Here's the release version of the Mastermind PBC 3.0.1 firmware and editor. If you have the time and inclination, please give it a try and let me know how it works for you.
NEW FEATURES:
This update adds the following:
PLEASE DON'T UPDATE TO THIS RELEASE RIGHT BEFORE YOUR BIG GIG!
- First, back up your settings to a flash drive or computer! If you go back to 2.x, your PBC will factory reset.
- Download and unzip the firmware file.
- Copy the file to a USB flash drive, and remove any other .rjf files from the flash drive.
- Eject the drive from your computer.
- Power on the Mastermind PBC while holding the 1 and 3 buttons.
- Keep holding until you see "PBC Bootloader" appear on the screen.
- Now plug the flash drive into your Mastermind PBC. The update should begin and will take a few minutes to complete.
Firmware: http://www.rjmmusic.com/downloads/PBC301.zip
Mac Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/software/PBCEditor-3.0.1.dmg
PC Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/software/PBCEditor-3.0.1.zip
Manual: http://www.rjmmusic.com/manuals/PBC Manual-3.0.pdf
NEW FEATURES:
- A frequently requested feature - auto tap! This allows you to automatically send taps to pedals with analog tap inputs, or to MIDI capable pedals that accept taps via CC, PC or note messages. It uses a macro to determine whether it uses a function switch, sends a MIDI message, etc.VIDEO HERE: Mastermind PBC 3.0 Auto Tap
- A major reorganization of audio settings - all loops, buffers, etc. have global settings which can be overridden on a per-preset basis. There's also a global lock for each parameter that can temporarily disable the per-preset overrides.There is a new Audio page at the top level, and also an Audio tab on the Presets page. VIDEO HERE: Mastermind PBC 3.0 Audio Features
- The Loop 7-10 screen indicators now show when the loop is parallel - two vertical lines are displayed, one on either side of the indicator.
- Likewise, the Output B indicator adds two vertical lines when the output is inverted.
- There is now a"D" indicator on the screen that shows whether the dry signal is being sent to the internal mixer.
- When editing a button's hold function, you now have an option for an "On Color" and a "Both Color". The On color is displayed when the button's normal function is off and the hold function is on. The Both color is displayed when both the normal and hold functions are on. Either color can be set to "None" to prevent them from displaying.
- You can turn on a bar graph display of the expression pedal position.
- Groups can now have their own action list. The group needs to have "allow all buttons off" turned on. The action list is executed when switching from the "all buttons off" to "button on" state and vice-versa. One example of how this could be used is to have buttons that select presets on an effect device, and use the group actions to bypass the pedal. When any button in the group is on, the pedal's loop is turned on. When all of the buttons are turned off, the pedal's loop is turned off.
- Some actions now allow special values. For example, the Page and Preset actions allow you to select special values of "Up", "Down" and "Previous" instead of selecting a specific preset or page number. This allows you to move up or down a page or preset. Also, the Previous setting lets you return to the previously selected page or preset. This is especially useful with pages - you can make a button that returns to the last page you were on. If you have multiple pages that can jump to the Loops page, for example, the Previous Page button will return you to whichever page you were on when you jumped to the Loops page.
- The "Preset 2nd" parameter has a new option: Reload - this one makes the PBC reload the current preset, resetting all IAs and PC numbers to whatever was saved in the preset. This allows you to manually turn on loops, then return to the saved loop state with one button press. The "Preset" option has been renamed to "Same" - when set to "Same" a second button press on a preset keeps you on the same preset without reloading.
- Direct Send setting for devices. Until now, the PBC would do a bunch of processing on outgoing messages - it would remove duplicate CC messages, and send CCs in numerical order. The intent was to reduce the amount of MIDI messages sent, but in some cases it caused a problem. Turning on Direct Send gets rid of all of the sorting and checking. MIDI messages are always sent in the order they're specified in action lists.
- You can now have the PBC run a specific macro on startup.
- The tuner now has a center frequency range of 432 to 445 Hz.
- When editing the Preset Action list, "Off" values are no longer available to be edited - they didn't do anything anyway.
- There is now a CC (CC75 by default) that allows you to externally select the current button page.
- Added a setting to disable the display of tempo in the main display.
- Put LCD contrast setting in the PBC menu where it belongs.
- Fixed button repeat on external switches.
- Fixed a bug that caused the first preset to be overwritten with the global preset.
- Fixed a bug that made the Mute function not turn off correctly if you switched presets when in Mute mode.
- Fixed a bug that caused global buttons to not retain their state when switching to a local button page
- Fixed a bug that caused the first Bank Down press to switch to Bank 1, even if the PBC powered up in a higher numbered bank.
- Mesa JP-2C
- Chase Bliss pedals
This update adds the following:
- Fixes the handling of buttons with hold functions when one of the functions is disabled (for example, when the Axe-Fx or Kemper block it controls is not present in the current preset)
- You can now specify tempos with one decimal place
- A tempo value of "0.1" in a preset or song means "keep whatever preset we are already using". In a later release, this will be made more user friendly with a special value called "Same". A tempo value of "0.0" means no tempo - no tempo will be sent or displayed.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the expression pedal position switch from working correctly when you override the expression pedal settings in a preset.
PLEASE DON'T UPDATE TO THIS RELEASE RIGHT BEFORE YOUR BIG GIG!
- First, back up your settings to a flash drive or computer! If you go back to 2.x, your PBC will factory reset.
- Download and unzip the firmware file.
- Copy the file to a USB flash drive, and remove any other .rjf files from the flash drive.
- Eject the drive from your computer.
- Power on the Mastermind PBC while holding the 1 and 3 buttons.
- Keep holding until you see "PBC Bootloader" appear on the screen.
- Now plug the flash drive into your Mastermind PBC. The update should begin and will take a few minutes to complete.
Firmware: http://www.rjmmusic.com/downloads/PBC301.zip
Mac Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/software/PBCEditor-3.0.1.dmg
PC Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/software/PBCEditor-3.0.1.zip
Manual: http://www.rjmmusic.com/manuals/PBC Manual-3.0.pdf
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