Yamaha EX5 Owner's Manual page 292

No arpeggiator sound.
Is each part of the arpeggiator muted? (P. 239)
Are the settings, Velocity Sensitivity and Velocity Limit appropriate? (P. 166)
Is the note range for the arpeggiator set appropriately? (P. 161)
(User arpeggio) Are the sequence data properly recorded? (P. 245)
(Performance mode) Are the Layer Switch and Arpeggio Switch for the part(s) turned on? (P. 171)
Distorted sounds.
Are the effect settings appropriate? (P. 105)
Is the volume level set too loud? (P. 79, 96)
(AN elements) Are the FM parameter and Sync parameter in ALG, OSC menu (Voice Edit) set
too high? (P. 114)
(AN elements) Is the Feedback Level in MIX, AMP menu (Voice Edit) set too high? (P. 120)
Small sounds.
Is the MIDI volume or MIDI expression set too low?
Are the Velocity Sens/Offset in the Voice Mode Setup (Utility mode) set too low? (P. 271)
Is the cutoff frequency of the filters set too high/low? (P. 110, 118)
Wrong pitch.
Is the Master Tune in the Synthesizer Setup (Utility mode) set appropriately? (P. 270)
Are the pitch related parameters in PARAM, PITCH menu (Voice Edit) set appropriately? (P. 83)
Is the appropriate tuning system selected from Micro Tuning parameter in SCALE, PITCH menu
(Voice Edit)? (P. 84)
(AN elements) Is the Sync Pitch parameter in ALG, OSC menu (Voice Edit) set appropriately? (P. 114)
Is the Pitch Modulation Depth in LFO1, LFO menu (Voice Edit) set too high? (P. 102)
(Performance) Is the Note Shift for each part in LYR (Layer) set to a value other than 0? (P. 171)
(Performance) Is the Detune for each part in MIX set to a value other than 0? (P. 171)
Sound is choppy and interrupted.
Do the total number of notes required to the data exceed the maximum polyphony? (P. 78)
(User arpeggio) Are the velocity and play effects for the arpeggio set appropriately? (P. 239)
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