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Summary

Standalone replacement for #550, without the #538/#539/#540 stack. Merged current master, including Fourm #535, and completed release hardening in d2e35a4.

  • Restrict live requests to the four documented banks (0x0B-0x0E); preserve ten-bank Nord Lead 2X file import/export.
  • Validate device IDs, nibble payloads, lengths and addresses; detection requires the requested Slot A response.
  • Harden MIDI-file framing, lengths, VLQs, running status, fragmented SysEx and F7 escapes. Malformed tracks raise ValueError without returning partial imports.
  • Add independent wire regressions for four banks, nonzero channels, repeated downloads, Slot A-only audition, import/export, fingerprints and malformed inputs.
  • Register tests in CMake, update both synth lists and setup help, and document official fixture sources and coverage limits.

Validation

  • Nord generic and dedicated tests: 115 passed, 10 skipped (Python 3.12).
  • Including Fourm dedicated regressions: 130 passed, 10 skipped.
  • git diff --check clean; existing binary fixtures unchanged.

Release scope

Alpha support for normal Nord Lead 1/2/2X programs. Official files and mock MIDI are tested; hardware detection/timing and writable-memory behavior remain unverified. Live bank availability depends on the instrument and memory card. Higher 2X banks support file import/export only. Percussion kits, performances and Nord Lead 3+ are not supported.

Platform CI and the follow-up review must finish before merging. Original #550 remains open for history until this replacement is merged.

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  • New Features
    • Added alpha support for Clavia Nord Lead, Nord Lead 2, and Nord Lead 2X synthesizers.
    • Added device detection, program transfers, bank and patch management, and support for compatible SysEx formats.
    • Added the ability to load Nord Lead patches from Standard MIDI Files.
  • Documentation
    • Updated supported-synthesizer documentation with bank support, testing status, and scope details, including separate handling for Nord Lead 3 and later models.

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Adds an alpha Clavia Nord Lead adaptation for Nord Lead 1, 2, and 2X. The change supports SysEx detection, program and edit-buffer handling, MIDI legacy loading, build installation, documentation, and fixture-based testing.

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Clavia Nord Lead adaptation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Nord Lead SysEx protocol
adaptations/Clavia_Nord_Lead.py
Defines Nord Lead constants and adaptation functions for detection, requests, dump validation, conversion, program mapping, and MD5 fingerprinting.
Legacy MIDI SysEx loader
adaptations/Clavia_Nord_Lead.py
Parses Standard MIDI File tracks, reconstructs fragmented SysEx messages, and loads valid Nord Lead dumps.
Build and adaptation validation
adaptations/Clavia_Nord_Lead.py, adaptations/CMakeLists.txt, README.md
Adds fixture-based test data and mock-device expectations. Includes the adaptation in build and install rules. Documents Nord Lead 1, 2, and 2X as an alpha adaptation.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 64c2e

Users may attempt unavailable live-bank downloads, and malformed legacy MIDI files can appear to import successfully while silently omitting invalid content. Clarify the hardware limitation and reject malformed escape-framed SysEx before merging.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant KnobKraft
  participant Clavia_Nord_Lead
  participant NordLead
  KnobKraft->>Clavia_Nord_Lead: Request device detection
  Clavia_Nord_Lead->>NordLead: Send edit-buffer request
  NordLead-->>Clavia_Nord_Lead: Return SysEx dump
  Clavia_Nord_Lead->>Clavia_Nord_Lead: Validate and normalize dump
  Clavia_Nord_Lead-->>KnobKraft: Return detected channel and patch data
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In `@adaptations/Clavia_Nord_Lead.py`:
- Line 95: Update createProgramDumpRequest to use FIRST_PROGRAM_REQUEST_TYPE
0x0F and validate bank indexes against CLASSIC_BANK_COUNT rather than
MAX_IMPORT_BANKS; retain MAX_IMPORT_BANKS exclusively for imported-dump parsing.

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In `@adaptations/Clavia_Nord_Lead.py`:
- Line 287: Update the F7 escape handling around messages.append(escaped) to
validate explicitly framed SysEx messages for embedded status bytes using the
same policy as the validation at Lines 293-295. Reject malformed F0…F7 escapes
with ValueError before appending, preserving the existing behavior for valid
escapes.

In `@adaptations/test_Clavia_Nord_Lead.py`:
- Line 155: Rename the format parameter in smf and
test_midi_multiple_tracks_and_channel_running_status to smf_format, including
the parametrization name and every reference at
adaptations/test_Clavia_Nord_Lead.py lines 155-155 and 178-178.

In `@README.md`:
- Line 27: Update the Clavia/Nord Lead entries in both device tables to qualify
that the four live-request banks depend on the specific Nord Lead model and
installed memory card. Preserve the separate ten-bank Nord Lead 2X file
import/export support.

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elif escaped:
escaped.append(byte)
if byte == 0xF7:
messages.append(escaped)

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Validate explicitly framed SysEx in F7 escapes before appending it.

Line 287 bypasses the embedded-status-byte validation at Lines 293-295. An escaped F0 ... 0xF8 ... F7 message is malformed under this parser’s policy, but it is appended and later filtered as a non-Nord dump. If earlier dumps are valid, the loader returns a partial import instead of raising ValueError.

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                             escaped.append(byte)
                             if byte == 0xF7:
+                                if any(data_byte >= 0x80 for data_byte in escaped[1:-1]):
+                                    raise ValueError("Embedded status byte in MIDI SysEx")
                                 messages.append(escaped)
                                 escaped = []
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messages.append(escaped)
escaped.append(byte)
if byte == 0xF7:
if any(data_byte >= 0x80 for data_byte in escaped[1:-1]):
raise ValueError("Embedded status byte in MIDI SysEx")
messages.append(escaped)
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around messages.append(escaped) to validate explicitly framed SysEx messages for
embedded status bytes using the same policy as the validation at Lines 293-295.
Reject malformed F0…F7 escapes with ValueError before appending, preserving the
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EOT = b"\x00\xff\x2f\x00"


def smf(*tracks, format=0):

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Rename both format parameters.

format shadows the Python builtin in smf and test_midi_multiple_tracks_and_channel_running_status. Rename both parameters to smf_format, including the parametrization name and all references.

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[error] 155-155: Function argument format is shadowing a Python builtin

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In `@adaptations/test_Clavia_Nord_Lead.py` at line 155, Rename the format
parameter in smf and test_midi_multiple_tracks_and_channel_running_status to
smf_format, including the parametrization name and every reference at
adaptations/test_Clavia_Nord_Lead.py lines 155-155 and 178-178.

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Comment thread README.md
| Behringer | Wave | works | adaptation | Thanks to @willxy! |
| Black Corporation | Kijimi | beta | adaptation | Thanks to @ffont and @markusschlosser |
| Casio | CZ-101/CZ-1000 | alpha | adaptation | Contributed by @Casuallynoted; hardware validation needed |
| Clavia | Nord Lead / Nord Lead 2 / Nord Lead 2X | alpha | adaptation | Four live banks; ten-bank 2X file import/export; official fixtures and mock MIDI tested, hardware verification pending; no Nord Lead 3+ |

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Qualify live-bank availability in both device tables.

The adaptation exposes four documented live-request banks, but availability depends on the Nord Lead model and installed memory card. Without this qualifier, users may attempt a live-bank download that their instrument cannot provide. Update both entries in README.md and docs/README.md while retaining the separate ten-bank 2X file import/export support.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@README.md` at line 27, Update the Clavia/Nord Lead entries in both device
tables to qualify that the four live-request banks depend on the specific Nord
Lead model and installed memory card. Preserve the separate ten-bank Nord Lead
2X file import/export support.

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christofmuc added a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 4, 2026
Fix Nord Lead MIDI import and remaining PR #559 review findings
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