Behringer RD-8 firmware

New features: 1. In STEP mode, hold TAP/HOLD then press RECORD to set pattern auto save on or off. 2. Pattern length menu displayed in SONG and PATTERN mode. 3. Push LENGTH, then hold TAP/HOLD and push >> (right double arrow beside LENGTH) to immediately duplicate the contents of the current length, this is very useful when you are working with for example a 3/4 pattern with 12 steps. 4. When STEP RECORD is enabled, the display shows “auto” or “manu” for 1 second to indicate the save mode. 5. Recall stored pattern by holding TAP/HOLD + STEP button of the pattern you wish to restore. This only works when you are in Pattern mode and set to manu (manual) save mode. Improvements: 1. Improved sweep erase function. 2. Improved note repeat to the MIDI out. 3. Fixed the behaviour of auto fill. Now replaces the end of the pattern with the amount of steps programmed in the auto fill pattern if less than the current pattern playing.

Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the issue where MIDI out notes of note repeat were fixed to repeat 8. 2. Fix issue that adjusting swing value while playing may affect MIDI and TRIG SYNC. 3. Improved pattern auto-save. All the below pattern changes will now be auto saved with STEP RECORD on: 3.1. Step on/off by pressing STEP button 3.2. Press TRIGGER to set step on when playing 3.3. Note repeat live record 3.4. Set step on/off in RAND setting menu 3.5. Press STEP in pattern length setting 3.6. Sweep erase by Hold + VOICE button 3.7. Erasing all steps of selected voice by ERASE + VOICE button 3.8. Step copy 1-16 to 17-32 etc New features: 1. Lights off for the disabled voice of MUTE/SOLO/BUS SEND, when enabled they turn to solid red/white/pink. 2. Set step off steps to on when in note repeat live recording. 3. Use the 4 red LEDs (1, 2, 4, 8) above the note repeat buttons to show which note repeat value is recorded on a step depending on the voice selected. 4. Add sweep erase function, when playing in STEP MODE, hold TAP/HOLD then press voice button to remove steps from pattern. 5. When in STEP RECORD mode, hold ERASE then press voice button to delete all steps of the voice in pattern. 6. Support pattern changing to different songs while playing. 6.1. Enter SONG MODE 6.2. Hold TAP/HOLD button 6.3. Select Song with step button (1-16) to go to after current pattern has finished 6.4. The song step button you selected will flash white and the others will flash red, now select a pattern 6.5. When pattern is selected, the button will fast flash red until the selected song and pattern starts Note: this will break the song chain playing. 7. Auto save the chain song: in SONG mode with record enabled, press step button to select a chain song for current song, the chain song will be auto saved. 8. Support step size changing while playing. Note: Updating from older firmware than V2.0.4, you may need to reboot RD-8 manually when asked. To see the current firmware version: [...]

Bug Fixes: 1. All MIDI, USB and SYNC Issues fixed. New features: 1. Synthtool support. (right click on a step cell in the sequencer page for more step options). 2. Pattern length, step on/off will be saved automatically when programmed in RECORD mode. 3. Trigger/play sound by pressing corresponding voice button. With TAP/HOLD button held the voice will be triggered with accent on. 4. Note repeat real time recording (press TRIGGER with note repeat enabled when in STEP recording). Removing step will remove note repeat. 5. In PATTERN mode, copy currently selected pattern to other locations by holding COPY then pressing the STEP button of the destination you want. 6. In STEP MODE, copy page 1 (1-16), page 2 (17-32), page 3 (33-48) or page 4 (49-64) to other pages: 1) Press LENGTH to enter pattern length setting. 2) select a page using arrows and press COPY, 3) select another page then press SAVE. This is will be automatically saved to the pattern. 7. TRIGGER ASSIGN setting (press SETTINGS, holding TAP/HOLD then press STEP 7 to enter the settings menu, press TAP/HOLD to switch between trigger assign 1 and 2). Select any voice as trigger (solid Light when selected). Accent is tied to trigger 3 8. PROB and FLAM set to off as default, set tempo, swing and step size PREFS to pattern as default. 9. Screen dim level adjust (holding TAP/HOLD then turn DATA knob). 10. Hold TAP/HOLD and press MUTE or SOLO to clear all mutes or solos. How to update with the Synthtool: 1. Connect the RD-8 to a computer via USB. 2. Open the Synthtool app. 3. Press the Get Started button. 4. The Synthtool will jump to the firmware upgrading page automatically. 5. Follow the instructions in the synth tool. NOTE: DFU mode is when you power on the unit and with a small pin type object pressed in the small boot button found next to the USB port on the rear of the RD-8. To check the firmware version: 1. Press SETTINGS. [...]

RD-605 Incorrect test shown when swapping modes RD-604 Missing links in user interface contexts RD-564 Audible noise on accented cymbals RD-591 Step Repeat: Unwanted voices occasionally sound RD-611 Primary & Secondary slave units go into different modes on Stop RD-541 Start/Stop messages passed when USB -> MIDI switched off. RD-587 Able to have the machine ignore SysEx messages and crash trying to import messages to none existent slots. RD-561 Inserting pattern #2 in pattern chain mode doesn’t register RD-441 Difference between Copy and ERASE operations RD-556 Slave unit not responding to Stop/Pause correctly RD-502 MIDI Map: Playing multiple voices on the same trigger key only sounds one of the voices (leftmost on the unit) RD-546 Factory Reset: Filter defaults to fully closed, not fully open RD-619 Installing release build 1.3.2 and the device says firmware 1.2.2 is installed RD-573 For release build 1.2.1 the version showing on the devices as 127.127.1 RD-590 Production tests: The RD-8 will assert when trying to place the unit into TEST mode RD-567 No Start/Stop on RD-8 analogue clock RD-571 RD-8 Crash cymbal significantly louder than Ride RD-601 RD-8 Instability while writing patterns using develop build 380