Roland GI-10 - Troubleshooting: Single String Output; Troubleshooting: Incorrect Pitch; Troubleshooting: Smooth Pitch Changes; Troubleshooting: Chord Accuracy

Only one string sounds on external sound
generator (others do not).
e@ Are you trying to send six channels in Mono
mode to a sound generator that cannot receive
six at once?
Change to Poly mode (p. 9).
Pitch is not correct.
© AG Are the bend ranges set the same for send and
receive?
If not, match the two bend ranges.
Pitch does not change smoothly.
e Are you sending in the Poly mode?
In the Poly mode, pitch changes are sent in
semitone steps if chords are played (p. 9, 10).
Either play using single notes, or send in Mono
mode.
@ A Is Bend Range set to 2?
Use as high a Bend Range setting as possible for
both send and receive (p. 9, 11).
@A_ If Bend Range is set to 0, pitch change will
take place in semitone steps.
Set the optimum bend range (p. 9, 11).
Chords are not expressed accurately
A Isachord being input to the MIC IN jack?
The MIC IN jack cannot recognize chord data;
play single notes only.
The note data input to the sequencer
doesn’t match the actual notes played.
@ A To rapidly convey the initial portions of every
note played, and express smooth pitch
changes, the GI-10 is designed to employ a
combination of note and bend data in order to
express changes in pitch. So, if you are view-
ing only the note data as recorded by the
sequencer, it may appear to be different than
what was played.
If continuous pitch changes are not needed, set
the transmitted Bend Range to 0.
GA
Notes Dropped, Unwanted Holds Occur
In order to rapidly convey the initial portions
of each note, and seamlessly express every
subtle change in pitch, the GI-10 transmits a
large amount of MIDI data. However, if you
are connected to another unit using the serial
connector (RS-232C), you could experience
problems (notes left out, or held without rea-
son) because of the volume of data generated.
To avoid such problems, you could use a MIDI
interface such as the Roland Super MPU (S-
MPU/PC or S-MPU/AT; sold separately).
Alternately, if you really have no need for
smooth pitch changes, you could get the unit to
stop sending bend messages by setting the Bend
Range to “0.”
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