Hello,
If anyone runs into an issue upgrading Astrolab 61 to the latest firmware, this might be of some help.
If the upgrade fails and leaves the keyboard in a bad state, follow the steps to start it in Recovery Mode - close Analog Lab V, reboot the keyboard holding down Oct± keys, then pushing both of the keys quickly before the Arturia logo comes on. Once the display says Arturia_Recovery (or something like that), open the Analog Lab V software, but make sure that - if you’re running Windows OS - you Run as Administrator. Then attempt the update again and it should succeed. I also downloaded the firmware file to my local machine and used it instead of running the default online option.
Hope this helps and saves you a day or two of beating your head against the wall, like I did before I figured it out! 
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really good that you overcame this!
let’s put and a little bit of humor, we all need it nowadays!!!
i never install every update come out to my devices, i’m used from Windows, to update them every 2 updates!!! e.g, Windows XP, (not Vista)!!! Windows 7, (Not 8)!!!
Win 10 etc etc!!!
so and in this case, i’ll be waiting the next update, since i have the 1,3,5!!!
And in the x update though, i read a few comments with problems, my update worked like a charm in any case!
Always follow the guide step by step, using the original cables , etc!
- always update from desktops! More power and stability!
Arturia keep up!!!
Thanks! I’ve been living and working in the wild world of windows (www? - no, I think that’s taken haha!) for many years, and my tendency is to live on the edge and upgrade to the latest hardware/software versions as soon as they become production ready, but it definitely has some unwanted circumstances at times, as was the case here. Lesson learned though. Had I done this before a show or something, I would have caused problems for me and my bandmates, so I will never do that!
Keep on rockin’ in what’s left of the free world!
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fully understand your point!
the issue about Astrolab, for me, is that, i totally love it. I have years to feel like i feel with this device/project.
So i can “forgive” it, for a few “errors” if they occur, since it gives me this i want. A keyboard, with so much good preset… And just to play them & feel the moment!!!
the simplicity is a challenge today!!! And Arturia did the challenge reality!
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For sure. Every Gen 1 device is going to have a bit of a rough patch in the beginning, but once it gets settled in and the company believes in it, all those things tend to work themselves out. I believe in this keyboard and I hope Arturia will continue to improve it and its successors.
Cheers
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