Synth 1.1.0 Firmware
Synth 1.1 firmware includes new Arp and Seq rates for triplets and dotted time divisions, as well as Chord Pack editor improvements.
New Features
- Triplets and Dotted rates added to Arp and Seq.
- 12 new divisions were added to the Rate selection in both Apr and Seq.
- Chord Pack Editor improvements
- Access to the Chord Pack Editor in the grid setup menu
- Go to System Settings → Grid
- Change Synth to Chord Pack and press the Ch Edit button.
- Renamed parameters to clarify their functionality
- Added “Init” Chord Pack
- Access to the Chord Pack Editor in the grid setup menu
Fixes
- Synced Delay caused audio glitching with an external MIDI clock.
- Seq was not playing correctly when switching back to Note from Chord Pack.
- Synth parameter bars and visualization were altered by Macro modifications.
- The parameter bars now change to grey when modified by a macro
- Adding notes to an Arp in playback mode did not work when using multiple arpeggiators simultaneously
- Macro Control and values sometimes didn’t disappear from the screen header
- Switching from the Effect Presets page to the Effect page sometimes changed the currently selected effect
- Root Note was not autosaving after being changed via the screen button and encoder -
- Grid Mode could incorrectly display as Follower after switching Layouts -
- Freeze on MIDI Program Change message when Seq / Arp was playing more than one synth voice
- Mixer Level faders produced audio clicks when adjusting values
- Possible data corruption after double tapping Shift to release all pads
- Seq sometimes did not play polyphonic sequences correctly when triggered by Chords with active Followers
- Crash on Save Scene dialog when Seq or Scene buttons were pressed
- Some Grid Scale names were not fully visible due to character limits now names are abbreviated to fit
- Some Synth LFO Ratio and Delay effect Time values had incorrect names
- Macro Control and Master Volume/Tempo/Pitchbend values sometimes didn’t disappear from the screen header
- Many Chord Editor fixes and UI improvements
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Synth Firmware
NOTE: If you are running Open Beta #3, there is no need to update. This is the same firmware.
- Download and extract the firmware from Polyend.com
- Copy the .psf firmware file to your Synth SD card → Firmware folder
- Best Practice: save your current scene to avoid any potential data loss
- On the Synth menu, navigate to Main Menu → System Settings → Firmware → Update Firmware → .psf file
- Click the encoder and confirm with Yes
After the update, create a new scene to initialize the config settings
