Roland KR-15, KR-17 owner manual Troubleshooting, 181, Sound is strange

Troubleshooting

Case	Cause/Remedy
The sound is strange
Sounds are heard	Is the KR in layer play? (p. 30)
twice (doubled)	When the KR is connected to an external
when the keyboard	sequencer, set it to the Local OFF mode
	(p. 174). Alternatively, the sequencer could be
is played
	set so its Soft Thru feature is OFF.
	Have you set transpose? (p. 103)
The tuning or pitch
	Are the settings for the “Temperament” and
of the keyboard or	“Stretch Tuning” correct? (p. 153)
song is off
	Is the setting for the “Master Tune” correct?
	(p. 162)
	It’s not possible to apply more than one effect
Effects cannot be	at the same time, so when a performance has
	been recorded on multiple tracks or when
applied to Tones
	playing along with a song as it’s played back,
	the desired effect may not be applied.
	Have the Chord Tone and Bass Tone been
A note doesn’t stop	changed? (p. 159)
playing	Some Chord Tone and Bass Tone notes may
	be sounded continuously.
	During automatic accompaniment, changing
	the Music Style automatically changes the
	Tones and tempo of the upper part of the
	keyboard to match the new Music Style. If you
	want to change only the Music Style without
	also altering the tempo and Tone, check out
The Tone has	“Changing Music Styles Without Changing
changed	the Tone or Tempo (One Touch Setting)” (p.
	156).
	When a performance made along with a
	Music Files tune has been recorded, recording
	the performance to button [1/Whole] may
	make the Tones for buttons [3/Lower] and
	[4/Upper] change as well.
	Since the KR’s piano sounds faithfully
Reverberation still	reproduce the sense of spaciousness and
	reverberation of an actual acoustic piano’s
audible even with
	sound, a certain amount of reverberation is still
Reverb turned off
	perceptible, even with the reverb effect
	deactivated.
	On an acoustic piano, notes in the upper one
	and a half octaves of the keyboard continue to
In the upper range,	sound until they decay naturally, regardless
	of the damper pedal. There is a difference in
the sound changes
	the timbre as well. Roland pianos faithfully
abruptly beyond a
	simulate such characteristics of the acoustic
certain key
	piano. The range that is unaffected by the
	damper pedal will change depending on the
	Key Transpose setting.

Case	Cause/Remedy
	When listening through headphones:
	Some of the more flamboyant and effervescent
	piano tones feature an ample high-end
	component, which may make the sound
	appear to have metallic reverberation added.
	Since this reverberation becomes particularly
A High-pitched	audible when supplemented by heavy reverb,
	you may be able to diminish the problem by
whine is produced
	reducing the amount of reverb applied to the
	sound.
	When listening through speakers:
	Here, a different cause (such as resonance
	produced by the KR) would be suspect.
	Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland
	Service Center.
	When listening through speakers:
	Playing at loud volumes may cause
	instruments near the KR to resonate.
	Resonation can also occur with fluorescent
	light tubes, glass doors, and other objects. In
	particular, this problem occurs more easily
	when the bass component is increased, and
The bass range	when the sound is played at higher volumes.
	Use the following measures to suppress such
sounds odd, or	resonance.
there is a vibrating	• Place speakers so they are 10–15 cm from
resonance	walls and other surfaces.
	• Reduce the volume.
	• Move the speakers away from any
	resonating objects.
	When listening through headphones:
	Here, a different cause (such as resonance
	produced by the KR) would be suspect.
	Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland
	Service Center.
The automatic accompaniment doesn’t play
correctly
Can’t select a tone	Touch <Exit> several times to return to the
	Basic screen (p. 24), and then select a tone or
or Music Style
	Music Style.
	Has the Balance knob been moved all the way
	to the right? (p. 75)
	Have you pressed the One Touch Program
Automatic	[Arranger] button?
accompaniment is	If the One Touch Program [Arranger] button
not heard	has not been pressed, only the rhythm pattern
	is played (p. 65).
	Is the 16-track Sequencer screen displayed?
	(p. 127)
	Has Chord Intelligence been switched off? (p.
Chord Intelligence	159)
		Appendices
can’t be used
	Is the setting for “Piano Style Arranger”
	active? (p. 74)

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