Troubleshooting

Case

Cause/Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

Have you set transpose? (p. 90)

The tuning or pitch

 

Are the settings for the “Temperament” and

of the keyboard or

“Stretch Tuning” correct? (p. 143)

song is off.

 

Is the setting for the “Master Tune” correct?

 

 

(p. 152)

 

 

 

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. 150)

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 key-

 

board 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.

146).

 

 

 

 

When a performance made along with a Mu-

 

sic Files tune has been recorded, recording the

 

performance to button [1/Whole] may make

 

the Tones for buttons [3/Lower] and [4/Up-

 

per] change as well.

 

 

 

Since the KR-7/5’s piano sounds faithfully re-

Reverberation still

produce the sense of spaciousness and rever-

audible even with

beration of an actual acoustic piano’s sound, a

Reverb turned off

certain amount of reverberation is still percep-

 

tible, 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. On the KR-7/5, the range that is unaf-

 

 

fected by the damper pedal will change de-

 

pending 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 compo-

 

 

 

nent, which may make the sound appear to

 

 

 

have metallic reverberation added. Since this

 

 

 

reverberation becomes particularly audible

 

 

A High-pitched

when supplemented by heavy reverb, you

 

 

whine is produced

may be able to diminish the problem by reduc-

 

 

 

ing the amount of reverb applied to the sound.

 

 

 

When listening through speakers:

 

 

 

Here, a different cause (such as resonance

 

 

 

produced by the KR-7/5) would be suspect.

 

 

 

Consult your Roland dealer or nearest Roland

 

 

 

Service Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When listening through speakers:

 

 

 

Playing at loud volumes may cause instru-

 

 

 

ments near the KR-7/5 to resonate. Reso-

 

 

 

nation can also occur with fluorescent light

 

 

 

tubes, glass doors, and other objects. In partic-

 

 

 

ular, this problem occurs more easily when

 

 

 

the bass component is increased, and when

 

 

 

the sound is played at higher volumes. Use

 

 

The bass range

the following measures to suppress such res-

 

 

sounds odd, or

onance.

 

 

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 resonat-

 

 

 

ing objects.

 

 

 

When listening through headphones:

 

 

 

Here, a different cause (such as resonance

 

 

 

produced by the KR-7/5) 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. 23), and then select a tone or

 

 

or Music Style

 

 

Music Style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Has the Balance knob been moved all the way

 

 

 

to the right? (p. 67)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you pressed the One Touch Program

 

 

Automatic accom-

[Arranger] button?

 

 

paniment is not

If the One Touch Program [Arranger] button

 

 

heard.

has not been pressed, only the rhythm pattern

 

 

 

is played (p. 57).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the 16-track Sequencer screen displayed?

 

 

 

(p. 117)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Has Chord Intelligence been switched off?

 

 

Chord Intelligence

(p. 150)

 

 

Appendices

can’t be used.

 

 

Is the setting for “Piano Style Arranger”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

active? (p. 66)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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