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Hi Joe,

>I'm new to the An1x and the list. I just picked up an An1x and it 
>seems that once I touch the ribbon controller, whatever value it is 
>assigned to drops down to its lowest value as if my finger was still 
>on the ribbon at its lowest point. I know it can be set to relase to 
>the last touched position but it goes to the lowest no matter where i 
>leave off. 
>is this something anyone else has experienced? Is the ribbon bad? 
>Does anyone know if it a new ribbon controller can be purchased and 
>replaced?

Jimmy's right:  This is a bug/feature of the AN1x.  If you program the modulation matrix to use Ribbon X on all of your patches, you'll probably find that some of them latch at the last-touched point, while others drop to zero.  There's probably some method to this madness, but nobody on the list has figured it out yet.  Part of the problem seems to be that the setting changes over time -- I can go back to a patch that I could swear works one way, and it's working the other way!  I've given up on depending on the ribbon controller for long-term modulation tasks.

If you find out what's going on, please post the information here.  I'm sure lots of owners would like to know what the secret is.

Regards,

-BW
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