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@SimonSays regarding the firmware question - v4.097 is the current beta firmware release (which is stable!), the current official release is v4.096 - no need to change anything, but of course hoping for an official v4.097 release soon! :) Best regards and have a good new year 2021! Peter

Thanks @talon and @Karg - hope you enjoy your LoopAs! :) Talon, currently you can modulate the dampening only manually in the FX screen, but using the left SELECT encoder you can switch through tracks quickly while the dampening command is active and then you could use the right DATA encoder to change the dampening values quickly and "live" per track - is that good enough? If not, and if external dampening control would be nice, it might be possible to add external CC control for the dampening values of the six tracks, but it's a longer shot, the next firmware release will mostly concentrate on adding MatriX support for the LoopA :). Have a good new upcoming year 2021 ! :) Best regards, Peter

And, its out! :) LoopA firmware version 2.08 with a lot of new features has just been released - highlights: - Autoloop recording (dynamic length clips, BPM detection) - Session naming - Undo, Redo, clip playback inversion - Scene map - graphical active clip matrix overview - Global direct track selection: push and hold upper-row keys - Transposition of forwarded notes (via TRACK Fwd) - Fine-granular note position adjustments now supported in note editor - "Uneven" clip zoom levels are now supported for polyrhythmic experiments - New "MIDI Panic" function available via hotkey Enjoy! :) Download: https://www.midiphy.com/en/loopa-v2/ Best regards and have happy holidays! Peter

We're super happy to announce, that Loopop tested the LoopA! :) The new v2.08 firmware (as shown in this review) with many new features will also be released soon :). Best regards! Peter

@srmaietta LoopA has a different, non-step-sequencer approach - its code was mostly written to extend the features of the SEQ v4+, so unquantized polyphonic recording would be easily possible. It also adds a few other things, like the beatloop mode, named user instruments, high-resolution CC recording/editing/generation and graphical noteroll views, while it also can't do a lot of things its bigger brother does easily - so they compliment each other nicely :). Best regards, Peter

@m00dawg: Congrats and enjoy! It's awesome! :) Many greets, Peter

Thanks for your report, @m00dawg It seems the captcha security checks were broken - changed the captcha type from keycaptcha to recaptcha v2 and i think it should be better now. Many greets, Peter

Thanks @m00dawg and @Karg! Have a great weekend! Best regards, Peter

@Roy, @srmaietta and @slo - please report this in the main SEQ V4 release and feedback thread, so TK. will better see it - if 3 people confirm it in there, all the better :). THANKS! :) Best regards, Peter

@m00dawg hi, hope you're fine in this mad world! :) Got them off Reichelt, simple low-profile DIP 28 sinks i think - 10 years ago, my memory is not the best ;-). Many greets! Peter

@Karg small teaser - i was wrong and the upcoming v.208 will contain the session renaming feature as an early xmas-present :) ! There were many requests and it's finally done - see attachments! :) Many greets, Peter

@Elektruck - thanks and cool that you like it, it should bring joy and help with creativity, if it does that, it's a win! :) I've added your request to the dev wishlist - technically it would be easiest to implement it as a setting in the config screen - we should be able to add it as a later feature without a problem, but it probably won't be in the upcoming v.208 - but we will be able to get it done! :) Best regards and have a good wintertime! Peter

Congrats @dwestbury - and welcome to the small and exquisite club of backlit-knob MB6582 owners! Best regards, Peter

@Karg Thanks a lot! Good idea, and it's already been requested and is on the list! :) Regarding the expected time line: a) first, there will be a LoopA software update coming relatively soon (before this holiday season), which will add a few new features that have been requested and which will make the LoopA a lot better at recording previously-unknown loop lengths. This is possible on some other MIDI loopers and also on audio loopers, so it should be nice to have it :). This feature also has limited BPM autodetection, so you could just play in a sequence in the new "autoloop" mode, and LoopA will detect its speed and length :). b) then there will be the MatriX launch, still hoping for 2020, but it could be still slightly delayed, it's a massive project. c) then there will be the LoopA update to support the MatriX - i'd expect it around February or March 2021, the LoopA should get good support by the MatriX, it might take a while, but will be worth it - the MatriX can instantly use the SEQ v4+ by the way. --- Regarding session naming - yes, that feature is already on the list and is already implemented in the file data structure - every session has already internal "space" for a session name. Note that this will not rename the file itself, as more than 8 characters can be stored. So every session file will still have a number, but can also have an optional additional session name, that you can set and see within LoopA. This also makes old "unnamed" sessions compatible with new ones and you can rename the old ones, once the feature is implemented. This feature will not be in the December update, but it's quite high on the list :). Have a good day and many greets, Peter

Congratulations, @Roy! Very well done and looks fantastic next to your modular! Best regards and hope you enjoy it! Peter

That's all right - for the software it is a SEQ v4+, if it has a STM32F4 with 1MB of flash memory - it just can't use the extended UI features of the midiphy SEQ v4+, primarily the secondary selection row and the TPD/Activity Matrix - using the Wilba hardware config file should work fine.

The Wayback Machine is great for retrieving old site data, have a look: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ucapps.de/mios32_download.html I've spotted multiple snapshots and could even download a few old sequencer versions - not all are necessarily stored on their servers, but then you can just choose another snapshot from another date. Good luck! Best regards, Peter

Great job! That's not a common genre for this sequencer, but it is definitely a high quality production! Glad that you´re making good use of your SEQ v4+! Best regards, Peter

No problem, moved to the troubleshooting forum. Please make sure the card is formatted with FAT32, that it is no XC (eXtended Capacity Card) and that the card itself is good. I've had damaged SD Cards that formatted well under windows (with the quick format basic windows formatter), but then could not be written on. If the SEQ v4 can create directories, i would agree it does not look like a hardware problem -> recommend to exchange the card for another one, e.g. an 8GB or 16GB Sandisk Ultra (SDHC) which are available for 5-8€ or so. It's also recommended to use a tool like SDFormatter (Windows) to do a low-level format of the card with FAT32, this tool can also do some extended error checking. Best regards, Peter

@Eamoex that's very cool - regarding Morphing, it's a transformation function that splits any track into two halves and allows seamless morphing between those two. For example you could record two sequences, one on steps 1..16, one on steps 17-32 - and with the morph function "fade" between them, but it's a real morphing, not like volume fading in a mixer - i.e at a morph value of 50%, you'd get an average note between the first and the second sequence. Cool when e.g. force-to-scale is on. In the big user manual over at ucapps.de: http://ucapps.de/midibox_seq_manual_m.html you can find a slightly more in-depth description and two audio demos of morphed tracks. See section "Morph Page" Regarding quantization: a step sequencer needs to map all recorded events to discrete steps. In the recording screen you can modify the "Quantize" percentage value, which defines how close to the original step any recording (notes, triggers, CCs) will be placed. But you can also record something that is similar to an unquantized recorder (e.g. LoopA :)) - to simulate this, you can increase the track step length and also change the tempo divider - this allows to record "human" sequences, e.g. of a drumloop that is not perfect with 100% spot-on timing and that could be configured to play back at the same speed as e.g. a 16-step sequence, resulting 16 "substeps" additional resolution per original step of the "slow" 16-step sequence. Hope that makes sense! :) Many greets, Peter

That's fantastic! Great use of the two devices! I think it's really hard to create DnB with common sequencers - but you managed to do it, but of course on the other hand, you have some awesome sequencers available! :) Many greets, Peter

@Phatline yes, we can do that - currently finalizing the MatriX, but after its launch, the LoopA will get an update anyways to be able to connect to it - we've also collected a few other items on the extension wishlist by other users by now, so there will be a v2.08 after the MatriX launch :). Just to make sure i understood it right: * add a new config setting in SETUP screen - "transmit PC after load" (on/off, off by default to not break behaviour for existing users) * if this setting is enabled and after a session has loaded, transmit program change MIDI messages with the loaded session number to all six tracks. -> It's a great idea, i think, thank you! With this function, people could set up their patches to match their LoopA sessions and after loading a new session, all synths can change to the respectively required patch. Best regards, Peter

If you're using 8580 or 6582 SIDs: heatsinks and maybe some passive ventilation holes in the case bottom will be sufficient - using this setup since 10 years now without any problems! :). If you are using 6581 SIDs, that's a different story though, as they run hotter. Many greets and have fun with your MB6582! :) Best regards, Peter