Minitaur firmware update soon - your requests here please

[Kirk Markarian]

Less "sensitive" LFO's would be nice - Sometimes I would like to add a bit of vibrato to the sound via the LFO, but after a very small turn (like 2mm) it goes right into full vibrato and then even more wacky and wild vibrato.

That was funny Frozen mod section, that's what it is. Sorry about the comment, I just could not let this one go.

I'm confused - I really mean that it could be just slightly less sensitive. I like modulation! I was just hoping that it wouldn't jump quite so quickly. I've been using analog synths for 17 years - this one just jumps a bit quicker than I'm used to. like 0 - 60 in a Ferrari vs a VW Beetle. I probably used the word vibrato incorrectly, after reading my previous comment. I'd like just a bit more of a knob turn to go into heavy LFO depth.

I should have worded that better before!

[Portamental]

Maybe I interpreted wrong too... but assuming your Minitaur is working correctly, I am still unclear about your saying. The Minitaur mod section amount sensitivity curve is about on par with any other synths I know. Well maybe a bit sharper. I don't use the editor but I think there's something in it to help the matter.

At the panel level, you can use the EG amount combined with VCF sustain level to tame modulation to a sensitivity closer to what you are looking for.

I am really not into midi.. long discussion...matter of taste, let's not go into that... but...

The minitaur is midi, and Midi is flexible. You must have a controller of course to play the Minitaur, so you probably have a spare knob to program mod amount range just to your liking.

I am writing at large, not specifically to you since you already are a skilled synth user.

[Amos]

i get it... a more gradual curve in the mapping of knob position to LFO depth! I will look at this.

I've made excellent progress on all of the instability bugs (panel controls freezing, output stopping until reboot) - I think this is 100% fixed.
I'm running some tests overnight, then I should know for certain.

More soon,

Amos

[Kirk Markarian]

Thanks Amos!

[vbogert]

Independent midi CC control for the release (vca and vcf) would be great.

Thanks again,

Victor

[Tech_Buzz]

Thank you for the update Amos. Your work is greatly appreciated! I look forward to the new update!

[aen]

i get it... a more gradual curve in the mapping of knob position to LFO depth! I will look at this.

I've made excellent progress on all of the instability bugs (panel controls freezing, output stopping until reboot) - I think this is 100% fixed.
I'm running some tests overnight, then I should know for certain.

More soon,

Amos

PRO.

[Amos]

Thanks all! Update is - all lockup-type bugs are fixed now.
I want to sort out a couple more things before posting an update:

1) LFO clock sync + rate knob behaviour

2) Release switch + Decay/Release knob behavior.

I'll get these things working nicely and should have a new firmware file posted tomorrow...

cheers,

Amos

[misterpete]

should have a new firmware file posted tomorrow...

SWEET~ is it posted yet??? ...can hardly wait

if I can just sneak past my girlfriend tonight after she falls asleep I could stay up all night long with them without alerting her that I'd gone into the studio ~ really could set up anywhere eg the kitchen table, with these latest updates... heck do you think I could smuggle them into the bathroom under my robe? ~ little darlings ~how i love my ♥ subphatty and minitaur ♥
~ thank you AMOS!!!

[citric_acid]

Hi Amos,

do you have the new firmware yet ?

will be nice if so.

thx,
cit

[Amos]

Hey, sorry, I had to spend yesterday getting the Sub Phatty Editor/Librarian ready for beta testing...
so the LFO Rate / MIDI Clock sync stuff is not finished yet...

but here is a version with the more egregious bugs fixed:
http://www.moogconnect.net/downloads/mi ... pr2013.syx

This is actually a reversion to the production firmware, with bug fixes...
so no updates to Release On/Off behavior or LFO Rate behavior in this version,
but all the controls work 100% of the time.

Further updates and fixes will continue, but this should be quite playable in the meanwhile.
LFO and Release fixes are next on my list.

-Amos

[Pedro Barbosa]

Thanks Amos!!

I have only a question; should I delete the "Minitaur_fw_v2_0_0.syx" to instal the new update?

[Amos]

Thanks Amos!!

I have only a question; should I delete the "Minitaur_fw_v2_0_0.syx" to instal the new update?

You may as well delete the old file; there's no reason to keep it.

to install the update you must first power on in boot-loader mode, then send the "erase firmware" sysex command, then send the new firmware. I don't remember if I posted full instruction in this thread already, or not... they're definitely in the REV2 update documentation, if you need a reminder...

[Pedro Barbosa]

Thank you, its working fine!!

[spin]

Thanks amos! What changes in the new release?