Support
Documentation and downloads
- User manual: Online or PDF version
- MIDI implementation chart
- Firmware upgrade instructions
- 3D-printable stand designed for Vector
Current firmware
- Upgrade directly from Vector via network or using USB drive
- USB image for download: Vector firmware 2.9.1 (see the instructions)
Changelog
Version 2.9.1 (August 2023)
- Sometimes weird behaviour of envelopes is fixed
- Corner copy-pasting is fixed
- Arp not playing from the first step on midi play/continue should be fixed
- Occasional and very random hang/crash should be also fixed
- A few related and unrelated bugs squashed along the way
- A few graphical tweaks increasing contrast and clarity
- The oscilloscope code was reworked and is not jumpy anymore when playing a detuned Generator
- The parameter popup is nudged up so it doesn’t hide the oscilloscope
- Weird behaviour when modulating Suborbit Speed is fixed
- A new page of presets in collaboration with Oliver Torr
Version 2.9 (May 2023)
See the archived Manual v2.9.
- Added a dialog to copy-paste corner parameters from one corner to another
- Fixed Amp and Orbit ADSR envelopes to change states properly in Exp mode
- Tweaked Reverb implementation, is now smoother and more neutral
- Added new modulation source: note index
- Added an option to change the A440 tuning
- Encoder weighting adjusted and is now much smoother and more immediate
Version 2.8 (December 2022)
See the archived Manual v2.8.
- MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) support 🎉
- New routing table
- UI polishing
- Various fixes and small improvements
Version 2.7.5 (June 2022)
See the archived Manual v2.7.5.
- Two brand new Orbiter shapes: N-gon and Pulse
- New filter type: Formant
- Increased available Orbiter speeds
- Adjustable knob speed
- Adjustable pitch bend range
- Added an option to configure the default preset and BPM
- MIDI Bank Select support
- Damper and Sostenuto MIDI CC support
- MIDI Through support
- MIDI Continue support
- “Dot” Delay Time added
- Double-tap on a preset to load
- Added an option to hide incoming MIDI CC popups
- Screen brightness adjustment
Version 2.6.11 (November 2021)
See the archived Manual v2.6.
- Streamlined filter selecting in the Focus mode
- The Orbiter button now hides the Corner Matrix if it’s open
- Fixed a bug where switch LEDs would not come up after power-up
Version 2.6.6 (October 2021)
See the archived Manual v2.6.
- Reworked and extended Corner Matrix
- New 24dB/Oct low pass ladder filter available
- Prime (fundamental) harmonic frequency can now be appended to various points in the synthesis pipeline (Gen1, Gen2, Blend, Mix) or turned off
- Each Generator in each corner can be separately downtuned by fixed ratios
- Two new Blend modes:
- PDAM – phase distortion followed by audio rate amplitude cross-modulation
- rPDAM – reverse curve phase distortion followed by audio rate amplitude cross-modulation
- Improved Randomizer – it is now possible to apply the randomization only to selected Corners instead of randomizing everything
- Implemented preset import/export to a USB flash drive, both individual preset files and bulk export
- Fixed a bug with Amp/Both/Orbit switching
- Fixed a bug where Vector would not start up when MIDI messages are sent to it
- Increased sensitivity on Arp velocity sliders
- Presets slot numbers are drawn to assist with import/export
- Fixed oscilloscope getting stuck
- Updater has been moved from Presets screen to the Settings screen
- Corner Matrix button now works as a shortcut straight to the Orbiter Screen and opens up the Corner Matrix
- Small graphical tweaks & fixes and quality of life tweaks
Version 2.5 (February 2021)
See the archived Manual v2.5.
- Increased contrast on the 2D plane by crossfading with an S-shape, instead of linearly
- New preset manager
- A couple of new presets added
- Available space for user presets increased
- Added tempo sync mode to persistent Global settings
- Fixed the chorus Stereo switch bug
- Fixed a bug with Poly Mode not always showing the proper controls
- Increased hitbox size for some UI elements
- Other bugfixes, tweaks and quality-of-life improvements as always
Version 2.4 (December 2020)
See the archived Manual v2.4.
- New Stereo Bias and Suborbit Offset functions in the Dual mode
- New Stereo Scatter and Detune Drift functions in the Poly mode
- Numeric value is now shown for all knobs
- Reworked Polyphony section in the manual, restructured ordering of chapters
- Increased maximum overall audio output volume
- Fixed synchronization with external MIDI gear
- Octaves in the Arpeggiator Step Grid can now be dragged
- New elliptic encoder weighting curve
Version 2.3 (November 2020)
See the archived Manual v2.3.
- Added another page for preset slots and fifteen new factory presets
- Added an audio-rate AM option, where Generator 1 and Generator 2 are AM cross-modulated
- Added an option to use consecutive PM and AM cross-modulation Blend setup
- Added a new generator pattern: Noisy overtones (generates approximately 1/f noise above the fundamental frequency played)
- Reworked the Corner Matrix to accommodate the new changes
- Added filter type thumbnails for slotted filters in the Corner Matrix for better overview
- Added an option to selectively randomize the Corners or the Matrix, or both
- Replaced the Arpeggiator Time Walk mode by a much more useful Chain Walk mode
- Step recorder now indicates when it is actually recording and displays the recorded notes count
- Some on-board system presets have been updated to use the new synthesis options
- Some other tweaks and bugfixes
Version 2.2 (November 2020)
See the archived Manual v2.2.
- Doubled the number of preset slots (the Presets screen now has two pages)
- Added fifteen new factory presets
- Quadrupled oversampling of the Overtone Generators
- Even more pronounced blend mechanism
- Improved Reverb, Chorus and Delay
- Increased warp range of the ADSR orbiter shape
- Fixed sending of MIDI Start messages to synchronized gear
- Some other tweaks and bugfixes
Version 2.1 (October 2020)
See the archived Manual v2.1.
- Separated envelopes for amplitude and Orbiter
- Exponential or Linear envelopes available
- Global settings can now be saved
- Some graphical tweaks and bugfixes
Version 2.0 (September 2020)
See the archived Manual v2.0.
- Corners completely reworked – now they all generate sound simultaneously
- Polyphony increased from 10 to 16 voices
- New Corner Matrix which allows for a more versatile configuration of filters – now they can be placed anywhere in the corner processing pipeline
- Improved orbiter shapes, including a brand-new ADSR shape
- Extended overtone patterns, more pronounced blend mechanism
- Brand-new manual with more detailed information (online, PDF and print)
- Improved overdrive
- New “Undo” function of the randomizer
- More streamlined LCD screen interface and USB update mechanism
- Mechanical switch positions are no longer stored in presets
- Increased encoder sampling rate (removes glitching when turned fast)
- Increased touch interface sampling rate (touch responsiveness is now synced with the graphics at 60fps)
- Removed LCD flashing on power-up
- New set of factory presets matching the upgraded synthesis engine
- Many other tweaks and some bugfixes
Version 1.1 (August 2019)
- Added multiple filter types
- Added a System Settings screen with MIDI configuration
- Mapped many MIDI CC to Vector parameters (see the MIDI implementation chart)
- Tweaked the fan controller settings
- Fixed and refactored buttons which sometimes got stuck in highlight
- Some minor graphical tweaks
- Some bugfixes
Version 1.0 (July 2019)
See the archived Manual v1 and MIDI Implementation Chart v1.
- Initial release shipped with the first batch