What is the problem?
It is currently impossible to sequence drones in MIDI mode because of the maximum note duration of 64 steps.
What do you want to achieve?
I wish it were possible to specify an “unlimited” duration (no NOTE OFF event) so that a single note could be spread over several patterns. Then it could be stopped either by triggering another note on the same track or having a “note off” step.
Are there any workarounds?
Not really, one can slow down a track or overlap sounds over several tracks to have a the feeling of a drone.
Any references to other products?
On some other grooveboxes, there are different implementations. On the Circuit Tracks you can specify “tied” notes. On the MC-101, if the note duration exceeds the pattern length and if the same note is retriggered, it automatically ties both notes if I remember correctly.
Thank you so much to the team