Roland CR-80 - Troubleshooting MIDI Sound Modules; No Sound or Wrong Sound Issues

<When using
the
CR-80
as a MIDI
Sound Modulo
'No
sound is heard
-Check if
tine MIDI cable is
connected correctly.
Check if the MIDI
OUT connector on
the external device
is
securely connected
to the
MIDI IN
connector
on the
CR-80.
Check ttie volume
levei ol the
CR-80.
Check
the volume level of
CR-80, any amplifier,
mixer, PA
system etc. (Page
11).
Check
if the MIDI
channel
is correctly
set.
Check
if the
transmit channel of the
external MIDI
device
matches the MIDI
channel
of the CR-80.
Check if
the Note
Numbers are assigned
correctly.
Set
the
Note Numbers transmitted
by the external
device
to match the
Note
Numbers (percussion
sounds)
of the
CR-80 (Page 40
and
42).
•Check
if
Note Control is
set to "VOL".
To use
the CR-80
as
a
MIDI sound module,
sel Note Control
to
"INST"
(Page
42).
Determine
if
SYNC Start is
set.
When
SYNC
Start is
set,
percussion
sounds on th
e CR-80 are not
played
even when
Note
messages are
received. Press
C
SYNC
STARTS
so that the
indicator
goes
out
(Page
35).
Check if
Sync mode is
set to "EXT".
To
use the CR-80
as a MIDI sound module,
set
Sync mode
to
"INT"
{Page
38).
Wrong
sound is played
Check
if one
Note Number is assigned
to more than
one
percussion sound.
if the
same Note
Number is assigned
to
more than
one
percussion
sound,
ali those sounds will
be
played
simultaneously when that
Note message
is recieved
(Page
42).
Changing the Note Numbers
does
not affect the
original assignment.
Check
it
you have selected
a
drum
set without the
"U
*
"
mark.
To
use the Note Number
assignment
you
have
set, select
a
drum
set with the "U
*
*'
mark (Page
40).
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