Hold button

[bratislav]

Is there any possibility on P6 to configure the Hold Button to keep only the last tone (akkord) without adding the new ones (up to six).

[Paul Dither]

Simple answer: no.

[bratislav]

Then, i am not smart enough to know how to use it...
What du you think about  "hold everything" button folks. How to use it in a proper (musical) way?

[Paul Dither]

Then, i am not smart enough to know how to use it...
What du you think about  "hold everything" button folks. How to use it in a proper (musical) way?

You most probably use it for drones or arpeggios. For everything else I would just use a sustain pedal.

[_ADSR_]

Isn't this the only way to latch the Arpeggiator?

[Paul Dither]

Isn't this the only way to latch the Arpeggiator?

That's right. When hold is active, the arpeggiator is in relatch mode.

[Robot Heart]

You can also add notes to the arpeggio with Hold engaged. Just keep at least one key depressed and any keys you play will add notes to the existing arpeggio.

[bratislav]

So, its actually much more in conjunction with arpeggio then "stand alone" hold function. Thanks for the input  guys. 

[Paul Dither]

So, its actually much more in conjunction with arpeggio then "stand alone" hold function. Thanks for the input  guys. 

Yes, if you just activate hold in normal play mode (without the apreggiator) it will make the notes last forever, depending on the sustain setting of the VCA envelope.

If you activate hold while the arpeggiator is on, it puts the arpeggiator in relatch mode, which means that if you play changing chords on the keyboard, the arpeggio will consist only of the notes of the chord you are currently playing, i.e. each new chord you play will replace the arpeggio from before. BUT: That only works if you don't play legato. As soon as you keep holding down one note during a chord change the new notes will be added to the arpeggio that's already playing.

[_ADSR_]

I would have to double check this but I think you change the behavior by also changing the key mode.  It's a pretty flexible implementation I believe.

[loston]

Not sure if anyone can help, I have found with the P6, as mentioned by @robotheart, that if you have the hold button engaged, provided you keep at least one key depressed, you can add notes to the arp, however if you let your hands off all the keys, you are not able to add notes to the sequence, as it basically retriggers based on the notes you press.

I have been watching this amazing performance by Hania Rani, she has a prophet08, however as you can see in this link, she is adding notes to the arpegiator sequence even though she has let her hands off the keyboard completely. Is this a different latching system built into the prophet 08, or can you achieve this with the prophet 6 also?

https://youtu.be/_3EuiU1qdpE?si=lB8pdzDnjZ5wi7qx&t=251 - i have timestamped but if it doesnt work you can see it clearly at 4:50

The only thing i can think of that might work, is sending a single held midi note to the prophet that correlates to the key you are in, and you should be able to continuously add to the arp (provided the hold button is pressed) without needing to constantly hold down a single key on the keyboard.

Any feedback would be great!

thanks