Chysn / O_C-HemisphereSuite

Hemisphere Suite 1.8 largely addresses feature requests and bug fixes. There are a few new goodies, the most significant of which is the addition of an internal clock for Hemisphere. The internal clock replaces the category search feature, which probably nobody will miss.

1.8 also improves Buchla support and adds support for the unique interface of the Northern Light Modular 2OC.

Hemisphere Suite 1.8 contains the following updates:

• Added an Internal Clock, which applies to all Hemisphere applets. This feature replaces the category search function (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/_Hemisphere-Basic-Instructions#5-internal-clock)
• Metronome: Updated to control the internal clock
• Added interface-level support for the Northern Light Modular 2OC
• Made updates to Buchla voltage and pulse scaling
• Made updates to Buchla offset for bi-polar Vector applets
• Re-introduced about sixty scales that were removed from Ornament and Crime 1.3.4 due to memory constraints
• Added AttenOff, a dual attenuator and offset applet (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/AttenOff)
• Retired Bow Tie Sequential
• MIDI In: Added Clock output option
• Tuner: Fixed issue that prevented it from working when the module is flipped
• Tuner: Added frequency display, in Hz
• ShiftReg: Added bi-polar modulation of probability
• ShiftReg: Added CV selection of length
• ShiftReg: Added gated enable of probability when probability is locked
• Shuffle: Added CV modulation of shuffle percentage
• Slew: Added gated slew defeat feature

Thankses

This release was a collaborative effort. Thanks to Michael Thomas for valuable help with the Buchla stuff, to Mdashdotdashn for the tuner display update and the associated math, Jon Wheeler for the nice Shift Register features, and for everybody who made bug reports and feature requests. I know I didn't get to everything, and memory space is a serious consideration now. Any bugs left over are solely my errors. If I missed anybody here, I apologize.

The Usual Disclaimer

Please note that this software is REPLACEMENT FIRMWARE for Ornament and Crime. All original Ornament and Crime apps will be removed, as will all data for these apps. Please see the Wiki (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki) for a list of what you get instead. You'll also find installation instructions here.

Hemisphere Suite 1.7B contains the following update:

• Fixed buffer overread (with potential crash) for scale selection (Dual Quantizer, Squanch, "A"SR)

Hemisphere Suite 1.7A contains the following updates:

• Fixed scale refresh on restore for quantizers (Dual Quantizer, Squanch, Scale Duet)
• Added modulation output to Carpeggio (X*Y)

Hemisphere Suite 1.7 contains the following updates:

• Added Neural Net, a highly-configurable logic processor full app (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/Neural-Net)
• Updated CV Recorder with a completely-rewritten Hemisphere applet. The new CV Recorder has 384 steps per track on two tracks. Each track can now be recorded independently. A "Smooth" (linear interpolation) option is now available for playback. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/CV-Recorder)
• Added Dr. Crusher, a Hemisphere applet for sample rate and bit resolution reduction of a CV or audio signal (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/Dr.-Crusher)
• Added Backup/Restore app, a utility that allows you to transfer complete sets of app and/or calibration data to and from your module via MIDI. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/Backup-and-Restore)
• Fixed an issue with the MIDI quantizer, which caused inaccurate MIDI notes to be generated during CV-to-MIDI operations (MIDI Out, Captain MIDI) with negative voltage.
• Minor updates to improve consistency in icon usage.
• Added main menu checkbox icons, to show the active app more clearly.
• "A"SR: Added a CV indicator for the index, so you can see what the index is with modulation.

Please note that this software is REPLACEMENT FIRMWARE for Ornament and Crime. All original Ornament and Crime apps will be removed, as will all data for these apps. Please see the Wiki (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki) for a list of what you get instead. You'll also find installation instructions here.

Important Note: Hemisphere Suite 1.6 reconfigures the module's EEPROM (long-term storage) memory to make room for Vector Oscillator user waveforms. Please take steps to save your work in progress via MIDI sysex dumps before performing this update. This is done by long-pressing the right encoder for each app while recording with sysex librarian software. If you don't have anything you need to save, you can disregard this note.

The theme for Hemisphere Suite 1.6 is timing. Its centerpiece is the introduction of the Vector Oscillator, a waveform generator that allows you to create custom waveforms with up to twelve level/value segments, and then use those waveforms within applets as LFOs, envelope generators, and one-shot or cycling bi-polar modulators.

A full list of updates in 1.6 is here:

Nov. 9: Hemisphere 1.6C corrects an issue in which Tuner is not initialized in the correct hemisphere, another issue in which the FTM capture was not reversed for the Flip 180 version. The threshold for CV change detection was also raised, to reduce the effect of ADC noise. Additionally, waveform state saving was fixed for the Vector applets.

Nov. 1: Hemisphere Suite 1.6B corrects issues with VectorEG, including (1) When a new waveform was selected, the waveform started at the value of the last segment rather than at 0V, and (2) When a square/pulse waveform was selected, release did not work properly.

Oct. 30: Hemisphere Suite 1.6A corrects an issue that broke clock multiplication in ClockDiv and sync in Vector LFO, and an issue that causes the last step to be played twice in both TrigSeqs.

Oct. 29: Hemisphere Suit 1.6:

• Added Metronome applet, a master clock system that can run in the background to clock other applets, so that Hemisphere Suite sequencers (and other applets) no longer require an external clock. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/Metronome)
• Tuner: Now allows Tuner to function in the right hemisphere when the screen is flipped.
• Added Vector Waveform Editor, a full app that allows you to build and audition Vector Waveforms. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/Waveform-Editor)
• Added VectorLFO, a dual LFO applet that uses custom and preset Vector Waveforms. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/VectorLFO)
• Added VectorEG, a dual uni-polar envelope generator applet that uses custom and preset Vector Waveforms. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/VectorEG)
• Added VectorMod, a dual bi-polar modulator that uses custom and preset Vector Waveforms as either one-shot or cycling modulation sources. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/VectorMod)
• Added VectMorph, a morph controller applet that uses custom and preset Vector Waveforms. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/VectMorph)
• Added Boots 'n Cats (BootsNCat), a simple bass/snare drum synthesizer with stereo audio outputs. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/BootsNCat)
• Added Setup/About app, which allows easy access to calibration and EEPROM reset functions, and checking the firmware version. (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki/Setup)
• Removed bootup splash screen so that the module is immediately ready for use on power-up.
• Trending: Added dual operation, so it now accepts input on CV 1 and CV 2, and each operation and output is independent.
• Trending: Added change detection, which emits a trigger when a signal has changed.
• TrigSeq/TrigSeq16: Fixed issue that caused the first step to not play
• "A"SR: Fixed scale selection buffer overread crash

Please note that this software is REPLACEMENT FIRMWARE for Ornament and Crime. All original Ornament and Crime apps will be removed, as will all data for these apps. Please see the Wiki (https://github.com/Chysn/O_C-HemisphereSuite/wiki) for a list of what you get instead. You'll also find installation instructions here.