{"id":1755029,"date":"2019-07-22T17:37:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T17:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1755029"},"modified":"2021-03-11T13:17:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:17:52","slug":"how-to-update-the-firmware-on-the-strike-multipad","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-update-the-firmware-on-the-strike-multipad\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update the Firmware on the Strike Multipad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"Alesis-Strike-Multipad-firmware-update-instructions\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Alesis Strike Multipad firmware update instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to update the firmware on an Alesis Strike Multipad. These updates are released periodically and will often add new features and optimizations on the devices internal software. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#Check-the-Strike-Multipad-firmware-version\"><strong>Check the Strike Multipad firmware version<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Download-the-Strike-Multipad-firmware\"><strong>Download the Strike Multipad firmware<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Install-the-firmware-on-a-Strike-Multipad\"><strong>Install the firmware update<\/strong> <strong>on a Strike Multipad<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Check-the-Strike-Multipad-firmware-version\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Check the Strike Multipad firmware version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before downloading and installing the firmware on your device, the first thing to do is to check which version you\u2019re running, and also the latest version of the website.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f1f0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Power on the device. The firmware version will be listed on the Loading screen.<ul><li>You can also view the version number by pressing the <strong>Utility <\/strong>button, then pressing the <strong>F5 <\/strong>button below the display to view the system settings.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Go to the Strike Multipad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strikemultipad.com\/index.html#downloads\">download page<\/a> and see the latest <strong>Feature Update <\/strong>which is listed.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"#Alesis-Strike-Multipad-firmware-update-instructions\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button flat s blue\">Return to top<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Download-the-Strike-Multipad-firmware\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Download the Strike Multipad firmware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#ffe46e\" class=\"has-background\"> <strong>IMPORTANT: <\/strong>The USB thumb drive must be formatted to <strong>FAT32 <\/strong>before transferring the file to it. Learn more about how to format external drives on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-format-external-hard-drives-on-macos\/\">Mac<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-format-an-external-hard-drive-on-windows-10\/\"><strong>PC<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f1f0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to the Strike Multipad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strikemultipad.com\/index.html#downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">download page<\/a> and download <strong>Feature Update v1.x<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Connect a USB thumb drive to your computer and format it to <strong>FAT32<\/strong>.<ul><li>The thumb drive will not be recognized by your hardware if it\u2019s formatted as any other type.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Navigate to your <em>Downloads <\/em>folder, extract the <strong>.DAT <\/strong>file, and copy it<strong> <\/strong>to the root directory of the thumb drive.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strikemultipad.com\/index.html#downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/07\/Strike-Multipad-download-page-1024x631.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1755030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/07\/Strike-Multipad-download-page-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/07\/Strike-Multipad-download-page-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/07\/Strike-Multipad-download-page-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/07\/Strike-Multipad-download-page.png 1384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em> Click here to download the latest firmware update. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"#Alesis-Strike-Multipad-firmware-update-instructions\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button flat s blue\">Return to top<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Install-the-firmware-on-a-Strike-Multipad\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Install the firmware on a Strike Multipad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final step is to perform the firmware update. The update takes a few minutes to complete, so be patient and make sure not to remove the USB flash drive while the update is in progress. Follow these steps to complete the firmware update.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f1f0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>With the Strike Multipad turned off, connect the flash drive into the <strong>USB MEMORY <\/strong>port.<\/li><li>Press and hold the <strong>BPM <\/strong>and <strong>Metronome <\/strong>buttons located above the main encoder, and turn the unit on.<\/li><li>When the blue Firmware screen appears, let go of the buttons, and press the main encoder to start the firmware update.<\/li><li>Once the firmware update is completed, turn the device off, disconnect the USB thumb drive, and then turn the unit back on.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"#Alesis-Strike-Multipad-firmware-update-instructions\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button flat s blue\">Return to top<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1767299,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[115939,101804,53763,36319,246295,53762],"storecat":[],"itemids":[239349,195336],"manufacturers":[33168],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this guide we will show you how to check and update the firmware on an Alesis Strike Multipad. 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