Fast firmware update
To update Hermod+:
- drag the "hermodplus.bin" file into the SD card (do not change the file name)
- insert the SD card in Hermod+
- power on Hermod+ while holding the main encoder and wait for the flashing procedure to complete.
Recommendations:
- format your SD card with your computer ("FAT32" with Windows, "MS-DOS FAT" with Mac) before using it with Hermod+
- before updating Hermod+, please backup your projects on your computer to prevent any SD file corruption
- we encourage users to regularly backup projects besides the SD card
- please use your dedicated SD card only with Hermod+ to secure your projects
- if you still experience issues when updating the OS, even with a recently formatted card, please try an other SD card
Every bug reports & suggestions must be sent here: squarp.net/contact
Hermod+OS 1.31
August 12, 2024
Bug fixes
- Envelope effect could jump to release stage when receiving a note-off different from the "SIDECHAIN" parameter
- LFO effect could saturate the bandwidth of the MIDI out jack
- Improved USB Host. Many more devices are now compatible with Hermod+, including but not restricted to: Expressive-E Osmose, Arturia Microfreak, M-Audio Keystation32 mk3, Sequential Pro3
Hermod+OS 1.30
May 21, 2024
New features
- Tuner: an advanced tool to easily tune your oscillators.
- MIDI monitor: displays incoming MIDI/USB events.
- Hermod+ did not always respond to MIDI message START
- Changing the CV CLOCK DIV setting during synchronized playing could cause a crash.
- On Air mode: STEP+X (to delete a pattern) changed the keyboard octave.
Hermod+OS 1.20
April 29, 2024
New features
- Audio synchronization from a DAW is now possible, enabling sample-rate precision.
- NEW SETTING: SYNC INPUT > CV RESET = AUTO (auto-stop Hermod+ player when not receiving an incoming CV clock for more than 2 seconds).
- NEW LAYOUTS: now you can mix a MOD (modulation automation) CV output with other voices (for example, a 2-VOICE layout MONO+MODULATION, or a 3-VOICE layout with MONO+VEL+MODULATION).
- EFFECTS MODE: select and enter an effect slot when holding its pad. Allows faster effect navigation (adding or editing parameters).
- MONITOR: improved UI, fine pitch is easier to read.
- Player clock jitter (when using external clock source) greatly improved.
- Hz/V standard now works with input range from C5 to F8 notes (was C0 to F3).
- LFO and ENVELOPE EFFECTS: fixed unsynchronization issues.
- RANDOMIZER EFFECT: randomized out-of-range notes were generating negative values on CV outputs.
- Hz/V OUTPUT STANDARD: out-of-range notes were not filtered and were generating random CV output values.
- LOOPER: when performing the Y+REC looper shortcut from TRACK MODE, Hermod+ was also entering the SETTINGS mode.
- LOOPER: notes held when Hermod+ was playing (but before recording) was recorded at a random position.
- When Hermod+ is using external sync, sometimes the RESET OUT was not set to LOW when RESET OUT MODE = RUN=HIGH.
Hermod+OS 1.12
April 8, 2024
Bug fixes
- TRACK LAYOUTS: Fixed LAYOUT = GATE + VELOCITY configuration.
- ECHO FX: Delayed notes where slightly unsynced on the grid (when sync = ON).
- EUCLID FX: Rate 1/1 was creating shorter notes, not 1-bar length notes.
- REC: Popup was always displayed when REC was enable from a CV INPUT.
- RANDOM FX: Note length percentage is now computed relative to the original note length, rather than relative to the bar.
Hermod+OS 1.11
February 29, 2024
Bug fixes
- Loading a project with the player running could self-cancel unexpectedly.
Hermod+OS 1.10
February 26, 2024
New features
- Hold STEP and press REC to enter the new 'ON AIR' mode. In this new mode, the 16-pad grid turns into a chromatic keyboard, enabling you to play and record notes. Scrolling the selected note will transpose the keyboard and set the note of the bottom-left pad. It is also available on MOD tracks, where you can play MOD values with the 16 pads.
- Improved timing precision of note recordings.
- Lower overall latency.
- DELAY effect renamed to ECHO
- SYNC: When using an external CLOCK SOURCE, the firt clock pulse was ignored, causing jitter.
- GATE OUT: When overlapping two of the same note, the GATE output did not retrig, and fully ignored the second note.
- REC: When recording with HARD REC option, QUANTIZE was temporarily disabled on all tracks.
- REC: CV IN was not able to capture very short trigs.
- REC: CV IN was not able to capture low-voltage gates.
- REC: When recording MOD from CV IN, the CV output was a mangle of the previously recorded value and the newly recorded value.
- MIDI IN: Receiving MIDI SYSEX could cause a crash.
- UX: Copying a pattern from the STEP menu would re-enable follow playhead.
- UX: Un-zooming could set the current page to a blank page beyond the pattern length.
- FX ARP : octave had no effect when STYLE = Random.
- FX SCALER : muting/unmuting the effect could cause stuck notes.
- FX MOD TO NOTE : muting/unmuting the effect could cause stuck notes.
- FX MOD TO NOTE : when QUANTIZE = Sample And Hold, notes were not re-triggered if MOD input did not change.
- FX ENV : would sometimes send unexpected NoteOff messages when stopping playback.
- FX NOTE TO CC : would sometimes send unexpected NoteOff messages when stopping playback.
Hermod+OS 1.02
September 13, 2023
Bug fixes
- STEP MODE: In STEP context menu, choosing 'DELETE' would not refresh the screen and LEDs.
- STEP MODE: 'Follow playhead' enagage/disengage logic was wrong.
- CV IN : CV/GATE pair input would not turn the control voltage into the correct note.
- MODMATRIX: Very slow CV variation would fail to trigger modmatrix events.
Hermod+OS 1.01
August 21, 2023
Bug fixes
- SETTINGS MISC: tweaking 'HOLD TIME' setting could cause a crash.
- SETTINGS MIDI THRU: 'MIDI > MIDI' was not working.
- SETTINGS MIDI IN : PROG CHANGE SEQ was not working.
- On some units, holding FX or TRACK could cause unpredictable screen glitches.
- Fixed a CRASH when naming a project with only underscores.
- Effects could get out of sync when the input BPM varied drastically.
- Effect LFO could get out of sync when Hermod+ was following an external clock.
- Effect MOD TO NOTE : was buggy when using CC inputs.
- Effect MOD TO NOTE : sample and hold was broken.
- Effect EUCLID would be out of sync when adding it while the player was running.
- Effect LFO failed to send the very first value of its waveform after a 'PLAY' event.
- Effect SCALER : using PATTERN LOCK value on COLOR was reseting the SCALE to the first scale of the color.
- When using the CV RESET INPUT, and CLOCK SOURCE = INTERNAL, Hermod+ was not restarting.
- Pasting events would merge clipboard events with existing data.
- Added CHROMATIC scale to SCALER effect.
- PROJECT NAMING : hold DELETE to clear the entire project name.
- ROW EDIT : improved UI.
- Mod Matrix : improved UI.
Hermod+OS 1.00
June 20, 2023
First publicly released firmware of HERMOD+
