Help updating machinedrum to x.08 firmware

Elektron Gear Machinedrum
#1

I am having trouble updating my machinedrum SPS-1uw+ to the newest firmware I am currently using 1.63, I’m using c6 software and the elektron TM-1 midi interface. I have tried all combinations midi out of the interface to midi in on MD and vise-versa.
I have even tried creating a midi loop going back into the interface from MDvand still nothing.
Not totally confidant if my c6 settings are correct iv left the default settings.

Please let me know what I am doing wrong would love to get some of the features on this new firmware!

#2

are you going to the early start up mode on the MD itself? like holding the function button when you turn it on, then into midi upgrade?

#3

yes i am i should have specified!

#4

I throw the sysx file into c6 and hit send a green bar starts loading and either disappears or partially loads and then stops. I give it what feels like enough time… maybe im being impatient. does it take over an hour?

#5

I’ve found it not very reliable at 10x speed (if thats what u have c6 set to). if i dropped to 6x it worked fine. Progress is shown on the MD with the step and instrument LEDs

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#6

iv got the “negotiate” in the turbo setting on MD on X1 and in c6 set to X1. its still not working. Im going midi out of the tm-1 into midi in on MD.

iv tried setting them both to 6.7 and it seems like nothing is happening

#7

Got my MD a couple of weeks back and it was a bit of a hassle to update too. At the end what worked for me was connecting the MD to my interface’s Midi In and Out instead of using the TM-1.

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#8

Had no problem to update with a Roland UM1 midi interface, C6, turbo off, negotiate X1.

#9

-Is X08 stable and newest alt fw today ? If not, what are known bugs ?
-Could my +drive files possibly get messed up if i try to update to this x08 ? I cant find any info .
-Also, if i want, can i downgrade back to fw 1.62 ??

Thankyou for any help. I have found it quite tedious to find answers to such basic questions and have run out of time…The info is spread all over…

#10
  1. yes
  2. no. but best safe practise, on any device, is always do a full back up before any upgrades, especially if it’s years worth of work…
  3. yes
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#11

Does anybody know if it’s possible to get snapshots that were made on x.08 to work on 1.62 ? I want to load to last official firmware, but I don’t want my snapshots to stop working. If anybody has gotten that to work, please let me know.

#12

Thankyou, i got x08 loaded and so far its working.

Where is the manual for using x08 ???
What is “MCL/MDX mean ???
I do not and will not have a megacommand or whatever its called…
This is all so confusing !
Im seriously missing so much info on this….
Does x08 contain everything from the previous unofficial releases ? So i need to read all the info for every version ???
I tried reading changelog but its just filled with gibberish to me.
Is there anywhere to see a complete list of new added functionality and how to use it ???
Even this thread title doesnt make sense because most of the 800+ pages are about other versions…

#13

The documentation is in the text file that you would have downloaded with the firmware file.

You can find more material elsewhere on Elektronauts:

MCL is MegaCommand Live (firmware for MegaCommand hardware)
MDX is MachineDrum firmware X

Yes.

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#14

Thank you very much Peter ! I just have not had time yet to read through the 800+ pages of this thread yet, so very much appreciated.

ALSO: big shout out to the people who put all this work into the X firmwares !!!
Very cool. Hopefully one day i will be able to find and afford a megacomand.
Until then will be great checking out x08 without it !