New Deluge Features! Some amazing "smaller" improvements from the  

Oh wow! I totally forgot to even mention the new sync times (dotted, triplets)! Ha. Oops.

It really is!

Glad it was helpful! I still love my 7SEG display and am very happy to report the devs are passionate about making features work for all of us

Thanks! Glad you found it worthwhile. I'm hoping to do more. There are some amazing new features underway as we speak (performance mode, Mutable reverb, etc.)

Ha. Definitely---I forgot to mention the new sync times available via the menu too (dotted, triplets, etc.). I don't recall seeing them when pressing the gold knob though, so maybe they aren't accessible there

Hey thanks! I appreciate you taking the time. So many great features to dig into!

Thanks for the kind words. Glad it was helpful! More to come

Very cool. Haven't experimented with the mod wheel stuff yet

Thanks! I may do the OLED upgrade someday, but I've always loved the veritable lack of screen (same reason I loved the Circuit for so long). I know I'm in the minority there, at least. Ha

Good for you - work with what you have........For me, it was a massive change to be able to see full preset names, see parameters and values displayed clearly...really elevated my experience on the box.....but we're all different, and have different workflows.....(feel free to stop by my channel if you're interested. Lots of 'Ambient' improv uploads and a few tutorials on Deluge/Virus, etc. as well)

@willswitchcraft3674 I just check your channel and I forgot I'm already subscribed. Ha. Nice!

cool, thanks

Thanks! So many great new features I didn't get to cover yet too

Of course this update had to drop at the exact same time I added a zoia and Lemondrop to my set up… I was already going down the rabbit hole learning how to use them and now I gotta relearn the Delly too! 😂

@@oaklandghosts0510 Ha! When it rains it pours? Sounds like a good problem to have, at least!

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful

Thanks. Yeah there are a lot of things to take in, for sure. The good news is you don't have to use all of the features and can slowly learn the ones that interest you (I have barely touched grid mode, for example)

Thanks! I don't have the best lighting setup, so it's always a trade-off trying to show everything clearly. Good thing about the 7SEG screen is not much gets displayed on it anyway

I didn't mean to complain, it's probably that I'm ancient and my eyesight isn't awesome.....I always just reduce my ambient light to make the lights on the Deluge pop, but yeah, on that display, the info is limited anyway. Frankly, I know that I generally go too far when it comes to lowering the light levels (see below) but there's a happy medium in there somewhere. Your video was excellent, I didn't mean to be negative..... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kchGypnPjX4.htmlsi=nxCmcvSY5Z1vQ5Nc

@@willswitchcraft no offence taken at all! Any feedback is appreciated. I prefer to have it brighter, so people can easily see which shortcut I'm pressing, but whatever works for you!

point taken......there's always a different way to approach any of this.....everyone finds their own workflow groove

So many great new features!

@@BayMud unbelievable, taking an awesome machine to another world 👌🙂 thanks for your videos, much appreciated 👍

@@deanlopez1978 Thanks! Yeah, and there is so much more to come!

Thanks. You are incorrect about the bootloader though (and there is already a link in the description about the bootloader stuff). Maybe you skipped the intro? As I said in the video [EDIT: I was wrong, the bootloader stuff was accidentally left out of this take in the intro. Sorry! Will add it to a pinned comment], I had the oldest, most risky bootloader and never had an issue. I also pointed out that you just need to make sure the .bin file is not 0 bytes or over 3mb (which it won't be under any normal circumstance). The link in the description also explains how to update your bootloader just in case, which I did, easily. Good luck!

@@BayMud thanks! I must have been distracted during the opening. My bad. As for the link, glad that is there already. Again, I have missed it with my quick glance. Sorry.

Zero worries. Hopefully I didn't didn't sound sparky in my reply! I totally understand that any risk is scary and the bootloader stuff is confusing

I just went back and checked the intro of the video and the bootloader stuff is not actually there! Sorry! Must have missed it in this take. I'll add more info to the description and a pinned comment so people aren't confused. Thanks for pointing that out and sorry for the misunderstanding

@@BayMud amazing, thank you! glad to be of service :)

Do you own a Deluge? Personally I find it the most intuitive device I've ever used (which is why I focus on it so much), but I understand the workflow isn't for everyone. Plenty of other options out there these days if you find it cumbersome

Totally worth it! Mine is battle worn at this point and could use a pad refresh (I also had to replace 2 encoders and the input jack). If the mic is just a bad solder joint that could be easy enough

Thanks!

That's an interesting option, for sure. Might make sense as an extension of the random arp setting

I don't believe the morph option is available at the song level at the moment, only on clips (same with filter routing, which is fun to try if you haven't yet, as you can change the order of the filters or even run them in parallel!)

For what it's worth, I just spoke to the dev who added the morph feature and was told it should be possible to add it to the overall song menu at some point

@@BayMud Thanks! That's great to hear. The Koala filter / SP404 SuperFilter is my go to, I use it a lot. If the Deluge had this feature, and assignable oneshots & standalone loops in grid mode (can be triggered without song playing) -- I wouldn't need another piece of hardware!

@@realSeanMcMahonI'm not familiar with that filter in particular, but I'm all for options! Haven't spent much time with grid mode yet, as I like the standard row mode for organizing my tracks, but seems potentially useful depending on how you like to arrange tracks

Hopefully between this and the community documentation you're able to figure it out. So much more that I didn't cover too

Super clear and easy to follow on my end. Thanks

@@damiangolfinopoulos9164 thanks! That's good to know. I did catch myself wondering if I should say "press the horizontal knob" more, etc. but I also knew I'd mix them up and make it more confusing. Ha

Ha! It's a feature not everyone will use, but one I wanted to point out off the top, as I use it a lot

@@BayMud ​ okay to be honest, the sticky shift alone had me only watch the first part of the video, but just came back and finished, thank you so much for making this, and explaining everything in a way that is useful to the music. It's crazy how the little things, like the sticky shift, the delay quantization, and seeing gold knob values instills so much more confidence. You are a gift to mankind, Subscribed!

@@itsahsah Glad you found it helpful! So many excellent new features and many more to come

For what it's worth, I came from a guitar background and it took a while to find a device that fit the workflow I wanted. I haven't used an SP404, but I know a few Deluge owners that have both and think they complement each other well---they seem to use the SP404 as more of an FX/resampling box to run the Deluge into. I don't know enough about that device to say how good it would be for producing full tracks. Personally, I love the Deluge, but started electronic music with a Novation Circuit, so I was already familiar with a screen-less pad-based workflow. Some folks find the Deluge frustrating or hard to use because of all the shortcuts and button combos, but I have found it to be very intuitive (I still haven't upgraded my screen either, as I don't feel I need to at this point). You could always join the Deluge Discord or Facebook group to ask some questions or see if there's anyone near you with a Deluge that you could see in person maybe?

Thanks for the reply. So is the Deluge something a complete song can be made on without too many weird workflow hiccups?

@@stoehr I've made an album and and 2 EPs almost entirely on the Deluge---I do still prefer to master the stereo mix in Reaper, to make sure the levels/EQ is ready for release. I've also started using it to demo/write guitar-based stuff too, as it makes for quick arrangements or creative decisions (can use it as a looper as well). I'd say the biggest current draw back is that there isn't an easy way to export individual stem tracks yet, so you either have to do it manually instrument by instrument, or just do the best possible mix on the Deluge and export the stereo mix (which is what I do most of the time).

@@BayMudah great! I kinda figured it checked most of the boxes, cos so many producers with youtube channels tend to rave about it. I actually did just go ahead and ordered a 404 MkII. But planning on a Deluge by the beginning of summer and by then…I’ll have plenty of manuals to read 😂

@@BayMud​​⁠main thing too…was the 404 is 1/3rd the cost. I figured I would snag that…see if the whole production process really grabs me or not…and go from there.

I make new presets all the time ( I have more than 257 too, as some of them are in folders or have non-numeric names). I know some people with many more than that too. Have you tried creating and saving your own presets?

Hmm. I haven't been bothered by the way my OG screen scrolls or reads, so I haven't looked into any way of slowing it down, sorry! I didn't notice anything in the new update that made it worse either though?

@@BayMud Thank you, I guess because I can't always decipher the letters that appear, I struggle to catch the words as they scroll by, I wish I could press an arrow button to make them scroll by one at a time... oh well thanks again for this excellent review !

@hillblocksview my pleasure! Glad the video is helpful. I'll reply here if I come across a setting to help with the display

For whatever reason, the slices you generate in lazy chop mode start in the bottom left, but the 5th one goes above the first one (instead of continuing to fill out the bottom row). Give it a try. I just made 64 slices without issue, it just takes a minute to get used to where it places them

Thanx heaps...@@BayMud

@@koldimond1100 Glad I could help! It's a fun, quirky feature

To each their own, I guess. I find it to be the most intuitive device I've used, but there are many options these days, so hopefully you find what works for you

Perhaps you should fly over to Wellington and get to grips with this crucial hardware interface problem STAT.

Thanks for watching. I think it's quite an exaggeration to say I spent more time apologizing. Nothing wrong with a little humility or self-deprecation to ease the mood. In any case, if I don't, I get comments complaining about the sound, and if I do I get comments complaining about the apologizing, so I can't win. ;)

I'm one of the types that goes mental listening to an annoying loop so I really appreciate his attention to it. Seems a small thing but can be hugely distracting when the information flow is affected.

@brutallyremastered4255 thanks. Yeah it's a delicate balance

I should do a lot of things

Jealous?

Ha ha