v1.1

Firmware

• A new boot screen: the HERA name in a bold serif wordmark.
• Settings has a RESET group: Clear pattern (empties the current pattern's steps) and Factory reset (erases all patterns and settings). Both ask you to hold SAVE.

Workbench

• The Settings tab has Clear pattern and Factory reset buttons, and the tour has a lesson on starting fresh.

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Install: open the installer in Chrome or Edge with the FM-1 connected. hera-1.1.fwsc below is the signed package, for other installers. The Workbench zip runs HERA in a browser, offline (serve the folder with any static web server).
Full manual and version history: HERA.md

v1.0

The first release.

Firmware

• 100 chord sets, each mapping a chord to every key, with a chord map page.
• 9 phrase styles × 12 variations, shown by name, with a piano roll for the chord and strum styles.
• A 64-pattern step sequencer with ties, per-step phrases, shuffle, step tools, and real-time recording with punch in and out and an optional count-in.
• A 4-voice Juno-style synth with 64 sounds, delay and reverb.
• A Patterns page that shows all 64 patterns at once.
• A colour screen with plain-word pages and settings.
• Two new settings: Hold on step edit, Chord legato.
• Hold PLAY for a full stop.
• The keys always play, on every page. PRESETS picks sounds, patterns and steps.
• The lights under the white keys show the sequencer's steps.

Workbench

• HERA running in your browser on a virtual FM-1, with an editor and a guided tour.
• A manual, and an installer for HERA and the factory firmware.

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Install: open the installer in Chrome or Edge with the FM-1 connected. hera-1.0.fwsc below is the signed package, for other installers. The Workbench zip runs HERA in a browser, offline (serve the folder with any static web server).
Full manual and version history: HERA.md