#96

New firmware (v1.60) with lots of updates/fixes:

  • TRACK LENGTH 1/16th notes (instead of 1/4): now the polymetric resolution goes up to a sixteenth note! When changing the track length, hold the encoder to add/remove a sixteenth note to the length.
  • SEQ LOOP 1/16th AND MORE: in SEQ mode, the LOOP length parameter can now be set to additional “SHORTEST”, “LONGEST”, and “TRACK X” lengths. Furthermore, for the more traditional fixed length LOOP length, the length resolution now goes up to a 16th note. Press and hold the encoder when changing LOOP to add/remove 1/16th notes.
  • MODMATRIX ATTENUVERTER/OFFSET: every modulation input can go through an attenuverter / offset stage. Buttons ① ② ③ ④ give you access to the normal modulation input/output, while ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ show the attenuverter/offset stage for a given modulation.
  • STEP RANGES: in Step Mode, you can now select step ranges. For example, press ① and ④ to select all events from ① to ④. Pressing ① and ⑧ selects the entire page. To select every event, across all pages, press [STEP] and ⑧.
  • MOD CC ROUTING: Mod CC is now routed both to the track and the modmatrix
  • QUANTIZER: new options to allow triplets (1/24 and 1/12)
  • BETTER DAC CALIBRATION: (note that this new firmware is not compatible with your last DAC calibration, you will have start a DAC calibration again).
  • NEW ADC CALIBRATION: hold Y at startup. Select the input to calibrate (A, B, C or D) with 1, 2, 3 or 4. Rotate the encoder to fine tune the ADC voltage. Press the encoder to select the voltage to calibrate, from -4V to +4V (tips: the 8 CV OUT always output the selected voltage). Save this calibration: press X.
  • RANDOMIZER: each track now has its own set of parameters
  • MOD TRACK: it’s now possible to delete only gates
  • ENCODER ACCELERATION: scrolling the encoder fast will change the parameter faster (enabled modes: STEP note values & track length edit, EFFECT edit, Attenuverter)
  • PHONE KEYPAD STYLE: while editing the project name, you can press repetitively pads 1…8 to jump and select characters (A…D, E…H, I…L, M…P, Q…T, U…X, Y…0, 1…9)
  • SAVE AS now suggests the last used project name
  • CURRENT TRACK of the project is now saved and loaded
  • LZX CV: You can now configure whether a track outputs a CV range of -5V to +5V (1V/octave), or -1V to +1V (to follow the video synthesis CV standard, used amongst others by LZX industries). These options are placed under settings > misc > cv out. Also added, settings > cv/gate in > cv in range = -1 > +1V, in order to record properly this new CV standard.

Bug fixes

  • CC64 was sometimes erroneously recorded in a sequence
  • Advanced editor was no longer accessible from v1.50
  • Fix BPM tap tempo UI
  • CV D was sometimes not routed to the modmatrix
  • Recorded MOD events were erroneously read as CC1
  • Improved sync with Ableton
  • Ending REC by pressing PLAY (=stop) sometimes did not disarm REC
  • Improved input delay for CV/gate input
  • In SEQ mode, the first pattern played was sometimes not the first in the sequence
  • LFO phase was inverted in SQUARE shape
  • Euclid effect sometimes missed events when Hermod was synced
  • Setting CV IN RANGE to 0>5V sometimes scaled the note pitch, resulting in out of tune notes.
  • Recording notes with setting QUANTIZE NOTE = ON (GATE) sometimes caused a delay
  • Add new FX list was sometimes broken
  • CC1 … CC119 can now be used in modMatrix even if set as an INPUT MOD
  • More precise BPM when CLOCK SOURCE is external
  • Scrolling through sequencer pages was sometimes impossible
  • SEQ PLAY = RESTART was not always behaving correctly
  • SEQ PLAY = JUMP did not play notes if the playhead jumped halfway through them.

Misc.

  • Code optimization
  • Cosmetic changes
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#97

So many great additions to this update - but this one for me is the killer addition. I’ve been bugging Squarp about this for at least a year - in fact this solution borrows some of the suggestions I made for how to incorporate this into the UI.

This finally releases the full potential of the Mod Matrix. Yes!!

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#98

To put that in perspective - you can modulate (with precision) 32 effect (like Euclid Steps / Probability / LFO speed / Transpose / etc.) parameters from just 4 modulation inputs. Wows.

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#99

This is so awesome :heart_eyes:

#100

Has anyone been using Hermod to send midi data from a linux machine, or know if the USB device is class-compliant? Their homepage says that they support all available OS’es but then specify those to be Windows and MacOS…

Been looking at the Hermod for a while now, and it looks like exactly what I need for sequencing, however I only have linux-based machines so no point in getting one if it won’t work, or if I can’t get it to work myself.

#101

Good question, never tried it…

So I tried it just now, and it works just like that. I opened renoise, selected “Hermod MIDI 1” as midi output, typed notes on the laptop keyboard, and hermod reacted as expected.

Just a quick test, so more hardcore use might reveal problems (but the squarp team seems to be very keen on making the hermod work with the quirkiest of hardware), but I’d say it seems like it just works…

It probably doesn’t matter in this day and age, but I’m running debian stable…

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#102

Those are some great news! Thanks so much for trying it out, might snag a used one thats for sale in my area asap :slight_smile:. Can’t wait to explore it further!

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#103

It works sending and receiving data to and from my norns (which is linux) as well. I use it for that extensively and have never encountered problems

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#104

Is it possible to use trigger sequencer with Hermod to step through sequence of a track for example. Or to start stop playback?

#105

Yep, you can do both of those things. See there “CV Transport” section here for details of the transport stuff you can control with the CV inputs: Hermod Settings

#106

Does anyone know a way to improve the CV IN pitch quantization? If I’m sending alternating 0V 1V segments (from a Marbles with Steps full CW), the quantizer often latches on to the wrong pitch (typically a semitone sharp or flat). I have this problem with other sources and other quantizers, but e.g. the Ornament & Crime has a “trigger delay” option to counteract this, where it waits a few hundred microseconds to quantize as it knows incoming pitch CVs can take a brief moment to settle on the correct voltage.

#107

Try the Quantize Note (Gate) in Settings. This will sample and hold the incoming CV based on a gate. Assuming the Gate is sent at the same time as the CV then it should work. I agree though - an ability to delay the sampling would help. I’ve found emailing Squarp via their website with suggestions can produce fixes in future firmware updates. They’re very active.

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#108

Oh sorry… to clarify, that’s already the setting I’m using. I’ve posted this question on their forum as well but gotten no response. I’ll email them directly, good idea :+1:

#109

New firmware update !

hermodOS V1.61
September 22, 2020

Bug fixes

  • CV REC was broken
  • Advanced editor could not go backward
  • Prevent all freeze issues while randomizing tracks
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#110

As someone who frequently uses CV record without any issues, I’m curious to know what was broken and what the firmware update does. Unfortunately, visiting the OS page, there are no further details.

#111

Ahhhhhh I was so confused about this one! I couldn’t figure out why it kept going forward no matter which way I turned the knob. Very nice!

Also - does Squarp send email updates, or do you just need to remember to check their website?

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#112

It’s great to see the Squarp team so active about Hermod ! :hugs:

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#113

What kind of usb cable is needed to connect norns to Hermod?

#114

Simple usb a to b works for me (like https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-USB-2-0-Cable-Male/dp/B00NH11KIK)

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#115

Finally got around to messing with hermod and realized how many of my modules it makes redundant. cool!

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