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Re: notes getting cut off in external gear

2004-05-20 by mike

thank you for your responce to this Aaron. Please dissreguard my 
previous post.

Mike G.


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Aaron Eppolito <synthesis77@y...> wrote:
> When you move through a track, it sends an all notes off for that 
track
> if it's an external (or both) track.  I suppose I thought this was a
> good idea.  It's somewhat of a copout instead of keeping track of 
every
> note played via pads or soft-thru'ed MIDI so that you could send 
each
> note off when you switch away from the track.
> 
> We do this for internal tracks (i.e. all notes off *just* for notes
> played by hand) because the synth architecture made it easy, but the
> data structures weren't there for the ext stuff, and I didn't have 
time
> to put them there.
> 
> If you want (and can in your external gear) disable all notes off, 
but
> then make sure not to hold any notes while you switch tracks, or 
else
> you'll get stuck notes.
> 
> -Aaron
> 
> --- mike <curiousproductions@r...> wrote:
> > Ok I can't seem to make this stop happening it is not some thing 
that
> > is bothersome all the time but this is a pretty big bug if you 
ask 
> > me.  Is there a work around? 
> > 
> > Mike G.
> > 
> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "mike" <curiousproductions@r...> 
wrote:
> > > thanks that is a good idea i will give that a shot.
> > > 
> > > Mike G.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "keiodi" <ms06j@h...> wrote:
> > > > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "mike" <curiousproductions@r...> 
> > wrote:
> > > > > I am wondering if there is a fix for this "bug" that I 
don't 
> > > rember 
> > > > > hearing about.  When sequencing external synths moving past 
the
> > 
> > > > track 
> > > > > the sustained notes get cut off.  I can select the track 
but 
> > then 
> > > > > when I select another track the notes being held release.  
This
> > 
> > > is 
> > > > a 
> > > > > pretty big problem for me as I almost only use external 
sounds.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Help!
> > > > > 
> > > > > Mike G
> > > > 
> > > > one thing to try is to switch the note destingation for that 
> > > channel 
> > > > to both rather than int and then turn down the volume knob on 
the
> > 
> > > xl7 
> > > > and see if that make a difference.  
> > > > 
> > > > I don't know if it is the same problem but when controlling 
my 
> > Boss 
> > > > SP-202 with my XL-7 I noticed that it wouldn't always trigger 
> > it.  
> > > it 
> > > > was weird sometimes it would and sometimes it wouldn't but I 
> > > couldn't 
> > > > figure out what the difference is when it works and not.  
with 
> > the 
> > > > destination set to both it triggers it fine.   I haven't 
noticed 
> > it 
> > > > with any other external gear.
> > 
> > 
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