Microfreak/CLI/Validation/26-10-03 slot 397

• USB download validation — slot 397

  • On 2026-10-03 Sat, the connected MicroFreak returned saved preset Microfreak/Preset/397 Imit, named Imit, category Keys, with populated sound data.
  • MIDI Control Center was open during both read-only transfers. Both completed, with matching headers and sound data and no detected protocol interference. This demonstrates coexistence for these downloads; simultaneous MCC transfers remain untested.
  • The patch was used in a recent GitP episode. The episode association is unspecified; the capture retains the existing name.

  • Captured files

    • Captured patch files and reports are stored locally under assets/Microfreak-2026-10-03-slot-397-Imit/; the public repository contains the validation notes.
    • Original raw patch and capture manifest preserve the saved header and complete sound data.
    • Repeat-read manifest records a second device download whose complete raw content matched the original capture.
    • Imit preset export (.mfpz) was generated locally from the raw capture using Elektroid's serialized object format and a ZIP member named 0_preset. It was not downloaded through an installed Elektroid executable.
    • Validation report records the repeated-download comparison and the export's matching sound data. The existing garden parser reopened the export, recovered the name/category and parsed the parameter layout successfully.
    • Parameter inspection provides named raw parameter values. Display-scale conversions and sound interpretation are outside this validation.

  • Observations

    • The existing microfreak:download task can capture this populated saved slot directly over USB. It checks response sequence, operation and length for the header and every sound-data packet.
    • No preset write, rename, program change, restoration or memory-protection change was performed. The experiment read the saved preset rather than the current unsaved edit buffer.
    • The matching repeat read supports using the captured sound-data fingerprint to detect later changes before renaming. The manifests retain the complete fingerprints rather than relying on the slot name.
    • Parser round-trip validation establishes that the generated export preserves the captured sound data. Acceptance in MCC and successful device restoration are still untested.

  • Next validation

    • TODO Import the generated .mfpz into an MCC computer bank and verify its displayed metadata, without sending it to the device.
    • TODO Choose a backed-up test slot for a restore test and compare the restored sound data with the original capture.
    • TODO Build the reusable episode-capture mise task around the proven download path and validated export format.
    • TODO Preview a convention-based rename when an episode date and patch order are available, then test the USB write on a backed-up slot.
    • Microfreak/CLI/Episode patch workflow tracks the broader implementation plan; Microfreak/CLI/Preset metadata over USB records protocol research.