| 8.
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE |
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Problem: NO
SOUND IS PRODUCED |
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Check
power lamp on power box of your SYNTHOPHONE. |
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2
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Check
for power to all the rest of your equipment. |
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3
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Switch
off and back on everything in your setup. |
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If
the MIDI - L.E.D. is mostly on while playing, then most likely
the problem is NOT originating from the SYNTHOPHONE. |
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If
the MIDI - L.E.D. is never on while playing, the MIDI cable
connecting the SYNTHOPHONE to its power supply is probably
defective. Replace it with an other cable. Note that it has to
be a 5-pole (fully wired) MIDI cable. |
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Make
sure all other cables are well connected and working. |
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7
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Replace
each one selectively with a spare cable. |
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8
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Make
sure, that the spiral cable of the neck is firmly plugged into
its socket inside the upper opening of the SYNTHOPHONE body. |
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9
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Check
that your synthesizer and Synthophone are set to the same MIDI
channel. |
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Test
your synthesizers with some other MIDI input (i.e. keyboard or
sequencer). |
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Problem : LIP
CONTROL ISN'T WORKING (properly) |
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1
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Play
another sound - maybe your previous sound is just not sensitive
to modulation or pitch bend data |
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2
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Do
the panic function (while not applying any lip pressure) - to
calibrate your reed then set for a high pitch bend level to
check on the action of the reed again. |
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3
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Inspect
your reed and the height of the metal tongue (s. 2.3).
Correct it it necessary or exchange the reed with a new one from
the box and then repeat steps above once more. |
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Problem: WIND
CONTROL ISN'T WORKING (properly) |
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1
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Is
MIDI volume (cntrl. 07) received by your synthesizer(s)? On some
older units this parameter is not available at all. In certain
cases, dynamics are played with breath data. |
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2
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See
the respective user manual for more details. |
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3
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If
the volume behaves somewhat irregularly, get rid of the water in
the mouthpiece by shaking it out. |
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Problem: SOME
OF THE KEYS ARE DEAD. |
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1
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Change
to different sound programs. Maybe the sounds themselves are
limited in range (split-sounds, sample-range etc.). |
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2
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You
may accidentally have bent one of the key sensors inside the
instrument. |
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DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO ADJUST ANY OF THE KEY SENSORS BY YOURSELF. |
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For any further problems, please call SOFTWIND INSTRUMENTS, Switzerland.
- We will give you our best
possible support with all questions concerning the SYNTHOPHONE. Thank
you! |