Machinedrum SPS1-UW X.04 Released [ Unofficial ]

chapelierfou · March 22, 2021, 6:22pm

Wow that was fun, the sort of vibe that you can find in track 5 of Aphex Twin Syro.

Amresis · March 22, 2021, 7:56pm

That happens when I load the pattern too, but I’ll just throw my sound to the bin haha

Awesome jam!! You are a MD wizard

phading · March 22, 2021, 10:47pm

I’m speechless, that was fantastic!!

nsfx · March 23, 2021, 4:04am

Is there a command to swap the UNDO kit into the workspace kit after sending a kit dump (0x52)? The stock firmware used to replace the workspace kit immediately upon receiving a dump. Hoping to retain that for some software I wrote. If not is there another method to immediately load a kit via sysex?

Loving the new GND machines and TONAL btw. Thank you!

JustinValer · March 23, 2021, 4:14am

Is there a command to swap the UNDO kit into the workspace kit after sending a kit dump (0x52)?

There is a new Status Request command, “UndoKit Sync” which copies the workspace_kit into the undo_kit.

0x42 UndoKit Sync:
     Copy contents of workspace kit into the UNDO kit.

But I think that’s the opposite of what you’re trying to do?

There is also a standard MD sysex command for loading kits, see the MD manual.

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The stock firmware used to replace the workspace kit immediately upon receiving a dump.
What do you mean by stock firmware?

JustinValer · March 23, 2021, 4:17am

Also. There are undocumented sysex commands for controlling the GUI, that I discovered a few years ago:

github.com

jmamma/MIDICtrl20_MegaCommand/blob/master/avr/cores/megacommand/MD/md_undocumented_sysex

MIDI Byte          | Purpose
(MD SYSEX init)    |
        0x40       |
          n        | See below
          a        | See below
        0xF7       |

n      | a         | Purpose

0x00   |           |
0x01   | any       | Toggle KIT menu
0x02   | any       | Toggle LFO menu
0x03   | a > 0x64  | Hold up arrow
       | a <= 0x64 | Release up arrow
0x04   | a > 0x64  | Hold down arrow
       | a <= 0x64 | Release down arrow
0x05   |           |
0x06   |           |
0x07   | a > 0x64  | Hold record button
       | a <= 0x64 | Release record button

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chapelierfou · March 23, 2021, 5:41am

Damn. This is gold.

Misanthropic_Friend · March 24, 2021, 10:36am

I also have this problem since the firmware update.

Cannot rename any samples.
Says “empty position”

waftlord · March 24, 2021, 11:43am

Below are the reported minor X.04 bugs from this thread.
The devs seem aware so they might be resolved in future updates but for now it is what it is. and it’s still incredible.

Sample renaming (empty position)
EFM-CY tonal not enabled
Song mode mutes not muting MIDI in notes
Trig preview inaccessible from LFO menu
Trig preview influencing all prior p locked trigs until pattern restarts

v-yadli · March 24, 2021, 1:10pm

Thanks for collecting and organizing them!
Merging them to our list now.

fjl · March 24, 2021, 1:24pm

Song mode mutes not muting MIDI in notes

Regarding this, I think it’s not a bug if the OG firmware behaved in the same way. The two levels of mute have different purpose: regular mute makes the track not sound regardless of how it is trigged, song mute deactivates the internal sequencer on the track.

waftlord · March 24, 2021, 1:27pm

i haven’t had time to check if this is OG behaviour , but you’re right, if it is, it’s not a X.04 bug.
maybe i should upgrade this to feature request.
unless the community thinks it should remain as is, only noticed when sequencing with rytm sending midi in.

taxhaven · March 24, 2021, 1:32pm

I’m pretty sure midi in was not muted in the last official OS.

Roger · March 24, 2021, 3:03pm

Feature request: A dedicated CTL-AL MIDI channel

Roger · March 25, 2021, 5:59pm

No, it definitely was, and still is. I’ve complained about it since getting my first MD.

At the risk of being a broken record, the trig keys and MIDI input shouldn’t be muted by the MUTE mode and it should only mute the sequencer. External sequencers should be in charge of whether or not their notes are played.

waftlord · March 25, 2021, 6:25pm

i think @taxhaven is referring to my song mode query here. But yes pattern mode is different.

Interesting split debate, i see your point on external sequencer duties but i feel song mutes should mirror pattern mute function.
Plus some (me) may be running midi from external machines and want to programme all the song from the MD (…too lazy to create another sequence to mirror)

Manual quote “Tracks muted using song mute can not be unmuted using pattern mute.” which alludes to me that song mode has final say on what inputs come through?

as it is you could benefit from using song mode programmed mutes to gain the outcomes you’re after when using external midi in.

Misanthropic_Friend · March 29, 2021, 10:56pm

Anyone new to the MD world and wondering if it’s worth getting the x. 04 firmware.

The Machinedrum can now ambient in key.

Delete if not allowed. Just showing the firmware off.

v-yadli · March 30, 2021, 4:42am

No, delete is not allowed.

johnl · March 30, 2021, 11:58am

sinys · March 30, 2021, 7:15pm

Can you downgrade to official elektron’s OS version after you updated to X.04 ?