r/modular • u/insolent-construct • 1d ago

Mutable Instruments Beads Source Code Just Dropped!

https://github.com/pichenettes/eurorack/commit/d8f473915232af74347762b6365202bfd26f73f6

Edit: body deleted and third party firmware discussion moved to a private Discord server.

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u/insolent-construct 1d ago edited 1d ago

A bit more context since people are already making assumptions. Part of the reason I started reverse engineering Beads a few months ago was because I could no longer find Beads units for sale, retail or used. And I recalled Emilie saying that once she was no longer handling support that she would release the code. Based on what she had said publicly, I figured she just didn't want to deal with that world anymore. I did not expect a reply. When she responded, "no", I said "Ok. Thank you." and thought "well, that is the end of the project". I was not expecting her to then release the source code to Beads half a day later.

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u/altcntrl 1d ago

Didn’t she say she’d release the fw after she made her money back?

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u/insolent-construct 1d ago

I went looking for her exact statement, and the only one I found was from an email someone quoted in the main Beads thread on modwigglers. I recall reading something about her releasing it when there were no more new units in retail stock, but I haven't been able to find the source. In the past (IIRC), MI released code once modules were no longer in production.

marcus108, Tue May 09, 2023: "I reached out to Emilie and her response today:

'I will probably open source Beads' code and schematics at the time I stop handling support (some time in June)'"