yarns-loom

Loom

An alternate firmware for the Yarns synthesizer module ↗, aimed at making Yarns more powerful and user-friendly.

Features

• Cue sequencer with MIDI Song Position →
• Looper-style sequencer with real-time polyphonic recording →
• Sequencer-programmed arpeggiator movement →
• 26 oscillator shapes with timbre/amplitude mod matrix →
• ADSR envelopes with velocity shaping →
• Expanded support for MIDI CCs →
• New paraphonic layouts with 4-voice paraphonic part and 6 overall voices →
• New polyphonic voicing algorithms →
• Hold pedal can be used for latching, sostenuto, and more →
  • Check the manual for more!

Caveats

• Installation of this firmware is at your own risk
• Presets saved in this firmware will not load with the manufacturer’s firmware, and vice versa
  • Run INIT from the main menu after switching firmware
• Some of Yarns’ original features have been downgraded to make room for new features
  • E.g. the sequencer holds 30 notes instead of the original 64

Installation

1. Download yarns-loom.syx from the latest release’s assets
2. Follow the instructions for installing Yarns firmware ↗

Community

• Discussion thread on ModWiggler ↗
• GitHub: feel free to create pull requests, feature ideas, and bug reports
• License: MIT License

Kudos

• Thanks to Dylan Bolink and Fabio Bernardi for beta testing, bug reports, and great ideas
• Thanks to Mutable forum user Airell for the idea of per-part latching
• Thanks to Mutable forum user sdejesus13 for encouraging the exploration of clock-based recording
• Thanks to John Chowning, Barry Truax, and Bernie Hutchins for notes on FM synthesis
• And above all, thanks to Mutable Instruments for making incredible open-source modules!