MIDIbox SEQ V2.3

[TK.]

A new release with some nice new features :)

From the ChangeLog:

MIDIbox64SEQ V2.3
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   o the clock can now be divided by BPM/1,2,3,..15,16 for each track
     seperately. Before this change it was BPM/1,2,4,8,16,32,64
     It's possible to switch back to the old behaviour with the
     DEFAULT_BPM_DIVIDER_BEHAVIOUR switch in main.asm

   o the song menu handling has been overworked:
     - for 2*2x40 LCD option, there is now an additional info screen
       at the right side (second display)
     - song mode can be enabled/disabled in song menu by pressing
       the SONG button (again)
     - if not in song mode, the pattern set will be changed
       immediately (see usecases below for the reason)
     - song position now named A1..P8 instead of 1..128 for easier
       orientation
     - song positions are now divided into parts A..P, each part
       consists of 8 pattern sets, each pattern set can be looped
       up to 16 times.
     - song number, song position, loop/jumps now controllable with
       the general purpose buttons

   Usecases of the new song handling:

     a) for song mode enter the song menu and press the button twice.
        Press the "A" button + one of the 16 GP buttons to select the song
        Press the "B" button + one of the 16 GP buttons to select the part
        -> the sequencer will change to the part immediately, if the
        sequencer was not running before, it will be started automatically

     b) this allows you to divide a song into multiple parts. At the
        end of a part, you can either set a jump to the first step
        of the part (so that the part loops), or you can set a jump
        to the next part.

        Note: if a song part consists of 8 song positions, it is not possible
        to set an additional jump. The sequencer will jump to the next
        part automatically (this ensures compatibility)

     c) it's always possible to change the part during the sequencer
        is running - it won't affect the realtime behaviour :)
        This allows you to change between breaks/fills/chorus or
        whatever during a live session

     d) If you don't want to use the song mode, the new handling is 
        still useful for you - it allows to save up to 128 pattern sets
        within a song.
        Press the "A" button + one of the 16 GP buttons to select the song
        Press the "B" button + one of the 16 GP buttons to select the part
        (this already provides a quick access to 16 pattern sets)
        Turn the datawheel to select pos 1..8 within a part

        Similar to song mode, changes will take place immediately
        without affecting the sequencer timings. The selected pattern set
        will loop endless until you are changing to a new one
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Best Regards, Thorsten.

[moxi]

Here is a thing we can ask that you can't do?!!

thanks!

[TK.]

I just have released v2.3a, which contains an important bugfix for MIDI clock slave mode. I noticed a so called "race condition" which happens when the MIDI clock master sends a Start and Clock event at the same moment. Don't know if somebody ever noticed this (this imperfection exists since v2.0), but when this happened, the sequencer was one clock behind the master.

-> http://www.ucapps.de/mios/midibox_seq_v2_3a.zip

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[bosone]

is it necessary the lates mios release 1.8 in order to use this application?

thanks! ;)

[TK.]

Hi Matteo,

it should work with MIOS v1.7, but I cannot guarantee this, since all of my own MIDIboxes are running with v1.8 in the meantime

Best Regards, Thorsten.

P.S.: thanks for the postcard! :-)

[bosone]

P.S.: thanks for the postcard! :-)

thank you for the midiboxes! ;)