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Table of Contents 

 

Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................... v

   

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1

   

Front Panel .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

   

Front Panel Controls ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

   

Rear Panel ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 3

   

Rear Panel Connections (left side) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3

   

Rear Panel Connections (right side) ................................................................................................................................................................. 4

   

Basic Operation .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

   

Presets and Banks .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

   

Instant Access Buttons .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

   

Button Pages ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

   

IA Store ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7

   

IA Mode ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

   

Initial Setup - Adding a Device ........................................................................................................................................................ 8

   

Setup with a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx ............................................................................................................................................... 12

   

Connections ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

   

Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

   

Usage ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13

   

Tuner .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

   

Tempo .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

   

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

   

Slave Mode ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13

   

Selecting Slave Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

   

Setup with a Kemper Profiling Amp ............................................................................................................................................ 15

   

Connections ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

   

Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

   

Usage ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16

   

Tuner .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

   

Tempo .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16

   

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

   

Slave Mode ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16

   

Selecting Slave Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

   

Setup with RJM Music Products ................................................................................................................................................... 18

   

Connections ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

   

Important Notes on Phantom Power! ...................................................................................................................................................... 18

   

Chaining Multiple Devices ........................................................................................................................................................................... 18

   

Setup ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

   

Editing Buttons ................................................................................................................................................................................ 19

   

Swap Buttons ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

   

Copy Button ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

   

A Special Note on Preset Buttons ................................................................................................................................................................... 19

   

Assign Buttons ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20

   

Low Level Editing ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21

   

Hold Buttons .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22

   

Cycle Buttons ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23

   

Editing Presets ................................................................................................................................................................................. 25

   

Name ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26

   

Button Page ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26

   

Tempo ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26

   

Summary of Contents for Mastermind GT/10

Page 1: ...Mastermind GT User s Manual RJM Music Technology Inc TM...

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Page 3: ...Mastermind GT User s Manual Version 3 0 8 5 2015 RJM Music Technology Inc 2525 Pioneer Ave Suite 1 Vista CA 92081 1 760 597 9450 email support rjmmusic com web www rjmmusic com TM...

Page 4: ...logy Inc All Rights Reserved RJM RG 16 Amp Gizmo Effect Gizmo Rack Gizmo Switch Gizmo Mastermind Mastermind GT and the RJM logo are trademarks of RJM Music Technology Inc All other trademarks are the...

Page 5: ...12 Usage 13 Tuner 13 Tempo 13 Troubleshooting 13 Slave Mode 13 Selecting Slave Mode 14 Setup with a Kemper Profiling Amp 15 Connections 15 Settings 15 Usage 16 Tuner 16 Tempo 16 Troubleshooting 16 Sla...

Page 6: ...37 Other Special Features 38 Global Preset 38 Page Preset Song and Setlist Menus 38 Preset Number Selection 38 IA Linking 38 Tap Tempo and MIDI Clock 38 Macros 39 Loading and Saving Settings to a USB...

Page 7: ...Step 56 Tuner 56 Edit Pages 56 Edit Presets 56 Expression Pedals 57 Edit Groups 58 MIDI Settings Menu 58 Sysex Messsages Menu 59 Edit Macros Menu 59 Specifications 60 XLR MIDI Connectors Mastermind G...

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Page 9: ...rage for 768 presets and 16 connected devices Each preset can also have its own local button page Each instant access button can send 20 additional MIDI messages Each preset can change the state of ev...

Page 10: ...Buttons These two small buttons are used only in Setup Mode To enter Setup Mode hold both of these buttons for approximately 2 seconds until the Setup Mode screen is visible The status bar at the bot...

Page 11: ...settings and is also used for firmware upgrades USB B This USB port is designed to connect to a PC or Mac When connected the Mastermind GT will appear as a MIDI interface connected to the computer Ex...

Page 12: ...is a second MIDI input port that works the same way as the other Remote In This one has a 6 pin female XLR connector designed to connect to another Mastermind GT Do not use the XLR and the standard DI...

Page 13: ...Rack Gizmo our flagship audio loop switcher function switcher and to send program change messages on MIDI channel 1 Mastermind GT 10 default button configuration Mastermind GT 16 default button confi...

Page 14: ...e selected bank The preset buttons will flash indicating that you need to select a preset You can either continue to use the Bank Up and Down buttons to find the bank you need or you can press one of...

Page 15: ...ys access the other button pages using the Page IA Store button IA Store The other function of the Page IA Store button is to store information to the current preset If you hold the Page IA Store butt...

Page 16: ...the two soft buttons under the main display Next select the Edit Devices option You will see a list of devices defined in your system By default a single Rack Gizmo is defined You can select the Rack...

Page 17: ...he device model This will allow you to control most effect processors and loop switchers You will need to manually type in the device name and other parameters in the Edit Device and Edit Button menus...

Page 18: ...and Get Preset Names options allow for the quickest setup Press Set Default Buttons then select a page number from the list that pops up The buttons on the selected page will be set up to control the...

Page 19: ...nd GT will query your device starting at the preset indicated by Start Preset The name of that preset will be copied to Dest Preset on the GT The destination preset will also be set up to recall the c...

Page 20: ...ommunicate correctly With this option you should power the Mastermind GT normally with its included power supply Phantom Power Adapter you can also phantom power the Mastermind GT This allows you to k...

Page 21: ...effects on the Axe Fx The settings in the current Axe Fx preset determine which effects follow this tempo Once it s been tapped the Tempo button will flash at the current tempo Troubleshooting If the...

Page 22: ...ve mode go into Edit Devices select a device slot then press Type In the list that pops up select your Axe Fx model with slave shown after the model name Then follow the steps in the Setup section abo...

Page 23: ...an also phantom power the Mastermind GT This allows you to keep the power supply backstage in a rack with only one MIDI cable going to the GT We sell a phantom power adapter box part number PPA DIN7F...

Page 24: ...control individual effect blocks in the current preset If an IA button is not lit that means that the effect block is not available in the current preset If the IA button is blue the effect is availab...

Page 25: ...rride those on the KPA In slave mode you can select which effect blocks are turned on or off simply by pressing the IA buttons on the Mastermind GT then holding the Page IA Store button for three seco...

Page 26: ...y the device that s directly connected to the Mastermind GT can provide phantom power You can add multiple devices to the MIDI chain by connecting the MIDI Thru of the one device to the MIDI input of...

Page 27: ...urce button is copied to the destination overwriting any settings on the destination button You will be left with two identical copies of the source button This is typically used to have the same butt...

Page 28: ...using this method Assign Buttons Most devices in the Mastermind GT s device database have information about the various parameters that can be controlled on the device The Assign Buttons function all...

Page 29: ...next Low Level Editing If you need more control over your buttons you can edit the Actions assigned to each button Button Actions are a list of things a button does when it s pressed This could be sen...

Page 30: ...re than one Action defined it will perform all of the Actions in the list in order from left to right top to bottom So if you wanted to you could have a single button enable an effect on one processor...

Page 31: ...Step 4 Name Step 4 Color Use these parameters to set up the name and the color of each step in the cycle The next step is to edit the button s action list using the Button Actions option in the Edit...

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Page 33: ...aster is enabled 6 Load new settings for expression pedals and external switches if requested These steps are performed in the order shown above PC messages are sent first button actions are executed...

Page 34: ...ting Buttons section of the manual but will allow you to edit this preset s local button page When a local button page is assigned to a preset that page will automatically be shown when the preset is...

Page 35: ...ndles bank and program numbers Pressing any of the active device buttons brings you to the PC Edit menu You can press the Program or Bank buttons to edit the program PC and bank numbers or press the o...

Page 36: ...finish each song When Song and Setlist mode is active the Bank Up and Bank Down buttons move from song to song instead of moving from bank to bank When a song is selected the preset buttons on the cur...

Page 37: ...l of your presets allowing you to select which preset goes in that slot When assigning presets to a song start in the upper left slot and proceed left to right and top to bottom when in performance mo...

Page 38: ...se the Set List option to select which setlist is active In the menu that pops up you can either choose your desired set list choose All Songs which puts all 252 songs in one large setlist or choose N...

Page 39: ...ith a specially made cable Connecting it to the Mastermind GT with a inch TRS cable that swaps the tip and ring conductors will allow you to use any Roland Boss type pedal You can also use a standard...

Page 40: ...e devices such as the Eventide pedals and the TC Electronic G Major support a learning function This means the effect device configures itself based on the messages it s receiving from the Mastermind...

Page 41: ...to move through the pages If Select CC is not available you can manually edit the CC number on value and off value to suit the device you re controlling Once you ve finished with selecting the functio...

Page 42: ...dal 4 is set to control vibe rate You can plug a pedal into the Pedal 1 jack and control volume A tap of a button and that pedal now controls wah Additional taps will bring you to the amp panning and...

Page 43: ...h is on Note if you re building your own external switch please note that the switch must be momentary and normally open and the LED should be a type with a low forward voltage Typically this means re...

Page 44: ...f the Mastermind GTs you wish to link Next connect the Remote In jack of the first GT to the MIDI Out of the second GT the Remote In of the second GT to the MIDI Out of the third one and so on The fir...

Page 45: ...song 1 second preset in song etc Setlist active Bank Song Off If you are using a setlist and the Bank Song parameter found in the MIDI Settings Menu is turned off the bank MSB LSB and program numbers...

Page 46: ...l preset number with leading zeros IA Linking Sometimes it s useful to have one IA button turn on another For example you may have buttons on multiple button pages each of which control the same effec...

Page 47: ...u can add actions to send different types of MIDI messages change presets or button pages etc Macros are editing using the Edit Macro option in the setup menu To use a macro on a button edit the butto...

Page 48: ...he right soft button views the contents of that directory and selecting a file loads the settings in that file You can press the left soft button at any time to cancel out of the load process and leav...

Page 49: ...uter instead of an effect processor you will most likely want to create a Generic MIDI device and set it s MIDI port parameter to USB That will allow you to send commands to a computer without affecti...

Page 50: ...re that the correct firmware is loaded Once the file is loaded to the flash drive use the Eject option on the computer to safely remove the drive On the Mac this is done by pressing the eject arrow ne...

Page 51: ...enu Pressing Done in the top level setup menu will return you to the normal operational mode Each setup menu may have more available options than can be displayed on the Mastermind GT s displays If th...

Page 52: ...haracter to the left of the cursor and the Insert button will insert a space at the current cursor position Press Done when you ve finished editing the text The text will be saved and you ll be return...

Page 53: ...n you ve finished editing the number The number will be saved and you ll be returned to the previous menu Text and Number Entry Mastermind GT 22 When editing names and certain other parameters the Mas...

Page 54: ...ressing it a second time will switch back from lower to upper case ABC 123 switches the lower buttons to show either letters or numbers and symbols DEL Deletes the last character Done Saves the curren...

Page 55: ...Presets menu MIDI Settings Brings up the MIDI Settings Menu System Functions Brings up the Display Settings Menu The Display Settings menu allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of the main...

Page 56: ...messages that can be sent by buttons or presets Edit Macros Brings you to the Edit Macros page which allows you to define Macros or sequences of button actions These macros can be called by any button...

Page 57: ...ect a preset in the new bank the GT will switch banks and load the preset that appears on the currently selected preset button For example if you are on preset 3 and there are 6 presets per bank press...

Page 58: ...tech support may request that you use this option Factory Reset Erases the memory of the Mastermind GT and restores all settings to the factory defaults Edit Devices The Edit Devices menu allows you t...

Page 59: ...maximum program change number accepted by a device MIDI specifies a maximum number of 127 but not all effect processors have that many presets Setting this correctly insures that the Mastermind GT do...

Page 60: ...existing contents of the button then copy the new function to the button The button will be turned into an instant access button with the newly selected function assigned to it Add will add the newly...

Page 61: ...ed with the current bank s presets Preset index 1 displays the first preset in the bank preset index 2 displays the second preset in the bank etc Gaps in the preset indexes are skipped If you number y...

Page 62: ...urning one IA button off will turn the linked buttons off Please refer to the IA Linking section for more details CC Link When this parameter is turned on it allows this button to be controlled by inc...

Page 63: ...CC Number Sets the continuous controller number for the action On Value Sets the continuous controller value that is sent when the button is turned on Off Value Sets the continuous controller value th...

Page 64: ...the list of functions defined for each device When this button is selected you are prompted for a device then prompted for one of the functions available on the device if any The continuous controlle...

Page 65: ...which is where you set the global expression pedal settings You can also enter this menu from Edit Presets which allows you to override the global settings for a preset Override This parameter is onl...

Page 66: ...Edit screen which allows you to choose an action and edit its parameters Edit Groups The Edit Groups screen allows you to set some options for each of the button groups Button groups allow you to set...

Page 67: ...Byte option to enter the first byte in the message Each byte of data is specified in hexadecimal where digits are in the range 0 9 and A F You can add up to 16 bytes to a message Selecting an already...

Page 68: ...ry Power Outputs 2x 9V DC 100mA total current for both jacks 5 5mm OD 2 1mm ID x 9 5mm barrel connector center negative BOSS style XLR MIDI Connectors Mastermind GT 22 only The XLR MIDI Out connector...

Page 69: ...ins correspond to pin 4 and the pins correspond to pin 5 on a standard MIDI connector The recommended mating connectors are Neutrik part number NC6MXX for the XLR Remote in and NC6FXX for the XLR MIDI...

Page 70: ...Turn GM1 System On Yes No Turn GM2 System On Yes No Turn GM System Off Yes No DLS 1 Yes No File Reference Yes No Controller Destination Yes No Key based Instrument Ctrl Yes No Master Fine Coarse Tune...

Page 71: ...ose Controller 1 MSB Y N 17 General Purpose Controller 2 MSB Y N 18 General Purpose Controller 3 MSB Y N 19 General Purpose Controller 4 MSB Y N 20 Y N 21 Y N 22 Y N 23 Y N 24 Y N 25 Y N 26 Y N 27 Y N...

Page 72: ...defined Y N 80 General Purpose Controller 5 Y N 81 General Purpose Controller 6 Y N 82 General Purpose Controller 7 Y N 83 General Purpose Controller 8 Y N 84 Portamento Control Y N 85 Y N 86 Y N 87 Y...

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