Elektron Musical Instruments

probably a stupid question, I am a complete m-idiot as I slowly 
upgrade my knowledge from mid-70s analog to today's world.

Last night, I decided to finally try out the midi machines.  I edited 
a drum kit to add a midi machine on channel 13.  Plugged midi out to 
midi in on a Korg MS2000r, set the Korg to receive on channel 13.  
Set up a simple bass sequence and let it fly.  Worked great, timing 
seems real tight. I then saved the kit in order to retain the midi 
sequence and setup.

But when I switched patterns from the one with the sequence to one 
without, the Korg continued to sound the last note as a constant 
drone with no attack.  Switching back to the pattern with the 
sequence, the notes now played as part of the drone but there was no 
attack and no silences during unselected steps.

I tried this using both classic and extended mode.  My presumption is 
somehow the Korg is not receiving some kind of note off message and 
then ignores subsequent note on messages when the sequence returns.

I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here, any suggestions? Also, 
can anyone tell me what all the parameters are within the midi 
machines?  I get the pitch bend, note, and gate parameters, what do 
the others do?  My eyes are getting old and I can't make out the 
letters for the other parameters on the display.  Finally, anyone 
know when the manual for the new production OS is likely to be 
available?  Thanks.

hey that's not so dumb...that sounds like a smart analysis to me.
I'm at work so I can't attempt to reproduce it, but to fix the
problem, I would guess you need to generate the note off somehow...
like I wonder if a note off is generated when you press stop?

I wonder if the sequencer SHOULD generate a note off.   in an ideal
world, the note off from the note one should be sent as soon as the
LEN parameter is reached....but all bets are off when you switch to
a new drum kit and the the old machine no longer exists!  

so you could either, let those machines hang around a bit longer before
disappearing, but this would consume resources and screw everything
up (say you rapidly swtich through several patterns with 16 midi machines!)
.....or you could simply make a decision to send note offs when you
uninstantiate a midi machine...

wish I could remember all those params for you on the midi machine...

try this though for a cheap thrill- connect two (random) LFO's to a
midi machine, one to controller number and one to controller value
and plug it into e.g. your sid station!  it's crazy, man!