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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
No sound? Wrong sound? When a problem like this occurs, please check the following points before assuming that the product is faulty. In
many cases you’ll find the solution to your problem here. If the problem persists, then contact your Yamaha dealer or service center
(page 111).
No sounds
Volume:
• Have you made all the appropriate level settings – including the Master Volume on the MOTIF-RACK ES and the volume settings
on any connected external equipment?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pages 12, 14
Certain settings:
• Is the volume or level setting appropriate?
Check the following parameters:
Voice Element Edit/Key Edit → AMP display → “Level” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 71, 74
Voice/Performance Common Edit → Output display → “Volume” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 66, 80
Performance/Multi Part Edit or Multi Mixing Edit → Output display -> “Volume” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 81, 85, 83
•Are any of the Elements or Parts muted?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 26, 31, 34
• Has a Voice been assigned to each Part of the Performance/Multi? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 32, 38
• Have any of the ElementSw parameters been set to off?
Normal Voice Element Edit/Drum Voice Key Edit → OSC display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 68, 73
• Have the Element/Drum filters been set so that they cut off almost all the sound? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 56
•Are the Effect settings appropriate?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pages 29, 35, 40
• Has each Effect type been set to off? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 29, 35, 40
•Are the velocity sensitivity settings set appropriately?
Performance/Multi Part Edit → Voice display → “VelSensDpt,” “VelSensOfs” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 81, 84
•Are the note limit and velocity limit of each Part set appropriately?
Voice Element Edit → OSC display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 68
Performance/Multi Part Edit → Voice display → NtLmt/VlLmt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pages 81, 84
• Have the MIDI receive channels been set correctly?
[UTILITY] → MIDI display → “BasicRcvCh” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 91
Multi Part Edit → Voice display → “RcvCh” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 84
• Has the output select of each Part been set appropriately?
Performance/Multi Part Edit → Output display → “OutputSel” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 81, 85
• With the Arpeggiator enabled, has the Arpeggio Category parameter been set to “Ct” and the Key Mode parameter set to
something other than “direct”?
Arpeggio Edit → “KeyMode”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 88
• When the arpeggio produces no sound, are the note limit and velocity limit set appropriately?
Arpeggio Edit → “NoteLimit,” “VelLimit” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 88
System settings (Utility):
• Have the MIDI receive channels been set correctly?
[UTILITY] → MIDI display → “BasicRcvCh” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 91
• Is the MIDI IN/OUT setting appropriate?
[UTILITY] → MIDI display → “MIDI IN/OUT”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 91
External Device or Sequencer settings:
• When playing this MOTIF-RACK ES using an external MIDI sequencer, have the transmit channels for each sequencer track
and the receive channels for each Part in the Multi been set correctly?
Multi Part Edit → Voice display → “RcvCh” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 84
•Are the MIDI “echo” settings (MIDI through) set appropriately? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 19
• When playing back a song data using the external sequencer, have the volume and expression parameters been set appropriately?
External audio devices or cables:
• Has the audio equipment been connected correctly?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15
•Are any of the MIDI cables damaged?
• Is the volume of the external device set to an appropriate level?