Boss VF-1 CTRLR AU/VST Plugin Bug Report/Feedback

Ahead of the VF-1 CTRLR AU/VST v1 (and updated for the v2) release – I thought it would be really helpful to create a bug report/feedback page for anyone who uses the plugin. If you have any feedback or found any errors/issues, please post a comment below. I only work in a limited environment but I will export different versions of the plugin.

Please help each other by mentioning if the plugin is working in a different platform and environment, any workarounds or instructions.

I suspect many of these issues are due to running the very original Boss VF-1 firmware. I am on version 1.0 but it does go as high as version 1.3. I am following the midi implementation from a later Boss document located here (link). The advantages of working like this is that I can make a version, compatible across the different firmwares because even if something is missing in version 1.0, I have the midi implementation detailed from the Boss manual.

Notes & Misc

1. Acoustic Multi – Couldn’t see how to call up the PreAmp Mic Setting and Mic Level from the VF-1 screen (but I coded them in anyway) as this may be a nuance related to the Version 1.0 firmware.
2. Bass Multi – Same as above. I couldn’t work out how to call PreAmp Mic Setting and Mic Level.
3. Save midi sysex. According to the manual, the entire algorithm should be sent first (410 bytes, split by 255 and 155) and then the save midi sent. However, this was written prior to modern OSs and IDEs such as Ctrlr and CtrlrX. We can now live update a present which means the settings are in place. Clicking the ‘write’ midi can me a positive write without presending. Looks fine to me but let me know how you get on.

Known Bugs

1. Bass Multi – Defretter. Defretter/Comp has a switch and the manual references the same midi for both parts of the alogorithm but with different byte locations. Defret cannot be controlled by the referenced midi in my VF-1 (version 1.0) but after testing, I found it could be controlled by different midi sysex. It may be a version 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3 difference so I will tread with caution and may create a toggle to switch between versions if this the case. In version 1.0, the midi stems are:
   Sens: 01 32 not 01 28
   Attack: 01 34 not 01 2A
   Depth: 01 36 not 01 2C
   Level: 01 38 not 01 2E
   Anyhow – solved but may need adjust for firmware beyond v1.0. One thing to note is that the sysex spills from Defret into the Octave which means midi sends need to be shut off when loading a preset to stop two different sysex values from being sent.
2. Bass Multi – Factory preset “Fake Fretless” sometimes loads without Comp attack set to 0 instead of 60. Switching to another preset and loading again usually addresses this problem.
3. Pedals screen. Updating the pedals from the UF-1 while the pedal screen is active on the Boss VF-1 LCD editing screen can lead to a freeze on the Boss VF-1. To solve the freeze, turn the VF-1 off and on again and you wll be back to normal.