ROLI Support

We're happy to announce the release of BLOCKS Firmware 0.4.5.

The most significant change is the addition of auto MIDI channel reassignment over DNA connections which avoids channel clashing issues, as well as a fix to the 'Hardest' pressure tracking mode on the Seaboard Block.

IMPORTANT NOTE: MIDI communications between blocks has changed in this version, please update all Blocks to ensure MIDI messages are received.

Changes to BLOCKS firmware include:

LIGHTPAD

• Add auto MIDI channel reassignment over DNA - avoids MPE channel clash issues. Note that individual Blocks have their channel settings upheld when reassigning (e.g. single channel blocks will stay on that channel). Note that all connected Blocks must be updated to at least this version for MIDI to work over DNA.
• Improve DNA stability
• Improve internal comms stability
• Fix dropped messages on Bluetooth
• Improve lift calculation

NOTE: MIDI communications between blocks has changed in this version, please update all Blocks to ensure MIDI messages are received.


SEABOARD

• Add auto MIDI channel reassignment over DNA - avoids MPE channel clash issues. Note that individual Blocks have their channel settings upheld when reassigning (e.g. single channel blocks will stay on that channel). Note that all connected Blocks must be updated to at least this version for MIDI to work over DNA.
• Improve DNA stability
• Improve internal comms stability
• Fix dropped messages on Bluetooth
• Fix support for hardest pressure tracking

NOTE: MIDI communications between blocks has changed in this version, please update all Blocks to ensure MIDI messages are received.


CONTROL BLOCK

• Add auto MIDI channel reassignment over DNA - avoids MPE channel clash issues. Note that individual Blocks have their channel settings upheld when reassigning (e.g. single channel blocks will stay on that channel). Note that all connected Blocks must be updated to at least this version for MIDI to work over DNA.
• Improve DNA stability
• Fix dropped messages on Bluetooth
• Add colour correction for LEDS

Hi Christophe,

We are aware of the octave issue when in Piano mode, and are working to resolve it in the next firmware updates.

If you experienced better performance with the previous firmware, you may revert to 0.44 using the files earlier on in this thread.

Many thanks for your patience as we work to resolve these issues and we will let everyone know when the next firmware is available.

Kind regards,

Marcus