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