I was running whatever the current version was when I posted, a couple back I think. I updated shortly after that but it didn't help. Sorry, I've only just noticed the responses as I'd sorted it before anyone came back. This worked for me:OP, seems like a bug to me... What FW are you running?
I believe my problem was due to the Yamaha MD-BT01 overheating. I played a gig this weekend with a hardwired MIDI connection and had zero freezes. Turns out this was not related to Fractal at all on my end.Gig over the weekend, encountered a similar issue, trying to figure out what to do next.
I was on the last 5.03 beta (the release candidate, which I assume is functionally the same as the version released today). I use one preset per song, and I do all of my scene switching via foot switches (per-preset layouts), but I change presets via midi using BandHelper from an iPad, with the Yamaha MD-BT01 connected via bluetooth.
Multiple times over the course of the night (at least 5+) the foot switches locked up and would not function; I still had sound, but I was stuck on whichever scene I had last selected. I could choose a different song in BandHelper and the FM3 would change presets, but the foot switches still wouldn't work.
A few things to note:
I have never had this happen at home or at rehearsal, but it has happened at two different gigs recently using two different firmware versions (I was still on the last version of firmware 4 at the previous gig) which gives me a sneaking suspicion it's related to crowded RF environments in the places we've played; maybe because the midi is connected over bluetooth, it's confusing the FM3 when there's a lot of noise?
- I don't send scenes in my midi strings in BandHelper; for example, to select Preset 442 I'm sending 3, 0, 58
- Unlike some others, the scribble strips still display scene names, they just don't function when I step on them
- Power cycling the FM3 has, so far, been the only way to resolve the issue
I'm hoping this gets figured out so just wanted to add in my experience!
I just did a pretty long 3+ hour gig without issue using firmware 6 beta 3. I also have hold functions to activate alternate delay and drives. I have wondered if that has something to do with the freezes but it doesn't seem to happen specifically from using that feature. It seems to happen at random.I've had the switch freeze issue for the last three Sundays I've played at my church, and I may be starting to home in a little bit on the issue.
I prepare/practice at home with the FM3, and even though I sometimes have it on for most of the day, I very rarely experience the switch freeze at home. However, at church, both at rehearsals and during the service, the switch freeze is frequent, to the extent that the FM3 had become unusable for live performance for me. Today, for example, I set up for rehearsal before the service, and they froze during the first song. I powered off/on, it resolved, and then it happened again during the 2nd song. Powered off/on before 1st service, and they froze during the 1st song. This repeated for the 2nd service.
I have suspected that the issue has something to do with the switch hold function, possibly in conjunction with per-preset switch overrides. I use per-preset overrides, so I configure each preset's switch settings (using PP#1/2/3). My switch setup is simple - each switch selects a scene (1, 2, and 3, in order). Sometimes I need a 4th sound for a given preset, so I set up switch 1's hold function to select scene 4.
Before the 3rd service, I made the following changes, and I had no freezes during that service:
Since I didn't use the hold function after the changes, the two values I reset related to hold function weren't really tested, but thinking back, I feel like the issue worsened after I had made those changes from the default values. Not quite a smoking gun yet. However, I had major problems the last three times out with it, had major problems through two services, removed Hold functions, and then had no issues.
- Reset 'Hold Function Mode' to its default of 'Automatic' (had been set at 'Switch up')
- Reset 'Hold Function Timeout' to its default of 0.50 seconds (had been set at 0.75 seconds)
- Removed Hold functions from the three presets I used during the service
- For two of the presets where I needed a 4th scene, I set the Tap function to toggle scenes 1 and 4
I'll keep the current config and report back. I'm running 6.0 beta 3 currently.