Shruthi codebase cleanup

Discontinued DIY products Shruthi
#1

I’m preparing a new version of the Shruthi-1 digital board and for that I really need to make room in the firmware and refactor some things.

Here are some functions that I suspect nobody uses that could go away:

  • The “secret mode” to boot on the preset page instead on the splash screen.
  • The ugly hack known as “triggers”.
  • A hack for cutoff/resonance curve compensation used in the following setup Polivoks filter board + SMR4 + Programmer.
  • The page with custom knob assignments.

If there are other things in the firmware that you seldom use, let me know!

#2

Can’t think of anything to get rid of, but I’m interested to know what new features you’re making room for :slight_smile:

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#3

This

#4

Shruthi XL ? Shruthi Max ? :wink:

#5

I’m using the Polivoks+SMR4 setup… does that mean I will be affected by future firmware updates ?

#6

Hmm, I am already waiting for this shruthicontrol-thang…
And as I see
it’ symmetric.
Nice.

#7

I don’t use all the raga tuning. I did experiment with the 1/4 note tunings but ended up using a vst because shruthi was a bit to rough in combination with the weird tuning.

#8

aha! Kind of figured that’s where that board was going… Will the new board be backwards compatible with all the orginal analog boards?

As far as code clean up, I think a lot of the sequencer stuff could be streamlined. Its really cool but it doesn’t get used in anger alot

#9

i kinda like the triggers .(but there is no reason not to keep the old firmware on a shruthi or two)

#10

I use The “secret mode” to boot on the preset page instead on the splash screen. on all my Shruti :slight_smile:
I don’t use the strange tuning like "raga tuning"
But it is right : “but there is no reason not to keep the old firmware on a shruthi or two” ?

#11

making Jedi gesture - this is not the firmware you are looking for…

#12

I use the secret mode and the triggers. Id gladly give them up for the right features though! I dont use tuning or the arps or sequencers because they arent saved with patches, and arent that useful in a live setting. I dont use the obscure tunings.

#13

I guess the tunings are the most unused features, then the sequencer.

#14

Yes, but I use the arps from time to time

#15

I wouldnt let the arp go… but i never used the sequencer.
And there are only 11 Shuthis out there that use the offset/cutoff Resonance compensation thingie, i guess these are satisfied with the firmware as is. As there are no revolutionary new features are planned it should be no problem removing it.

#16

@pichenettes interesting. So it’s a Shruthi-1, but with more control hardware. Is it otherwise identical, sound/feature-wise to the current version, I wonder…

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#17

Yes, the goal is to have a firmware that would work both on this “controller” thing and both on the normal hardware. No new sound synthesis features, just a different feature set.

#18

Definitely keep the arp, but I figure that is the plan anyway. I also don’t use seq or atypical tunings.

#19

Agree, don’t use the seq. And I really like that board layout. Can see a lot of advantages to it.

#20

I don’t use the tunings or seq either but I always boot into the preset page on my 5 Shruthis.