Hi there HAWK-800 fans,
I am happy to announce yet another firmware release (version 1.8).
This release contains several important new features and performance
improvements.
Before upgrading your HAWK-800 equipped synth please read the release
notes found at
http://patrioticduo.tripod.com/hawk800/Release-Notes-v18.pdfSome important new features are:
1) Joystick parameter editing functions.
2) MIDI sustain controller support.
3) SYSEX bulk patch dump.
4) SYSEX bulk patch dump request.
5) Sequencer or MIDI clock driven random sample and hold waveform.
And a major improvement is that, unlike the original Poly-800, the
MIDI SYSEX implementation now does not interfere with the actual
playing of the synth. You can play the synth without interruption
while receiving MIDI SYSEX messages.
Once you have read through the release notes you can proceed to
upgrade the firmware.
Go to
http://patrioticduo.tripod.com/hawk800/techsupport.html to
download the new firmware. All three firmware files must be downloaded
and sent to your HAWK-800.
The Owners Manual, MIDI Implementation chart and Parameter Quick
Reference Guide documents have all been updated to include the
descriptions and explanations of the new features.
Also, the demonstration patch set MikesDemoPatchSet1.syx has been
improved and expanded to better show off the HAWK-800 features. I will
continue to improve the patch set and would be happy to include any
special patches any of you might have developed using the HAWK-800
features.
As always, I am here to help if anyone needs any assistance and look
forward to hearing from all of you.
Mike.