How to update Perkons for chromatic play

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  • Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
  • Firmware update 1.1 for Erica Synths' Perkons has brought many improvements. The two most notable are the ability to play each voice chromatically and the ability to have the optional hits on the last bar rather than the first. Here I go through the update procedure and the config page options to enable the new features. At the end I get distracted and start faffing about with a dronescape.
    Links on the Erica Synths website:
    Direct download of the firmware 1.1 image file:
    www.ericasynths.lv/media/perk...
    Firmware update page:
    www.ericasynths.lv/news/perko...
    Updated configuration chart:
    www.ericasynths.lv/media/Perk...
    0:00 Updating the firmware
    1:10 Adjusting the config
    1:32 Config chart
    1:47 Config options
    3:56 MIDI channels
    4:53 Playing
    5:50 Tuning
    6:30 Unison noodle
    7:30 Voice 4
    8:30 Voice 1
    9:30 Drone noodle
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 25

  • @heartajack
    @heartajack 8 місяців тому +6

    So, they’ve turned this bad ass drum machine into a synth as well. Erica Synths always delivering the goods!

    • @RichardDeHove
      @RichardDeHove  8 місяців тому +3

      Opens up a lot of new territory.

    • @TheFlippertube
      @TheFlippertube 8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, this is a sleeper of an update. We now have doom synth. :-}

    • @snorrevonflake
      @snorrevonflake 5 місяців тому

      Not sure why someone would waste one of only 4 drum voices on this for a very limited synth melody.

  • @McEnroe911
    @McEnroe911 2 місяці тому

    The unison patch you had going was amazing. Awesome mono synth as well as the drum machine... I think I might need to pick one of these up.... thanks for the video.

  • @Somnambule
    @Somnambule 8 місяців тому +1

    Hi Richard, thanx for sharing the new update! I hope erica will do in the future some further new algorithms. For example you can reach the other sound banks in the configuration page! That would be awesome…! Greetings and have a nice Sunday! 🖖☺️

    • @RichardDeHove
      @RichardDeHove  8 місяців тому +1

      Salutations Somnambule. That's a good idea. I wouldn't mind a few more good noise sources, deep metal and even a smooth tom. This update's a great start though.

  • @robwalshe6290
    @robwalshe6290 8 місяців тому

    amazing, can't wait to get this on my perkons

  • @gracecore
    @gracecore 8 місяців тому

    Sounds great!

  • @KeithDuncanSound
    @KeithDuncanSound 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for this walk though appreciate it

  • @JA-zb6yp
    @JA-zb6yp 8 місяців тому

    Thank You!

  • @dietervoser4425
    @dietervoser4425 8 місяців тому

    Das erlesene Gerät in blaugrün (?) vermag immer wieder zu gefallen und fügt sich angenehm in die schwarze Umgebung ein. Ich freu mich schon auf ein Kumpeltreff mit der DB01. 🙂

    • @RichardDeHove
      @RichardDeHove  8 місяців тому

      Zuerst dachte ich, es würde Chernobyl-Grün sein, aber in Wirklichkeit ist es Entenei-Blau. Ich denke darüber nach, ein schwarzes Overlay zu erstellen. Aber Sie haben Recht, es braucht seine kleinen DB-01-Freunde im Orbit.

  • @lovetrademark
    @lovetrademark 6 місяців тому

    Hey Richard probably I found a little bug on the new firmware, it regard the kit fx function, once enable, the delay lfo rate “freeze” and stop working, when you switch between the kits once the perkons is in play mode. Have you experienced this?

    • @RichardDeHove
      @RichardDeHove  6 місяців тому

      It does seem odd. I'm finding the delay often defaults to 0 and gives that classic karplus/flanger effect.

    • @lovetrademark
      @lovetrademark 6 місяців тому

      @@RichardDeHove so you confirm there is probably a bug in the firmware? I’m in touch with Erica synth but they need more reports, they still think that is not a bug of the firmware but a problem with my kits.

    • @RichardDeHove
      @RichardDeHove  6 місяців тому

      @@lovetrademark If I save a new kit, or update a kit, it loads and plays fine. But kits saved before the latest update all seem to have the delay time at zero. Hard to see that there's any kind of fix for this, just have to update the kits....

    • @lovetrademark
      @lovetrademark 6 місяців тому

      @@RichardDeHove in my unit the problem regards the lfo rate of the delay, once you activate the kit fx function and switch between the kits , it freeze. Not sure we got the same problem, but seems that is definitely a problem regarding the new firmware update. Hope they fix it.

    • @RichardDeHove
      @RichardDeHove  6 місяців тому +1

      @@lovetrademark Apologies, I didn't quite understand before. Now I look at the delay modulation LFO I think you are 100% correct. My LFO light is permanently stuck on and I can't get any modulation on the delay at all!

  • @TripianaVids
    @TripianaVids 6 місяців тому

    Are the audio outputs balanced?

    • @RichardDeHove
      @RichardDeHove  6 місяців тому +1

      Unbalanced mono TS.

    • @TripianaVids
      @TripianaVids 6 місяців тому

      @RichardDeHove okay thanks! Great channel man, I've recently got the DB-01 and just ordered the Perkons so this is all a great help 👍🏼