Troubleshooting

Was the memory card formatted correctly?

Only memory cards that were formatted by the SP-606 can be

used. Format the memory card on the SP-606. (p. 67)

Sequencer-Related Problems

Doesn’t Play When You Press [ ] (Play)

Have you selected a pattern or song that contains data?

A pattern or song containing no data has no measures, and therefore playback cannot take place. Record the pattern or song before you play it (p. 54, p. 63).

After Recording, There’s No Sound When You Play Back the Song or Pattern

Could the tracks be muted?

Un-mute the tracks. (p. 25, p. 59, p. 66)

Is the Sync Mode set correctly?

If the Sync Mode is set to Slave, playback will not progress unless Clock messages are being received from the external MIDI device. Also, make sure that the clock transmission source matches the Sync Source (p. 79).

Playback Lags or Is Interrupted

This can occur if a heavy processing load is being placed on the sequence playback or sample playback. The most likely reasons and the appropriate actions to take are as follows.

Could more than eight notes be playing simultaneously?

Try decreasing the number of notes.

Could a large amount of data be concentrated at the beginning of the beats in a pattern?

If you used step-recording to input data, or if you applied quantization to realtime recording, it is easy for data to become concentrated at the beginning of the beats in a pattern. Using MICROSCOPE, try shifting data located at the same time so that the data is separated by one or two clocks.

Problems When Playing Samples from an External MIDI Device or Computer

Samples Don’t Sound

Is the cable connected correctly?

Check the MIDI or USB cable connection.

Are you transmitting the correct note for the sample?

In order to play a sample from an external device, you must transmit the appropriate note number on the appropriate channel.

For the correspondence between samples and note numbers, refer to “MIDI on the SP-606.” (p. 78)

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