Doepfer

hello,

my a190 reacts the same way. the a190 offers
"last note prio" or "highest note prio" only.
in contrast the mcv24 offers modes like
"lowest note + follow", which is the equivalent
of what the minimoog does.

best wishes

ingo



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "okiikahuna" <okiikahuna@y...> 
wrote:
> Thanks for your reply, Ingo.  I would really appreciate it if you 
> take the time to check yours and see if it responds the same way.
> 
> I don't think the problem is priority.  Most of my digital synths 
> use last note priority, while older analog synths, like my 
minimoog, 
> are low note priority. Both work fine.  I've tried high note 
> priority on my G2, and that would take a little getting used to. 
> 
> The big problem is that if happen to bump against a wrong note, or 
> do a grace note slightly after the target note, or any of several 
> other common jazz/blues/rock keyboard techniques, you will lose 
> notes.  It forces you to play in a certain way that other synths 
> don't.
> 
> Anyway, enough griping.  Please let me know if your 190 does the 
> same thing. Thanks.
> 
> K
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "selfoscillate" 
> <synaptic_music@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > the latest software version of the a190 is v1.4,
> > i don't know about any update possibility, but i guess
> > it's possible with an eprom exchange.
> > i have to check the behaviour of the a190 when i'm in the studio,
> > i have version 1.4, but actually i cannot recall how my a190 
> reacts.
> > meanwhile you can try to change the note assignment,
> > maybe "highest note" works better for you than "last note".
> > 
> > best wishes
> > 
> > ingo
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "okiikahuna" 
> <okiikahuna@y...> 
> > wrote:
> > >   I love my Doepfer setupp and really have very little to gripe 
> > > about.  However, my A-190 has always bothered me because of the 
> way 
> > > it responds to receiving more than one note at a time.  If I 
> play 
> > > one note one the keyboard, press a second note while still 
> holding 
> > > the first and then release the second note while still holding 
> the 
> > > first, the gate signal will cut off and the note CV will stay 
at 
> > the 
> > > second note.
> > >   This is different from the way analog monosynths react, and 
> also 
> > > different from the way every other digital synth I own reacts 
> when 
> > > in mono mode.  On every other analog and digital synth, when 
the 
> > > second note is released, the note CV will revert to the held 
> first 
> > > note, and the gate will stay on until the first note is 
> released.  
> > >    The way the 190 reacts makes it difficult to play and often 
> > > forces me to use another midi to CV box.  This is a pity, 
> because 
> > > everything else about the 190 is so well thought out and well 
> > geared 
> > > toward keyboard playing. 
> > >   Maybe this is because the 190 was one of the first modules to 
> be 
> > > released.  Is there any chance that this could one day be 
> updated 
> > in 
> > > the firmware for the unit?  Would changing this be a big job?  
> Has 
> > > there already been an update I don't know about?