The Little Trouble Shooter - Yamaha CS1x Manual

The little Trouble Shooter

In addition to the "Troubleshooting
Guide" given in the manual we will
describe some of the typical problems
that are likely to crop up during use. It
goes without saying that we will show
you a way out this misery. So before you
spend a lot of money on HOTLINE tele-
phone calls or on the next SERVICE, you
should read this section.
> The CS1x resolutely silent
Did you play a sequencer song with a fade-out? If this fade-
out was generated with Sys-Ex events you will need to reset
the Master Volume to a value of 127. With the sound exam-
ples this happens automatically at the beginning and end of
the song. Therefore simply play the song for a second or so.
If that doesn't work use a RESET (see manual, page 46). But
be careful: this calls up the factory settings, which means
that all USER Performances will be lost!
Another common mistake: is the CS1x still set to "LOCAL
OFF" (UTILITY)? If so, the keyboard is disconnected from the
sound source, and you will hear the CS1x only when working
with the sequencer. Simply activate LOCAL ON.
>S ingle Performances can't be heard during playback
The culprit here may be the Arpeggiator's Tempo setting. If
the Arpeggio is active and it's tempo set to MIDI, the sound
cannot be played from the keyboard. Equally, the Arpeggio
cannot be triggered from the keyboard because the Arpeg-
giator is waiting for MIDI Clock signals. You can switch off
the Arpeggiator, change the Tempo setting or activate the
relevant sequencer function so that it sends MIDI Clock sig-
nals to the CS1x.
> The knobs aren't working correctly
Ensure that the UTILTIY – ASSIGN CTRL assignments cor-
respond with the default settings. You may have changed
them during a song production. By the way, there are differ-
ent ways of restoring the default settings: you can set them
manually, transmit them via the KNOBPERR.MID fi le (Tuto-
rial Disk), RESET or load a Performance bank that contains
these settings (e.g. "CSUSER.MID"). Or perhaps you have
activated the Scene switches? All knob changes are ignored
if you have.
> A sequencer song sounds incomplete or odd
Is the song's Performance's Arpeggiator active and its
tempo set to MIDI? If so, you must activate your sequencer's
clock to enable synchronisation between the Arpeggiator
and the sequencer.
Are the Performance mode Multi Part MIDI channels set
correctly? Please check in UTILITY – RCV CH.
Is the CS1x currently in EDIT mode? If so, the correct set-
tings for Multi Parts cannot be received. Use the Perfor-
mance key to switch into PLAY mode.
> An Arpeggio won't trigger over the whole keyboard
In this case you have to deactivate the Arpeggio Split func-
tion. Concentrate initially on the fi rst Layer with Arpeggiator
functions using the Panel switch. Now press and hold the
fi rst two keys to the left and above the LC-Display and press
the Down key for Arpeggio type underneath the parameter
matrix. This will make the "S" disappear from the display.
Now you can use the whole keyboard for your arpeggios.
> The Arpeggio Split function doesn't work as desired
The Split point is set to C3. If you select an Arpeggio type
whose playing range extends into the lower key half, any
notes in this half will play the sound assigned to it. Simply
adjust the Arpeggio type so that no notes beyond the C3 are
played (e.g. UpOct1 or DwOct1).
> A sound is transposed by one ore more octaves
You may have transposed a Performance with the respec-
tive keys and then forgotten about it. To correct this, simply
hold down the SHIFT key (to the left, above the LC-Display)
and shift all sounds with the PART/LAYER key by +/- 3
octaves into the original octave (+0) – simply watch the dis-
play.
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