Poly Effects posts firmware 337 for Beebo and Hector

October 7, 2023 · 1 sources

Poly Effects posted a release page for Firmware 337. Amps, spotlight, reverb browser. on October 7, 2023, listed on the maker's firmware updates page for Beebo and Hector. The page title names amps, a spotlight feature and a reverb browser. The listing gives no further description of what firmware 337 contains.

The same firmware page carries installation instructions for Beebo and Hector. The maker says to check the current firmware in the settings menu, download and unzip the file, and copy the files ending in .deb directly onto a USB flash drive. The drive goes in the pedal, and the update is started by pressing update firmware in the settings menu.

The page states requirements for the drive and the files. The USB key must be formatted FAT32, with the files in the first partition and not in any sub folders. On Mac OS, the maker says to select MS-DOS (FAT) in Disk Utility and set the scheme to Master Boot Record, and that the default GUID Partition Map will not work. The maker also notes that some USB flash drives do not work and that no drives larger than 16 Gb have been tested.

Two warnings appear at the top of the page. The maker says not to update Verbs units with serials above 500, because they already have the latest firmware and older firmware will not work on them. Owners of very old firmware, version 1.something, are told to contact the maker before updating.

The page also lists a later entry, Firmware 338, dated October 10, 2023, which describes a new module search system with reorganised categories, an updated start screen with Beebo and Hector splash, and a new MIDI program change module that can send a PC message from a trigger.