Moog Music has released Muse Firmware 1.4, a free update that delivers new features and performance improvements.
Moog Muse Firmware 1.4 updates include:
- Global modulation sources have been added, providing six new modulation sources: two global LFOs, two global envelopes, and two global random trigger sources.
- 23 modulation destinations have been added for use with the new global modulation sources including all parts of the Diffusion Delay, vastly increasing the timbral capabilities and sonic complexities achievable.
- New Fade functions available in the Mod Map allow for modulation to fade in or out over the course of a note, giving access to powerful within-note patch transformations.
- MIDI integration has been overhauled with full sync functionality, configurable program changes, and more.
- Sync to external analog clock has been enhanced with PER-STEP advance mode and new filter LINK MODEs allow for macro control of both filters.
- Additional quality-of-life improvements have been added system wide including selectable knob modes, global tuning settings, and patch scrolling via the SELECT encoder.
They say that numerous bug fixes also make Muse firmware 1.4.0 the most reliable and stable firmware yet.
See the Moog site for details.
Welcome enhancements, but sounds a bit like a product launched before it was finished?
Sure, but so what? The machine sounds amazing — for those who can afford it.
It is very reasonably priced. Surprisingly so
Early adopters by now should know what they’re getting into. It’s not just Moog. Wherever you look, whenever there’s software / firmware involved, you can be sure there’s bug fixes and functionality coming a long time after its release.
Delivering a complete product doesn’t even make sense on today’s market anyway, as you need to keep these updates coming at a regular interval to keep your spot in the endless cycle of product releases and discussions. It’s good for sales; like selling a better version of the same product, that’s actually the same product.
It looks like a welcome improvement to a product that was already great to begin with. People complain about products not being “ready” at launch, but the exact state of things is usually available through YouTube and forums and in return we get amazing improvements over time. It used to be that you’d buy a product and that was it, what you got is what it would always be. Want to modulate this amazing delay effect? Sorry, not possible and it never would be.
So what’s the downside? consumers who feel they have to buy right away and just can’t wait? But what really happens if you buy it now or a year from now? You’re getting a more refined machine, one that continues to get new features and improvements.
Delaying satisfaction has its benefits, you’re not missing out, you’re just arriving at a better version of the same thing.
Everything is amazing and nobody is happy 🙂
“Everything is amazing and nobody is happy”
Half the people always complain about things being expensive toys for collectors and the other half complain about things being cheap toys.
WE’VE GOT MORE AND BETTER OPTIONS THAN EVER, PEOPLE.
Most Moog Muse users are happy they’re not Moog One users 😉
My favorite bit of this update is we now have the option for knob turns not to jump when you adjust after patch changes. We can now do “Pass-through”. Yippeee! That was my biggest issue with the machine.
Regardless of the ‘completeness’ of firmware of something you purchased, if you can’t or won’t make music with it, the mirror is where your attention should be turned.
Did they fix the hairy waveform or is that a feature/character of this synth?
You would think that after 60 odd years of making synthesisers they could make a square wave fairly square or will we have to wait another 60 years?
Hope the fixed the tuning issue…I have to quick tune it about every 10 min
I had this issue too. It was annoying and made me not want to play. Thankfully, the “full tune and calibration” they seem to caution against for some odd reason is the ticket. Make sure your Muse is in a relatively stable environment, get up in the morning, turn it on, run the full cal.
It’ll wait for the chips to warm up, then run its thing. It’ll take an hour or two at least. Let it sit. Play it a little bit, do a quick tune again a couple times to do it again.
Run it again in a day or too.
Full cal 2-3 times and it’s been a lot better since. I think they caution against that procedure because they really don’t want to acknowledge how sensitive that thing is to the environment. Been way happier now that I know a full tune/cal is good for it.
Can thank the artist Bjokib for this info on his YT channel.
I have the MOOG Muse with the earlier Firmware. I love the Moog Muse as it is. I will update but I am in no hurry to update.
Can it do avant garde?
I understood this reference. 🙂
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