New Features
- Custom Output Routings: Tracks, Automations, MIDI LFOs and Envelopes can now be routed to any combination of MIDI, CV, and Gate outputs.
- CV LFOs and Envelopes routing: CV LFOs and Envelopes can now be routed to different CV outputs.
- Key Detection: DETECT reads the notes already in a clip and offers the keys and scales they fit.
- Clip Page Redesign: The Clip Page has been redesigned for improved overview and navigation, with ARM, SOLO and MUTE available per track on the last three columns of the grid, and scene launching through encoder clicks and scene follow-ups.
- Sheet Navigation: Zoom out on any sequencer track to navigate and change playback to any sheet within the clip.
- Loop Range: Clips can now have individual loop ranges, allowing playback of only a specific part of each clip.
Enhancements
- Reliq Keyboard: Names can be copied and pasted between any name on any page, and SHIFT + Backspace clears a whole name at once.
- Name Undo: A name changed with the Reliq Keyboard can be undone with UNDO on the page where the change was made.
- Matrix Renaming: With the Reliq Keyboard open on the Matrix page, the Joystick Encoder moves between inputs and outputs, so several nodes can be renamed in one pass.
- EDIT Mode: The sheet currently playing is now indicated while in EDIT Mode.
- Transport: PLAY, STOP and REC now drive either the DAW or the Reliq sequencer, chosen by the current page and the U-SYNC setting, instead of both at once. This also fixes the play LED alternating between DAW and sequencer states.
Fixes & Improvements
- Track Sync: Fixed an issue where sequencer tracks could drift out of sync with each other during long playback sessions.
- U-SYNC: Improved start and resync handling — starting the DAW mid-bar now brings Reliq in consistently on the next bar, a DAW jump resyncs playback and the LFOs, and connected devices are re-started with it.
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1. Download and install the Reliq Updater (macOS or Windows) from the Reliq support page.
2. Connect the USB-C to USB-A Reliq cable to the HOST port of Reliq and to the computer.
3. Connect the Breakout Module to Reliq with the USB-C to USB-C cable (Module Output on Reliq to the USB-C port on the module).
4. Make sure no cable is connected to the USB MIDI port of Reliq.
5. In the Reliq Updater click Update: it checks for the latest OS version. Click Update again to install it on Reliq and the Breakout Module. Reliq reboots automatically when the update is complete.
If the update fails during the File Transfer step, unplug all other USB devices from the computer and try again.
What you need
Reliq Updater — the software Reliq Instruments uses to load firmware onto the Reliq Instruments Reliq. Download links below.
Changelogs summarised from the manufacturer's release notes.
1.9.010 Sep 2026
Release notes for this version are listed above.
Release notesopens in a new tab — manual.reliq-instruments.com
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Reliq Instruments Reliq firmware FAQ
What is the latest firmware for the Reliq Instruments Reliq?
The latest firmware for the Reliq Instruments Reliq is version 1.9.0, released on 10 Sep 2026. FW//RADAR last checked Reliq Instruments's official page on 5 Oct 2026.
How do I update the Reliq Instruments Reliq?
1. Download and install the Reliq Updater (macOS or Windows) from the Reliq support page. Full instructions on Reliq Instruments's official firmware page.
What software do I need to update the Reliq Instruments Reliq?
You need Reliq Updater, available from reliq-instruments.com.
Where can I download Reliq Instruments Reliq firmware and drivers?
Directly from Reliq Instruments's official firmware page — FW//RADAR links to the source and never hosts firmware files. Official firmware page →
Where can I find the Reliq Instruments Reliq manual?