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Now that the ES2 is out; where's the E2 firmware update.
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 9:43 am
by dutchcow
How much longer for this super duper swappable firmware update that sorts outs the clicking, popping and anti aliasing, gives us control over more than one FX parameter, lets notes play out and carries over decay and fx trails to the next pattern?
It's been over 5 months since the E2 was released.
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 10:26 am
by SMK
The update won't happen till July.
Swapable capability is not in the update.
The main feature of this new update is to end ALL clicks and glitches including the ones heard when switching patterns.
That is all we know about the new update.
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 10:39 am
by Frenzies
I hope an update can get rid of the amp pops, I'm not holding my breath for a fix for things heard when changing patterns, as this requires fx tails to carry over, and I don't see that coming.
I'm actually hoping for not big changes to workflow as I know the current one pretty well now.
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 4:47 pm
by roblabs
Likewise. All I care about is getting the clicks removed.
1 more month, then...
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 5:55 pm
by captain johnson
roblabs wrote:Likewise. All I care about is getting the clicks removed.
1 more month, then...
Yup sounds good to me. Need a year of seem less functionality. Then mad new features
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:50 am
by ElectribeNut
Has anyone brave loaded the ES2 firmware onto the E2?
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 1:53 pm
by disconnector
I tried - doesn't work. The device gives an error that the file is not readable.
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:28 pm
by ElectribeNut
disconnector wrote:I tried - doesn't work. The device gives an error that the file is not readable.
Thanks for the attempt.
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:34 pm
by thesigma
did you try the file someone modified, it was posted in a thread somewhere in this forum....along with a warning that the modifier has no idea if it will brick your device or not. no one was willing to try and find out...
Edit: It's this thread:
http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpbb2/ ... highlight=
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:23 am
by dutchcow
So it seems there will only be one firmware update, a/the final update. Does this mean Korg sees the E2 as EOL?
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:41 am
by roblabs
dutchcow wrote:So it seems there will only be one firmware update, a/the final update. Does this mean Korg sees the E2 as EOL?
I think its *extremely* early to think this. Korg did acknowledge that a firmware update would be coming approximately the same time as the sampler release, but they themselves never said this would be the final one. That's more internet rumors for you.
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:23 am
by dutchcow
I hope it is just another rumour. Still no firmware released though.
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:28 pm
by SlopingCompanion
SMK wrote:The update won't happen till July.
Swapable capability is not in the update.
The main feature of this new update is to end ALL clicks and glitches including the ones heard when switching patterns.
That is all we know about the new update.
Not in anyway doubting you, but how do you know these things are 100% definite? Just curious if you have some insider info that we don't.
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:59 pm
by thesigma
SlopingCompanion wrote:SMK wrote:The update won't happen till July.
Swapable capability is not in the update.
The main feature of this new update is to end ALL clicks and glitches including the ones heard when switching patterns.
That is all we know about the new update.
Not in anyway doubting you, but how do you know these things are 100% definite? Just curious if you have some insider info that we don't.
Didn't James Pullen (Mistabishi) Say that the update was going to fix all the clicks/glitches? but he also said the E2S would be a super looper, or something to that effect soo......
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:36 am
by dutchcow
I think we can conclude that James Pullen is full of it. He can claim whatever he wants. Korg has been silent since last year. It wouldn't surprise me if there will be no more firmware updates after one more try from Korg to sort it out.
It either bad coding on a device with promising hardware. Or it's good coding on subpar hardware. Or a bit of both. All these "DSP not powerful enough" excuses from the fanbois are amusing. It's 2015 guys, embedded chips have never been more powerful and cheap as today. Korg could've used a DSP thats twice as fast by spending a few cents more per unit.
But instead they just raised the unit price with ~40 pounds in the whole of Europe without any reasons at all. It tells me more about Korg that Korg does. Korg does't say anything, at the very least they could've posted something on their website about all the bugs and omissions and told us they are aware of this and that'd will fix this and that. But no, Korg remains 100% silent.
So much fail.