1440 firmware update 0.57 is available now through the 1440 Loop Manager app, which can be downloaded from this link: 1440 Loop Manager app.

Version 0.57 includes bug fixes for improved MIDI Clock sync stability, better MIDI Continue message support, and saves loop fade settings for each loop, through loop fade settings and power cycles. The update also adds MIDI control over nearly all 1440 functions, controls, and parameters through MIDI Program Change (PC) and Control Change (CC) messages and adds a MIDI mode menu where you can set the receive MIDI channel for PC and CC messages.

Electro-Harmonix 1440 Version 0.57 Release Notes
December 16, 2021

1. Bug fix: MIDI SYNC: Improved stability when syncing to external MIDI clock. Tempo and pitch wavering are substantially reduced for most MIDI clock sources. When changing to a new MIDI tempo, the 1440 will take more time to stabilize at the new tempo. This is by design.

2. Bug fix: MIDI CONTINUE SUPPORT: MIDI Continue messages are now treated the same as MIDI Start messages. Some DAWs will only send a Continue message instead of a Start message when pressing play in the middle of a track. This change introduces compatibility for these DAWs and any other source of MIDI messages that might exhibit such behavior.

3. Bug fix: FADE TIME SAVED: The 1440 now remembers each loop bank’s fade setting through loop erases and power cycles and until you change the fade setting again or reset the 1440. A loop bank’s fade setting is saved to memory upon stopping a loop. To save a Fade setting, you must either playback or record a loop for the given loop bank, then stop the loop. Once you stop the loop, the setting is saved. Here are the steps to set the Fade setting for any given loop:

a. Press the MODE knob so that the current menu label blinks.

b. Turn the MODE knob so that FADE is displayed and blinking.

c. Press the MODE knob.

d. Set the FD setting. For example, FD.03.

e. If the loop bank already contains a loop, press the LOOP footswitch to play the loop. If no loop is in memory, press
the LOOP footswitch to record a loop.

f. Stop loop playback by either pressing the STOP/FX footswitch or double-tapping the LOOP footswitch.

g. The fade setting is now saved for the loop bank. You may exit the FADE menu if you wish.

4. Added Features: MIDI FUNCTIONAL CONTROL: The 1440 now supports MIDI Program Change (PC) and Control Change (CC) messages to remotely control most functions and parameters on the 1440. Additionally, a new MODE menu has been added called MIDI, which allows the user to set the 1440’s receive MIDI channel from 1-16, Off (ignores MIDI PC and CC messages) or Omni (receive all MIDI channels). See item 5 below for more on MIDI channel. The following is a list of supported PC and CC messages and the functions they control on the 1440:

a. MIDI PC Functions:
PC Number /Function
PC 1 / Select Loop 1
PC 2 / Select Loop 2
PC 3 / Select Loop 3
PC 4 / Select Loop 4
PC 5 / Select Loop 5
PC 6 / Select Loop 6
PC 7 / Select Loop 7
PC 8 / Select Loop 8
PC 9 / Select Loop 9
PC 10 / Select Loop 10
PC 11 / Select Loop 11
PC 12 / Select Loop 12
PC 13 / Select Loop 13
PC 14 / Select Loop 14
PC 15 / Select Loop 15
PC 16 / Select Loop 16
PC 17 / Select Loop 17
PC 18 / Select Loop 18
PC 19 / Select Loop 19
PC 20 / Select Loop 20
PC 21 / LOOP FSW Press
PC 22 / STOP FSW Press
PC 23 / UNDO/REDO Function
PC 24 / REVERSE button press
PC 25 / OCTAVE button press
PC 26 / 1 SHOT button press
PC 27 / EXT CLK button press
PC 28 / MODE knob press
PC 29 / MODE knob up
PC 30 / MODE knob down
PC 31 / STOP function — always initiates the Stop function no matter setting of SW.FX
PC 32 / RV.OC function — always toggles Reverse and Octave modes
PC 33 / RETRIGGER function — always initiates the retrigger function if retrigger available
PC 34 / LOOP ERASE function — must receive three (3) Loop Erase PC commands in a row to perform the loop erase command
PC 35 / Loop Select Down
PC 36 / Loop Select Up
PC 37 / CX 4B direct select
PC 38 / XT 4B direct select
PC 39 / CX 3B direct select
PC 40 / XT 3B direct select
PC 41 / SW.FX STOP direct select
PC 42 / SW.FX OCT direct select
PC 43 / SW.FX REV direct select
PC 44 / SW.FX RV.OC direct select
PC 45 / SW.FX TRIG direct select
PC 46 / TM.KN COAR direct select
PC 47 / TM.KN FINE direct select
PC 48 / FADE OFF direct select
PC 49 / FADE 2 SECONDS direct select
PC 50 / FADE 4 SECONDS direct select
PC 51 / FADE OFF direct select
PC 52 / FADE 1 SECOND direct select
PC 53 / FADE 3 SECONDS direct select
PC 54 / FADE 5 SECONDS direct select
PC 55 / FADE 6 SECONDS direct select
PC 56 / FADE 7 SECONDS direct select
PC 57 / FADE 8 SECONDS direct select
PC 58 / FADE 9 SECONDS direct select
PC 59 / FADE 10 SECONDS direct select
PC 60 / FADE 15 SECONDS direct select
PC 61 / FADE OFF direct select
PC 62 / FADE 20 SECONDS direct select
PC 63 / FADE 30 SECONDS direct select
PC 64 / FADE 40 SECONDS direct select
PC 65 / FADE 50 SECONDS direct select
PC 66 / FADE 60 SECONDS direct select
PC 67 / FADE 70 SECONDS direct select
PC 68 / FADE 80 SECONDS direct select
PC 69 / FADE 90 SECONDS direct select
PC 70 / FADE 99 SECONDS direct select

b. MIDI CC Functions
CC Number / Function / CC Data Range
CC 3 / Button Presses / 1-70 (Mimic all PC button presses)
CC 7 / LEVEL knob / 0 to 127
CC 26 / OVERDUB knob / 0 to 127
CC 27 / TEMPO knob / 0 to 127
CC 110 / TEMPO knob resolution / 0 to 1 (0 = Coarse, 1 = Fine)
CC 112 / FADE-Out Time setting / 0 to 99
CC 115 / Loop Direct Select / 1 to 20 (1 = Loop 1, 2 = Loop 2, etc.)
CC 116 / EXTC setting / 0 to 3 (0 = CX.4B, 1 = XT.4B, etc.)
CC 117 / SWFX setting / 0 to 4 (0 = Stop, 1 = Oct, 2 = Rev, etc.)

5. Added Feature: MIDI RECEIVE CHANNEL: A new mode menu called MIDI has been added to the MODE knob. The MIDI menu allows you to set the MIDI receive channel for PC and CC messages. The channel range is 1-16, Off – where the 1440 ignores MIDI PC and CC messages but still can receive MIDI Clock messages — and Omni – where the 1440 accepts MIDI messages on all channels. By default, MIDI receive is set to channel 1. How to change the MIDI channel:

a. Press and release the MODE knob so that a menu heading is blinking.

b. Rotate the MODE knob until MIDI is displayed, and blinking, on the display.

c. Press and release MODE. The display should now show MD.xx.

d. Rotate MODE to clockwise to progress upward through the MIDI channels. Rotate MODE counterclockwise to progress
downward through the MIDI channels. OFF is represented as MD.OF and is located below channel 1. OMNI is represented as
MD.OM and is located above channel 16.

e. Once the desired MIDI channel setting is shown on the display, press MODE to exit the MIDI channel menu. The MIDI channel is
now saved and will be remembered through power cycles and until you change it again or reset the 1440.

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