Roland R-8M Owner's Manual 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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