[A6] Re: Request list - sorted...

[Chad Gould]

On 30 Aug 2004 at 18:09, MelloT at aol.com wrote:
> >>>I believe a simple solution would be to create a  sysex command sequencers 
> could be programmed with to instruct the a6 to do a  note-off command when a 
> certain voice had finished playing its part in the  song?>>>
> I agree with you about such a serious issue, BUT...
> That's not really a simple solution. Many people do not write code  into 
> sequencers, so if it is a problem that is defineable and repeatable,  it should be 
> addressed and fixed IN the A6 code. It MAY NOT be an A6 problem at  all; not 
> everyone gets hung notes, so it may be something else. That is why  Alesis has 
> a serious bug-report format:

I would agree. Is that part of the problem as far 

For example, here is the issue that I would describe, concerning the mod wheel not 
resetting at all:

- Go to any patch in BANK MODE with signifigant modulation (the modulation usually 
uses the standard CRoute / LFO system that is default). 
- Start with the mod wheel down.
- Turn the mod wheel ALL THE WAY UP. Watch the modulation!
- With the bank wheel ALL THE WAY UP, go to a MIX MODE PATCH.
- Notice how there is no modulation until you move the wheel, where it instantly 
jumps to max. This seems quite odd with normal ways of thinking -- you'd think a 
patch change would reset pitch and mod wheel to the current point.
- Now, move the mod wheel down to 0.
- Go back to the same patch in BANK MODE that you started with
- Ack! Notice that the modulation is all the way up even though the wheel is at 0!

OS: 1.40.12

This is repeatable across several patches / mixes that I've tried, should be easy for 
you folks to emulate. :)

This *also* can be emulated on the pitch wheel. Use the same technique except play 
with the pitch wheel except the mod wheel.

This, as I've said, is my biggest gripe as it makes live playing occasionally frustrating. 
If I'm ending on a big pitch bend somewhere and switch patches before the spring 
comes fully rested, all of a sudden everything in a mix can seem out of tune. Kind of 
annoying.