MASTERMIND LT FIRMWARE 4.0.11 / EDITOR 4.0.7 RELEASE

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Here's the 4.0 release of the Mastermind firmware and editor.

There are quite a few features and fixes, here are most of them:

Device Support
  • Added the Tap Button CC to Strymon pedals
  • Added missing Bypass CC for the Strymon Mobius
  • Added support for MD-500 and RV-500
  • Added support for Empress Echosystem, Reverb, Tremolo and Phaser
Expression Pedals
  • You can now define up to 128 expression pedal settings blocks. There's a System / ExpPedal action that allows you to switch expression pedal settings on the fly. This replaces expression pedal grouping
External Switches
  • External switches can now have different functions on different button pages (in addition to the per-preset settings they already have)
  • External switches now pay attention to color settings: setting a color to black means "LED off" and any other color means "LED on"
Function Switches
  • Function switches now have special settings panels in the Globals and Presets tab of the editor. This allows you to set a default state, on/off overrides for each preset, and can lock a switch to be on or off at all times. Additionally, a function switch can be set to independent, which means it can only be changed by IA button presses and will not change when you change presets.
Presets
  • Each preset can now have a button color assigned to it. When a preset button calls up a preset, its button color will be displayed on that preset button (if any color is assigned)
  • Each preset can be assigned an alternate preset number. There's a new "Alternate" setting for the "Preset 2nd Press" global setting - when this setting is active, pressing a preset button a second time will recall the preset's alternate preset.
Song / Setlist:
  • It's now possible to select a preset that's not part of the current song, and also possible to select a song that's not part of the current setlist.
  • There is now a System / Song action that allows you to select songs from an IA button, macro, etc. Special values are "None", "Previous" and "Next"
  • The System / Setlist action now has special values "None", "Same", "Previous" and "Next"
  • When switching setlists, will always reset to the first song and preset in the setlist
Tempo
  • Each preset can set a tempo division for the MIDI clock output and the Auto Tap feature
  • Presets can specify a tempo value, or special values "Off", "Same", "Song"
  • Songs can specify a tempo value, or special values "Off", "Same", "Preset"
  • There is now a System / BPM action that allows you to set tempos on the fly. Special values are "Off", "Same", "Song", "Preset", "Plus 1", "Plus 0.1", "Minus 1", "Minus 0.1"
  • There's a setting that enables or disables sending of MIDI start and stop messages when the clock starts and stop
  • There's a setting that enables or disables sending MIDI clock to the secondary output pins of the MIDI in port.
  • "Ignore Preset Tempos" setting forces the system to ignore all tempos in presets and act as if the tempo was set to "Song"
  • There is now an "Auto" setting for the "MIDI Clock" parameter. This one makes the system a clock master unless a clock is received from the USB port or MIDI In port, in which case it becomes a clock slave
Other Features
  • You can now format flash drives from the setup menu
  • MIDI Forwarding setting allows you to use the Mastermind as a USB MIDI interface for other MIDI devices. Works well with Strymon pedals and the Nixie software on a PC or Mac.
  • PC actions now have "Same" and "Prev" values. The former sends the most recently sent PC again. The latter sends the 2nd to last PC again
  • Added a System / IA Store action
  • The amount of time button names are displayed is now user configurable
  • There are now "Copy to Preset" and "Copy from Preset" options accessible by right-clicking on presets in the Presets tab of the editor.
Fixes in 4.0.1
  • Hold Functions that have IA cycle turned on will now display the cycle step names correctly
  • Preset and song tempos can now be set to special values (Same, Preset, Song, etc.) in the setup menu on the LT
  • When editing tempos on the LT, pressing the Bank Up button will set BPM to the minimum value. This makes it easier to access the BPM special values. Press Bank Up, then press Val- to get to the special values.
  • Fixed song and setlist selection from incoming PC messages. When "bank=song" is off, only songs within the current setlist will be searched for matching presets.
  • Fixed a bug in the editor that sometimes caused the Alt Preset parameter of the first preset to be corrupted
Fixes in 4.0.2 (firmware release only)
  • Added "Prev" value to the possible values for Alternate Preset. This allows you to return to the previously selected preset
  • Fixed a bug that made it impossible to edit preset or song tempos on the device
  • Fixed a bug that made it impossible to edit empty setlist entries if you'r settings were upgraded from 3.x
  • Fixed the unintentional sending of expression pedal data when changing exp pedal settings
  • Fixed MIDI forwarding errors
Fixes in 4.0.3 (firmware release only)
  • Fixed expression pedals again, this time correctly (I hope)
Fixes in 4.0.4
  • Fixed preset button status updating from incoming PC messages
  • Fixed the loss of button repeat functionality in certain cases
Fixes in 4.0.5 (firmware release only)
  • Fixed a memory issue that occurred in systems with many devices defined
  • Fixed an issue involving momentary hold functions on disabled buttons
Fixes in 4.0.6
  • Fixed handling of external switches on pages > 1
  • Fixed handling of "Previous" preset value in several places
  • Fixed "None" value for System / ExpPedal action, it now returns you to the global exp pedal setting
  • Fixed a conflict between IA Cycle and Global settings
  • Added Source Audio Ventris support
Fixes in 4.0.7:
  • Fixed IA Cycle again, now normal, global and local IA Cycle buttons should all work correctly
  • Fixed an issue where MIDI clock fluctuated during preset change
  • Fixed an issue with external MIDI control of function switches
  • Fixed System / ExpPedal actions. The "None" special value is renamed to Global to indicate what it really does. Also added "Preset" special value that recalls the current preset's expression pedal settings (if any).
Fixes in 4.0.8:
  • Fixed tempo fluctuation on preset change
Fixes in 4.0.9:
  • Fixed a crash that could happen in certain cases
Fixes in 4.0.10:
  • Made the range of the Contrast setting wider - some new displays we've received are darker and need the contrast set lower than was previously possible
Fixes in 4.0.11:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the unit to lock up if using an external switch for tap tempo.
TO UPDATE FIRMWARE:

PLEASE DON'T DO A MAJOR FIRMWARE UPDATE RIGHT BEFORE YOUR BIG GIG!

- First, back up your settings to a flash drive or computer! If you go back to 3.1 or earlier, your LT 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 LT while holding the 1 and 3 buttons.
- Keep holding until you see "Mastermind Bootloader" appear on the screen.
- Now plug the flash drive into your Mastermind LT. The update should begin and will take a few minutes to complete.

Firmware: http://www.rjmmusic.com/downloads/PBC/MM4011.zip

Mac Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/downloads/PBC/MastermindEditor-4.0.7.dmg
PC Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/downloads/PBC/MastermindEditor-4.0.7.zip

Manual: http://www.rjmmusic.com/manuals/MMLT/Mastermind LT Manual-4.0.pdf

Editor manual: http://www.rjmmusic.com/wiki
 
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The actual file that's being downloaded is a ZIP file, your computer is probably unzipping it for you, automatically.
 
Sent these in an email, but posting just in case someone had the same problem with 4.0 and found a solution:

It appears that firmware 4.0 has broken the tuner functionality between my AxeFX II XL+ and Mastermind LT. The AxeFX recognizes when I hit the tuner switch, but the LT displays a big question mark. I’ve tried resetting and reprogramming the button to no avail, so my guess is that this is a bug somewhere in the firmware update.

Also, just an odd issue that might be a bug, or (more likely) is me not understanding just how things work - I have my LT setup to run in setlist/song mode. Page 1 is as it should be, and page 2 is a set of five IA blocks and a tap tempo to adjust things on the fly. Page 3 contains scenes 1-6, and page 4 scenes 7 and 8. When I set the “max button pages” value to 2 (I have no need to switch scenes at my feet on the fly as I’ve got song presets all set up), I have a terribly difficult time getting some of the song presets to program to the correct scenes (for example, even though all the scene buttons are grouped together, it will select multiple scenes when I try to change which scene the song preset changes to). When I have “max button pages” set to include all 4, these issues disappear. It’s not a huge deal to work around this, but it would be great if I could eliminate the extra few stomps switching between my song page, my IA block page, and back again.

Final thing that I've discovered since sending the email - my Mastermind LT occasionally "forgets" song presets when it's turned off and back on. Some of the buttons or song names will display the same question mark as the tuner issue. This is fixed by simply rewriting the settings to the device from my pc, but still happens every time I turn the LT off and back on. It does not seem to be specific presets/song names doing this, as random ones are affected each time.
 
I responded to your email regarding the tuner - I'll check that out and see what's happening.

Max Button Pages is a hard limit - if you're using 4 button pages total, it has to be set to 4. You can edit your Page Up / Page Down buttons to set a minimum and maximum page to limit which pages the buttons access.

If a song or preset displays the tuner question mark, the tuner button is being triggered. Have a look at the settings for the tuner button, and make sure that Send on Preset Change and Update on Preset Change are turned off. This will prevent it from being triggered on preset change.
 
rjmmusic said:
I responded to your email regarding the tuner - I'll check that out and see what's happening.

Max Button Pages is a hard limit - if you're using 4 button pages total, it has to be set to 4. You can edit your Page Up / Page Down buttons to set a minimum and maximum page to limit which pages the buttons access.

If a song or preset displays the tuner question mark, the tuner button is being triggered. Have a look at the settings for the tuner button, and make sure that Send on Preset Change and Update on Preset Change are turned off. This will prevent it from being triggered on preset change.
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Thanks so much for the help, turning off the Send and Update on Preset Change buttons fixed all my issues!
 
4.0.2 still had an expression pedal bug, 4.0.3 is now available and it should take care of it.
 
Hi, I've got an issue with 4.0.4 with my LT. When I go in Setup Mode (long press on footswitch 1 and 3), I then can't move down in the menu more than 2 items. Nothing changes on the screen, no matter how many times I press the down button. Then, when I press the up button, it actually moves up in the menu, so back to the first line. Therefore, I can't edit anything through the menu. I reverted back to 3.1.10 and all is back to normal.
Thanks for your help.
Best regards,
Thibaut Revel
 
Thibaut Revel said:
Hi, I've got an issue with 4.0.4 with my LT. When I go in Setup Mode (long press on footswitch 1 and 3), I then can't move down in the menu more than 2 items. Nothing changes on the screen, no matter how many times I press the down button. Then, when I press the up button, it actually moves up in the menu, so back to the first line. Therefore, I can't edit anything through the menu. I reverted back to 3.1.10 and all is back to normal.
Thanks for your help.
Best regards,
Thibaut Revel
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That's odd, it doesn't do it for me. What happens if you move down to Edit Devices and select it? How far can you get down the device list?
 
rjmmusic said:
That's odd, it doesn't do it for me. What happens if you move down to Edit Devices and select it? How far can you get down the device list?
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Hi
Thanks for your answer. Problem solved. I couldn't move down further than Edit Devices, and when I selected it, nothing happened. I've re-downloaded the file, tried another USB key, reverted to 3.1.10, then re-run the update through the System Functions menu and it worked fine. I don't know what happened, but something probably caused the update to be partially installed (well, I have actually no ideas). Anyway, problem solved!
 
4.0.10 available, this increases the range of the Contrast parameter - new displays we're using need to be set lower than older displays.
 
4.0.11 released, this one is only important to install if you use tap tempo on an external switch.
 
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