! Important ! Disclaimer

This update is only compatible with the latest current hardware revision of the SFC-60 V3. Never update an older model with this firmware!!

NEVER UNPLUG THE CONTROLLER OR CLOSE THE PROGRAMMER UNTIL YOU ARE POSITIVE THE UPDATE PROCESS IS DONE. The process is fully finished when the updater app says “Done!” and the controller has automatically rebooted, it should then react to movements and send MIDI. UPDATES ARE AT YOUR OWN RISK, BRICKED CONTROLLERS CAN BE SENT BACK FOR REPAIR. That being said this is the process I am using to program the controller during development (using command line instructions) and it’s running perfectly, just don’t break the process when it’s busy and you will be fine.

What you will need:

  • a 100% reliable USB-B printer type cable
  • a windows or MAC computer

Firmware updates available:

– 18/07/2022:

If you upgrade from a version below 1.9, you will need the updated MIDI mapping, see the support section for the mapping preset or remap it by hand in 2 minutes.

Improvements:

  • In TAL mode, the plugin will automatically dump its data to the controller after it’s plugged-in for the first time.
  • In TAL mode, you can use the USER switch to manually request the data dump. This is practical in Ableton as the data cannot be sent automatically when switching tracks because of a GUI issue in Ableton.

– 13/06/2022:

Please note you will need to remap or load the new mapped presets after updating. The MIDI CCs number had to change to accommodate the Arturia mode.

Improvements:

  • Added support for advanced Arturia XML integration and plugin mode (generic Prophet-5 or Arturia Prophet-5 V)

MAC tutorial:

1. Unplug the controller.

2. Press and hold down the RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW buttons together at the same time.

3. Plug in your controller, wait until all LEDs light up and then start the updater app. In the newest MacOS versions, you will need to authorize the app in the System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Open Anyway. After starting the App, the process will automatically start.

The update is successful when you can read the following message at the bottom :

Download [=========================] 100% xxxxxx bytes
Download done.
DFU state(8) = dfuMANIFEST-WAIT-RESET, status(0) = No error condition is present
Done!
Resetting USB to switch back to runtime mode

5. Unplug and replug your controller to reboot the controller with the new firmware. You can check the version number in the control panel: https://sound-force.nl/SFC_60_V3_Control_Panel/

If it fails, copy the full text inside of the updater app window and send an email: nicolas@sound-force.nl

Windows tutorial:

1. First download the drivers for Windows and unzip. In the “drivers” folder, run the “install_drivers” script, say yes to any prompt. This might take a while and different command windows will open. Let it patiently finish.

2. Install Java for Windows (if you don’t have java yet)

3. Then download and unzip the Windows updater and run the “SoundForce_update_app” script.

4. Unplug your controller. Press and hold down the RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW buttons together at the same time. Plug in your controller, wait until all LEDs light up and then start the updater app. Press a key on your computer.

5. If the update was successful, you should read the following message at the bottom

Starting download: [#########################################] finished!
state(8) = dfuMANIFEST-WAIT-RESET, status(0) = No error condition is present
Done!
Resetting USB to switch back to runtime mode

6. If the process is hanging simply close the window and run the script again. If that doesn’t help, copy the full text inside of the updater app window and send an email: nicolas@sound-force.nl