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As discussed in the Buttons and Pages section, there are many button types, including IA (Instant Access). IA buttons are the most general purpose type - they execute a list of Actions that can send MIDI messages and perform many other functions. When editing...

Presets are the primary way to get many things to happen with a single button press. Each preset can do the following: Send a MIDI program change (PC) message to any of your connected MIDI devices Perform up to 10 actions, each of which can send any MIDI m...

For live performances, your presets can be arranged into Songs and Setlists. Using this feature allows you to group presets by song and makes it easy to rearrange those songs for each performance. A Song is a group of presets – up to 16 of them – that are sel...

Actions are instructions given to the Mastermind to tell it to perform certain tasks. This can be sending MIDI messages, engaging the tuner display, changing button pages or presets, turning on audio loops and many other functions. By using action lists, you c...

The editor starts up with the factory default configuration. You can always return to factory default by selecting File / New in the menu. In the upper left corner of the Globals Tab, there is a Model parameter. This is where you can select which model of RJM...

Loading Settings The File / Load menu option brings up a file dialog, which lets you select a settings file to load. Settings files always have a .rjs extension. Saving Settings The File / Save menu option saves the currently loaded file. If no file has bee...

The Mastermind can connect to a Mac or PC computer using a standard USB B cable, often known as a USB printer cable. When connected, the device will appear as a standard MIDI device. The first time it's plugged in, it may take a while to appear as the drivers ...

One of the most important features of the Mastermind GT, LT and PBC is the ability to redefine buttons. Any button can be changed to perform any function, and you can have multiple pages of buttons with different button configurations. Your device wil...

Presets Tab (PBC Version) After setting up devices and buttons, you'll want to set up your presets. Presets are the primary and most basic way to get things done on the Mastermind series, and are also the basis of songs and setlists. Contents ...

Songs Tab Editing Songs To edit a song, go to the Songs Tab. It shows three columns: the left column shows all of your songs, the middle column shows the presets that are in each song, and the right column shows a list of all presets. Start by s...

The Globals tab is the first thing you see upon starting the editor. It contains system-wide parameters that aren't specific to any song, preset or setlist.   System Settings Model - Chooses which model of Mastermind you are working with. You will be ask...

The Devices Tab is where you tell your Mastermind about each device it needs to control. All of the devices' MIDI parameters are defined here. Device List The left column contains a list of the 16 possible device slots. Select one of these to edit ...

PBC Buttons Tab GT Buttons Tab The Buttons Tab is where you can set the functionality of the buttons and pages on your device. This tab displays a virtual display of your device. At the bottom of the screen, there are selectors that...

Double clicking on a button in the Buttons Tab pops up the Button Edit Page. This is where you can edit all of a button's parameters. Button Edit Normal Mode Button Edit Hold Mode General Settings The General Settings section cont...

IA buttons have an IA Cycle setting that allows them to become IA Cycle buttons. When enabled, the button can be configured to switch between up to 4 different button states, each with a different name (on the Mastermind GT) and color. When IA Cycle is checke...

     Preset Tab - IA Buttons View Preset Tab - Preset Actions View Preset Tab - Scenes View Preset Tab - Audio View (PBC Only) The Presets tab allows you to configure each of the 768 presets on your Mastermind....

The Songs Tab is where you can edit songs and assign presets to those songs. See the Songs and Setlists section for more information on how songs and setlists work. Song List The leftmost column contains a list of all of the songs in the system. ...

The Setlists Tab is where you can edit setlists and assign songs to those setlists. See the Songs and Setlists section for more information on how songs and setlists work. Setlist List The leftmost column contains a list of all of the setlists in the sys...

The Sysex Tab allows you to define Sysex messages. Sysex messages are a special type of MIDI message that are specific to a particular product or manufacturer, and are usually defined as a string of hexadecimal digits (numbers where each digit can be 0-9 or A-...

The Macros Tab allows you you define macros. Macros are action lists that can be called from another action lists. If there are certain sequences of MIDI messages you need to use repeatedly, a macro saves time - you only need to define your MIDI mess...