Remote Mode and Expander Mode
You can connect two (or more) Mastermind PBCs together in two ways:
Remote Mode
In Remote Mode, one Mastermind PBC can act as a remote control for another. Simply connect the Remote In port of
your Mastermind PBC to the MIDI Out of the unit that should act as a remote control. If needed, you can even chain
more PBCs in this way, connecting the Remote In of one unit to the MIDI Out of the next.
When connecting PBCs in this way, make sure you use MIDI cables that are “5-pin active”. That is, cables that have all
five pins wired through. Not all MIDI cables are wired this way, so it’s best to check.
Make sure both PBCs have the Remote setting turned on. This setting can be found in the MIDI Settings page. Also,
make sure that both PBCs have the same exact settings. You can transfer settings using a USB flash drive or a computer.
Once the setup is completed, pressing a button on one PBC will result in the other PBC(s) doing the same action. The
PBCs will remain in sync with each other.
When the Mastermind PBCs are turned on, you’ll notice one or two arrows in the right side of the main display on each
unit. The first unit in the chain will have an arrow pointing to the right, the last unit in the chain will have an arrow
pointing left and any units in the middle of the chain will have arrows pointing left and right. These arrows indicate that
remote mode communication is active.
Expander Mode
You can also connect multiple Mastermind PBCs together and have them operate together as one unit. Selecting a
preset on one unit updates the other units to the same preset. Switching into loop selection mode on one unit puts all
units into loop selection mode, giving direct access to 20 loops!
To enable Expander Mode, you need to use the MIDI settings menu to turn on the Remote parameter and the
Expander parameter on both Mastermind PBCs. Next, connect the Remote In jack of the first PBC to the MIDI Out of
the second PBC. The first Mastermind PBC (the one that doesn’t have its MIDI Out jack occupied) should have its MIDI
Out jack connected to the rest of your rig.
As in Remote Mode above, it’s important that your MIDI connection between the two is made with a 5-pin active MIDI
cable.
You can have different button configurations on both PBCs, but the presets, songs and setlists should be the same. The
Export feature of the Mastermind PBC editor can be used to copy selected settings from one device to another without
overwriting all of the settings.
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