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PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION

 

• MIDI data is not transmitted or received via the MIDI A termi-

The MIDI terminals can only be used when the HOST SELECT switch is

 

nals, even when MIDI cables are connected properly.

set to “MIDI.” All other settings (“Mac,” “PC-1” and “PC-2”) are for direct

 

 

transmission/ reception with a computer.

 

 

 

 

• If you experience distorted or out-of-tune sound from the Vo-

The solution to this problem is to ensure that as little extraneous sound as

 

cal Harmony feature, your vocal microphone may be picking

possible is picked up by your vocal microphone:

 

up extraneous sounds (other than your voice) — the Auto Ac-

• Sing as closely to the microphone as possible.

 

companiment sound from the 9000Pro, for example. In par-

• Use a directional microphone.

 

• Turn down the MASTER VOLUME, ACMP volume, or SONG volume

 

ticular, bass sounds can cause mistracking of the Vocal

 

control.

 

Harmony feature.

 

• Separate the microphone from the external speakers as much as possi-

 

 

 

 

ble.

 

 

• Cut the Low band via the 3 Band EQ function in the MIC SETUP display

 

 

(page 82).

 

 

 

 

• When a voice is changed, the previously selected effect is

This is normal, each voice has its own suitable preset values which are au-

 

changed.

tomatically recalled when the corresponding Voice Set parameters are

 

 

turned on (page 163).

 

 

 

 

• There is a slight difference in sound quality between notes

This is normal and is a result of the 9000Pro’s sampling system.

 

played on the keyboard.

 

 

• Some voices have a looping sound.

 

 

• Some noise or vibrato is noticeable at higher pitches, de-

 

 

pending upon the voice.

 

 

 

 

 

• Some voices will jump an octave in pitch when played in the

Some voices have a pitch limit which, when reached, causes this type of

 

upper or lower registers.

pitch shift. This is normal.

 

 

 

 

• The auto-accompaniment chord does not change even when

• Are you sure you’re playing on the left-hand section of the keyboard?

 

a different chord is played or the chord is not recognized.

• You may be using single-finger type fingering in the fingered mode, or

 

 

vice versa. Use the correct type of chord fingering for the selected auto-

 

 

accompaniment fingering mode.

 

 

 

 

• The displayed disk free area value does not coincide with the

The displayed value is an approximate value.

 

actual value.

 

 

 

 

 

• Disk save operations — particularly when saving wave data

This is normal. It takes approximately 8 minutes to save 1 megabyte of

 

to floppy disk — take a long time.

data to a floppy disk.

 

 

 

 

• Appropriate harmony notes are not produced by the Vocal

Make sure you are using the appropriate method to specify the harmony

 

Harmony feature.

notes for the current Vocal Harmony mode. See page 83.

 

 

 

 

• The voice produces excessive noise.

Certain voices may produce noise, depending on the Harmonic Content

 

 

and/or Brightness settings of the Mixing Console Filter. This is unavoidable

 

 

due to the sound generation and processing system of the 9000Pro. To

 

 

avoid noise, change the above mentioned settings.

 

 

 

 

• The sound is distorted or noisy.

• The MASTER VOLUME control may be turned up too high.

 

 

• This may be caused by the effects. Try cancelling all unnecessary ef-

 

 

fects, especially distortion-type effects.

 

 

• Some filter resonance settings in the Custom Voice Creator display can

 

 

result in distorted sound.

 

 

• Is the gain of the Low band set too high in the Master Equalizer display

 

 

(Mixing Console – page 147) ?

 

 

• If this applies to the “Sampled” voice , you may have recorded the sam-

 

 

ple(s) at too high a level. (See page 84.)

 

 

 

 

• A strange “flanging” or “doubling” sound occurs.

• Are the R1 and R2 parts set to “ON” and both parts set to play the same

 

• The sound is slightly different each time the keys are played.

voice?

 

 

• If you are routing the MIDI OUT on the 9000Pro to a sequencer and back

 

 

to the MIDI IN, you may want to set Local Control (page 175) to “off” to

 

 

avoid MIDI “feedback.”

 

 

 

 

• When a disk is inserted into the disk drive, the [DISK IN USE]

• This is normal and no cause for concern if “FD CACHE” (page 166) has

 

lamp automatically lights and the data starts loading auto-

been set to “ON.” If you do not need the data loaded to cache memory,

 

matically, even though no disk functions have been execut-

you can eject the floppy disk. You can also operate other functions from

 

ed.

the panel without disturbing the automatic cache loading process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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