poly arp still plays 1 note first before playing chords, reported this a year ago and still waiting
not sure if it is only problem on 1.51 or is it Overbridge related - when in Arp mode, notes sent via Overbridge in Ableton are not played correctly and all messed up
disabling lfo retrig on a seq step has no impact on the retrig behaviour when lfo mode is set as ātrigā?
First post, just thought Iād throw it here because I hadnāt seen anyone else mention this. If no one else has, Iāll file a report! Didnāt want to choke up Elektronās tickets with previously reported bugs.
On the user env pages (1&2), holding FUNC and turning the envelope depth encoder to the left will not snap from 0 to -127, but to -12. Turning right with FUNC held will snap to 127 as expected. Has anyone else experienced this? (This on an A4 MKI).
To be honest, Iād quite like if additional step values were added, eg FUNC + TURN would step through a couple of depths -> [-128, ā¦ -64, -32, -16, 0, 16, 32, 64, ā¦ 128], representing a 1/8th (12.5%) step though the depth range. If thatās too many, maybe 25%, or 50% jumps would also work. This would be useful for the LFO depth as well, rather than jumping it from 0 to 100% depth. Feature request/fix combined?
Love this machine, only issue Iāve had so far with it :).
Update:
This bug is present for encoder J for both ENV pages, and both of the LFO pages. It looks like itās just a 7 missing from the ā-127ā integer, so it always snaps to ā-12ā.
Submitting a bug report
the missing 3rd digit is an old bug mentioned here a while back (thread locked)
ā¦but another report send to support canāt hurt
Ah, apologies. Iād scanned this thread, hadnāt checked old OS version threads, my bad !
Only owned the A4 it since v1.50, noticed it was present in v1.51C when I updated it the other day, so thought it was worth raising it here.
I had also noticed a problem with song mode FX tracks staying P-Locked when exiting song-mode, but not double-tapping stop to halt effects. I am still trying to work out the exact repo steps to cause the issue. It might not even be a bug, and me misunderstanding how a parameter locks on pattern change.
What I think I remember doing:
- Song mode:
1x A1 (Kit value; Delay 77)
1x A2
1x A3
1x A4 (Plocked step 122 delay feedback) - Exited song mode, but didnāt doubletap stop
- Jumped to A1
- A1 started playing with 122 feedback
It felt like it allowed a P-Lock of 122 delay feedback on Track A5 to stay P-Locked playing on A1, despite no locks on the A1 track. Iād have expected it to jump back to the 77 value assigned within the pattern. Like I say, Iām still unsure if this is a bug, or a case of a PLock not being unlocked due to no trigs on A1 to reset it to 77. Double tapping pause, then playing A1 sounded like it returned to the expected value of 77.
Iāll keep investigating, it didnāt seem like a big deal. I guess if Iād taken my headphones off and just left it running, hadnāt noticed, Iām sure the delay swell would have gotten crazy :P. I did have a sweaty moment of confusion when the volume started to build, but doubletap stop always works thankfully!
Kits donāt reload on pattern change if you lock the fx they will stay at that value until another lock is encountered or you manually reload the kit.
Good to know, thanks for clearing that up :). Need to be super careful with the feedback delay and overdrive plocks then .
Iāll start using the 1st-only conditional trig to reset the FX on pattern change to get around this when appropriate :).
Maybe things get mixed up here(?). Just maybe, donāt have a4 here atm and never tested that with songmode exactly ( i should use it more its my lazyness etcā¦).
There is a box where you can check kit reload on pattern change. But ( I wrote too many times I miss it or donāt understand the reason) there is no box to check pattern reload on change. And p-locks are part of the pattern.
One small thing that Iāve noticed mentioned in one other thread back in 2016, but couldnāt see in any bug report threads via search:
A4 MK 1:
- Performance macros set to bipolar mode donāt display a dot when set to neutral (0). The dot appears when it is fully open in the negative direction (-64).
Unsure if this was ever raised as a bug. Iām also unsure if this affects the MK2 unit. Iāll add a ticket.
I have a click problem! Trying to figure out if itās hardware or firmware (1.51C here) causing it.
Anyone have a spare minute to try out this basic preset? Just hold down any note and listen for clicks every few seconds. Preset should load into A4 (mk1&2) and AK easily via Transfer. Cheers!
OSC LVL CLIX.afsnd (624 Bytes)
Iāll download this patch and give it a shot tomorrow.
Out for a gig in Glasgow tonight, Iāll check it when Iāve got hold of my A4 :).
I gave it a play on 1.51/a4mkI, and it was clicky as can be, so itās not necessarily a firmware issue. I played around with it and removed the click. The problem was LFO 1 Depth. I found that if you reduce from 127 to 126, then increase back to 127 the click goes away (Iām not sure why?). I re-saved the sound with all the same settings, now it is click-free. Let me know if it works the same for you.
Peace-K
OSC LVL CLIXFRE.afsnd (614 Bytes)
Thanks for confirming! Yea the click is only there with certain settings when any Osc Level (hence the file name) is modulated by LFO, Envs, MW etc. It can be removed easily but itās a problem I keep coming across in general use (especially when using keytracked LFOs as Osc Lvl mod) so wanted to find a reliable way to reproduce it and report. Waiting to hear back from support, will let you know what they say
P-Locking PROB doesnāt make the trig blink.
LFO Fade does not retrigger when running in Free-Mode. This was the same and had been acknowledged and fixed for the Digitone some time agoā¦
Edit: Elektron say itās working. Iāll have to check.
Edit 2: You can sequence it with parameter locks but not save LFO-T with the sound, hence not play it live.
I assume this is an old bug, and its very minor. When setting up an external midi mod source (pitch bend, breath control, etc), there is a visualizer on the left side showing the latest value for a mod source. It works fine for breath control, mod wheel, but it does not change for pitch bend.
I mostly bring this up so maybe someone else finds this info in a search. I was trying to get my midi to work for hours (without actually triggering a sound), only to find out it worked the whole time but just didnāt visualize
Not sure if itās been mentioned before but when I power off the machine then on again (hours later), sounds are often out of place (one time I had what seemed like sounds from an adjacent project, another time itās just my last tweaks that arenāt saved, LFO, etc). I have to save a kit for any pattern I make a modification in or itās at risk. Maybe itās just me misunderstanding kits.
Edit: canāt reproduce for now. Must have messed up a kit myself.
Did you report this to Elektron?
I did experience something similar yesterday, too. Changed Project. Play around. Power off. Power on after couple of hours. Kits from different project are displayed. Reload of Project returns to original saved state.
Will see if I can reproduce it again.
What troubles me most is that once I have to reload a project all changes done to kits, patterns in between will most likely be lost if I havenāt saved those to the project.