Do I need to start handing out flyers? I’d make videos if I had one. Did you send one to Benn Jordan?
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Do I have to press a button or what am I missing? I just flashed the new Firmware, but i can’t find any bluetooth device?
I’ve tried with Chrome on my windows Laptop and VBrowser on my Iphone. I’ve also tried to connect the KB1 with Camera Connection Kit to the Phone directly…
Press / hold down the arrow buttons at the same time until you see the lights beside them flashing. Then it’s in Bluetooth pairing mode.
Because of some confusion and simply because I’ve started to dislike the octave button hold myself(can be a little fiddly), I have just changed the way BLE is enabled.
Now just squeeze the 2 levers together(push both levers toward each other) for 3 sec, LEDs will light up, then blink faster, then stop when connected. That’s it - squeeze, hold, release. Also added are some helpful blinks when the app connects and disconnects for some peace of mind - this is all in the newest build v1.2.0 - Releases · PocketMidi/KB1 · GitHub
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@djmemetic thx. That worked.
@SeanMichaelJohnston i fell in love with the tracker instantly. Then I saw your kb1 and thought now it’s even better… and now you come across with chord mode! This makes everything perfect! Thank you for your work. This is amazing!
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couldn’t get the browser to work (using chrome on arch+kde) / had to run:
esptool --chip esp32s3 --port /dev/ttyACM0 --baud 460800 erase-flash
esptool --chip esp32s3 --port /dev/ttyACM0 --baud 460800 write-flash 0x0 update-kb1/KB1-firmware-v1.2.0.bin
thanks for the report 
- you linux guys rock!! 
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Latest update - v1.2.5 with Strum Shape mode.
These are early days still for the KB1 firmware and software, so it’s kind of a moving target for you early adopters, but I hope you all keep trying the new releases. There’s just so many things we can do with this little microcontroller based Tracker Mini companion - I may be a bit obsessed with this at the moment 
I’ve been adding little animated UI bits this last week, and now we have a new mode in the Chord section that is similar to, but not quite, an arpeggiator. It’s in Chord Strum mode(at the bottom), so I’m calling it Shape, because it shapes the chord progression of the strum with arp like directions and swing, and also gives us a continuous loop, like an arp, but can transpose across the keyboard.
There’s also a new category in the lever/press controls that’ll let you toggle thru the Chord patterns and change speed real time, along with other Chord settings.
We (Claude and I) also added some colorful descriptors when scrolling thru the chord types, for people like me that didn’t take music theory class.
I hope you will try it out and give me some feedback here.
firmware here Releases · PocketMidi/KB1 · GitHub
app here KB1 config
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Anyone interested in selling theirs? PM (or email gbrendel @ gmail) me if so.
Got “confirmation” I was on a email list when they’d be available to purchase. Guess that wasn’t true. Bought a mini specifically for this, lol.
It’s on the website and I’ll say it here too. If anyone for any reason decides the KB1 isn’t for them, I will accept returns and give a full refund.
Or I’ll pay an extra $10 