Fw: [A6] Beware ribbon hold

[Tom Remi Flygel]

Correction: It only affects the MIDI Out codes, not the function of the 
knobs on the synth itself.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Remi Flygel" <tom-rf at online.no>
To: <a6 at code404.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [A6] Beware ribbon hold


> You should've seen the "hilarious" bug they introduced in a bugfix for the 
> Ion.
> They implemented normal MIDI CC codes on all the knobs, effectively making 
> the synth the dream MIDI controller/master keyboard. But they messed up 
> all the ranges, so instead of sending 0-127 codes, they all send 14-114 
> instead. So you can't max out a knob, and can't get minimum value. Making 
> the whole thing pretty useless. And that was 1,5 years ago.
> The A6 doesn't have anything but NPRN control codes, and neither did the 
> Ion before that update.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Schultz" <mschultz at magma.ca>
> To: "A6" <a6 at code404.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [A6] Beware ribbon hold
>
>
>>
>> No doubt, some of these problems can only be identified after  rigorous 
>> testing and software QC; it is easy to get burned by  boundary.  I have 
>> done enough coding and support to know that some of  these items could be 
>> easily corrected if Alesis so chose.  They have  enough resources to 
>> develop the Fusion, for crying out loud.  Or get  a contractor on it for 
>> a week or two.  In fact, I think I'll go offer  my services right now.
>>
>> I had a brief have look into this Haskell.  Intriguing.
>>
>> I just can't fathom why anyone should make excuses for poor software 
>> quality.  It's the pathos of a generation reared on the blue screen  of 
>> death.  Other synths may also have bugs, even worse ones.  THAT  SUCKS 
>> EVEN MORE!
>>
>> C'mon!  Raise yer fists!  We're not going to take it anymore! (cue  dee 
>> snider =:-D)
>> Mike S
>>
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>>
>> On Nov 19, 2005, at 1:20 PM, David Evans wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 12:15:55PM -0800, Doug Pearson wrote:
>>>> Note that the mod wheel behaves in essentially the same way: if you
>>>> change mixes with the mod wheel set to a value other than zero,
>>>> programs in the new mix will behave using that non-zero mod wheel
>>>> value, but will reset when the mod wheel is moved, UNLESS the mod
>>>> wheel is turned OFF for that mix channel.
>>>>
>>> ...
>>>> I don't know that I'd necessarily call that a bug, but the A6 mix  mode
>>>> sure has a TON of quirks that it's good to be aware of ...
>>>>
>>>
>>>   I'd call it a bug, but it's easy to see how it came about.  Getting
>>> all the edge cases right for this sort of thing is a major PITA.  It's
>>> a good argument for writing synth firmware in soemthing like  Haskell, I
>>> guess.  :P
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> David Evans
>>> Faculty of Computer Science dfevans at bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
>>> Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada  http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/ 
>>> ~dfevans/
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