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On a more positive note, what are some features you would like to see on future Muse updates (probably far future since there is a lot the company is dealing with right now)

12db/octave options for both filters. I'm assuming disabling poles could achieve this.
Adding delay parameters to the mod matrix
Faster boot times would be nice!
Mod Osc Frequency values expressed in Hz rather than %, since there is values in between the % that you cannot see, but can adjust using the shift key.
LFO's going into audio rate up to 20khz for FM.
The option to semi tone lock frequency adjustment for all oscs and LFO for more musical and precise FM.
Shimmer option for the Delay. Diffusion is similar, but perhaps a branch of it could be something closer to a Shimmer.

Kwamensah wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 5:14 pm...
12db/octave options for both filters. I'm assuming disabling poles could achieve this.
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This would need some different design of the schematics. So all Muse would need to change their voice boards. And there needs to be a free pin available on the voice board connectors.

This is a world of analog synthesizers, where you can't add analog features. But all things created digital might be changed (like envelopes, lfos, etc.)

till wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:12 pm

Kwamensah wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 5:14 pm...
12db/octave options for both filters. I'm assuming disabling poles could achieve this.
...

This would need some different design of the schematics. So all Muse would need to change their voice boards. And there needs to be a free pin available on the voice board connectors.

This is a world of analog synthesizers, where you can't add analog features. But all things created digital might be changed (like envelopes, lfos, etc.)

That makes me wonder, what parts of the Muse are digital? I know the VCOs, VCFs, and VCAs are analog, but I didn't know the LFOs were digital. If I recall, the envelopes on the Voyager were digital. I feel like we're kind of blurring the line with the label of "analog" vs "hybrid." I always figured that you can get away with calling it analog as long as everything to do with the shaping of the sound (as opposed to controling/modulating) remains analog. But technically, if you use the diffusion delay, that violates that rule, doesn't it?

The Voyager envelopes are voltage controlled analog ones. The digital part just hands over a voltage to set the timings of the all analog envelopes of the Voyager. The used Z180 is not able to handle this too in realtime.

Would be nice to have a "Show" function, like a lot of the Sequential stuff has. So you can turn a knob to see the value, without it changing the value.

psymunbeats wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2024 2:45 pm Would be nice to have a "Show" function, like a lot of the Sequential stuff has. So you can turn a knob to see the value, without it changing the value.

It would be. My preferred implementation would be that it shows the stored current value but changes nothing until the knob crosses the current value, at which point it starts changing. Kills two birds with one stone - you get to see the value without changing it, and you also avoid the value jumping when the knob is first adjusted.

Somehow being able to store more than 256 presets would be nice. I'm not sure how they could make that happen but I've run out of room surprisingly fast

psymunbeats wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 1:08 pm Somehow being able to store more than 256 presets would be nice. I'm not sure how they could make that happen but I've run out of room surprisingly fast

The nice thing is you can just back up the presets and then load in blank for another 128. It means you can't access them all at once but for a set i sent imagine needing more than 128.

steve_moog wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2024 9:39 pm

psymunbeats wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2024 2:45 pm Would be nice to have a "Show" function, like a lot of the Sequential stuff has. So you can turn a knob to see the value, without it changing the value.

It would be. My preferred implementation would be that it shows the stored current value but changes nothing until the knob crosses the current value, at which point it starts changing. Kills two birds with one stone - you get to see the value without changing it, and you also avoid the value jumping when the knob is first adjusted.

Would definitely love this!

I noticed that the sustain pedal sustains notes, but does not sustain the arpeggiator. However, the Hold button does...

I would like the option to have the sustain pedal latch the sequencer on and off. When playing with two hands, grabbing the Hold button way down there sure is inconvenient.

1. A quantize function in the mod matrix.
2. Be able to use the "value" encoder for fine/ultra fine tuning, the shift/fine tune feature is not well implemented.
3. Custom LFO wave shape as short of a pule as possible.
4. For OSCs 1 and 2 in more add Cents offset and sub-cents offset with encoder knob
5. For OSCs 1 and 2, add default off set to 0.0000 feature into more area
6. Master tune
7. Get autotune closer to A440 (usually off by at least .5 HZ)
Tighter autotuning of oscillators, as now usually at least .5 differences) to .1 hz off between oscillators
8. A stretch, add fine tuning for every voice card and oscillator: osc1, osc2 and mod oscillator, (24 of these).

It is extremely rare the tuning is tight (all OCSs within .25 HZ at 440 HZ), but it then sounds spectacular.

I would like if the ADSR release stage could be longer than 10 seconds--30 would be great.

I would like if the ADSR release stage could be longer than 10 seconds--30 would be great.

How about a metronome click for the sequencer.

SoundQuest wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 12:42 pm How about a metronome click for the sequencer.

Yes! Although I'm not sure they could implement this without tapping the voice architecture, so it could affect polyphony.