I am happy to announce that I am now actively working on programming improvements to the Multi-Pedal firmware.
Already I have added Quad Mono mode (switch instantly between any one channel being active at a time with a single stomp), and a few other nice features.
Currently completed or in the works:
“default mode” lets you choose to start up in Quad Mode or Single Mode, whichever you prefer to use.
Quad mode Mono or Poly, as described previously
Gates can now send MIDI notes and/or CCs
can toggle channels on/off remotely via MIDI CC
option to send bank/patch change messages per channel one at a time in Quad Mode (a Moog forum request!)
definitely some other stuff I’m forgetting also, since it’s the weekend over here…
My question is, what would you most like to see added at this point? This is the moment to ask, as we are keen to deliver an update As Soon As Possible.
…Ability to send and receive high-resolution 14-bit Midi CC messages like the LP. I can’t imagine not having this on a device designed to convert CC to CV.
I would love for some linear CV scale patterns to be added, so that they could be scaled to play the FB and RM oscillators. That would really expand the usefulness of the MF series.
Beyond how cool it would be just to have a single sequence to send to them, I imagine having 2 to 4 of the outputs of the 201 each sending a different scale in say G, those outputs going into a mixer, and adjusting the mix before going to the frequency input, for endless possibilities.
Yes!! Im usually tied to an exp pedal/filter when using the Freqbox, so something like this would be very useful. To take it a bit further, lately I have been thinking about other midi/cv converters for the possibility of ‘drawing’ out the automation for (in my case) specific bass lines, so it will automatically adjust the frequency as I move up or down the neck (i just have to play to it). I play to Ableton, so Im thinking I might be able to program the freqbox frequency automation in sections for each 8 to 16 bar loops that I shuffle through while playing bass. But hot damn, if the MP201 could this…!.. though this could be completely naive of me and maybe someone will correct me about this even being remotely possible, with any unit..
Im still just brainstorming and haven’t looked into the different units to see if this is even possible yet, but Im sure this has to have been thought of/done before. This would also be great for getting some crazy wobbly lfo’s for my filters… and all kinds of fun stuff!
I would love to see a librarian editor for ‘drawing’ out the lfo’s on a computer, and then loading them into the MP201’s presets… I might be dreaming though.
A glide between tap tempos would be nice, and potentially control over the duration of the glide, potentially via the exp pedal - ie Leslie speaker rotation speed changes.
It would be great to be able to program each preset to have the CV outs disabled, so those outs can be used exclusively as MIDI control outs. You can disable MIDI for each channel, but I haven’t been able to do the same with CV’s. This would be good because you could, for example in a live setting, have each CV wired for your Moogerfoogers and have the MIDI to your LP, but have some presets have all four channels control the LP via MIDI and other presets control 4 CV outs to your MFer, or any comibination…
I guess what I mean is 0V, so that the pedal still affects the LP through MIDI, but doesn’t affect the MFer’s through the CV connections. As it is currently, you can control MIDI signals to the LP with the pedal, but not without also simultaneously sending CV outputs to the MFer. For example, what if, on say preset 41, I want to control my LP via MIDI on channels 1 and 2, Abelton Live parameters via MIDI on channels 3 and 4, but I don’t want my movement on the pedal affecting the MFer simultaneously. I don’t necessarily want to bend down and unplug the patch cables for that one particular song, etc..Do you know what I mean?
So I think it would be great to be able to program that preset to not send CV signals, so I guess 0V would do it.
RAH - this is a very good idea, thank you! It’s true, you can disable MIDI while actively tweaking CV, but there is no way to “disable” (set to 0V or anything non-changing value) while actively tweaking MIDI output on the same channel. So, it would be really helpful to have such an option.
I’ll get right on it.
Progress update: Just finished the MIDI MuRF firmware late last week… on Wednesday I will work with another programmer to resolve a critical bug which is holding up the MP201 firmware development process. After that critical bug is resolved, it will not be much longer until the next MP201 firmware is ready to release.
In the correct timing and in single and quad modes…
