JLCooper FaderMaster Pro MIDI User Manual

FaderMaster Pro MIDI Software for OS X™

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Introduction! 1

Installation! 2

Setup! 3

Uninstalling! 5

The User Interface! 6

Creating, Saving and Opening FaderMaster Setups! 7

Editing! 9

Fader Specific Parameters! 10

Merge Modes! 10

Assigning Groups! 11

Fader Speed! 11

Button Specific Parameters! 12

Button Mode! 12

Parameters Common to Faders and Buttons! 13

Channel Messages! 13

System Exclusive (Sysex) Messages! 15

Insert Special Values! 17

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Introduction

The FaderMaster Pro Software allows you to program, edit, and store your
Programmable User Banks.

The FaderMaster Pro Remote Software also adds the power of System Exclusive MIDI
commands to FaderMaster Pro. Any or all of the P Banks may be programmed to send
Sysex commands. Of course, the software also handles the same Channel Messages
that can be programmed from the FMP front panel.

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Installation

After downloading the file Install_FaderMaster_Pro_Software.dmg, double-click it. In
the window that opens, drag the icon labeled FaderMaster Pro Software over the icon
labeled Applications alias and release the mouse. This will cause the Finder to copy
the software into the Applications folder on your hard drive.

Once the Finder is done copying files, look in the sidebar of any Finder window for the
FaderMasterPro installer icon. Click the little eject icon next to it to close the installer
window.

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Setup

Connect the MIDI Out of your FaderMaster to the MIDI In on a MIDI interface connected
to your computer. Connect the MIDI Out of the interface to the MIDI In of the
FaderMaster.

If you want to see the FaderMaster Pro listed by name in your MIDI applications, open
Apple’s Audio MIDI Setup (/Applications/Utilities/). If you don’t see the MIDI Studio
window, chose Show MIDI Window from the Window menu. Click on the Add Device
button, then double click on the new external device icon that appears. This will open
the Properties editor.

Set up the Properties editor as in the following graphic. You can put anything you want
for the Device name. This is what will appear in your MIDI applications. For
Manufacturer and Model you should type “JLCooper” and “FaderMaster Pro”. Do Not
use the popup menus to select these settings. The information that Audio MIDI Setup
has stored about JLCooper and the FaderMaster is incorrect, and using these popups
can cause a crash.

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Close the Properties editor then drag from the FaderMaster icon’s output to the input on
the MIDI interface icon that matches the physical input that your MIDI cable is
connected to. Then do the same for the FaderMaster’s input.

Quit Audio MIDI Setup.

Navigate to /Applications/FaderMaster Pro Software and double-click on the
FaderMasterPro application, then go to Preferences under the FaderMasterPro
menu. This will open the Preferences dialog.

Set the Device ID to match the number that appears when you hold SHIFT and UNIT#
on the FaderMaster. This number is used to identify individual FaderMasters if there are
more than one in your system.

The Global MIDI Channel can appear in some Sysex messages. It can be a number
from 1 to 16. For now, leave it set to 1.

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