USB-C Disk Mode Issue

201 Pocket Piano
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I seem to be having issues getting into disk mode I have followed the outline in the manual and still its not connecting. Is anyone else having issues?

For reference I’m using a m1 MacBook pro and the USB c cable that was provided is plugged in to my computer via a dock.

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Hi, Can you try the USB connection to your computer without the dock?

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Hi i just removed the dock and have the cable plugged in directly to the computer and i still cannot get it into disk mode.

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I had an issue the first time I tried on my Mac when I plugged the USB A side into the 201 and USB C into my Macbook Pro. When I plugged the USB C into the 201, and then used a little USB A to C adapter on my Macbook Pro and did the button combo (hold the right 3 sharp buttons, then press the Shift button), it popped right up.

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@four_corners thanks for the post. Yes - Disk Mode is only available via the 201’s USB-C port.

@steveme can you confirm that you have connected to the 201’s USB-C port?

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While you definitely say " 1. Connect a USB cable from your computer’s USB-A port to the 201’s USB-C port." on the manual page, it might be worth putting a little parenthetical statement saying “the USB-A port on the 201 WILL NOT allow you to access Disk Mode”.

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@four_corners - Great idea - done!

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@chrisk what was the solution to the problem of not entering disk mode? I am also having a difficult time getting into disk mode with a brand new 201. I am unable to use the provided cable (MacBook Air with only USB-c port) but I do have a 240w/40gb/s data cable. will this suffice?

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It appears that the user was trying to enter Disk Mode with the 201’s USB-A port connected to their computer. Disk Mode is not available from the USB-A port. Disk Mode is only available from the USB-C port.

Is this a USB-C to USB-C cable? It should work.

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Hello.

Yes the cable I am trying to use is one of those USB-c to thunderbolt and everything in between. Following the instructions from the website I am not getting any response on my computer. Would the led color pattern indicate that I am disk mode?

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Can you post a link to the cable?

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Thanks for the link. There isn’t a special LED color/pattern that will indicate Disk Mode is active. However there is a way to use the LEDs to check if Disk Mode has been started:

  1. Select a pattern or synth (or both) other than the first of the six so at least one of the pattern/synth LEDs are not purple.
  2. When you press and hold the high C# + D# + F# keys and then press Shift key to enter Disk Mode, the main patch is reloaded and so the LEDs go back to purple.
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Awesome. That is super helpful. I’ll give it a go and get back to you.

Best

-K

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Hey chris-

The pp201 is not entering disk mode. By holding the three most right sharp keys the leds bounceback to purple, but not by holding c,d and f then shift.

-K

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@kellybest - does your Macbook Air have an M1 or M2 chip?

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M1 chip MacBook Air.

Thank you chris

-K

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Got it. Thanks.
Are you running macOS 13 Ventura on that computer? If so, it might be a USB-C permissions setting. Please see this article:

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That is good to know about but I am still unable to enter disk mode on the pp201. Is it possible to enter disk mode with out Having any thing plugged into the usb-c or only when connected to a computer?

By the way the instrument is awesome as is and I’m looking forward to eventually grabbing a organelle m when they become available again

Also I appreciate your prompt communication

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Hi @kellybest I just sent a DM