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Or a ghost...

A ghost played my an1x when I was about to record a midi track on cakewalk.

It played exactly the same notes that I had been playing  just few seconds
ago.
But there was a new kind of groove...

Erkki
----- Original Message -----
From: leo <tubeman@...>
To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: [AN1x-list] Keyboard overflow


> Hey Ed
> I think you've got a Micro alien living in your AN1X.
>
> Leo
>
>
>
> Ed Edwards wrote:
> >
> > Congratulations!  You've now joined the ranks of guitar synthesists by
> > playing faster than the unit can track the notes.
> >
> > (...maybe...Idunno...weird...uh, which .zip file of patchs is "Wacked"
in?)
> >
> > or -- could it be the free envelope generator
> > or -- are you pressing the hold pedal (this sounds like troubleshooting
> > advice in the back of anything electronic... "be sure the unit is
plugged
> > in", "be sure the volume knob is turned clockwise", "using 2 hands,
check if
> > your butt is still connected)
> >
> > Yo, and I've got a bone to pick with someone who said that the LEDs
blinked
> > when the envelope generator is playing.  Try watching them when you are
> > editing a patch name - as you scroll through the alphabet, the LEDs
flash on
> > certain characters.  What's that all about, special signals from Yamaha?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bruce Wahler" <bruce@...>
> > To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AN1x-list] Keyboard overflow
> >
> > >
> > > >Envelope or effect decay times, no doubt.
> > >
> > > No, that's not it.  The reverb and echo are set to soft settings, and
the
> > > VCA decay is about 10, and here's the kicker:  I cannot get it to
happen
> > > with normal, single-hand riffs.  It requires either two hands working
> > > frantically, or palm smears, a la Hammond organ.
> > >
> > > Here's a simple test that works every time:  If I put my right hand on
> > > Middle C and gliss up to high C and back down again -- no overflow.
If I
> > > put the left hand on the F below Middle C and gliss both hands up to
the
> > > top and back again, when I take my hands off (at around the same notes
as
> > > where I started), the keyboard is actually only playing High-F/high-C
at
> > > that moment, and about a half second later, it glisses down to the end
> > > notes -- even though I'm no longer touching the keys!
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > -BW
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bruce Wahler
> > > Design Consultant
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