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MIDI

MIDI Maestro Manual

      We go from the basic to very complex topics, feel free to read, skim, or totally avoid this section!

Basics

What is MIDI?

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is the digital language that musical 
equipment uses to communicate. By using MIDI, the MIDI Maestro can send 
commands to a number of devices on up to 16 separate channels by daisy-
chaining the MIDI connections.

What is a daisy chain?

All it means is that you connect the devices in sequence. An emitter device 
(sometimes referred to as the ‘MIDI Master’ device in other manuals) will send 
MIDI commands from the MIDI Out port and a receiver device (sometimes 
referred to as ‘MIDI slave’) will accept that signal through the MIDI In port. For 
example, Device A MIDI Out is connected to Device B MIDI In, then Device B MIDI 
Out is connected to Device C MIDI In, and so on. The MIDI Messages start on 
Device A and get sent down the chain. It cannot be sent the other way around 
(from B back to A). The MIDI Maestro is most likely going to be the main emitter 
device, so it would be first in the chain.

MIDI Mapping

MIDI mapping involves setting up a MIDI device to adjust how it behaves. The MIDI 
Maestro can be configured to send different commands that are specific to other 
units.

MIDI Instrument

A MIDI Instrument is a device that communicates using the MIDI protocol. This 
means that it sends (and possibly receives) information using the structure, 
timing, and mechanisms defined in the MIDI standard. For example, almost all 
electronic pianos meet this description.

It is of note that MIDI information can be sent through different methods, most 
commonly a large 5- pin MIDI cable, a small 5-pin MIDI cable, USB cable, or 
Bluetooth.

Summary of Contents for MIDI Maestro

Page 1: ...Manual Firmware 1 1 5 App firmware delight 6 MIDI Maestro ...

Page 2: ...n on the back panel to go to the Main Menu the firmware version will show in the lower left screen As of the writing of this manual it is 1 1 5 Don t have the latest firmware Download it from the MIDI Maestro App and make sure it s updated the current phone app version is Delight 6 Find the app and download it from the Google Play Store for Android or on the Apple Store for iOS search for Singular...

Page 3: ... the MIDI Maestro Navigating the MIDI Maestro connecting to devices and the visual display 4 MIDI Everything you need to know 5 The Modes The layout of the two included modes on the MIDI Maestro 6 MIDI Maestro Smartphone App Create download and upload custom modes 7 Technical Specifications 8 Warranty The Table of Contents is clickable for easy navigation ...

Page 4: ... can be edited with the MIDI Maestro smartphone app Look it up by searching Singular Sound MIDI Maestro on the Google Play store or the Apple Store for a free download Do you use the BeatBuddy and or the Aeros Loop Studio The MIDI Maestro has built in default modes for each unit for a plug and play experience right out of the box 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Power Port 250mA 9V center negative 2 Power Button...

Page 5: ... other pedals require usually written on the bottom of the pedal Remember 1000 mA milliAmps 1 0 A Amps and add 0 25 Amps for the MIDI Maestro s requirement If this total is more Amps than your power supply can produce for example the total of all of your pedals plus the MIDI Maestro is 2 5 Amps but your power supply can only produce 2 0 Amps then the MIDI Maestro won t turn on neither will any of ...

Page 6: ...on the MIDI Maestro and update add a custom mode Simply press and hold the Pairing button on the back panel until the tiny blue light on the top of the MIDI Maestro front panel begins to blink If the light is solid that means a bluetooth connection has been established The MIDI Maestro can also work with any MIDI BLE enabled device You do not need to pair your phone with the MIDI Maestro as a blue...

Page 7: ...out the MM app in section 5 MIDI Maestro Phone Application BeatBuddy Mode Top Center The built in default mode for plug and play use with Singular Sound s BeatBuddy Aeros Mode Top Right The built in default mode for plug and play use with Singular Sound s Aeros Loop Studio Firmware Version Bottom Left Shows the current Midi Maestro firmware loaded on your unit The current firmware version is 1 1 5...

Page 8: ...n Then you have the choice to select either Re calibrate Top Right or Confirm and Exit Bottom Right which will return you to the last used mode Aeros Mode BeatBuddy Mode Custom Mode You always have the option to select Exit Cancel Bottom Left during this process to cancel and return to the last used mode How the MIDI Maestro Works Modes The MIDI Maestro is organized into Modes A Mode is a specific...

Page 9: ...pages you will see the text description of the screens change and the commands the buttons send change along with it You can have up to 10 pages in a custom mode A footswitch plugged into the MIDI Maestro s Ext port can be used to navigate the pages see External Footswitch below Buttons can also have a redirect command coded on them this means that when you press that footswitch button it will als...

Page 10: ...a new position without sending MIDI messages This is useful if you run out of expression pedal range and want to reset Holding down both the Bottom Left and Bottom Center buttons at the same time returns the MIDI Maestro to the Main Menu hands free so you can change modes without having to bend down Send multiple commands to several units on different MIDI channels 1 16 using just one button up to...

Page 11: ...is connected to Device B MIDI In then Device B MIDI Out is connected to Device C MIDI In and so on The MIDI Messages start on Device A and get sent down the chain It cannot be sent the other way around from B back to A The MIDI Maestro is most likely going to be the main emitter device so it would be first in the chain MIDI Mapping MIDI mapping involves setting up a MIDI device to adjust how it be...

Page 12: ...er a button action represents both physical states of pressing and releasing once For example pressing a button once sends CC 40 value 0 can represent a Mute command for a device and then pressing the button again will send CC 40 value 1 can represent an Unmute command Each button on the MIDI Maestro can toggle so they can either have two states toggle is on or not toggle at all so they would send...

Page 13: ...ch like what it sounds a Note On command starts the playback of a MIDI note while Note Off cuts off the sound o Without a Note Off command some sounds will never stop playing back or will follow their original decay rate and that can make things sound very messy o Note Off commands are not always needed with percussive sounds Adding the Note Off command should not cause any trouble even if it s no...

Page 14: ... Clap 40 Electric Snare 41 Low Floor Tom 42 Closed Hi Hat 43 High Floor Tom 44 Pedal Hi Hat 45 Low Tom 46 Open Hi Hat 47 Low Mid Tom 48 Hi Mid Tom 49 Crash Cymbal 1 50 High Tom 51 Ride Cymbal 1 52 Chinese Cymbal 53 Ride Bell 54 Tambourine 55 Splash Cymbal 56 Cowbell 57 Crash Cymbal 2 58 Vibra slap 59 Ride Cymbal 2 60 Hi Bongo 61 Low Bongo 62 Mute Hi Conga 63 Open Hi Conga 64 Low Conga 65 High Timb...

Page 15: ...gan 20 Reed Organ 21 Accordion 22 Harmonica Stringed Instruments 24 Acoustic Guitar nylon 25 Acoustic Guitar steel 26 Electric Guitar jazz 27 Electric Guitar clean 28 Electric Guitar muted 29 Overdriven Guitar 30 Distortion Guitar 31 Guitar Harmonics 32 Acoustic Bass 33 Electric Bass finger 34 Electric Bass pick 35 Fretless Bass 36 Slap Bass 1 37 Slap Bass 2 38 Synth Bass 1 39 Synth Bass 2 40 Viol...

Page 16: ...bowed 93 Pad 6 metallic 94 Pad 7 halo 95 Pad 8 sweep Synth Effects 96 FX 1 rain 97 FX 2 soundtrack 98 FX 3 crystal 99 FX 4 atmosphere 100 FX 5 brightness 101 FX 6 goblins 102 FX 7 echoes 103 FX 8 sci fi Ethnic 104 Sitar 105 Banjo 106 Shamisen 107 Koto 108 Kalimba 109 Bagpipe 110 Fiddle 111 Shanai Percussive 112 Tinkle Bell 113 Agogo 114 Steel Drums 115 Woodblock 116 Taiko Drum 117 Melodic Tom 118 ...

Page 17: ... CC 0 and the same goes for the LSB Bank command which uses CC 32 this is a standard for MIDI devices If you use the Singular Sound BeatBuddy you will find it needs a PC command to use CC 0 and C 32 Read more about how the BeatBuddy behaves using MSB and LSB on pg 18 The value of the CC command CC 0 or CC 32 decides which specific layer of the MSB and LSB banks is being activated In terms of hiera...

Page 18: ...ed the second layer of LSB Remember every MSB layer has 128 LSB layers and every LSB layer has 128 PC commands per layer So now if you send CC 0 value 0 CC 32 value 1 and a PC 1 command your sum would be 129 0 128 1 This is shown in the chart below Have you gotten lost yet Don t worry it gets more complicated Let s say you change the MSB layer to value 1 So you send CC 0 value 1 CC 32 value 1 and ...

Page 19: ...4 This is the basis for how MSB and LSB math works Many devices however will use MSB and or LSB to select folders and the PC command to select something like a patch or a sound on a keyboard for example Some MSB and LSB layers could be defined to access specific folders in the keyboard check out this calculator for MSB and LSB changes as reference This is similar to how the BeatBuddy uses MSB and ...

Page 20: ...ing other CC commands than CC 0 and CC 32 Read more about RPNs and NRPNs here How to Use NRPNs Refer to the manual of your MIDI device to see if and how it uses NRPNs The most typical method is by activating two CC commands to be treated just like a bank MSB and bank LSB These can be set to a range of parameters on different devices One example is how the Singular Sound BeatBuddy sets the tempo Pl...

Page 21: ...org specifications Some devices require you to set the CC commands that will become the NRPN MSB and LSB banks before using them You do this by first pressing CC99 with a value equal to the new Bank MSB CC command Then by pressing CC98 with a value equal to the new Bank LSB CC command Please refer to your device s manual to see if this is necessary For example you first send the command CC99 value...

Page 22: ...the Tempo MSB and Tempo LSB The Beatbuddy will update its current tempo only when receiving the LSB message So the order of the message should be MSB value first then the LSB value Don t forget the value of the Tempo can only be set with both MSB CC 106 and LSB CC 107 Take note the BeatBuddy does not need to access numbers larger than 16384 so it uses MSB and LSB math without the PC command added ...

Page 23: ...mpo LSB The BeatBuddy will update its current tempo only when receiving the LSB message o So the order of the message should be 1 MSB value 2 LSB value o Don t forget the value of the Tempo can only be set with both MSB CC 106 and LSB CC 107 Here are a few examples of MIDI message combinations Find out more about general MIDI mapping here ...

Page 24: ...Mode These modes are ideal for a plug and play experience when using the Singular Sound BeatBuddy and or Aeros Loop Studio with the MIDI Maestro Remember that every button on the MIDI Maestro can have up to 8 different MIDI commands per button This can be doubled by adding a toggle to the button learn more about toggles on pg 11 BeatBuddy Mode ...

Page 25: ...24 The Modes MIDI Maestro Manual ...

Page 26: ...25 The Modes MIDI Maestro Manual AEROS Mode ...

Page 27: ...26 The Modes MIDI Maestro Manual ...

Page 28: ...Modes MIDI Maestro Manual Custom Mode You have the power to make or download any MIDI mapping you d like read the next section MIDI Maestro Smartphone App to learn how to create a custom mode using the MM app ...

Page 29: ...Singular Sound MIDI Maestro Once downloaded you are ready to start the customization process Already have the app Double check if you have any pending updates on your phone to a newer version The app will ask you to allow Access to location make sure to allow Don t worry we re not stalking you This is required by the BLE BLuetooth Low Energy Protocol We do not save any location data while you are ...

Page 30: ... MM app from this screen you can edit the Button Layout of the commands being sent Read more about Custom Modes on pg 31 To access other parts of the app and see the current firmware version press the Menu button At the bottom of the screen you will find the app version in grey text ...

Page 31: ...on the back to work Update Firmware Updates the Firmware on the MIDI Maestro Set MIDI Maestro to pairing mode by pressing the button on the back to work Please see page 5 of the manual for an explanation of Bluetooth connections Update MIDI Maestro Firmware Once you ve verified the app is up to date hold the pairing button on the MIDI Maestro s back panel to enter pairing mode you do not have to c...

Page 32: ...pdate the Firmware and default modes before uploading your custom mode The MM app gives you the ability to create any configuration of commands into your own custom mode for use on the MIDI Maestro You can program every button on each MIDI Maestro page A Custom Mode can have up to 10 pages You can create a template of the Custom Mode of the beatbuddy or the Aeros default modes Simply create a new ...

Page 33: ...32 MIDI Maestro Smartphone App MIDI Maestro Manual Your locally stored Custom Modes can be found and created in the My Custom Modes screen which is accessible from the Main Menu ...

Page 34: ...edit share and search for all locally saved custom modes All downloaded modes will appear here Your app will automatically be open on your first blank Mode it will be called My First Mode you can change this name later delete it or create a new one by going to the My Custom Modes screen using the Main Menu ...

Page 35: ...pressing the blue left and right arrows Slots are equivalent to a MIDI Maestro Screen the top 3 screens are represented by slots 1 3 from left to right The bottom 3 screens are represented by slots 4 6 from left to right Each slot can hold one Button Setup By holding your finger on the slot you can drag and rearrange the individual Button Setups to change the button layout on the MIDI Maestro You ...

Page 36: ...and Bottom text fields The text you write here will be displayed on the corresponding MIDI Maestro screen once you upload your Custom Mode to the MIDI Maestro This is also where you will add all the commands that will be sent with this button action Remember a button action represents the button being pressed and released once Your newly added commands will be placed in the Commands List ...

Page 37: ...t means you have the option of having up to 16 commands sent via the MIDI Out on a single button In order to add a command press the big blue plus sign in the bottom right of the screen to go to the My Commands Screen Note that when a toggle is enabled the new button action state can have its own name For example the first state would show the name Pause and the second name would say Unpause So th...

Page 38: ... you have in the order they were added From this screen pressing the Blue plus sign will create a new blank command You can use the search bar to look for your command delete the You can also edit existing commands by pressing the edit icon command or upload the command to the Singular Sound server for others to download Commands ...

Page 39: ...8 MIDI Maestro Smartphone App MIDI Maestro Manual Command Editing If you create a new command you will see the following screen with empty fields Fill in the text fields with the appropriate information ...

Page 40: ... command does Type Choose the type of MIDI message being sent CC PC PB Note On Off Please refer to the MIDI section to learn more about MIDI channels Channel Choose the MIDI Channel this command will be sent on Please refer to the MIDI section to learn more about MIDI channels Specific Fields Control Change CC Command The specific CC command number Value the value of the specific CC command ...

Page 41: ...n Off Note Sets the note played back by receiving device Middle C 60 half steps are equal to 1 Velocity Sets the Velocity of the note playback This has to do with how loud the sound is played dynamically it is related to volume but is not the same Pitch Bend PB MSB Chooses the MSB Bank LSB Chooses the LSB Bank ...

Page 42: ...be edited from the My Commands screen by pressing this icon you can access the My Commands screen from the MM app Main Menu press My Commands or when adding commands to the Button Setup on the My Deleting an Existing Command Any command can also be deleted by pressing on the Trash Can icon Commands screen ...

Page 43: ... and reorganized Commands will be sent in order from top to bottom The Commands List has three distinct parts The trigger what causes the message to be sent the medium how the message is sent and the option to remove Trigger On Press This command will be sent when the MIDI Maestro Button is pressed Up to 8 commands can be sent on the press On Release This command will be sent when the MIDI Maestro...

Page 44: ...rk There can be up to 4 BLE commands sent per toggle state Remove If the Button Setup is saved this command will be removed from the Commands List All changes are applied once the Button Setup is saved Toggle If the Button Setup includes a toggle there will be two Commands Lists as shown below Remember each button action press release can have up to 8 commands on it Remember to always hit Save at ...

Page 45: ... app hit the Upload button in the top right corner of the screen to begin the upload The App will show a progress bar for the upload and will read write completed when it is done Power cycle the unit turn on and off to see changes written into the MIDI Maestro If there is an issue with connection try restarting the MM app if that doesn t work try turning off the MIDI Maestro and power cycle turn o...

Page 46: ... from the Main Menu or when adding commands to your Button Setup Press the share button to share the command Similarly you can share a Custom Mode by going to the My Custom Modes screen and pressing the share button To download a command go to the Commands Library page from the Main Menu you can search for a command by its device or by its name Once you have found the command press the download bu...

Page 47: ...aestro Manual To download a Custom Mode go to the Custom Modes Library page from the Main Menu and you can search for a Custom Mode by its name Once you have found the Mode press the download button to add it to your My Custom Modes screen ...

Page 48: ... ports Standard 5 pin MIDI IN OUT ports Durable metal housing 3 presets that can be switched quickly using a small mode button on the back BeatBuddy Mode Aeros Mode and Custom Mode requires app Custom mode can contain up to 10 pages of 6 individual button setups each button setup can contain up to 16 MIDI commands Wireless MIDI over Bluetooth BLE Input Power 9v Center Negative 300 mA ...

Page 49: ...tro in for servicing The warranty remains valid only if the serial number on the unit is not defaced or removed It does not cover damage due to misuse unauthorized tampering accident or neglect To validate your warranty please register your MIDI Maestro within 30 days of purchase at singularsound com warranty Thanks for reading the manual now you re the maestro of MIDI with your MIDI Maestro If th...

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