# Can't Turn Binaural Mode Off
**URL:** https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435
**Category:** UDO Audio Gear
**Created:** [31 May 2021 01:19 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435 "2021-05-31T01:19:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@HBIII](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/HBIII)
#### Post date: [31 May 2021 01:19 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/1 "2021-05-31T01:19:32Z")
Hi all,
Sometimes I am having an issue where I can’t turn binaural mode off in some patches. The synth will be in poly1 or poly2 mode and I won’t be pressing any keys or anything, but binaural mode wont switch off. If I switch to an init patch it then works fine and turns on and off. Is there some setting I am missing or something I am doing wrong here?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@ryan](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/ryan)
#### Post date: [1 June 2021 12:41 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/2 "2021-06-01T12:41:46Z")
i get this too , just to let you know your not alone
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### Author:  [@HBIII](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/HBIII)
#### Post date: [1 June 2021 19:20 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/3 "2021-06-01T19:20:13Z")
Thanks for letting me know. So I guess it is a bug or something we just don’t understand.
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### Author:  [@commens](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/commens)
#### Post date: [3 June 2021 02:20 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/5 "2021-06-03T02:20:25Z")
Yep, I get this too. Definitely a bug of some kind.
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### Author:  [@simonmavin](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/simonmavin)
#### Post date: [3 June 2021 02:36 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/6 "2021-06-03T02:36:54Z")
I got my Super 6 last night and having the same issue.
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### Author:  [@trond.olsen](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/trond.olsen)
#### Post date: [3 June 2021 10:30 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/7 "2021-06-03T10:30:42Z")
Binaural will lock in poly1/2 if there are active notes. There is a bug concerning stuck notes reported [in this thread](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/problem-with-1-voice/252/11).
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### Author:  [@HBIII](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/HBIII)
#### Post date: [3 June 2021 18:42 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/8 "2021-06-03T18:42:54Z")
I have heard about this, but is it the same issue? I have binaural stuck without having the super 6 connected to anything besides my mixer and with no notes sounding and me not pressing any keys or anything…
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### Author:  [@mineral](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/mineral)
#### Post date: [6 June 2021 15:38 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/9 "2021-06-06T15:38:44Z")
I get this too from time to time.
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### Author:  [@ewald](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/ewald)
#### Post date: [10 August 2021 06:14 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/10 "2021-08-10T06:14:04Z")
I noticed it too. It seems only to be working (on/off) in one of the poly modes.
And another thing is not to press any key.
It started with me by not understanding why I couldn’t turn the Arpeggiator on/off, which was because I had a key pressed (BTW it took my quite some time to figure that out 😀).
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### Author:  [@softroom](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/softroom)
#### Post date: [10 August 2021 16:06 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/11 "2021-08-10T16:06:34Z")
I’m a relatively new user but have been surprised by my Soup turning Binaural mode on sometimes, on its own initiative. For example, if I flip on oscillator sync, on it comes. I can then turn it off so it’s clearly just a personality quirk. 😉
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### Author:  [@damschwartz](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/damschwartz)
#### Post date: [10 August 2021 16:07 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/12 "2021-08-10T16:07:57Z")
Same issue here Not much more to say for the 20 characters
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### Author:  [@SvK](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/SvK)
#### Post date: [27 December 2021 05:10 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/13 "2021-12-27T05:10:25Z")
Me 2. But only on some patches.
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### Author:  [@Mauro](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/Mauro)
#### Post date: [27 December 2021 10:44 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/14 "2021-12-27T10:44:07Z")
Is the x-fade mode of DDS2 that activate and locks Binaural mode on.
Check it on the patches involved.
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### Author:  [@udo-audio](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/udo-audio)
#### Post date: [28 December 2021 11:59 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/15 "2021-12-28T11:59:02Z")
Hi Guys some help for you here I hope.
Binaural mode can only be turned-off, ie 12 voice mode turned on, in the Poly 1 and Poly 2 Modes.
12 voice mode (Binaural off) cannot be turned on if the DDS2 mode is in X-Fade or the ENV TRACK feature is enabled.
So to check your instrument and to enter 12 voice mode (Binaural OFF)
- Make sure you are in Poly 1 or Poly 2 modes
- Make sure DDS2 MODE is in normal or SYNC
- Make sure ENV TRACK is OFF
In firmware v0.27 and above, you can enter and exit 12 voice mode (Binaural off) with keys pressed. Similarly for entry/exit from arpeggiator mode. Prior to 0,27 you needed to release all keys.
Kind regards, George
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### Author:  [@martattacks](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/martattacks)
#### Post date: [22 October 2022 16:31 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/16 "2022-10-22T16:31:32Z")
Also, I noticed that you cannot turn off binaural mode if the MPE option 1 (i.e. respond to incoming MIDI messages sent by an MPE controller via an individual MIDI channel per note) is switched on.
At least for FW v0.53.
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### Author:  [@puls](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/puls)
#### Post date: [2 August 2024 15:43 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/17 "2024-08-02T15:43:31Z")
I’m running the latest version (Mix as mod destination enabled), but there still seems to be weird behavior where the Binaural mode is stuck to always on, even though Mode = Poly1/2, Env track = off, DD2 = Normal.
Are there any other settings that prevent you from turning Binaural mode off or is this a bug?
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### Author:  [@0x80](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/0x80)
#### Post date: [5 October 2024 21:31 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/18 "2024-10-05T21:31:17Z")
> [@martattacks](#):
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> MPE option 1
Have you tried switching that off?
@udo-audio I don’t think this is mentioned in the manual yet. It also took me some time (and this forum) to figure out why I was stuck in binaural.
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### Author:  [@DDS](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/DDS)
#### Post date: [7 October 2024 12:16 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/19 "2024-10-07T12:16:15Z")
It’s on page 105 of the latest manual:
> Since MPE mode requires individual note articulation, the control voltages must be different for each triggered voice. The analog hardware only allows up to six notes to have different control voltages for most parameters, so MPE mode is limited to six voices.
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### Author:  [@0x80](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/0x80)
#### Post date: [7 October 2024 15:10 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/20 "2024-10-07T15:10:31Z")
That doesn’t seem sufficiently clear for people trying to figure out why they can’t disable binaural mode.
I think it would help if the part of the manual discussing the binaural feature/button would list the reasons why you might not be able to turn it off.
It’s not common UX to have a toggle that you can’t turn off, so the impression for many people will be that something is wrong. I think it warrants an explanation.
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### Author:  [@DDS](https://forum.udo-audio.com/u/DDS)
#### Post date: [8 October 2024 15:12 UTC](https://forum.udo-audio.com/t/cant-turn-binaural-mode-off/435/21 "2024-10-08T15:12:26Z")
> [@0x80](#):
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> I think it would help if the part of the manual discussing the binaural feature/button would list the reasons why you might not be able to turn it off.
We can change this if the manual is to be updated again.