"Ghost tracks" when changing patterns

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Hello!

I´m making a beat with three patterns:

Pattern 1: a intro with 2 tracks;
Pattern 2: a 64-step pattern with 3 drum tracks and a leading synth track, two chords tracks and one texture track;
Pattern 3: a 32-step pattern looping half of the Pattern 2 steps, but without the two chord tracks steps (T2 and T4).

I´m not using the arranger, but choosing the pattern sequence in real time (3 x Pattern 1/3x Pattern 3/2x Pattern 2 and then changing on the fly).

However, when I change from Pattern 2 to Pattern 3, the two chords tracks (T2 and T4) from Pattern 2 keep playing, even without the steps been triggered, and are only muted when I directly mute the tracks (and come back when I activate them again - but, I repeat, without steps activating them!!!).

I´m not using delay/chorus/reverb on them and the loops are well cut.

Some ideas about what is happening?

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Are the samples that you’re using in the second pattern set to loop?

Are you using different Parts for the patterns?

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I bet the REL on the AMP page is set to INF or your HLD steps are set to something longer than the patterns steps.

When using loops turn the REL to zero and set the HLD to the exact number of steps the loop is. See if that helps.

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