CHANGELOG.md

Deluge Community Firmware Change Log

To find a detailed list of how to use each feature, check here: Community Features

c1.2.0 Chopin

User Interface

• Added ability to select audio source from within an Audio Clip by opening the Audio Clip Sound Menu (Press SELECT) and Selecting the AUDIO SOURCE menu
• Added new shortcut to remove timestretching from an audio clip and shorten / extend an audio clip without timestretching.
  • Press ▼︎▲︎ + ◀︎▶︎ to set the Audio Clip length equal to the length of the audio sample. This will effectively remove timestretching from the audio sample.
  • Press SHIFT + ◀︎▶︎ + turn ◀︎▶︎ to shorten / lengthen the audio clip without timestretching.
• Added new YELLOW GRID MODE which allows you configure the clip type between DEFAULT, FILL, and ONCE by holding on a clip pad and pressing SELECT. In this mode, while clips are inactive, the clip pads are highlighted different colours to indicate the current clip type.

MIDI

• Added Universal SysEx Identity response, including firmware version.

c1.1.0 Beethoven

Sound Engine

• Added an adapted version of the reverb found in Émilie Gillet's Mutable Instruments Rings module. Can be enabled via a new REVERB MODEL sub-menu under the existing Reverb menu.
  • The Mutable reverb model has been set as the default reverb model for new songs. Old songs will respect the reverb model used with those songs.
• Added compressors to synths, kits, audio clips, and kit rows. The compressor can be enabled and edited from their respective menus.
• Fixed a bug in compressor makeup gain that was causing lower volume than official with low compression amounts. For songs made with community release 1.0.x, you can compensate by slightly lowering the song master level. This is done via affect entire in song/arranger mode, or by using the song menu (press select) -> Master -> Volume
• Fixed stereo unison spread + ringmod + noise causing excessively loud output.
• Fixed some bugs around the waveform Loop Lock feature which allowed setting invalid loop points.

User Interface

• Added PERFORMANCE VIEW, accessible in Song Row View by pressing the Keyboard button and in Song Grid View by pressing the Pink Mode pad. Allows quick control of Song Global FX.
• Added AUTOMATION VIEW for Audio Clips and Arranger View.
• Added AUTOMATION VIEW for PATCH CABLES / MODULATION DEPTH. Simply enter the modulation menu that displays SOURCE -> DESTINATION and then press CLIP to access the AUTOMATION VIEW EDITOR for that specific Patch Cable / Modulation Depth.
  • You can also use the SELECT ENCODER while in the AUTOMATION VIEW EDITOR to scroll to any patch cables that exist.
• Updated AUTOMATION VIEW EDITOR to allow you to edit Bipolar params according to their Bipolar nature. E.g. Positive values are shown in the top four pads, Negative value in the bottom four pads, and the Middle value is shown by not lighting up any pads.
• Updated AUTOMATION VIEW for MIDI Clips to load the Parameter to CC mappings from the MIDI FOLLOW MODE preset file MIDIFollow.XML. These Parameter to CC mappings are used as the quick access MIDI CC shortcuts dislayed in the Automation Overview and with the shortcut combos (e.g. Shift + Shortcut Pad).
• Updated AUTOMATION VIEW to move the Interpolation shortcut to the Interpolation pad in the first column of the Deluge grid (second pad from the top). Toggle interpolation on/off using Shift + Interpolation shortcut pad. The Interpolation shortcut pad will blink to indicate that interpolation is enabled.
• Updated AUTOMATION VIEW to provide access to Settings menu (hold shift + press select encoder)
• Updated AUTOMATION VIEW to provide access to the Sound menu (press select encoder)
• Updated automatable parameter editing menu's (accessed via Sound menu or Shift + parameter shortcut) to provide the ability to access the AUTOMATION VIEW EDITOR directly from the parameter menu. While in the menu press Clip (if you are in a clip) or Song (if you are in arranger) to open the AUTOMATION VIEW EDITOR while you are still in the menu. You will be able to interact with the grid to edit automation for the current parameter / patch cable selected in the menu.
• Added configuration of the number of count-in bars under SETTINGS > RECORDING > COUNT-IN BARS
• Added Mod Button popups to display the current Mod (Gold) Encoder context (e.g. LPF/HPF Mode, Delay Mode and Type, Reverb Room Size, Compressor Mode, ModFX Type and Param).
• Added a menu for song parameters, accessible in Song View and Arranger View by pressing on the Select Encoder.
• Added a AFFECT ENTIRE GLOBAL FX MENU to Kits, accessible in Kit Clip View by pressing on the Select Encoder with Affect Entire enabled.
• Added support for LUMI Keys SYSEX protocol protocol. When hosting a LUMI Keys keyboard, the current scale will automatically be set on the keyboard.
• Streamlined recording new clips in Grid mode while Deluge is playing. Short-press empty clip pads in Grid green mode while recording is enabled to automatically create a new clip and queue it for recording at the start of the next bar.
• Fixed a bug preventing clip selection while Shift was held.
• Fixed numerous bugs, including some crash bugs, around the display of quantized stutter.
• Fixed a bug with shift+scroll on small menus which would allow moving off the end of the menu, causing crashes.
• Fixed several bugs with pad grid rendering.
• Added Master Chromatic Transpose of All Scale Mode Instrument Clips from All Song Views (Song Row/Grid, Arranger, Arranger Automation and Performance View.) Uses the same shortcut as in a Synth / Midi / CV clip (Press and turn ▼︎▲︎ to transpose the clips by +/- 1 semitone). The number of semitones transposed is customizable (Press shift and turn ▼︎▲︎). After transposing the display show the new Root Note (and Scale Name if you have an OLED display).
• Added sidebar functionality in keyboard screens - by default it is velocity (red) and mod wheel (blue), holding a pad sets it momentarily and tapping latches it. The functionality can be changed by holding the top pad and scrolling select.
• Updated the count-in setting to allow specifying the number of bars (1-4).
• Added VU Meter rendering in the sidebar in Song / Arranger / Performance Views.
• Added ability to save a synth/sample drum back to an instrument preset by holding audition and pressing save.
• Mod (Gold) Encoders learned to the Mod Matrix can now access the full range of the Mod Matrix / Patch Cable parameters (e.g. from -50 to +50).
• Added feature to automatically load song projects at startup.
  • To activate the feature, press SHIFT + SELECT : MENU > DEFAULTS > STARTUP SONG.
  • Modes are NEW SONG,TEMPLATE,LAST OPENED SONG,LAST SAVED SONG.
  • Failsafe mode introduced using canary file to deactivate feature in case of crash at startup.
• Added a feature save user-defined pad brightness level and restore it at startup.
• Mod (Gold) Encoder LED indicators are now Bipolar for Bipolar params (e.g. Pan, Pitch, Patch Cables). Positive values illuminate the top two LEDs. Negative values illuminate the bottom two LEDs. The middle value doesn't light up any LEDs.
• Added new High CPU Usage Indicator. The play button button will blink when deluge CPU usage is high which indicates that synth voices / sample playback may be culled.
  • To activate the feature, press SHIFT + SELECT : MENU > DEFAULTS > HIGH CPU INDICATOR.
• Removed ability to convert an Audio Clip to an Instrument Clip (Synth / Kit / MIDI / CV) as this conversion process is error/bug prone.
• Restricted changing Synth/MIDI/CV Instrument CLip types to the Kit Instrument Clip Type and vice versa if the clip is not empty.
• Added retrigger to all keyboard views.
• Added a new default setting that controls which playback mode new slices of a kit will get.
• Added indicators to the waveform loop lock feature for both 7seg (rightmost .) and OLED (lock indicator).
• Modified waveform marker rendering to improve clarity.
• Created a new menu hierarchies document that documents the Deluge menu structure for OLED and 7SEG and can be used as a reference for navigating the various menu's. See: Menu Hierarchies
• Added MIDI learning of Song Params
• Added Synth/MIDI/CV clip configuration of note row play direction. Hold audition pad while entering the play direction menu to set the play direction for the selected note row. While in the note row play direction menu, you can select other note rows to quickly set the play directiom for multiple note rows.

In addition, a number of improvements have been made to how the OLED display is used:

• Added parameter name (including mod matrix / patch cable mappings) to Mod (Gold) Encoder popups.
• ARRANGER VIEW and SONG VIEW now display the name of the current view on the screen.
• The 12TET note name is now displayed along with the MIDI note number.
• Added a new community setting which allows emulating the 7SEG style on the OLED display.
• Fixed several cases where popups could get stuck open.
• Fixed a number of minor rendering bugs.

Sequencer

• When changing instrument presets in session or arranger view all presets are now changed. Individual clips can still have their presets changed by first entering the clip.
• Added support for 5 and 6 note scales.
• Added 8 new built-in scales: Melodic Minor, Hungarian Minor, Marva (Indian), Arabian, Whole Tone, Blues, Pentatonic Minor, Hirajoshi.
• Added "play ONCE" clip launch mode, settable in ROW VIEW (Song view) by pressing the Select Encoder while holding the mute pad of a row. Causes the clip to play once when triggered and then mute without changing the section.
• Added NOT FILL note probability. Similar to the FILL probability but only plays when the FILL button is not pressed.
• Added support for copy/paste of single rows.
• Added support for "gentle paste" of notes which pastes notes without removing old ones.
• Fixed numerous crash bugs around parameter automation when entering and leaving clip view.
• The default ModFX type for songs is now DISABLED rather than FLANGER.
• The shorcut SHIFT + hold and turn ▼︎▲︎, inside a clip, has been changed to "Nudge notes vertically" without unexpectedly changing the scale and root note of the whole song.
• The arpeggiator has been completely redesigned to have advanced features for the user like independent Octave and Note modes, Rhythm, Sequence Length and Ratchet notes. It also enables MPE keyboards to give more expression to the arpeggiated notes by updating live the velocity of the notes based on Aftertouch or MPE Y data coming from the keyboard.

Audio Clips

• The default ModFX type is now DISABLED rather than FLANGER for Audio Clips (this means ModFX can be disabled on Audio Clips which was not previously possible).

Kits

• Drum randomization is no longer limited to only 10 sounds per folder.
• Fixed several crashes related to drum randomization.
• The default ModFX type for kit affect-entire is now DISABLED rather than FLANGER.

MIDI

• Added MIDI FOLLOW MODE which causes MIDI data to be directed based on context.
• Added MIDI FEEDBACK, so external MIDI controllers can be made aware of the state of the Deluge synth engine. Configurable via the new global MIDI > MIDI-FOLLOW > FEEDBACK menu.
• Added MIDI learn for kits, allowing a whole kit to be learnt to the same midi channel at once. The incoming note is the first row, and increasing notes go to the next rows.
• Added Loopy Pro and TouchOsc templates for use with MIDI follow/MIDI feedback.
• Added a MIDI LOOPBACK mode, accessible in the SONG menu, which directs MIDI data from internal MIDI clips back to the Deluge input.
• Added support for learning Program Change methods to most global commands.
• Added "MPE collapse" on MIDI clips which converts MPE X/Y/Z to Pitch/Modwheel/Aftertouch CCs for use of MPE controllers with non-MPE aware synths. Configurable via the clip menu.
• Added a new global setting, MIDI > SELECT KIT ROW, which causes MIDI notes sent to kits to select the corresponding learned row.
• Fixed reversal of upstream MIDI ports (port 1 was upstream port 2, port 2 was upstream port 1).
• Fixed a number of MPE channel matching and learning bugs.
• Fixed crash when using an external controller to control ModFX.
• Fixed CC74 on the MPE master channel behaving like an expression event.

Internal Changes

• The Deluge Build Tool toolchain has been updated from GCC 12 to GCC 13.
• All code is now built in THUMB mode by default, except DSP code which is still ARM.
• Support for parallel toolchains has been added so re-downloading is not required while moving between branches.
• Numerous improvements to the VSCode configuration, including auto-format on save.
• Various types have been renamed and refactored to improve legibility.
• A number of on/off UI toggles have been collapsed in to the new ToggleBool class
• currentSong->currentClip and similar expressions have been refactored in to functions to improve safety and reduce code size.
• String formatting is now done with a compact printf implementation in many cases.
• All publicly available fixes to the official firmware are integrated (up to commit 0501b7dc38a363f89112c1b5c36075f4c0368be9)

c1.0.1 Amadeus

• Fixed a bug where MIDI learned ModFX parameters in an audio clip with monitoring active could crash
• Fixed various crashes related to parameter automation
• Fixed crash when deleting loop points with loop lock enabled
• USB MIDI upstream ports were accidentally reversed, this is now corrected. If you only see 1 MIDI port on OSX, try unplugging the Deluge and then deleting the configuration in "MIDI Audio Setup"
• Fixed potential corruption of MIDI learned settings.

c1.0.0 Amadeus

Audio Improvements

Effects

• A MASTER COMPRESSOR has been added and is accessible in Song View.
• STEREO CHORUS has been added to MOD FX TYPES. Adjust stereo depth via MOD FX DEPTH.
• GRAIN has been added to MOD FX TYPES. Choose from 5 Grain Presets via MOD FX FEEDBACK. †
• WAVEFOLD distortion has been added and occurs pre-filter. The parameter pad shortcut is between SATURATION and LPF CUTOFF.
• UNISON STEREO SPREAD has been added and can be dialed to spread the unison parts across the stereo field. Click SELECT when in UNISON AMOUNT to reveal the parameter.

Filter

• New LPF/HPF State Variable Filters: SVF NOTCH and SVF BANDPASS.
• New Filter Parameters: LPF MORPH and HPF MORPH. This morphs the SVF through Lowpass, Bandpass, and Highpass; adds drive to the low pass ladder filters, and adds filter fm to the hpf ladder.
• FILTER ROUTING is accessible via the Sound Editor menu and adjusts the filter order from HPF to LPF, LPF to HPF, or PARALLEL.

LFO & Sync

• New LFO Shapes: RANDOM WALK and SAMPLE & HOLD.
• New Sync Modes: TRIPLETS and DOTTED. (All previous sync rates now include 'TPLTS' and 'DTTED' options.)

Sequencing Improvements

AUTOMATION VIEW allows you to visually create and edit parameter automations across the main grid pads for SYNTH, KIT, and MIDI clips on a per step basis at any zoom level. (Excludes MPE automations).

Probability & Iteration

• PROBABILITY BY ROW allows you to set probability for all notes in a given row, expanding from just being able to set probability to currently pressed down notes.
• QUANTIZE and HUMANIZE notes after they've been recorded/sequenced on either a per row basis or for all notes in a given clip at once. *
• Sequenced notes can be set to FILL which will only play them when the designated FILL button is being held (either a Global MIDI Command or SYNC-SCALING†)

Keyboard View Improvements

• New DRUM KEYBOARD VIEW added. Kit rows can now be visualized and played across the main grid pads. By default the area of each sample is spread across 4x4 pads and additionally provides a range of 16 VELOCITY levels. This area can be adjusted from 1x1 to 8x8 grids.
• New IN-KEY keyboard layout. IN-KEY will only display notes that are in key of the selected scale across the keyboard layout. The original view is named ISOMORPHIC. Users can switch freely between the two and choose their Default Keyboard Layout in the DEFAULTS Menu.
• Adjust ROOT NOTE and SCALE with new shortcuts, this assists the user when using the IN-KEY keyboard layout where not every note is visible to set as a ROOT NOTE.
• Adjust the offset of KEYBOARD VIEW via ROW STEP from 1-16. The Deluge's default ROW STEP is 5.
• HIGHLIGHT INCOMING NOTES will light up incoming MIDI notes across the current KEYBOARD VIEW based on their velocity. *
• NORNS LAYOUT provides compatibility for the Monome Norns using the 'midigrid' script. †

MIDI Improvements

• Change handling of MPE expression when collapsed to a single MIDI channel. Previously y axis would still be sent as CC74 on single midi channels. This changes it to send CC1 instead, allowing for controllable behavior on more non-MPE synths. Future work will make a menu to set this per device.
• Added additional MIDI ports which improves usability of MPE-capable devices via USB by sending MPE to one port and non-MPE to the other port.
• MIDI Takeover Mode - Affects how the Deluge handles MIDI input for learned CC controls. Options include JUMP, PICKUP, SCALE.
• Fixed bugs in mpe handling so that mpe and MIDI channels can be separated without requiring differentiate inputs

User Interface Improvements

• GRID VIEW is an alternate SONG VIEW layout similar to Ableton's 'Session View'. It displays unique clips across pad rows and the clip variations across pad columns. Effectively allows you to view and launch 128 clips and variations without the need of scrolling to reveal more clips in comparison to ROW VIEW's 8 clips at a time.
• Manual Slicing aka 'Lazy Chopping' is now possible by pressing the ◀︎▶︎ encoder when in the Slice Menu. Allows you to create slice points live while listening to the sample playback.
• Any synth preset can now be loaded into a Kit row. Hold the audition pad and press SYNTH to browse/load a preset.
• Gold encoders now display a pop-up of their current value when adjusted. The value range displayed is 0-50 for non-MIDI parameters and 0-127 for MIDI parameters.
• A MOD MATRIX entry has been added to the sound editor menu which shows a list of all currently active modulations of a given preset.
• You can change the launch status of a clip from DEFAULT to FILL. When a FILL clip is launched it will schedule itself to play the fill at such a time that it finishes by the start of the next loop and then mutes itself.
• You can now scroll through parameter values and menus faster by +/- 5 by holding SHIFT while turning the SELECT encoder.
• You can now shift a clip's row color from Song View without having to enter the given clip to do so.
• You can now set the stutter effect to be quantized to 4TH, 8TH, 16TH, 32ND, and 64TH notes before engaging it. †
• Increased the resolution of modulation between sources and their destinations by including two decimal places to the modulation amount. *
• An option to swap the behavior of the TEMPO encoder when turned versus pressed & turned. *
• STICKY SHIFT - Tapping SHIFT will lock SHIFT ON unless another button is also pressed during the short press duration. Allows for quicker parameter editing. †
• Incoming MODULATION WHEEL MIDI data from non-MPE synths now maps to Y on the Deluge.
• The metronome's volume now respects the song's volume and will increase or decrease in volume in tandem with the LEVEL-assigned gold encoder. In addition, a DEFAULTS menu entry METRONOME enables you to set a value between 1 and 5 to further adjust the volume of the Metronome.
• An alternative setting when pressing DELAY-assigned gold encoders can be enabled. The default is PINGPONG (ON/OFF) and TYPE (DIGITAL/ANALOG) for the upper and lower gold knobs respectively. The alternate mode changes it to SYNC TYPE (EVEN, TRIPLETS, DOTTED) and SYNC RATE (OFF, WHOLE, 2ND, 4TH, ETC.) respectively. †
• The default behavior of 'catching'/playing notes when instantly launching/muting clips can now be turned off. This can result in less unexpected percussive sounds triggering when instantly switching between clips. *
• Waveform Loop Lock - When a sample has loop start and loop end points set, holding down loop start and tapping loop end will lock the loop points together when adjusting their position across the waveform.
• Pressing AUDITION + RANDOM on a drum kit row will load a random sample from the same folder as the current sample. *
• You can now batch delete kit rows which do not contain any notes, freeing kits from unused sounds. *
• Audio waveforms can be shifted in an Audio clip, similar to instrument clips, with the exclusion of wrapping the audio around.
• Support for sending and receiving large SYSEX messages has been added. This allows 7SEG behavior to be emulated on OLED hardware and vice versa. Also allows for loading firmware over USB. As this could be a security risk, it must be enabled in community feature settings. †

Footnotes

* - Denotes a feature that is ENABLED by default in the COMMUNITY FEATURES menu but can be disabled.

† - Denotes a feature that is DISABLED by default in the COMMUNITY FEATURES menu but can be enabled.