New release May 2021

Hi,
A new release/image is available: Sbox20210521, see the download area.
Existing users should read the README_existing-users.txt.
I intend it to be the last one using python2.7.

Effects

• Made initial state of the filters/effects configurable in configuration.txt
  
• Added overdrive distortion
  
• Added peak limiter
  

Bugfixes

• No more red LED blinking when all is OK
  
• Fixed changing midichannel via buttons & GUI
  
• In mode=once subsequent keypress will now restart again as originally intended/documented.
  
• Serialmidi now adheres to MIDI specs
  
• Sustain pedal no longer accumulates notes (causing extra volume while pressed and CPU issues when released)
  

Connected devices

• Added OLED SSD1306 support
  
• Added Pimoroni Audio Pirate support
  
• Added MIDI through/thru
  
• Show connected midi devices in the GUI and display
  
• Connected USB storage without samplesets force the internals sample storage to be used (behavior can occur with connected micro controllers).
  

User interface and configuration

• Console log of smfplayer more informative
  
• Placed changing midichannel in main dashboard
  
• Show distribution image info in console log if applicable
  
• Extra examples in wifistatips.txt (also contains example for fixed wired address)
  
• Show network info and WiFi strength to console, GUI and displays
  

Miscellaneous

• Extended midimon.py to support serial midi and midi-thru monitoring
  
• Changed /samples partition on image to NTFS (so it can be accessed from windows)
  
• And of-course various cleanups and
  
• Documentation website updates