SOMA releases WARP firmware 1.1 with sensor lock

January 26, 2026 · 1 sources

SOMA Laboratory released firmware version 1.1 for its WARP effects unit on January 26, 2026, according to the maker's firmware page¹. The update adds a sensor lock function¹.

The lock is meant to stop accidental effect switching. To activate it, the player quickly taps both sensors, Up and Down, simultaneously three times, with no more than half a second between taps¹. When the lock is enabled, the currently active effect LED blinks slowly¹. While it is active, touching either sensor will not change the effect, but will turn off the current effect LED¹. Tapping both sensors three times again deactivates the lock, and the current effect LED blinks quickly to confirm¹.

SOMA states that units with a serial number greater than 1008 do not need the update because the firmware is already installed¹. The update is installed from a USB flash drive formatted as FAT32, which SOMA recommends at 1 to 32 GB¹. The bottom panel must be removed to reach the USB port and tactile switch on the left side of the PCB, and SOMA warns that a grounding wire connects the panel to the PCB¹. The WARP is powered on while the tactile switch is held, and a successful update is indicated by an LED animation running several times from top to bottom; a failed one runs from bottom to top¹.

The same page also lists version 1.2, dated October 19, 2026, which adds a Lo-Fi mode¹. That mode halves the sample rate of the spatial processing from 48 kHz to 24 kHz, which SOMA says doubles delay, reverb and decay times and changes the tonal character of the processed sound while the dry sound remains unchanged at 48 kHz¹. It is available for seven algorithms: LUSH REVERB, INFINITY REVERB, GENERATIVE REVERB, GRANULAR SHIMMER, GRANULAR REVERB, MICRO LOOPS and MICRO LOOPS REVERB; LO-FI DELAY has no Lo-Fi mode because, in SOMA's words, that algorithm is Lo-Fi by design¹.

WARP is a synth pedal; more on this category is at Synth Pedals.