I LOVE the beat buddy sound….im almost ready to pull the trigger and buy the maestro and was wondering if when selecting parts you can set it up to not trigger the transitions (fills)…I find that most fills are too much for my solo gigs and I don’t use them when switching between parts.
Looks like a great product What is the point of offering priority shipping if it takes more than three days to get a tracking number for the order (package and ship the product)?
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Will it send MIDI over to BlueTooth to Band Helper on my iPad? Most BlueTooth MIDI pedals require an iOS app to sync with the MIDI pedal to make them work with the Band Helper app. Does the MIDI Maestro app have this functionality? Thanks.
Hey there, Yes, this is possible to do with the MIDI Maestro app, You would just set up the commands you need to be sent by MIDI Maestro in a custom mode on the MIDI Maestro app. The app itself is not a controller app, you would write the mode to the MIDI Maestro. On the app, after creating the command and adding it to a button, you would set the command to be sent to the Bluetooth output by enabling the BLE icon next to that command Then, you would connect Bandhelper to the MIDI Maestro while the MIDI Maestro is in pairing mode (hold Bluetooth button on the back for 3 seconds). You would connect directly from the app, in the app menu there is likely a Bluetooth pairing interface.
Hi, in custom mode... is it possible to have a button send more than one command with a single push? Like say you want to sent out 4 different commands at the same time?
Yes, in custom mode on the MIDI Maestro, it is possible to have a button send more than one command with a single push. Each button on the MIDI Maestro can have up to 8 different MIDI commands per button action.
Joe, I’m putting these 3 pedals on a pedal board. How should I arrange them on the pedal board, keeping in mind the power button on the side of the Aeros Looper? I also have an expression pedal and the extension pedal. This video was very helpful as I’m brand new to these pedals. Thank you!!!
Hey there, It is hard for us to answer since there are many different ways to arrange your pedals depending on which pedals you have, your board size, functionality, etc. But you can ask the community on our forum what their arrangements are! forum.singularsound.com
Hey there, it's best to use Next Part and Previous Part commands for songs with that many parts, if you have no more than 6 parts you can reuse the ideas we had in the Aeros Default mode, create a page, using the MIDI Maestro app, with all 6 part commands but every button on that page has to redirect to another page when pressed.
You can use an expression pedal to easily control the value of a MIDI command. (With a default BeatBuddy preset, the Expression pedal controls the tempo on your BeatBuddy.) However, when using a new expression pedal for the first time, you must calibrate it. Press the Mode button on the MIDI Maestro and then select Calibrate Exp Pedal, and follow instructions.
OK, so when you take the extension pedal away from the Beat Buddy and plug it into the Maestro you lose the accent (Crash) button. Is there a way of getting it back or do you just need a second footswitch for the Beat Buddy as well? Edit: I just realized you also lose "pause".
Hey there, when you plug the Footswitch+ into the MIDI Maestro, the functions on the Footswitch+ are now to change pages on the MIDI Maestro. You can still use a crash symbol but on the MIDI Maestro by either going to the accent hits in the BeatBuddy mode, or creating a mode yourself using the MIDI Maestro app that contains an accent hit command.
Great tutorial Joe. Just setup my Midi Maestro today along with my Beat Buddy. I love it so far. One question. I purchased the premium library bundles and some of them actually have more than 5 parts. Do I just use the Maestro to skip to 5, then go to the BeatBuddy pedal to go through the rest one at a time? Or is there a shortcut for that? Thanks Joe.
Yes, that's what you would normally have to do. Remember however, that the MIDI Maestro is customizable using the Singular Sound app. You could make custom pages that have more song parts. The MIDI command to transition to a different part is CC 113, and the value would be the number of the part that you want to transition to.
Hey Joe, It's best to use Next Part and Previous Part commands for songs with that many parts, if you have no more than 6 parts you can reuse the ideas we had in the Aeros Default mode, create a page (using the MIDI Maestro app) with all 6 part commands but every button on that page has to redirect to another page when pressed.
Wow, I didn't even see this video to the end before I had ordered the Midi Maestro. I love the promise of that thingy ❤ Oh... and I had to order to Aeros Looper too 😂
Yes. I set mine up that way. I rarely even touch the BeatBuddy anymore. I use the MIDI Maestro for almost all functions on the BeatBuddy and several on the Aeros looper. Singular Sound products are some of the most well thought out pieces of gear I have used in well over 50 years in this biz!
@@netao1034 Sorry, I can’t remember exactly how I did it, but I do remember doing an internet search for “ programming the MIDI Maestro” and found written instructions and I think there were some TH-cam vids as well. It was pretty easy to do once I got started. You might try looking on some of the Singular Sound forums too?
Hey there, check out our manual for the MIDI Maestro where we have all the different MIDI commands you can write to the MIDI Maestro using our MIDI Maestro app! Check it out here: singularsound-publicly-downloadable.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/manuals/MIDI+Maestro+Manual+-+(Firmware+1.1.9).pdf
A great tutorial, but it just seems to replicate all of same functions of the main pedal itself, plus it's bigger and heavier. I can already do the first 5 minutes of the video functions hands-free with the pedal itself. Mind you, I don't have an Aeros looper. I use an Infinity, and it synchs perfectly.
The MIDI Maestro can both be used as regular MIDI controller for other MIDI enabled devices or for our MIDI enabled Singular Sound pedals! We just have a couple modes we pre created for you that you can jump to on the MIDI Maestro if you are using the BeatBuddy or Aeros with it.
Unfortunately it sounds like the midi buttons are just as loud as on the Aeros loop studio. There isn't much reason to buy this in that case. Nothing like having a quiet part of a live looped song with a really harsh "KERKLUNK" ringing through the room.
@@SingularSoundOfficial I would be very tempted to buy a gold MIDI Maestro. It would be amazing to control my loop studio and eventually beat buddy all in one foot panel. However it is a bit galling to have to pay premium for a feature that should come standard. Is there really anyone who doesn't just mind clicky claky foot switches?
@@dewellhowell4348 Some people do prefer to have the sound and the feel of knowing that the footswitch has been pressed! We've had quite a few people mention this when the Aeros Gold came out. But everyone has different preferences!
@@SingularSoundOfficial Wanted to let you know that Jay in your customer service department took great care of me and helped me to exchange my aeros standard for the gold version so I can have silent switches. I am really thrilled with it and would be super excited to see a gold maestro to go along with my gold aeros eventually. Thanks again!
Love / Hate relationship with midi maestro. Takes like 20 minutes to sync just to find out the command still doesnt work. After a full day of sync / not working I just want to throw it
Painfully thorough explanation of the very simple things and complete absence of others. 1) can you hold down the scroll buttons? If you have premium card with 100 folders, do you have to really stomp the switch 99 times 2) fills from the midi maestro? No….. 3) before the video I did not know the purpose or value of expression pedal and I still don’t…really just the 8th way to change tempo in the middle of a song?.. 4) if you’re trying to show how the best buddy footswitch still has value , you did not. Still just a pause button, that’s all Honestly it’s just the 1st question. If I have to keep my best buddy on the ground for fills, I’ll still have to bend over to select the songs because I’m not stepping on a switch 89 times
Hey there, have you tried making a playlist on your BeatBuddy for live gigs so that you only have to press the next song button once to go to your next song?
Great tutorial! Thank you, Joe
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Excellent explanation Joe. I’m fascinated. How someone thought of and made happen all of these options etc. Blows my mind. I’m In!!!!
😁😁
I LOVE the beat buddy sound….im almost ready to pull the trigger and buy the maestro and was wondering if when selecting parts you can set it up to not trigger the transitions (fills)…I find that most fills are too much for my solo gigs and I don’t use them when switching between parts.
Can this just be used with Logic and mainstage??
Looks like a great product
What is the point of offering priority shipping if it takes more than three days to get a tracking number for the order (package and ship the product)?
I want one but musiciansfriend are waiting for them to arrive ! I have been waiting for quite a while ! Sick MIDI pedal !
Thanks for the kind words! We should've figured this issue out a bit ago. Please reach out to support@singularsound.com if you are still having any problems with ordering from Musiciansfriend. Thanks!
can i used it with my Fractal FM3?
Very informative! Thanks!
Thanks for tuning in!🙂
Following dynamic to get Midi Maestro and Hotone Expression/vol to get more control to my MP100 Ampero! :) Pls
Will it send MIDI over to BlueTooth to Band Helper on my iPad? Most BlueTooth MIDI pedals require an iOS app to sync with the MIDI pedal to make them work with the Band Helper app. Does the MIDI Maestro app have this functionality? Thanks.
Hey there,
Yes, this is possible to do with the MIDI Maestro app,
You would just set up the commands you need to be sent by MIDI Maestro in a custom mode on the MIDI Maestro app. The app itself is not a controller app, you would write the mode to the MIDI Maestro.
On the app, after creating the command and adding it to a button, you would set the command to be sent to the Bluetooth output by enabling the BLE icon next to that command
Then, you would connect Bandhelper to the MIDI Maestro while the MIDI Maestro is in pairing mode (hold Bluetooth button on the back for 3 seconds). You would connect directly from the app, in the app menu there is likely a Bluetooth pairing interface.
Hi, in custom mode... is it possible to have a button send more than one command with a single push? Like say you want to sent out 4 different commands at the same time?
Yes, in custom mode on the MIDI Maestro, it is possible to have a button send more than one command with a single push. Each button on the MIDI Maestro can have up to 8 different MIDI commands per button action.
I just watched the NAMM for the Maestro’s release. I guess the usb never made it onto the unit 🤷🏽♂️.
Joe, I’m putting these 3 pedals on a pedal board. How should I arrange them on the pedal board, keeping in mind the power button on the side of the Aeros Looper? I also have an expression pedal and the extension pedal.
This video was very helpful as I’m brand new to these pedals. Thank you!!!
Hey there, It is hard for us to answer since there are many different ways to arrange your pedals depending on which pedals you have, your board size, functionality, etc. But you can ask the community on our forum what their arrangements are! forum.singularsound.com
So max is 5 drum tracks? Could i configure the midi meastro with the two button foot switch to go from part 1-5 to see parts 6-10?
Hey there, it's best to use Next Part and Previous Part commands for songs with that many parts, if you have no more than 6 parts you can reuse the ideas we had in the Aeros Default mode, create a page, using the MIDI Maestro app, with all 6 part commands but every button on that page has to redirect to another page when pressed.
Can you use the midi majestic with an expression pedal? If so, what will be able to control with the expression pedal?
You can use an expression pedal to easily control the value of a MIDI command. (With a default BeatBuddy preset, the Expression pedal controls the tempo on your BeatBuddy.) However, when using a new expression pedal for the first time, you must calibrate it. Press the Mode button on the MIDI Maestro and then select Calibrate Exp Pedal, and follow instructions.
Sorry if I'm asking a stupid question. Is it it possible to control a Boss RC 500 looper with the Midi Maestro?
Thanks.
Hey there, as long as the looper has a 5-pin MIDI IN port, yep! You will just need to create your own MIDI mode using our MIDI Maestro app.
OK, so when you take the extension pedal away from the Beat Buddy and plug it into the Maestro you lose the accent (Crash) button. Is there a way of getting it back or do you just need a second footswitch for the Beat Buddy as well? Edit: I just realized you also lose "pause".
Hey there, when you plug the Footswitch+ into the MIDI Maestro, the functions on the Footswitch+ are now to change pages on the MIDI Maestro. You can still use a crash symbol but on the MIDI Maestro by either going to the accent hits in the BeatBuddy mode, or creating a mode yourself using the MIDI Maestro app that contains an accent hit command.
Thanks for responding. I had a Boss FS-7 hanging around. Plugged it into the Beat Buddy, does the job.
How about songs that has 12parts how would you navigate in midi maestro?
Hey there, you would just need to create your own custom mode using our MIDI Maestro app!
can I use this as a replacement for a morningstar mc6?
Absolutely! They are very similar devices, but we prefer the MIDI Maestro😊
Great tutorial Joe. Just setup my Midi Maestro today along with my Beat Buddy. I love it so far. One question. I purchased the premium library bundles and some of them actually have more than 5 parts. Do I just use the Maestro to skip to 5, then go to the BeatBuddy pedal to go through the rest one at a time? Or is there a shortcut for that?
Thanks Joe.
Yes, that's what you would normally have to do. Remember however, that the MIDI Maestro is customizable using the Singular Sound app. You could make custom pages that have more song parts. The MIDI command to transition to a different part is CC 113, and the value would be the number of the part that you want to transition to.
Hey Joe, It's best to use Next Part and Previous Part commands for songs with that many parts, if you have no more than 6 parts you can reuse the ideas we had in the Aeros Default mode, create a page (using the MIDI Maestro app) with all 6 part commands but every button on that page has to redirect to another page when pressed.
Wow, I didn't even see this video to the end before I had ordered the Midi Maestro. I love the promise of that thingy ❤ Oh... and I had to order to Aeros Looper too 😂
Awesome!!🙂
Brilliant unit. I just wish it had USB MIDI and USB power, for simpler connections with a computer.
Grete tutorial. Do you know if it´s possible add fills into midi maestro?
Yes. I set mine up that way. I rarely even touch the BeatBuddy anymore. I use the MIDI Maestro for almost all functions on the BeatBuddy and several on the Aeros looper. Singular Sound products are some of the most well thought out pieces of gear I have used in well over 50 years in this biz!
@@GregParkemusic1 I could not insert fills, but i loved midi maestro! I would like to know how can i isert fills
@@netao1034 Sorry, I can’t remember exactly how I did it, but I do remember doing an internet search for “ programming the MIDI Maestro” and found written instructions and I think there were some TH-cam vids as well. It was pretty easy to do once I got started. You might try looking on some of the Singular Sound forums too?
@@GregParkemusic1 Thanks a lot i´ll try
Hey there, check out our manual for the MIDI Maestro where we have all the different MIDI commands you can write to the MIDI Maestro using our MIDI Maestro app! Check it out here: singularsound-publicly-downloadable.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/manuals/MIDI+Maestro+Manual+-+(Firmware+1.1.9).pdf
A great tutorial, but it just seems to replicate all of same functions of the main pedal itself, plus it's bigger and heavier. I can already do the first 5 minutes of the video functions hands-free with the pedal itself. Mind you, I don't have an Aeros looper. I use an Infinity, and it synchs perfectly.
Does this pair with ableton?
Hey there, absolutely!
Great that is is designed around Beat Buddy and your other products but if we are just looking for a reliable midi controller...
The MIDI Maestro can both be used as regular MIDI controller for other MIDI enabled devices or for our MIDI enabled Singular Sound pedals! We just have a couple modes we pre created for you that you can jump to on the MIDI Maestro if you are using the BeatBuddy or Aeros with it.
Expression pedal doesn’t control volume cc108 ???
Hey Grant, it will soon! We are working on the app and updated firmware and will have an update shortly.
Can we control volume of beatbuddy using expression pedal?
@@abhishekporwal9783 You can do this by putting the BeatBuddy output through a volume pedal.
Unfortunately it sounds like the midi buttons are just as loud as on the Aeros loop studio. There isn't much reason to buy this in that case. Nothing like having a quiet part of a live looped song with a really harsh "KERKLUNK" ringing through the room.
A gold version of the MIDI Maestro is being discussed amongst our team of developers, stay tuned!
@@SingularSoundOfficial I would be very tempted to buy a gold MIDI Maestro. It would be amazing to control my loop studio and eventually beat buddy all in one foot panel. However it is a bit galling to have to pay premium for a feature that should come standard. Is there really anyone who doesn't just mind clicky claky foot switches?
@@dewellhowell4348 Some people do prefer to have the sound and the feel of knowing that the footswitch has been pressed! We've had quite a few people mention this when the Aeros Gold came out. But everyone has different preferences!
@@SingularSoundOfficial Wanted to let you know that Jay in your customer service department took great care of me and helped me to exchange my aeros standard for the gold version so I can have silent switches. I am really thrilled with it and would be super excited to see a gold maestro to go along with my gold aeros eventually. Thanks again!
@@dewellhowell4348 Gold switches for the MIDI Maestro is on the development timeline! Stay tuned 🙂
Love / Hate relationship with midi maestro. Takes like 20 minutes to sync just to find out the command still doesnt work. After a full day of sync / not working I just want to throw it
Hey there, please reach out to our customer support team at support@singularsound.com with what's going on here, want to get you up and running!
All nice and cool but the price for both is off the chart$.
Painfully thorough explanation of the very simple things and complete absence of others.
1) can you hold down the scroll buttons? If you have premium card with 100 folders, do you have to really stomp the switch 99 times
2) fills from the midi maestro? No…..
3) before the video I did not know the purpose or value of expression pedal and I still don’t…really just the 8th way to change tempo in the middle of a song?..
4) if you’re trying to show how the best buddy footswitch still has value , you did not. Still just a pause button, that’s all
Honestly it’s just the 1st question. If I have to keep my best buddy on the ground for fills, I’ll still have to bend over to select the songs because I’m not stepping on a switch 89 times
Hey there, have you tried making a playlist on your BeatBuddy for live gigs so that you only have to press the next song button once to go to your next song?