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R4.1 Updated May 23rd 2024

Arpeggiator Updates

Now Available in All Voice Modes:

Previously limited to unison mode, the arpeggiator can now be used in all voice modes. This new capability allows for overlapping notes, giving you more creative freedom.
 By holding down a single key, the arpeggiator will cycle through all voices in a round robin style.

Improved Arpeggiator Timing- More Clock Division Options:

The range of clock divisions has been expanded when syncing the arpeggiator to the MIDI clock, giving you more granular control over timing.
Synchronization with the master clock is quicker, ensuring your music stays tightly aligned and on beat.

Polyphonic LFO Enhancements

- Polyphonic LFO1 (velocity): 

Activate LFO1's velocity control to dynamically modulate operator parameters for each key based on how hard you press it. 

For example, linking an FM modulator's level to LFO1 means the timbre of each note will change with the intensity of your play.
  - How to Activate:

 Go into setup by pressing and holding the voice mode button for a few seconds. Turn the LFO1 depth knob until it goes beyond 50%.

- Polyphonic LFO3 (poly aftertouch):

 With aftertouch control enabled on LFO3, it modulates operator parameters for each key according to how much pressure you apply. 

Assigning an operator’s multiplier to LFO3, for instance, lets you increase the pitch of the note by applying more pressure.
  - How to Activate:

Enter setup mode by pressing and holding the voice mode button for several seconds. Adjust the LFO3 depth knob to go beyond 50%.


Why is there no 4.0?

Yesterday, just before publishing version 4.0 online, we discovered a critical bug related to sticking notes. Unfortunately, a dozen units with version 4.0 installed had already shipped in the morning. We have contacted those affected with instructions to update. As a result, we are skipping the online release of version 4.0. 😊

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R3.6 Updated Jan 25th 2024
-Added Rate Scaling function 
Hold LFO loop button and adjust the detune knob to change the rate scaling of each operator

-Fixed a bug causing sequencer to add a corrupt note at the end of the sequence

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R3.5 Updated November 21st 2023
-Added finer preset tuning:
Hold voicing and engage tuning mode by moving the vol/tune knob
Now you can also use the fat/glide knob to get a finer resolution (1 semitone range).

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R3.4 Updated June 14th 2023

-Fixed a bug causing pitch bend and fat effects to hit wrong frequencies when the preset was transposed up by one or more octaves
-When velocity is connected to LFO1, the depth knob controls the range.

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R3.3 Updated June 7th 2023
-optimised factory reset (faster and also clears SSEG)

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R3.2 Updated June 4th 2023
Bug Fixes:
-Fixed display issue during SYSEX dump send/receive


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R3.1 Updated May 24th 2023

New Features:
-Transpose preset up to 3 octaves. Hold voicing and press preset up or down
-Preset number is displayed after a couple seconds of inactivity
-New Wide3/4 modes optional (can be activated with the tool)

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed bug causing some faders not to update screen


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R3.0 Updated May 9th 2023
New Features:
-Added SSGEG (Looping Envelopes)
-Added 2 extra voice modes (wide 3 and wide 4)
-Autochord
-MIDI tool added
-Broader LFO rates 

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed bug causing with numerical display in pickup mode
-Preset number not always displayed correctly 

Note about FW3.0
The first time MEGAfm boots into 3.0 from a previous version it will take approx. 20 seconds 
To clean up the file system. The letters CL will appear on screen.
Please do not power down MEGAfm during this process.

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R2.4 Updated January 14th 2022​
-Fixed bug introduced in 2.3 that broke volume control
-Fat knob reworked. Chip/out1 bends up, chip/out2 bends down. Fat bend ranges adjusted to 1-semi or 1-oct.
-in unison mode note is updated when arp is on and stopped

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R2.3 Updated January 13th 2022​
-Fixed bug causing occasional hung notes in unison mode
-Fixed a bug related to Program/Bank Change
-Fixed a bug related to the parameter pickup
-Multiple optimisations

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R2.2 September 24 2021
-Voicing improved in poly12 and wide 6 modes
-Gliding improved (glide between notes played by same finger).
-Better sync of LFO and ARP to MIDI clock (display shows time division when rate knob is moved)
-Square LFO can be inverted (press the square button)
-Saw LFO can be inverted (becomes ramp - press saw button to toggle)
-Choice of Note priority for unison (Low, High, Last) Press retrig in setup to toggle.
-CH3 mode can be duophonic or Stereo mono. Press LFO link 3 in setup to toggle.
-MIDI Bank select implemented
-Fixed bug causing Voice mode to change when exiting setup
-Fixed bug causing the unit to sometimes freeze when uploading a preset bank

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R2.1 September 15 2021
-arp Rec button can be used to save preset faster (bypassing the 3 sec timer) -Fixed a wide6 voice mode bug causing chips to alternate. -MIDI CC#7 (volume) ignored to avoid unexpected volume drops in Ableton Live 11

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R2.0 September 3rd 2021
-Parameter Pickup (refer to manual for details) -Faster ARP when in master and MIDI slave mode. -Fixed big with dual Ch3 mode -Improved Voice stealing In poly 12 or 6 modes, when searching for available voices MegaFM will sort them by pitch, and use the nearest note = more musical/useful glide -Sustain pedal latches arp -Fixed a bug with poly12 not re-triggering voices when sustain pedal is held -Fixed bug with PA (panel update) not updating all faders
R1.9 April 23rd 2021 -No longer generates MIDI when thru is on (only echoes input) -All LFOs re-trigger with the arp (when set to retrig) -No longer displays velocity when lfo1 depth is linked to velocity -Added alternate firmware with -1 octave offset
Earlier updates

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R1.8 Feb 22nd 2021 -Fixed a bug causing inconsistent sounding preset (LFO from previous preset could modulate parameters during new preset load) -Sends MIDI burst on preset load (to update the VST faders and knobs ) -LED brightness adjustable with vibrato depth knob in Setup Mode -Optimised LFO engine performance -Incoming MIDI CC doesn’t update the LED display (could get in the way of UI) -Global tuning shown on display when adjusting
 
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R1.7 Oct 19th 2020 -Voice Stealing added to wide6 mode
 
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R1.6 Sept 7th 2020 -Improved voice triggering in Poly12 and Poly6 modes (oldest voice fired next so less likely to interrupt a decaying voice). -Added Voice stealing to dual ch3 mode. -Fixed a bug with preset dump/receive -Optimised Led display

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R1.5 June 19th 2020 -Fixed a bug that could cause MegaFM to become silent -LFO LED can no longer conflict with blinking bank LED when changing presets.

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R1.4 June 16th 2020 -Voice Mode changes to wide6 when arp is turned on -Default preset is set to wide6 -Fixed factory bass presets 10-19. Some had issues in 1.3. (Hold reset at startup to reload factory presets. Warning: This will erase and replace presets 0-50 of Bank1 )

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R1.3 May 11th 2020 Added features: -LFO are bipolar -LFO shape LED blinks to show LFO rate -MOD wheel, Velocity and aftertouch can now override the LFO when its rate is zero. -Aftertouch response smoothed -Panel recall. Press reset twice to catch all fader/knob parameters -Fat modes revisited in poly voice modes: Choose between +/- 1 semitone or +/- 1oct range in setup mode (see manual for details). Bugfixes: -detune fader was not displaying all values correctly.

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R1.2 May 6th 2020 Added features: -Looping Noise LFO – 8,16 or 32 steps -Preset volume can be ignored on preset change (global) -Added Midi program change Bugfixes: -Swapped controls for operators 2 and 3 -algorithm MIDI CC range (miss-matched VST editor’s range) -LFO retriggers on every first key even if retrig is off. -LED screen no longer displays the received CC value (got in the way of the UI)

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R1.1 April 26th 2020 -Improved fader sensitivity -Improved factory presets -firmware version displayed at startup -preset number was not displayed at startup if preset=0.
