Program change not sending when pressing play or selecting a pattern

Hapax
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Hi there,

I cant seem to make the program change work. I have set the number on the hapax but it won’t change the synth when playing automatically, the only way to works is if I manual alter the number up or down then it will send the PC to my synths. Am I missing something really simple?

Thanks

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Same here when controlling Dave Smith synths…

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Yeah, it’ll only send PC messages when it thinks the program needs changing. Pyramid did the same thing. You can also switch to another pattern with a (different) PC message in it and then back.

Or maybe make a suggestion to ‘send all PC messages on start’ or something perhaps?

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The problem is… it allready does that, even if you don’t want. If i program sections, with the same pattern on the same synth in different sections, at each section change, it restarts the program change, even if the track is in free mode…

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Weird, mine doesn’t do this.

I’ve got three patterns on track 15:

Pattern 1 - PC 1 - note C5
Pattern 2 - PC 1 - note D5
Pattern 3 - PC 3 - note E5

I had pattern 1 selected, and pressed ‘Start’ then switched from pattern 1 to 2, no PC message. Then switched to pattern 3, there is a PC message, same as when I switch from 3 to 2. But not if I go from 2 to 1, as it ‘remembers’ that the program should be 1 already.

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Also if I change pattern when the sequencer is off, it changes the program immediately, not on start.

EDIT: I’ve just retried this with two different tracks, but pointing to the same MIDI output and channel, and get the same behaviour as above, too

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perhaps it is an issue of the beta firmware i use…

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I’m on the 1.10 RC

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Are you using sections or song mode ? If i don’t, i don’t have the problem…

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Aaah, that might be it, then. I’m just manually switching patterns on the Pattern screen.

Could be a bug, in that case, send a message to Squarp and I’m sure they’ll look into it.

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Yes, the team from Squarp told me that it will be solve in the next firmware :slight_smile:

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Just for the record, I don’t know if this issue has been fixed, but program change is not sent on start here (Firmware 2.01)