Alesis Andromeda A6

I've investigated the problem futher. 
It seems like the use of sustain pedal and not playing legato disables
the monleg. I get the same behaviour (the sequencer retrigs and plays
notes where there should be a rest) if I disable both monleg and
retrig and does not use the sustain pedal. 
Or to be more precisely:
- config -> kytrig = on 
- config -> length = 4
- config -> lpcnt = sustn or infint
- config -> monleg = off
- trig -> source = pgm key trigger
- trig -> retrig = off
- trig -> mode = normal
sequencer C0 - C0 - A0 - C0, step 4 is a rest.

I press C2 and get
C2 - C2 - A2 - [rest] - C2 - C2 - A2 - [rest] - ... etc

If I at step 3 in the second loop play C3 without releasing C2
C2 - C2 - A2 - [rest] - C2 - C2 - C3 - C3 - A3 - C2 - C3 - C3 - A3 -
C2 - ... etc

Its really strange to me why there's a retrig and why there is a note
being played where there should be a rest. Any logical explanation ?
Or is it just as it is (a bug perhaps) ?

BTW:
I would still like to be able to transpose the sequencer in the middle
of a cycle not playing legato, but having the sustain hold pedal
pressed down. 
Or in other words: 
1) when playing legato (with the keys), having monleg = on and retrig
= off, and not using the sustain pedal (ie let it be up) I can get a
transpose of the sequencer in the middle of a cycle (and no retrig and
rest are not ignored).
I would like the same 
2) not playing legato, having monleg = on and retrig = off, and having
 the sustain pedal being down.
If someone finds a way to do this I would like to know :-)

Cheers (once again)
Steffen

PS: I find the rest a little strange. What does it do ? It seems like
trig/gate is send to the envelopes from a rest (not what I would have
expected), but somehow no signal to the oscillators (but this doesn't
logically not lead to a rest but rather to the oscillators continuing
the same pitch as the previous note). Can anyone explain this ?


--- In Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com, "steffengrondahl"
<steffengrondahl@...> wrote:
>
> I'm facing a problem with the Andromeda sequencer when using the
> sustain hold pedal.
> 
> The problem is:
> 
> For a monophonic program I've made simple 4 step sequence, running C0
> - C0 - G0 - C0, but the last step is a rest.
> Some relevant parameters for the sequencer:
> config -> kytrig = on (of course)
> config -> length = 4 (allready said)
> config -> lpcnt = sustn or infint
> config -> monleg = on
> trig -> source = pgm key trigger
> trig -> retrig = off
> trig -> trgvox = newest
> trig -> mode = normal
> 
> When I press C3 the sequencers starts going
> C3 - C3 - G3 - [rest] - C3 - C3 - G3 - [rest] - ... etc
> as expected.
> If I, for instance at step 3 in the second loop press C4 (playing
> legato) I get
> C3 - C3 - G3 - [rest] - C3 - C3 - G4 - [rest] - C4 - C4 - G4 -
> [rest]... etc
> also as expected (moving the base key up one octave i the middle of
> the cycle doesn't restart the sequence).
> 
> But - and this is the problem - I would like the sequencer to run by
> itself and only interact (changing the key) now and then. So I press
> the sustain pedal and a key, say C3 and the sequencer starts and go
> C3 - C3 - G3 - [rest] - C3 - C3 - G3 - [rest] - ... etc
> as expected, even if I release the C3 key. 
> If I at step 3 in the second loop press C4 I get
> C3 - C3 - G3 - [rest] - C3 - C3 - C4 - C4 - G4 - C3 - C4 - C4 - G4 -
> C3 - ... etc
> Uhh this is not what I expected. It get a retrig and at the same time
> the rest is ignored and the note from the 'original' sequence (C3) is
> being played where I expected a rest (or rather where one would expect
> a rest if one accept the retrig).
> 
> Is there any way out of this ? I've tried to modulate the env 3 level
> with the velocity from the sequence (seq B as source) and it helps a
> little: If I set velocity = 0 for the fourth step (the rest step) I
> avoid the note being played where I want a rest, but I still have a
> retrig in the middle of the cycle, though retrig is set to off and
> monleg is on. 
> 
> I'm not dedicated to use the sustain hold pedal. If there's another
> way of having the sequencer to run by itself without having to have a
> key (physical) pressed all the time its Ok.
> 
> From test on some of the presets it seems to be an general problem.
> 
> BTW: OS = 1.40.12. 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Steffen
>