Roland R-8M - Page 74

TROUBLESHOOTING
• Is
the velocity
switch
(note
ofO
turned
on?
Velocity switch
(note off) ('^^P-
56)
Variations in
velocity do not
affect
the volume
•Is the
velocity
curve set to 7 or 8?
Instrument
Section
(
a-
P.
29),
Perfonmance Section
(
cr
p.
38)
Two
instruments sound at
once
• Is Layer
function turned on? If
Layer function is turned on,
two instruments
will
be sounded
simultaneously
for note numbers
29
—60.
Layer
function
(
cj-
P.
25)
•Check to see if
Instrument Section and Performance
Section share same MIDI
channel.
Instrument Section
(
cr
P.2S), Performance Section
(
cr
P.35)
Cannot
make
settings for note
numbers
77—108
(Instrument
Section)
•Is Layer
function turned on? If Layer
function is turned on, the
instruments of note numbers 77
—
108 win
be
treated as
note numbers
29
—60.
Layer function (
=^
P.
25)
Sound does
not change in a
Performance Section
•Is
Key
Follow set to or off?
Key
follow
(a-
P.
36)
Feel
function does
not affect
the sound
• Is
a Feel Patch
selected?
Select a
Feel Patch
(
t=r
P.
14)
• Is Feel
function turned off?
Regular Feel
select
(
o-
P.
48).
Random depth
(
c^
P.
50)
• Is
the instrument
specified by the Feel Patch assigned
to the currently selected Patch?
Instrument Assign of the Patch
(
^
P.26, P.38).
Instrument Assign of
the Feel Patch
(
=r
P.47)
•
Regular Fee! (Groove)
will operate only when MIDI clock
message
is
being
received.
Program
changes do not
select Patches or
Feel Patches
• Is
the program change
switch off?
Program change
switch
(
"=>"
P.
55)
•Does the
transmit channel of the controller match
the control channel of the R
-
8M?
Control
channel
(
=>-
P.
55)
•Is the
program change map
set correctly?
Program change map
(
cr
p.
57)
Cannot
control the R-8M
using
certain types of MIDI
message
•Are the
various reception
switches
in the setup mode
turned off?
MIDI (setup) settings
(C7-
P.
55)
• Is the pan
switch (setup) turned on?
If
the pan switch is
turned on, control number 10
will control panning. This means that the
control
number
specified in the
Instrument Section
will
not
contnal panning
(^
P.
55).
Cannot receive
exclusive message
•Is
the
exclusive switch turned off?
Exclusive switch
(
cr
P.
55)
• Is memory
protect turned on?
Memory
protect
(
cr
P.
56)
•Does
the basic
channel of the transmitting
device
match the
control channel of the R
-
8M?
Control
channel
(crP.
55)
The
R-8M*s
display is
difficult to read
•
Adjust the display contrast
(
c^
P. 65).
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