Thanks a lot for your answers !
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, "kiwitechnics" <yahoogroups@...> wrote:
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 > Hi from Kiwitechnics
 >
 > v2 will be a downloadable update with no hardware changes.
 >
 > While I am here I will give a progress update.
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 > All internal maths has been expanded to 32 bit calculations which has stopped over/underflow problems and made for smoother mods. Where possible all outputs use the full 12bit D>A resolution.
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 > Tone storage is now 256 tones which are arranged in 4 bank 'sets'.
 >
 > The new parameter layout and tone storage layout is finished. Tone parameters are largely finished and Global parameters are still in progress.
 >
 > An automatic update for exisiting tones to the new layout & storage system will run at the first power up. This takes about 5 seconds.
 >
 > MidiCC commands for every parameter
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 > Bend ranges have been changed from 2nd, 3rd & 5th to 3rd, 5th & octave
 >
 > Larger range Chorus & LFO speed ranges. Sense slider will change chorus speed when not in edit mode. Chorus fast speed is now much faster as I have fixed the hardware glitch that was happening. Sense slider A>D timing has been improved to reduce jitter and I will also look at a hardware improvement when I get time.
 >
 > Larger range ENVs and ENV shaping is still in progress. I have completely rewritten ENVs from scratch and these will work correctly in arp & seq (retriggered for each note and for play along in seq), mono, unison & chord (retrigger if lowest/highest note lifted or pressed depending on mode). This area is very complex and is taking time to get right.
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 > The new menu layout is largely finished and is next to be tested. The new layout can be found on my web site on the news page (
http://kiwitechnics.com/news.htm)
.
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 > There is still a lot of work and this will take a little while. If desired I can release it in stages as I finish sections.
 >
 > Regards
 > Murray
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, Robert Stickles <rob.ocelot@> wrote:
 > >
 > > I'm not Murray, but V2 likely won't require any additional hardware. Even
 > > if it does I'm sure there will be an inexpensive upgrade path. I wouldn't
 > > worry about it.
 > >
 > > The only real downside to buying it now is that there are still a lot of
 > > refinements and bugfixes in the current OS. I was mildly disappointed at
 > > first but that's the price you pay for being an early adopter.
 > >
 > > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 12:17 PM, poiskaill <poiskaill@> wrote:
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 > > > **
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 > > >
 > > > Hello, I want to buy it now, but I'm afraid if the V2 update needs more
 > > > than sysex.
 > > >
 > > > No need to replace the current ship if i want the V2 1 2
 > > >
 > > > Thanks
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