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Yamaha S08 - Troubleshooting: Sound Quality Problems; Addressing Sound Distortion and Low Volume; Resolving Pitch and Choppy Sound Issues; Fixing Effects and Scaling;Sensitivity Problems

Yamaha S08
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Basics SectionQuick GuideReferenceAppendix
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Troubleshooting
Relevant Settings in the Song Data and on Connected MIDI Devices
When playing Multis using a MIDI sequencer, have the transmit channels for each sequencer track and the receive
channels for each Part in the Multi been set correctly? (Page 64)
Has the computer’s “MIDI Echo” or “MIDI Thru” been set appropriately? (Page 15)
When playing back a song using a MIDI sequencer, have the volume and expression (page 73) parameters been set
appropriately?
Cable and Connection Problems
Has the audio equipment been connected correctly? (Page 13)
Is the MIDI cable intact and connected properly? (Pages 13, 14, 15, 81)
The sound is distorted.
Have the effects been set appropriately? (Pages 46, 58 and 63)
Has the volume been set too high? (Pages 11 and 12)
The sound is too soft.
Has MIDI volume or MIDI expression (page 73) been set too low?
Has the filter cutoff frequency been set too low? (Pages 60, 62, 64)
The pitch is wrong.
Has the Master Tune parameter in Utility Mode been set correctly? (Page 66)
Has the KbdTrans parameter in Controller Mode been set correctly? (Page 67)
Have the pitch related parameters in PITCH menu been set appropriately? (Page 59)
Has the Pitch Modulation Depth in the LFO screen (Voice Edit Mode) been set too high? (Page 61)
For Parts or Voices, has the Note Shift parameter been set to a value other than 0? (Pages 59 and 64)
Has the Detune parameter for each Part or Voice been set to a value other than 0? (Pages 59 and 64)
Sound is choppy and intermittent.
Has the maximum polyphony been exceeded? (Page 17)
Only one note sounds at a time.
Has the Mono/Poly parameter been set to “mono”? (Pages 58 and 64)
No effects are applied.
Has the V EfBypass (Voice Effect Bypass) been set to off? (Page 67)
In the case of a Multi, has Var Send in Part Edit been set to off or a value too close to 0? (Page 65)
Has the effect type been set to something other than “Thru” or “No Effect” ? (Page 63)
In the case of a Multi, have the Insertion Effect Parts been specified? (Page 65)
Edits related to Scaling Sensitivity, Velocity Sensitivity and Scale (of
Pan setting parameter) made to the Voice have no effect.
Has the Sensitivity been set too low? (Page 39)
Depending on the selected Voice or the settings of related parameters, changes to these parameters may have little or no
audible effect.

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