# Departures experiments **Current stable: [Departures 0.5.1](../README.md)** ยท [stable UF2](../uf2/Departures_0.5.1.uf2). No active experimental release. The 0.5.1 pad-balance experiment was preferred in listening tests and hardware tests were reported passed by Adrian. It was promoted unchanged to stable 0.5.1 on 8 November 2026. The [original experiment](https://github.com/soveda/Workshop_Computer/tree/24edd4b7/releases/126_Departures/experimental/0.5.1) is preserved on the fork. Historical source and firmware are linked from the [archive index](../archive/README.md); this release includes only the stable UF2.