Legato mode in 2.3.1?

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I was VERY excited about the fix to the arpeggiator bug in 2.3.1, but now legato mode (what most arpeggiators call latch) seems to no longer work at all.

How I think it's supposed to work: I play a set of notes (let's say a 1-5-9 triad) and take my hand off and it holds it until I play another set of notes (say a 1-3-b7 triad), which replace the first 3.

This is useful for arpeggiation when you want to set up a groove and switch chords without messing with the number of notes, thereby transforming the groove and confusing your drummer :-)

How it works: I play the 1-5-9 and take my hand off and the notes stop playing.

Just in case it was some combo of settings, I've tried on both single-channel and MPE mode. No love.

Can anyone confirm this is either a bug or that there's been a change in functionality?

What I need is for legato mode to work like it worked before. Latch mode ADDS notes until you turn it off, which is cool but not what I want because of the aforementioned don't-want-to-confuse-the-groove problem with said drummer.

TIA.

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Oops. I've just confirmed that 2.3.1 breaks the Arpeggiator's "Legato" Foot/Panel Switch assignment. Sorry about that. We're working on a fix and will post it to the Updating Software page as soon as possible. Thanks to Jonathan for discovering the bug.

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Hi all,

Geert is on the case! He fixed the bug in version 2.3.2, now available on the Updating Software page.

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Alas, I don't think it's fixed. Here's the test: choose an arpeggio mode (eg, down). Turn on legato mode. (Legato mode now turns on--welcome back, old friend!)

Now, hit a triad. Sounds good.

Now, hit a different triad with the same root note. You will hear the lowest note repeated so the cycle is 4 notes instead of 3. also. I've tried with up, down and up-down. Same issue. If you switch the root note, it doesn't get confused.

Oh, and sometimes I get a glitch when I lift my hands off.

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Argh! I'm sorry, Jonathan. I'll post here when there's a new fix.

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Hi all,

The bug that Jonathan found above (thanks, Jonathan!) was not related to the new 2.3.1/2.3.2 update but rather has existed in all previous versions:

"When enabling Legato with the Arpeggiator in Channel Per Note mode, playing the same chord repetitively would add a new root note each time."

Geert fixed it in new version 2.3.3, which I've just posted on the Updating Software page.

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And I am very happy to see it fixed. Thank you Roger and Geert!

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