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Updating Firmware_____________________________________________________________________________________18

12. Updating Firmware

The day may come you want to update your edition or try out another. Your Synth Programmer offers a 

firmware update mode for this. After entering this mode you just send a firmware-file into the controllers Midi IN

2 jack. The firmwares in SysEx-format are all compatible with your Programmer and freely available on our 

website. You can dump them with any standard SysEx dump tool of which several are available as freeware for 

different operating systems. An exmaple for PC is 'MidiOX', for the Mac you could use 'SysEx Librarian'.

The technical part:

 

Switch off the Stereoping Programmer

Connect 

MIDI OUT

 of your Midi-Interface directly to the jack 

MIDI 2 IN

 of the Programmers using a short

cable of good quality

There are some preferences in most SysEx-Dump Programs like 'Delay between Buffers' or 'Delay after 

F7'. Please choose something around 100mS (Milliseconds) here.

Hold MOD and power up your Programmer. The Display should read 'BOOTLOADER'

Load the new Firmware into your SysEx-Dump Program and send it out

The display shows OS-Version and progresst. After about 2 minutes the Programmer restarts

If you will get an error on the screen please try another cable or increase the delay mentioned above.

The firmware update erases all E-Patches!

Synth Programmer for Waldorf Pulse – Operation manual V 1.0 – 01/2018

© Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018

Summary of Contents for Waldorf Pulse 1

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Page 2: ...lse itself 7 Drive 7 Envelope Trigger 1 2 8 All Notes Off Panic 8 Portamento knob 8 Paraphonic Modus 8 5 MODULATION Mode 10 The 7 pages of the Modulation Mode 10 Knobs and the Modulations Sources they select keep MOD pressed 10 Knobs and the Modulation Destinations they select keep MOD pressed 10 Modulation Macros 11 6 Sync Mode 12 7 E Patch Mode 13 If you press LOAD 13 If you press SAVE 13 8 PREF...

Page 3: ...APHONIC Mode Highly simplified access to the 6 Modulations Slots Unison mode for cascaded Pulses Technical handling The Synth Programmer was built to be used in a comfortable music studio environement You can operate it under free skies of course But please keep in mind it uses electricity for proper operation and therefore is quite sensitive to water drinks or other fluids Excessive heat or expos...

Page 4: ...letter combination AC AC or a sinewave symbol besides the word output Midi connections The Stereoping Programmer has 3 Midi jacks which should be cabled like that MIDI 1 OUT MIDI IN of your Pulse MIDI 1 IN MIDI OUT of the Pulse MIDI 2 IN MIDI OUT of your Midi interface sequencers keyboards Both jacks of Midi 1 connect the Programmer with your synth in a loop This seems unconventional but it is nec...

Page 5: ...lect a program on the Pulse then synchronize the Programmer with the Pulse Every time you want to begin editing another program you need to request it on the Programmer or dump it from the Pulse to the Programmer In cascading mode things are a little easier changing programs updates the Programmer automatically More about cascading in Chapter 10 Cascading Saving programs A program can be saved in ...

Page 6: ...you enter SYNC Mode to sync the Pulse with the Programmer On pressing the function key REQ the Programmer requests the parameter data of the selected program number More on synching in Chapter 6 Sync Mode Note Programmer and Pulse can also be synched outside the Sync Mode by dumping the currently selected Pulse program manually from the Pulse press the Pulse buttons SHIFT MODE DUMP the Pulse s dis...

Page 7: ...VCA Volume If you do not hear any sound although VCA Volume is up please check if maybe your DAW or keyboard turned midi volume down by CC 7 Altering parameter directly on the Pulse itself In case Programmer and Pulse are in sync you are sitting near the Pulse and the Programmer is on the other end of your huge studio you perfectly can change parameters on the Pulse itself The Programmer will be u...

Page 8: ...or technical reasons You remember encoder 3 also can change values If you will need a porta time beyond 120 please use encoder 3 Paraphonic Modus You maybe already spotted the word Para near the Env Trigger modes If you turn the dial into that position no matter if Env 1 or 2 is active your Programmer turns your Pulse into a 3 voice paraphonic Synthesizer Means you can press 3 notes at once and pl...

Page 9: ...more impact or change the balance of the intervals in a triad blend OSC 1 2 over to OSC 1 3 Each OSC can have it s own waveshape and be modulated individually by the mod matrix Nice example LFO1 with SQUARE WAVEFORM modulated OSC 1 Pitch to get a simple bassline OSC 2 is playing the melody line LFO 2 on pulsewith or used for a slight vibrato on pitch OSC2 from time to time play a 3rd note OSC 3 co...

Page 10: ...can jump between the modulations slots and change AMOUNT at the same time Amount can be finetuned with encoder 3 Hint 2 by keeping MOD pressed you can select many SOURCES and nearly all DESTINATIONS directly thru the knobs with the same name The slots for Pitch 5 7 and Cutoff 6 7 logically only offer the selection of SOURCES Choose among the following knobs Knobs and the Modulations Sources they s...

Page 11: ...ets of slot 1 4 set to Pitch 0 PWM for instant PWM Touch Slot 1 Pulsewidth of OSC 1 will be modulated by LFO1 with amount 40 Slot 2 Pulsewidth of OSC 2 will be modulated by LFO2 with amount 40 Slot 3 LFO1 Speed modulated by Keytrack with amount 40 Slot 4 empty LFO 1 rate set to 30 Waveform to Sine LFO 2 rate set to 40 OSC 1 Detune 5 Waveform Pulse Pulsewidth 52 Level 70 OSC 2 Detune 5 Waveform Pul...

Page 12: ... held in the Programmer is dumped to the Pulse The parameter values of the Pulse s current program are overwritten As long as you do not save you perfectly can revert to your original Pulse program Note A request only makes sense if you request the program number you are currently using and playing You can as well request any other program number The problem is the displayed original values of the...

Page 13: ... to the Pulse immediately Pulse and Programmer are automatically in sync then Note as long as you did not save the Program on the Pulse it resides just in the Pulses edit buffer With BACK you can leave the LOAD page at any time You will find yourself on the 1st page of E Patch Mode then If you press SAVE things look quite similar But now you can give the program to save a name before pressing YES ...

Page 14: ...value will remain on 1 It comes into play if you want to use multiple Pulses in a cascade to get a polyphonic Pulse See Chapter 10 Cascading for details Change the count of Pulses with 2nd or 3rd encoder In case you ask yourself why the Programmer has to know how much Pulses are connected as soon as the Pulse count exceeds 1 there are 2 things changing in the Programmer Env Trigger screen shows th...

Page 15: ...Arpeggiator mode set to ON or HOLD This will be recognized by the Programmer on incoming dumps or manual requests You see at any time the current state of the arpeggiator Arpeggiator Setup Now you want to change the Arpeggiator settings Hold one of the 2 buttons for 2 seconds and enter Arpeggiator setup The Programmer s Display will show something like the picture to the right side On entering Set...

Page 16: ... way and offers poly or unison mode in Env Trigger Display The number of connected Pulses can be set in the Programmer s Preferences Program Management Program changes have to be made on the 1st Pulse only the selected program will be distributed to the Programmer and all connected Pulses automatically A manual Program Request using Sync Mode is technically not possible in the cascade Parameter ch...

Page 17: ...e 0 LFO2 Speed 64 LFO2 Delay 0 ENV1 Attack 0 ENV1 Decay 32 ENV1 Sustain 0 ENV1 Release 0 ENV1 Track 64 ENV1 Trigger Single1 0 ENV2 Attack 0 ENV2 Decay 0 ENV2 Sustain 127 ENV2 Release 0 ENV2 Track 64 ENV2 Trigger Single1 0 Pitch Mod Amount 0 64 Pitch Mod Source Off 0 Porta Time 0 Porta Mode Normal 0 Pitchbend Scale 12 Mod 1 Source Off 0 Mod 1 Amount 0 64 Mod 1 Destination 0 Pitch Mod 2 Source Off 0...

Page 18: ...d use SysEx Librarian The technical part Switch off the Stereoping Programmer Connect MIDI OUT of your Midi Interface directly to the jack MIDI 2 IN of the Programmers using a short cable of good quality There are some preferences in most SysEx Dump Programs like Delay between Buffers or Delay after F7 Please choose something around 100mS Milliseconds here Hold MOD and power up your Programmer The...

Page 19: ...13 Imprint Stereoping is a registered trademark of Gregor Zoll Germany Adresse Gregor Zoll Musikelektronik Hermann Voss Str 21 59872 Meschede Germany E Mail hello stereoping com Homepage http www stereoping com Synth Programmer for Waldorf Pulse Operation manual V 1 0 01 2018 Stereoping Germany Meschede 2018 ...

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