Damn now I want one even more
1 Like
Looking forward to new firmware to deal with some of the quirks because some of the quirks are veryā¦quirky.
I have some very confounding random weird stuff that happens pretty much every time I use the synth. I do love the synth, but at this point thereās no way Iād use it live. MIDI sync has been unpredictable on my unit. Sometimes Iāll start on a empty pattern thatās never been used, yet has tons of modulation going crazy that I often canāt undo. Really maddening some days, but I still love this synth a whole lot and hope it reps improving on the firmware side
4 Likes
Yes, I see what you mean. Some of the advertised features were hardly implemented. And at this price point, there is ground for frustration :-/
If you havenāt already you should report these issues to them. This is a small company and I found them really nice and responsive.
For me the strengths have been outweighing the weaknesses so far. And this new firmware - that I have tried - comes to confirm that.
4 Likes
From my email correspondence with Mathieu from Norand in the beginning I am pretty sure he will try to fix all these bugs that @Snipecatcher mentioned and yes it is a small company. From what I know it is just him and one other guy.
It is running great for me, but I understand that it is not stable enough to use it live for others.
Send detailed bug reports to contact@norand.io
Nice update!!! Gonna have to try the random drunk play style now with some of the new Randomize features.
3 Likes
Yep, the improved ācontextualizedā randomization features also really shine for quick breaks - that you can easily undo.
For normal notes, itās better to define a scale first.
For Mod Notes, itās a good thing to keep them neatly organized per page, so you have visibility over whatās going to happen - or not 
Step dice is another cool break-friendly feature.
Muting Mod Notes - that I usually keep for percussive sounds - is also a biggie for me. Just cutting the kick or the HH from time to time might be a platitude, but itās nonetheless useful in a live context.
1 Like
MIDI sync has been working all day, thankfully! Made several patterns and dumped em one at a time into my OT. Came up with this vaguely disco kinda jam.
4 Likes
sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
Edit: I thought Iād labeled my PSU but canāt seem to find it. What was the spec of the adapters persons have received? I see a āCUI INCā adapter thatās 15v 1A, though the spec suggests i should be using 2Aā¦
Edit Edit: Confirmed to be the right one by Mathizu, phew.
1 Like
The new beta version of the firmware can be downloaded from the āNorand Mono Usersā group on Facebook 
(It was not yet on their website last time I checked)
2 Likes
I donāt know their dev process well enough, Is that likely to become the release candidate so long as there are no significant issues?
(whatever, YOLO, installing it.)
1 Like
Howāre you liking it so far? Any bugs?
I found a little quirk: the playhead disappears sometimes. Restarting the unit solves the issue.
1 Like
Currently just running it with external midi but will use the internal sequencer tonight.
1 Like
Anyone else having problems getting the new firmware to load? Sysex seems to be going across OK, LEDs lighting up one by one. I give it a few seconds and then reboot but Iām not getting the 9 new play modes. What am I doing wrong?
You might be rebooting before itās done. After the firmware updates, it goes through and updates each project.
1 Like
Thanks for that. Iāll give it a couple of mins before I reboot. Cheers.
1 Like
Mine does not start at all anymore after the update. Did everything as described in the update procedure. I wrote Mathieu from Norand about it and he answered right back. So if anyone else experienced something similar let me know and I can tell Mathieu. I will contact him today again.
1 Like
Uh oh. I guess Iāll hold off on updating mine till I hear moreā¦I canāt wait to update it though, the new firmware sounds awesome!
1 Like
Same. Glad I waited, but the updates sound awesome
Tried this but no dice. I messaged Norand. Will report back if/when I get a result. Jb
2 Likes