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This update includes MIDI performance and Finger Drumming features, and additional crucial bug fixes.

NEW FEATURES

• WISH: Perform FX in MIDI tracks
• WISH: Finger drumming mode

FIXES

• Play Chain no longer skips Patterns
• Out of memory indication while loading some of the Play+ demo projects
• Live rec: Bipolar Synth Macros are set to -63 instead of 0
• MIDI: when Note was set to the lowest octave or No Note, Rnd Note could trigger notes below C0
• Sample Pool folders will no longer occasionally disappear
• View Keyboard: Notes no longer hang when playing an octave out of the range of the currently selected steps
• Freeze (Red screen) was possible when editing Synth engines
• Synth: Patch Macro values could load incorrectly after reboot
• Previewing / changing synth patches could lead to corrupted USB Audio

INSTALLATION GUIDE

1. Download and extract the firmware file above.
2. Copy the .ppf firmware file to your Play SD card > Firmware folder
3. Optional: save your current project to avoid any potential data loss
4. In Play, navigate to Settings > Firmware > Update Firmware > .ppf file
5. Click the encoder and confirm with Yes
6. After the update, create a new project to initialize the config settings.

Play+ 1.1.0  adds the PERC drum machine to the line-up of Play+’s synthesizer engines, and also includes important bug fixes. 

NEW FEATURES

• A fifth Synthesizer model: the PERC

FIXES

• Knobs sensitivity issue
• Wrong order of Custom Beat Fill tracks
• Freezing while opening specific projects made on older Play+ versions
• Freezing while opening projects with names, folders, or samples that exceed 32 characters
• Crashing in Perform mode while using knobs
• The view button (to enter the keyboard) is not active while selecting Synth Patches
• Editing one Synth affects the sound and note length of another Synth
• Switching Patterns removes Notes recorded using Live Rec

1.0.1 finalizes the synth patch editor and includes several bug fixes.

NEW FEATURES

• Finalization of synth patch editor
  • Adds Saving and loading synth patches within projects
  • Clarification of controls and labels for parameters
  • Knob name is displayed on the synth macro editor page for easier navigation and editing of macros.
• “Init Patch Loaded” is displayed after the Init patch action in the synth menu.

FIXES

• The LFO Ratio synth parameter value was occasionally loaded with incorrect values within the patch (*)
• Changing the synth Model and loading the first Patch in the list left the previous Patch name displayed
• WTFM synth Glide Time value was much shorter than the displayed value (*)
• Synth Glide Mode values became out of sync with the display when scrolling backward through the list of modes.
• WTFM synth had “Env 1” listed twice under Macro parameters (Env 2 is missing)
• Using the Back button when naming a synth Macro temporarily saved the name change, but not after exiting and re-entering the Macro page
• Confirming the synth macro name too quickly left glitches or the wrong name in the UI header
• The latest synth macro changes were not saved and recalled when restarting the unit
• Synth Patches with Voice Volume mapped to another Macro (instead of Velocity) could load with incorrect volume parameters (silent)
• Synth Macro names longer than 20 characters didn’t display correctly on the screen UI
  • Macro names are now limited to 20 characters
• The bipolar macro value didn’t get saved after using the Tempo knob to change it
• Occasionally the wrong Patch name was displayed after loading a project

BREAKING CHANGES

• Fixes marked with (*) might make previous projects and synth patches sound different if they use Glide (WTFM synth model only) or LFO modulation (all synth models).

KNOWN ISSUES

• Occasional crashes when tapping the Randomize knob while switching pad presets in Perform mode when Knob Double Tap is set to “On” in config Settings
• Parameter knob display and values might flicker when Knob Double Tap is On in config Settings
• Occasional freezing when loading sample packs, folders, projects, or samples that include sample names longer than 32 characters
• Audio / MIDI over USB can have glitches or not get recognized by your OS/DAW as a device in certain configurations. This depends on your CPU, USB connection, computer OS, DAW, buffer size setting, etc. To avoid issues we suggest the following:
  • Avoid using USB hubs (we don’t support them) and instead connect the Play+ directly to your computer’s USB port
  • To make sure Play+ is correctly recognized as an audio device by your computer OS and DAW:
    • first, connect the USB cable while your Play+ is still switched off
    • then power on the Play+
    • launch the DAW
    • and finally, select Play+ as your audio input and output device
  • If you are still experiencing issues then we suggest trying another buffer size setting or creating an aggregate device to use a different audio output device simultaneously with Play+ as your input device
  • Aggregate device setting especially helps with buffer underruns which result in a buzzing/frozen loop at the output and can happen in certain configurations during operations like switching synth patches while playback is running
  • Note: Several issues have been reported from users with AMD Ryzen processors.

This is Play+ 1.0.1 public beta release which brings patch editing and saving functionality for the new Synth engines. Besides the known issues listed below beware that the beta release might introduce new bugs that may lead to loss of work, data corruption, performance degradation or crashes. If you run into any issues please share them with us by logging a Bug in Backstage.

NEW FEATURES

• Synth patch editor
• Synth patch saving and initialization
• Synth patch saving and loading within projects

KNOWN ISSUES

• Sometimes LFO Ratio parameter value is not correctly loaded with the patch
• Synth Macro names longer than 20 characters don’t display correctly on the screen UI
• Sometimes after changing the synth Model and loading the first Patch on the list leaves the previous Patch name displayed
• Bipolar macro value doesn’t get saved after using the Tempo knob to change it
• Sometimes wrong Patch name is displayed after loading a project