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Marimba / Owl / Standard

zobbozobbo
edited February 2015 in General
Could somebody give a clear indication what firmware release is "suitable" for general use? I know Marimba / Owl are not official but then again I don't think the standard release has been updated for a while - or I might be missing something :)

I've been playing with Marimba today with no issues but just wondering if Marimba is now the unofficial standard? Does Marimba take anything away from the standard firmware? And I'm not sure what Owl would give me :)

Cheers!

Ian

Comments

  • egnoufegnouf
    Dear Zoobo ;-)

    - I think that the offical firmware from Julian, Version 0.34 is fine. I did not hear any new bug since a long time. You are not the first guy to mention that the LXR versionning could cause some missunderstanding on its development state. For me the 0.34 is working fine ! no bug.

    We should ask Julian to rename the version 0.34 to V1.0. There is a thread talking about this, I can't remember the link.

    - Could somebody give a clear indication what firmware release is "suitable" for general use?
    Take the Official firmware from Julian, 0.34 is perfect for general purposes.

    If now you want to play with another flavor of the LXR, based on Julian code, you may take the Marimba or the OWL version. Both codes are based on Julian Code ... Version 0.33 ... not Version 0.34 (my fault, I will update Marimba and OWL soon).

    Marimba is a version where you get new functions (random...) and two FX sections that are OTO biscuit oriented.  Marimba is distortion oriented. Overdrive alike :-) I adviced to mute the KICK/BD if you want to really hear the FXs at their full potential.

    OWL is a version where you get a compressor, OTO biscuit FX, and some other nice and musical effects. It's based on the Marimba code, so you get the same functions (random, etc). I added more parameters to twick,

    OWL is more musical friendly (overdrive oriented) but you have one FX at a time..

    For more details on OWL, you should look at the readme on the github, you will get a full description of the functions.

    So taking Marimba or OWL is a matter of taste ;-)

    Note that if there are some bugs, I will try to correct then on both firmware.. but I don't promise anything, as my main focus now is OWL.

    Tell me if I am not clear or if I did not answer correctly to your questions.
    Regards
  • zobbozobbo
    Ah thank you for such a comprehensive and excellent answer. 

    As I said I'd played with Marimba and got some very aggressive noises :). The (sorry, can't remember terminology) skipping step abilities were great though. But I'm a mild mannered soul so might prefer the effects on Owl. Will have a play this weekend. 

    Really thank you for the answer - very VERY helpful. 

    Ian
  • egnoufegnouf
    yeap, OWL is nice.

    note that I think you get agressive noize especially if you don't mute the BD/kick. I am now using another machine for the kick. Like this the FXs are much more musical... give it a try and tell me :-)
  • julianjulian
    We should ask Julian to rename the version 0.34 to V1.0. There is a thread talking about this, I can't remember the link.
    I thought about working through my current bug list for the next update(s) and make the firmware a 1.0 when i'm done with this.
  • egnoufegnouf
    perfect :-)
  • tombarnettuktombarnettuk
    it still amazes me how julian managed to produce such an amazing product :) looking forward to the update
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