1. New functionality: gate ties! A “gate tie” behavior is added to FUN.OP.TRIG. When FUN.OP.TRIG is turned
on, non-Glide-enabled locations still output triggers as before. When a location is reached with Gate and Glide
both enabled, the channel’s Gate output will go and stay high until a non-Glide-enabled location is reached, at
which point the Gate output will go low. This allows multiple gates to be tied together for the creation of varia-
blelength note events. In classical music terms, a gate tie between locations with the same note value is a “tie,”
and a gate tie between locations with different note values is a “slur.”
Because the length of a gate tie is determined by the number of Glide-enabled locations that the sequence
passes through in a row, differing Cartesian and Snake patterns will result in differing rhythms even on the
same State.
Note: When FUN.OP.SLEEP is turned on and Access-disabled States are being “skipped,” gate tying
will only happen if the location that is being "held" is Glide-enabled. In this case gate tying
will begin when a Gateenabled location is reached or skipped, and will not end until an Access-en-
abled and Glide-disabled location is reached. In other words, René acts as if all skipped locations
have the same Glide setting as the held location.
Gate-tying, like all Program Page operations, is per channel and per State.
2. Bug fixes
NOTE: If you are using TEMPI with René via the Select Bus, then you must also install the TEMPI
firmware, which is included in the firmware package.
Firmware available at https://www.makenoisemusic.com/firmware
Download the René update zip from the Make Noise firmware page and unzip it: the firmware is a WAV audio file. Silence all other sounds on the playback device and turn its volume all the way up (disable any auto-volume or limiter). With the system powered off, patch the audio output of the computer or phone to René's ZMOD input, and patch René's X-Gate output to its XMOD input; no other cables. Power up: the LEDs on the right half light and start turning off one by one. Before they are all off, move the cable from XMOD to YMOD (X-Gate to YMOD); the lights flash to show the old firmware was erased (saved States are kept). Remove the X-Gate/YMOD cable and play the WAV file into René. René steps back and forth through locations 13 to 16 while it receives the update, which takes 4-5 minutes, then boots normally. To check the version, press C (orange) a second time on the GBL page. If you also use a TEMPI on the Select Bus, update it with the TEMPI file in the same package.
Changelogs summarised from the manufacturer's release notes.
133
Release notes for this version are listed above.
Release notesopens in a new tab — makenoise-manuals.com
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Make Noise Rene firmware FAQ
What is the latest firmware for the Make Noise Rene?
The latest firmware for the Make Noise Rene is version 133. FW//RADAR last checked Make Noise's official page on 27 Oct 2026.
How do I update the Make Noise Rene?
Download the René update zip from the Make Noise firmware page and unzip it: the firmware is a WAV audio file. Silence all other sounds on the playback device and turn its volume all the way up (disable any auto-volume or limiter). Full instructions on Make Noise's official firmware page.
Where can I download Make Noise Rene firmware and drivers?
Directly from Make Noise's official firmware page — FW//RADAR links to the source and never hosts firmware files. Official firmware page →