Software/Firmware Updates

[joulupukki]

Update to the latest version of the Q-Tune firmware by using the web installer available here: https://www.q-tune.com/install/

Requirements:

• Chrome Web Browser (not supported in other browsers)
• USB-C data cable
• Q-Tune pedal

 

[joulupukki]

We've just published version 2.6.6 which includes an update to the main Meter tuner to help the visual part of tuning feel more stable.

 

[joulupukki]

Version 2.6.7 is now available:

• Fixes the shaded in tune range on the Meter tuner to match the new adjustment made in v2.6.6

 

[joulupukki]

Version 2.6.8 is now available at https://www.q-tune.com/install

• Fixes an issue where the Meter tuner would sometimes freeze the UI if left on for extended periods of time

 

[joulupukki]

Version 2.8.2

Version 2.8.2 has all the features of 2.7.0 and more!

Now available at https://www.q-tune.com/install

New Features

• Orbital Tuner - An experimental tuner and far out experience where a comet travels in an orbit around your note. When flat, the orbit stretches and gets wider and the comet travels counter clockwise. If sharp, the orbit squeezes tighter and the comet travels clockwise. When you're in tune, the orbit is a perfect circle and the comet comes to a stop.

Bug Fixes

• Freeze prevention - In some rare cases, there were situations where the entire pedal would freeze. We discovered a couple places where the code was causing deadlock in the graphics library and we've fixed that up.

Version 2.7.0

This one was short-lived for about a day and has now been replaced with Version 2.8.2.

New Features

• Needle Tuner - A throwback tuner style reminiscent of those small, thin tuners with an LCD screen. Change away from the default main color and the Needle tuner adapts to your color choice with a black background. The needle moves linearly for a precise tuning experience.

Improvements

• More stable and accurate pitch detection - We noticed that occasionally (more often than we'd like) that the tuner was showing wrong notes when you'd pick a string. We've tracked that issue down and tuning should be significantly better and more stable. Please let us know what your experience is after installing the update.

Bug Fixes

• Mute indicator disappearing after settings - On the Meter tuner, the monitoring mode MUTE indicator would not reappear after exiting the Settings screen until you cycled through bypass mode. Fixed.

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If there's a feature, tuner UI, or standby screen you'd love to see in Q-Tune, please let us know. While we can't promise that we'd build it, we're always looking for something that will make your tuning experience better, more fun, and enjoyable.

Thank you for your continued support of Q-Tune!

Boyd & Ryan

 

[joulupukki]

Version 3.0.0

New Features

• SD Card Support - SEE IMPORTANT NOTE IN POST #10 BELOW
  • Insert a microSD card (max size 32GB) formatted with FAT32 and experience more features!
  • With Q-Tune unpowered, press and hold the footswitch when you connect it with a USB-C data cable to your computer and it will enter USB Drive mode and show up on your computer.
  • Safely eject from your computer after modifying the files, then power cycle to exit.
  • Standby Images
    • Display custom `.jpg` images on the standby screen.
    • Add images to the `/standby/` folder.
      • 240x320 for portrait images
      • 320x240 for landscape images
    • Long-press the footswitch in standby to cycle through available images.
    • Display a plain-text set list on the standby screen.
    • Add `.txt` files (one song per line) to the `/setlists/` folder.
    • Long-press the footswitch in standdby to cycle through the set lists.
• Plasma Standby Screen - A Geiss-style feedback visualization that reacts to detected notes in buffered bypass mode.
• Spectrum Standby Screen - An amplitude bar visualizer. Animated frequency bars react to detected pitch in buffered bypass mode.

Improvements

• Standby screens and tuner styles are now sorted alphabetically in the settings menus (except for the special ones).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where occasionally the bypass relay was unnecessarily cycling when entering the settings screen.

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We love your feedback about Q-Tune. Keep it coming and stay tuned!

 

[jimilee]

Version 3.0.0

New Features

• SD Card Support
  • Insert a microSD card (max size 32GB) formatted with FAT32 and experience more features!
  • With Q-Tune unpowered, press and hold the footswitch when you connect it with a USB-C data cable to your computer and it will enter USB Drive mode and show up on your computer.
  • Safely eject from your computer after modifying the files, then power cycle to exit.
  • Standby Images
    • Display custom `.jpg` images on the standby screen.
    • Add images to the `/standby/` folder.
      • 240x320 for portrait images
      • 320x240 for landscape images
    • Long-press the footswitch in standby to cycle through available images.
    • Display a plain-text set list on the standby screen.
    • Add `.txt` files (one song per line) to the `/setlists/` folder.
    • Long-press the footswitch in standdby to cycle through the set lists.
• Plasma Standby Screen - A Geiss-style feedback visualization that react to detected notes in buffered bypass mode.
• Spectrum Standby Screen - An amplitude bar visualizer. Animated frequency bars react to detected pitch in buffered bypass mode.

Improvements

• Standby screens and tuner styles are now sorted alphabetically in the settings menus (except for the special ones).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where occasionally the bypass relay was unnecessarily cycling when entering the settings screen.

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We love your feedback about Q-Tune. Keep it coming and stay tuned!

Insert a micro SD card where?

 

[joulupukki]

Insert a micro SD card where?

On the back of the Waveshare screen is a little microSD card slot. This is why I built in support for connecting the whole thing as a USB Drive because disassembling every time you want to modify the contents of the SD card would be a HUGE pain.

 

[jwin615]

Plasma Standby Screen - A Geiss-style feedback visualization that react to detected notes in buffered bypass mode.

 

[joulupukki]

Is an SD Card needed? Hold that thought and don't rush out to buy one just yet. I'm experimenting with a possible way to use the extra space on the ESP32 internal storage (we'd get about 8MB) instead. Since the standby images are so small and set lists are next to nothing, it could support everything. Hopefully by the end of the day tomorrow I'll have a definitive answer.

Stay tuned!

 

[joulupukki]

Ok, it looks like the SD Card is not needed to support the new standby images or set list feature. I've done some early prototyping and it all seems to work well, but before I release it, we’ll do some in-depth testing. If any of you would like an early look at it and try it out before release, send me a private message and I will give you a link where you can install the beta.

One drawback of not using the SD Card is that uploading files to the internal memory is a lot slower than the SD Card. However, it’s likely not something you’ll need to do often, at least for images. I’m looking into an additional solution.

Stay tuned!

 

[jimilee]

Ok, it looks like the SD Card is not needed to support the new standby images or set list feature. I've done some early prototyping and it all seems to work well, but before I release it, we’ll do some in-depth testing. If any of you would like an early look at it and try it out before release, send me a private message and I will give you a link where you can install the beta.

One drawback of not using the SD Card is that uploading files to the internal memory is a lot slower than the SD Card. However, it’s likely not something you’ll need to do often, at least for images. I’m looking into an additional solution.

Stay tuned!

I wonder if loading it into existing memory will slow anything down or hinder any future updates you might want to put out. Just a thought.

 

[joulupukki]

I wonder if loading it into existing memory will slow anything down or hinder any future updates you might want to put out. Just a thought.

Good thinking, though in this case we’re good. The whole device has 16MB and I’ve partitioned off 8MB for this new storage. We’re not streaming movies on it … yet. Should be good to go for a LONG time.

 

[jimilee]

Good thinking, though in this case we’re good. The whole device has 16MB and I’ve partitioned off 8MB for this new storage. We’re not streaming movies on it … yet. Should be good to go for a LONG time.

Excellent. I’m down to try it.