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Appendix D: Troubleshooting and Support
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Appendix D: Troubleshooting and Support
Appendix D: Troubleshooting
and Support
Troubleshooting
If you’re experiencing problems or unexpected behavior from your
Prophet Rev2, here are a few typical scenarios and their solutions:
If the Prophet Rev2 isn’t producing sound:
.
1. Initialize a basic preset by holding the Transpose
down
and
up
buttons
and pressing the
hold
button.
2. If the problem is still there, check the following:
• Master Volume - make sure it is set to an appropriate value
• Rear-panel output jacks - make your audio cables are connected to
main
/
a
output
.
• In the
global
menu, make sure that
local
control
is set to
on
.
If the sequencer or arpeggiator has stopped running:
• Check the
midi
clock
mode
setting in
global
to ensure the Prophet
Rev2 is set to
master
or
off
. Or if set to
slave
or
slave
thru
or
slave
no
s
/
s
,
make sure the Prophet Rev2 is receiving MIDI clock.
If some of the programs sound different than usual:
• In the Global menu, check
alt
tunings
and make sure it’s set to
e
qual
t
emperament
.
Also, check the mod wheel position. The mod wheel can
do more than just add vibrato. Also, check the
midi
clock
mode
setting
in the
global
menu to ensure the Prophet Rev2 is set to
master
or
off
.
Or if set to
slave
or
slave
thru
or
slave
no
s
/
s
,
make sure the Prophet
Rev2 is receiving MIDI clock.
If there is a ground hum in the audio output:
• USB can cause ground loops, so try to resolve any grounding issues
between the computer and the Prophet Rev2. Or use MIDI, which is opto-
isolated.
If the Prophet Rev2 is behaving erratically.
• This is almost always caused by a MIDI data loop. Make sure that any
MIDI Thru functionality is turned off on the MIDI interface/hardware
or in the MIDI software application. Disconnect all the Prophet Rev2’s
MIDI connections—MIDI and USB cables—and see if the problem
persists. You can also monitor the MIDI traffic with
MIDI Monitor
(Mac OS) or
MIDI-OX
(Windows) to see if the Prophet Rev2 is being
overrun with duplicate messages.
If the Prophet Rev2 doesn’t seem to respond to its controls:
• Make sure
local
control
is
on
in the
global
menu.
If MIDI System Exclusive data is not transmitted/received:
• Make sure that the
midi
sysex
cable
setting in the
global
menu is set
to
usb
or
midi
depending on which you are using to transmit or receive
MIDI messages.
If the Prophet Rev2 plays out of tune:
• Check the
master
coarse
and
master
fine
parameter in the
global
menu. If they seem correct, you may need to retune the oscillators. See
“Calibrating the Oscillators and Filters” on page 69.
If the pitch or mod wheel doesn’t go to full range:
• Recalibrate the pitch and mod wheels. See “Calibrating the Pitch and
If the filter sounds strange or out of tune:
• You may need to retune the filters. See “Calibrating the Oscillators and
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