: ...button and Play Stop button will light 8 Press the Play Stop button Recording will stop and the song save screen will appear Refer to Saving a Song p 38 Using an Audio File without Melody Center Cance...

Page 41: ...playlist 3 From the desktop or other location where you copied it drag and drop the song WAV file to add it to the playlist you created in step 2 Drag drop 4 Insert a blank CD R into your computer 5 S...

Page 42: ...nce will stop Editing the Rhythm Performance and Automatic Accompaniment Settings Here s how to edit the rhythm performance and automatic accompaniment settings 1 In the rhythm screen hold down the Ke...

Page 43: ...MIDI MIDI short of Musical Instrument Digital Interface was developed as a universal standard for the exchange of performance data between electronic instruments and computers MIDI data consists of in...

Page 44: ...move to the measure at which you want to record 3 Specify the recording tempo p 47 and metronome settings p 30 Also select the tone p 20 you ll use when recording 4 Press the Rec button The HPi 50e wi...

Page 45: ...e an unintended note Change the pitch of a single note Change the playing strength velocity of a single note Change the fingering number 1 Use the cursor buttons to select the part containing the note...

Page 46: ...Fwd buttons or the cursor left right buttons to select the location at which you want to insert a notation mark 4 Use the Slow Fast buttons to select the type of notation mark you want to insert 5 Use...

Page 47: ...Save or discard the data Converting an SMF Song to Audio WAV File By converting a song recorded in SMF format to audio you ll be able to listen to it on your computer You can also burn the song to a...

Page 48: ...r than those actually played when you press the damper pedal Higher settings will make the sympathetic vibration louder Hammer Noise 1 5 This adjusts the sound produced when the hammer of an acoustic...

Page 49: ...use the cursor buttons to adjust its pitch Note Volume Off User User 50 0 This lets you adjust the volume of each individual key Higher settings will make the volume louder If you select User you ll...

Page 50: ...olution Changes the screen display and lesson grading standard ChangingtheScreenDisplayandLesson GradingStandard Resolution You can change the minimum note value that is shown in the screen and the st...

Page 51: ...he User Program simply proceed to step 5 5 Press the cursor button several times to select the Write Destination 6 Use the cursor buttons to specify the desired Write Destination 7 Press the button Th...

Page 52: ...en will appear 4 Proceed according to the instructions in the screen NOTE Never turn off the power or disconnect the USB flash drive while the screen indicates Executing Making the Power Automatically...

Page 53: ...without saving the piano setup press the X button 5 Use the cursor buttons to specify the save destination number No piano setup has been saved in numbers whose piano setup name is shown as Empty If...

Page 54: ...tch generally refers to the pitch of the note that s played when you finger the middle A key For a cleaner ensemble sound while performing with one or more other instruments ensure that each instrumen...

Page 55: ...ding You can choose how the previously recorded performance will be handled when you overdub Off The previously recorded performance will be erased as the new performance is recorded Replace Recording...

Page 56: ...r on a sound one octave higher The Octave function cannot be applied while using Twin Piano Dual play or Split play Fill In Pressing the pedal will add a fill in to the rhythm performance This will wo...

Page 57: ...on your personal computer After changing this setting you need to turn off the HPi 50e then turn it back on again MEMO This setting is automatically saved in the HPi 50e For details on downloading an...

Page 58: ...e Factory Reset function the settings you ve edited in Function mode will be restored to their factory set state NOTE When you execute Factory Reset all stored settings will be erased and returned to...

Page 59: ...ng to a wireless LAN access point We recommend that you use WPS when connecting to a wireless LAN access point 1 Insert the wireless USB Adapter WNA1100 RL sold separately into the HPi 50e s USB memor...

Page 60: ...efer to Connecting in Ad Hoc mode p 61 Connecting to aWireless LAN Access PointThatYou Select Select AP This method lets you connect by choosing a wireless LAN access point from the list that is displ...

Page 61: ...eless device connected in Ad Hoc mode will be unable to communicate with the Internet or with another wireless device However an iPad or other wireless device that has cellular capability will be able...

Page 62: ...d the unit s volume or the volume of the connected equipment be turned down p 19 Could headphones be connected Could there be a plug inserted in a headphone jack The speakers will not produce sound if...

Page 63: ...rt Tone quality of the piano sound changes when you record a performance as audio Thanks to its multiple number of speakers each of which can be used to play a different portion of the overall sound t...

Page 64: ...2 An error occurred during writing The external media may be corrupted Insert other external media and try again Alternatively you can initialize the external media The external media s protect tab m...

Page 65: ...ferent character than a conventional electric piano 3 Pop E Piano This is a distinctively sharp sound with a clear metallic attack particularly good for fusion styles 4 Vintage EP This is a classic el...

Page 66: ...Marsch Ludwig van Beethoven 46 Nocturne No 2 Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 47 Fr hlingslied Felix Mendelssohn 48 Pr ludium Johann Sebastian Bach 49 J gerlied Felix Mendelssohn 50 Passepied Claude Achill...

Page 67: ...25 The Knight Errant Czerny 100 1 100 Czerny 100 Carl Czerny Czerny 30 1 30 Czerny 30 Carl Czerny Hanon 1 20 Hanon 1 20 Charles Hanon Invention 1 15 Invention Johann Sebastian Bach Use of the internal...

Page 68: ...ingering List symbol Indicates the constituent notes of chords symbol Chords shown with an can be played by pressing just the key marked with the Major Major seventh Seventh Minor Minor seventh Dimini...

Page 69: ...58 Volume Limit p 58 Language p 58 Piano designer parameter p 48 Items Saved in a User Program The following settings are saved as part of a User Program Setting item Page Song balance p 33 Ambience...

Page 70: ...fect Slow Fast Metronome Tempo Quarter note 10 500 Beat 2 2 0 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 3 8 6 8 9 8 12 8 Volume Off 10 levels Pattern 11 patterns Sound 8 types SMF Recorder Tracks 3 part Song Format S...

Page 71: ...one type Stereo 1 4 inch phone type Rated Power Output 30 W x 2 7 W x 2 Volume Level SPL 109 dB This value was measured according to the method that is based on Roland s technical standard Speakers Ca...

Page 72: ...bottom panel case and the connectors and holders on the bottom of the piano Copyright 2011 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the...

Page 73: ...if there is a gap between the adjuster and the floor When Moving the Piano When you need to move the unit you should first close the keyboard cover disconnect the AC adaptor and raise the adjusters of...

Page 74: ...ic rest before transporting the HPi 50e Take care that the music rest attachment screws you remove are not lost or accidentally swallowed by small children Completely remove the screws from the top su...

Page 75: ...o not stamp or place any marking on the instrument Ink will seep into the surface lines and become unremovable Do not affix stickers on the keyboard You may be unable to remove stickers that use stron...

Page 76: ...55 Music Holders 18 Music Stand 16 Mute volume 34 O Octave Shift 55 Operation Guide 10 Output Jacks 17 Overdubbing 39 P Panel Lock 13 Part Mute 34 Pedal Connector 17 Pedals 16 Phones Jacks 17 Piano De...

Page 77: ...77 Operation Guide Before You Play Performing Lessons Practicing Recording Piano Designer Settings Appendix Functions...

Page 78: ...For EU Countries For China 78...

Page 79: ...quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in...

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