At last, here's a beta test version of firmware 2.0. Sorry for the delay, but once you see the size of the new feature and bug fix list, you'll see how much work went into this one:
NEW FEATURES:
NEW DEVICES SUPPORTED:
(All of these are currently untested - please let me know how they work! Some of these I will be able to test in the next week or so)
BUG FIXES:
EDITOR-SPECIFIC CHANGES:
UPDATE 11/14/15, version 2.0b2:
- First, back up your settings to a flash drive or computer! If you go back to 1.0, 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/PBC20B5.zip
Mac Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/software/PBCEditor-2.0b1.dmg
PC Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/software/PBCEditor-2.0b1.zip
Manual: http://www.rjmmusic.com/manuals/PBC Manual-2.0.pdf
Please give it a try and let me know how it works for you!
NEW FEATURES:
- Expansion to 768 presets
- Ability to specify tempos at the Song level
- Big improvement in tap tempo accuracy
- Device PC + and Device PC - button types allow you to scroll through the presets on a device
- Page Up and Down buttons now have user configurable min and max limits
- Preset -/+ buttons now advance through songs when last preset in song is reached
- PBC can now read preset names from Axe-Fx and Kemper
- Expander mode - link two PBCs together to make a 20 loop switcher
- Tuner can now be controlled using a MIDI CC
- Tuner now has a configurable reference frequency
- Local button pages can now have names
- "Show Button Names" setting, when turned on, briefly displays the name of each button as they are pressed
- Added acceleration to repeating buttons, especially useful in the setup menus
- When editing numbers in setup, pressing mute sets the number to its minimum value
- Uses condensed fonts where appropriate to fit more info on screen
- When in bank select mode, the PBC now scrolls through all of the presets in the bank, displaying the name of each preset. Speed is user configurable
- Momentary function switches now have user-configurable pulse time
- Click Stopper can now be configured for the amount of time before and after the relays switch. This improves click stopper performance, especially on loops 7-10
- When editing presets, songs and setlists, the currently selected preset, song, setlist will be highlighted.
NEW DEVICES SUPPORTED:
(All of these are currently untested - please let me know how they work! Some of these I will be able to test in the next week or so)
- Atomic Amplifire
- Boss DD-500
- Line 6 Helix
- Pigtronix Echolution 2
BUG FIXES:
- Fixed bug in editing numerical parameters (on board editing)
- Fixed inability to edit preset offset
- Fixed bug in that didn't correctly set up the function button to be Tap Tempo
- Fixed bug that occurred when using instant bank switching and switching between songs with the same first preset
EDITOR-SPECIFIC CHANGES:
- Added missing function switch settings
- When turning IA buttons on and off in presets, the button name text highlights >like this< to show whether main or hold functions are active
- Added in ability to edit color of a button’s hold function - this color will be shown when the button’s main function and hold function are both turned on (like on loop 7-10 buttons)
- External switches are now shown in the virtual PBC display - allows you to edit & set state of external switches for each preset
UPDATE 11/14/15, version 2.0b2:
- Fixed bug that caused accidental page changes on units that had some leftover bad settings from 1.0.2 or earlier
- Increased tap tempo flash length to make it more visible
- Fixed a bug that prevented external switch 1 from working
- Made sure that momentary buttons never send messages on preset changes
- Increased tap tempo flash length (again) to make it more visible
- Fixed lockup that happens when holding a bank button down and scrolling to the end of the song list
- Fixed bug that happens when first preset in first song is not preset #1
- Fixed a bug that prevented IA buttons from sending their CC messages in certain cases.
- Fixed a bug that prevented IA Link from working correctly with Mute buttons.
- First, back up your settings to a flash drive or computer! If you go back to 1.0, 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/PBC20B5.zip
Mac Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/software/PBCEditor-2.0b1.dmg
PC Editor: http://www.rjmmusic.com/software/PBCEditor-2.0b1.zip
Manual: http://www.rjmmusic.com/manuals/PBC Manual-2.0.pdf
Please give it a try and let me know how it works for you!
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