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Moog Grandmother Firmware Update

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GRANDMOTHER FIRMWARE UPDATE V1.1.0
Firmware version 1.1.0 for the Grandmother contains a number of new features as well as some bug fixes.
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR FIRMWARE
1. Connect a USB cable from Grandmother to your computer.
2. Open your SysEx sending software.
NOTE: We recommend downloading Bome SendSX for Windows or SysEx Librarian for Mac.
3. In the SysEx software, select Grandmother as your MIDI output device.
NOTE: In SysEx Librarian, this is located in the drop-down menu at the top of the application window.
In Bome SendSX, this is located in the MIDI OUT menu on the menu bar.
4. Select the SysEx file "Grandmother_FIRMWARE_INVALIDATE.syx" included with this download
and click Send. On the Grandmother, the Arp Rate LED will start blinking red/green.
5. In the SysEx sending software, re-select Grandmother as your MIDI output device (Grandmother
reboots and needs to be re-selected after INVALIDATE).
6. Select the SysEx file "Grandmother_FIRMWARE_ERASE.syx" included with this download
and click Send. On the Grandmother, the Arp Rate LED will blink red three times then blink green steadily.
Grandmother is now ready for new firmware.
7. Select the new firmware file "Grandmother_Firmware_v1_1_0.syx" included with this download
and click Send. The Grandmother Arp Rate LED will blink yellow-orange while receiving.
8. You're done! Grandmother will reboot to the new firmware when done.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If the Grandmother Arp Rate LED is still blinking yellow-orange after the firmware has finished sending,
or if the Arp Rate LED stops blinking and the unit does not reboot automatically once firmware has
finished sending, you should try again.
Turn the Grandmother power off and on again, disconnect and reconnect the USB cable, and
then start over at step 1.
You can retry as many times as necessary and it will not hurt the hardware. If it doesn't work after two
or three tries, you should contact Moog Technical Support for further assistance.
If you have any questions or trouble with your update please contact techsupport@moogmusic.com.
Sept 23, 2020

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  • Page 1 INVALIDATE). 6. Select the SysEx file “Grandmother_FIRMWARE_ERASE.syx” included with this download and click Send. On the Grandmother, the Arp Rate LED will blink red three times then blink green steadily. Grandmother is now ready for new firmware.
  • Page 2 • Added Multi-Trig parameter (MIDI CC 95). • Arp/Seq PLAY button does not output MIDI CC 73 (can still respond to it if necessary). • Improves compatibility with other Grandmother/Matriarchs. • Changed MIDI Clock Output default setting to “Off”. • Can now edit global parameters via MIDI SysEx messages (documented below).

  • Page 3: Global Settings

    V1.1.0 RELEASE NOTES GLOBAL SETTINGS To access Grandmother’s Global Settings, simultaneously press and hold the HOLD button (on the Left-Hand Controller) and SYNC button (in Oscillator 1) until the SYNC button begins to blink. Now you can use the keyboard commands listed below to make any needed changes to the Global Settings.

  • Page 4: Note Priority

    (none) Via the real panel CLOCK IN jack, Grandmother can either sync to an external clock signal, or advance each time a gate or trigger signal is received. To specify the external clock mode, first press the (F#1) key, and then use the first two white keys to...
  • Page 5 (none) The voltage range of Grandmother’s KB OUT (pitch CV) jack can be either -5 to +5 Volts, or 0 to 10 Volts. To adjust the KB OUT Range setting, press the (C#2) key, and then use the first two white keys to select -5V to +5V (F0), or 0V to 10V (G0). The Default is -5V to +5V.
  • Page 6 1.2 Gated Glide While Glide is in use, Gated Glide allows Grandmother to transition between the pitch of two notes only when a note is pressed. The Glide transition halts in between notes and continues when a new note is pressed. If Gated Glide is off, the transition between the pitch of two notes completes in the amount of time set by the GLIDE knob, regardless of whether or not a note is held.
  • Page 7 Hold (F#2) and press (G#1) to select. Output clock only when Arp/Seq is running (F0) - Default, Output clock all the time (G0). Clock Output Mode controls when a clock signal will be present at the CLOCK OUT jack on the Grandmother rear panel. Options are to output clock pulses only when the internal Arpeggiator or Sequencer is running, or to output clock pulses all the time.
  • Page 8 2.4 MIDI OUT Filter – Keys F0 = off, G0 = on (default). This setting controls whether or not MIDI Note messages are output in response to playing on the Grandmother keyboard. ON is the setting that allows MIDI notes to be sent.
  • Page 9 V1.1.0 RELEASE NOTES FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE GLOBAL EDIT MODE This firmware version introduces a couple of useful functions which are launched from within the Global Edit system. They are selected like other global parameters, but the functions activate immediately upon being selected, since there is no need to set any additional parameter value for them.
  • Page 10 • Unit ID must match the Unit ID of the Grandmother, or set Unit ID = 7F (all). • Grandmother will reply with a “set parameter” SysEx message for the requested Parameter ID with its current value, with the byte before the Unit ID (byte 14 if counting from F0 = 0) set to 1 to indicate that the message is a reply coming from Grandmother.
  • Page 11 V1.1.0 RELEASE NOTES Global parameters for sysex editing (cont’d): Parameter ID Parameter Name Values MIDI Channel OUT 0-15 = MIDI Channel 1-16 (Default: 0 / MIDI Channel 1) MIDI Out Filter - Keys 0 = OFF, 1 = ON (DEFAULT: 1 / ON) MIDI Out Filter - Wheels 0 = Off, 1 = On (Default: 1 / On) MIDI Out FIlter - Panel...
  • Page 12 V1.1.0 RELEASE NOTES Global parameters for sysex editing (cont’d): Parameter ID Parameter Name Values Pitch Bend Range 0-12 Semitones (Default: 2 Semitones) Keyboard Octave Transpose 0-4 = -2 to +2 (Default: 2 / no transpose) Transpose Immediately 0 = Off, 1 = On (Default: 0 / Off) 0 = Linear Constant Rate, 1 = Linear Constant Time, Glide Type 2 = Exponential (Default: 0 / LCR)