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I'll track these down further after the gig, but for now:

* Stuck notes in the sequencer: seems to be a combination of using a
  preset with delayed/cycled arpeggiation, and then sequencing that
  preset in a pattern. (I'm also using preset cords to change the
  arpeggiator settings.) Stuck notes more often than not, depending on
  where the pattern playback is stopped. Even when the pattern is
  playing, some notes stay on for too long.

* Arpeggiator interval not recalled properly: I'm saving a preset with
  interval of 7 (perfect 5th), but when I recall it I get 1 (semitone)
  even though the edit page says "7". I edit the "7" and it's fine
  again. Saving a preset with "12" seems fine - so far.

All in OS 1.31 btw.

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  nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http://www.cassiel.com
  upcoming gig at cybersonica, london, june 5th  -- http://www.cybersonica.org

As far as the stuck notes concerned.... I'm sure you've probably 
already tried to use the "edit event notes" in the pattern edit 
section and set the duration to 0 for each notes as a temporary fix.


--- In xl7@y..., Nick Rothwell <nick@c...> wrote:
> I'll track these down further after the gig, but for now:
> 
> * Stuck notes in the sequencer: seems to be a combination of using a
>   preset with delayed/cycled arpeggiation, and then sequencing that
>   preset in a pattern. (I'm also using preset cords to change the
>   arpeggiator settings.) Stuck notes more often than not, depending 
on
>   where the pattern playback is stopped. Even when the pattern is
>   playing, some notes stay on for too long.
> 
> * Arpeggiator interval not recalled properly: I'm saving a preset 
with
>   interval of 7 (perfect 5th), but when I recall it I get 1 
(semitone)
>   even though the edit page says "7". I edit the "7" and it's fine
>   again. Saving a preset with "12" seems fine - so far.
> 
> All in OS 1.31 btw.
> 
> -- 
> 
>   nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- 
http://www.cassiel.com
>   upcoming gig at cybersonica, london, june 5th  -- 
http://www.cybersonica.org

> As far as the stuck notes concerned.... I'm sure you've probably 
> already tried to use the "edit event notes" in the pattern edit 
> section and set the duration to 0 for each notes as a temporary fix.

...but I don't want notes of duration zero...

-- 

  nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http://www.cassiel.com
  upcoming gig at cybersonica, london, june 5th  -- http://www.cybersonica.org

* Stuck notes in the sequencer: seems to be a combination of using a 
preset with delayed/cycled arpeggiation, and then sequencing that preset 
in a pattern. (I'm also using preset cords to change the arpeggiator 
settings.) Stuck notes more often than not, depending on where the pattern 
playback is stopped. Even when the pattern is playing, some notes stay on 
for too long.

>>>Yeah, I'm still trying to find out what EXACTLY is causing the stuck 
note thing, as I run into it someties still too.  Not a frequently as 
before 1.31, but occasionally still.  Seems to happen more with arpped 
Presets, but I get it on regular ones as well. <<<

* Arpeggiator interval not recalled properly: I'm saving a preset with 
interval of 7 (perfect 5th), but when I recall it I get 1 (semitone) even 
though the edit page says "7". I edit the "7" and it's fine again. Saving 
a preset with "12" seems fine - so far.

>>>Are you saving the changes you make to the Arp as a new USER Arp, or 
just saving the Preset?  I know, I know an easy one ,but I gotta ask... 
<<<<

rEalm
(Best of luck at your gig Wednesday too!)

> >>>Are you saving the changes you make to the Arp as a new USER Arp, or 
> just saving the Preset?  I know, I know an easy one ,but I gotta ask... 

Not using patterns at all, just Mode=random. (Anyway, the extension
interval is a property of the preset, not the pattern, yes?)

-- 

  nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http://www.cassiel.com
  upcoming gig at cybersonica, london, june 5th  -- http://www.cybersonica.org

Nope, all of the Arp settings (Extension Interval, etc) are part of the 
ARP, not the Preset or Pattern.  The Preset only referrences Arps (Factory 
or User) stored in your XX-7, so if you're not saving the modified Arps to 
a new User location (via the Arp menu), then you're losing all of your 
changes on power down.  Hope this helps...

rEalm



> >>>Are you saving the changes you make to the Arp as a new USER Arp, or 
> just saving the Preset?  I know, I know an easy one ,but I gotta ask... 

Not using patterns at all, just Mode=random. (Anyway, the extension
interval is a property of the preset, not the pattern, yes?)

> Nope, all of the Arp settings (Extension Interval, etc) are part of the 
> ARP, not the Preset or Pattern.

Extension Interval is a _preset_ parameter (id 1032).

I don't use arp patterns so they might well have their own interval
settings (I don't see anything in the sysex document about arp
parameters at all). But since I'm not using patterns there's nothing
to save. And this still wouldn't explain why the interval parameter
appears to be picked up one program change later than it should; this
smells more like an initialisation bug in the code.

I think one of the guys from E-mu should get definitive on us... :-)

-- 

  nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http://www.cassiel.com
  upcoming gig at cybersonica, london, june 5th  -- http://www.cybersonica.org