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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: preenfm3 : 0.100 (navigation, matrix, UI)

« on: December 15, 2020, 06:25:43 PM »

Xavier,

Version 0.100 is great!!

Beautiful little synth! Might have to get another ha ha. Many thanks,
js

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: PreenFM3 QoL Suggestion

« on: December 09, 2020, 10:15:08 PM »

Option 2 sounds good to me too. I really like the boxed Operator graphics at the lower right of the screen. Also I think in any case, user attention/workflow would be improved simply by making the <Op "x" Oscillator> graphic near the top a bright, contrasting color.

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: preenfm3 : 0.99 (TFT auto reinit & bug fixes)

« on: December 08, 2020, 11:59:15 PM »

Thanks again Jeff for the bug report.
I think v0.99b will work better for you.
https://github.com/Ixox/preenfm3/releases/tag/v0.99b

Thanks! Looking forward to trying it tonight. I'll report back. Even with .99 I got it working quite well indeed. I was able to use saved presets and Scala, etc ... I just needed to be careful where to put things. I also look forward to trying to quickly switch with my sequencer between different Presets on different channels with PGm changes...

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: preenfm3 : 0.99 (TFT auto reinit & bug fixes)

« on: December 07, 2020, 05:54:01 PM »

That cannot be the problem. The Mixer file saves all the 6 presets in its own file.
If that still fails with 0.98b please share the mixer file (it's in /pfm3/  on the sd card ansd its name is "<YOUR BANK NAME>.MIX". I'll then debug what's wrong.

I worked on a new WIKI page this week :
https://github.com/Ixox/preenfm3/wiki/TFT
Will publish a 0.99 firmware later today.

Xavier, if you could debug I would appreciate it. Sometimes these Mixer's load, sometimes they don't. At the moment I can only get the DX7 Mixer to load. I have attache two of the three .mix files I used. When I navigate to "Load" then select the desired Mixer folder and file everything is good. But then when I press  "Load" the FM3 freezes and I must reboot.

But one of them always works and loads perfectly: for the file "DX7Test" that is no.1 inside the bank called "MIXER2YA.MIX". That always works.

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: preenfm3 : 0.99 (TFT auto reinit & bug fixes)

« on: December 06, 2020, 07:05:17 PM »

Flashing 99 worked great! I have no idea what was wrong for 98b.

And my Mixer files function perfectly now. Thanks much for the great product and support!

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: preenfm3 : 0.98b (Unison & TFT stability)

« on: December 06, 2020, 05:25:40 PM »

Thanks - that's all helpful.

The issue with 98b appearing to flash, but then the Preen still flashed at 97b, is very strange. I've tried 5 times, always the same result.

Maybe it's because I don't have a bootloader file there at the root? Should I put the file called "p3_boot_1_07.bin" also at the root along with "p3_0_98b.bin"?

I guess it's probably not important though since a new version is coming soon...

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: preenfm3 : 0.98b (Unison & TFT stability)

« on: December 06, 2020, 08:38:08 AM »

I came across a sort of glitch, maybe, when looking at MIX and then 'Out' - where usually we toggle between 'Jack output' and 'Compressor' but then about every 5 button-presses I get a page that sort of combines the two, and then I also may get an extra screen image 'echo', cut off, at the bottom of the screen.

Also, installed .98b firmware but the screen always shows v0.97b! I wonder why.

The glitch you describe is a TFT problem. But it seems you still have 0.97b firmware.

If you see 0.97b in the top right of the MENU page, then you use 0.97b. Not 0.98b.
Easiest way to check is the button Edit>Engine that has 2 states in 0.98 (press a second time on it and you should see the spread/detune option for unison).

The 98b firmware is definitely on my SD card, at the root [not in the folder]. I select 98b in the boot loader and re-flash it, but it comes up showing 97b, and then when I check under Edit>FM>Engine it has only one page, not the two of 98b.

I don't know what is wrong there.

And finally, I am having some trouble with loading the mixers I create. It was working for awhile but now whenever I go into my own mixer file and try to load any of the created mixes, the Preen FM3 just freezes. I wonder if the problem could be as follows: I altered some of the 6 presets when playing with the Mixer File but did not save the alterations preset by preset. I only saved the Mixer File itself. Then when the Preen tries to load it is confused. Could that be the problem? I guess I will do some experiments.....

That cannot be the problem. The Mixer file saves all the 6 presets in its own file.
If that still fails with 0.98b please share the mixer file (it's in /pfm3/  on the sd card ansd its name is "<YOUR BANK NAME>.MIX". I'll then debug what's wrong.

I worked on a new WIKI page this week :
https://github.com/Ixox/preenfm3/wiki/TFT
Will publish a 0.99 firmware later today.

OK thanks. That's good to know that the Mixer file saves all 6 presets independently. I have now had some success making new ones within the original Mixer file location. But the new one that I created using the "SD" command page -- none of the mixer files within that 'folder' work for me.

I will maybe just wait for .99 firmware and try to install that. Like I said, .98b is not installing for some reason.

And now, the last few times I've used the synth, the TFT has gone completely white and I have to reboot. So am looking forward to the new firmware. The new wiki page on the TFT and its issues was interesting.

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: preenfm3 : 0.98b (Unison & TFT stability)

« on: December 05, 2020, 09:22:07 PM »

Really enjoying the FM3 Xavier, continuing thanks!

I came across a sort of glitch, maybe, when looking at MIX and then 'Out' - where usually we toggle between 'Jack output' and 'Compressor' but then about every 5 button-presses I get a page that sort of combines the two, and then I also may get an extra screen image 'echo', cut off, at the bottom of the screen.

Also, installed .98b firmware but the screen always shows v0.97b! I wonder why.

And finally, I am having some trouble with loading the mixers I create. It was working for awhile but now whenever I go into my own mixer file and try to load any of the created mixes, the Preen FM3 just freezes. I wonder if the problem could be as follows: I altered some of the 6 presets when playing with the Mixer File but did not save the alterations preset by preset. I only saved the Mixer File itself. Then when the Preen tries to load it is confused. Could that be the problem? I guess I will do some experiments.....

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: [Fixed in 0.97b] Mixer slots 5 and 6 on Preen FM3

« on: November 29, 2020, 10:11:42 PM »

OK, that all makes good sense!

I've been fooling around hitting the FM3 with dozens of CCs from a sequencer and it's working very well. I just need to jot down all my favorite CC mappings in a list.

Thanks, will look for that 98b.

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: [Fixed in 0.97b] Mixer slots 5 and 6 on Preen FM3

« on: November 29, 2020, 08:20:09 PM »

Hi -

Wow, .98 firmware out already! Looking to try that today - thanks Xavier!

I was going to mention two things: first is that when I make a Multi [mixer] in 97b, slots 5 and 6 do not allow panning control. Perhaps I am missing something, or it's fixed in 98, but I thought I would mention.

The second is I was wondering if the external midi control mappings are the same as the FM2? I've fooled around a bit with the FM3 and I am often confused -- both with FM2 and Fm3, actually -- because I don't never am sure if if my CC, NRPN, MSB LSB etc stuff is properly set up.

OK thanks again!! Will be trying 98 soon.

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: preenfm3 : 0.97 (compressors and level metters)

« on: November 25, 2020, 08:50:57 AM »

Sure enough, just hooked up my keyboard and Continuous is the way to get it to work like the other synths I'm used to. Sorry for the false alarm!

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: [Fixed in 0.97b ?] Mixer slots 5 and 6 on Preen FM3

« on: November 25, 2020, 08:47:18 AM »

Yes, indeed, works great now. Thanks Xavier!!

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: preenfm3 : 0.97 (compressors and level metters)

« on: November 25, 2020, 08:34:58 AM »

thanks Lokki for the clarification, and Xavier for the tip on Keyboard vs. Continuous. I think that solves it, as I wrote on the other thread a moment ago [the slots 5 and 6 thread]. I will check with keyboard later!

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: [Fixed in 0.97b ?] Mixer slots 5 and 6 on Preen FM3

« on: November 25, 2020, 08:33:23 AM »

Thanks I will give the new 97b firmware a try!!

Well, I did try Continuous mode with my Scala file using a keyboard with midi interface this afternoon and I could swear it was the same with silences as in Keyboard mode. But I just now hooked the FM3 up to Max/MSP and triggering it from there, Continuous mode solves the problem. Nothing like my finding problems where there are none! I will check with my keyboard tomorrow just to be sure.

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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / Re: Mixer slots 5 and 6 on Preen FM3

« on: November 25, 2020, 07:16:01 AM »

Don't be sorry, and please keep reporting the problem you have 
I'll take a look at that.

It seems to work fine in 0.98 i'm working on.
But there's defintely a problem with 0.97.

OK, thank you!