BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Package Contains 1. TB-12(TB-5) – 1pcs. 2. Power adapter - 1pcs.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Connections The controller connections are as follows (Fig. 1). Fig. 1 Fig. 1 shows the back panel of TB-12; the back panel of TB-5 is identical in terms of connections, so you can use the same cables. MIDI OUT: use this port to connect the controller to MIDI IN port of your MIDI device. Use a MIDI DIN5pin-DIN5pin cable.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Controls Fig. 3 The and buttons (see Fig. 3) can be used in two ways. Further in this manual, depending on the feature, only one of the button names (either SETUP or NO and either LOAD or OK) will be mentioned. SETUP – activates the setup mode (see Modes) NO – exits the current mode without saving. LOAD – activates Bank Load mode (see Loading Banks) OK – confirms the current selection or saves the settings.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Powering Up There are two ways of supplying power to your controller: - You can connect an DC adaptor (7-12V, 350mA, center negative) to the jack on the back panel of the controller. - Alternatively, you can supply phantom power via the MIDI cable. Phantom power is received at MIDI OUT port of the controller. Please note that we use 5 pin (NOT 7 pin) MIDI OUT port that receives phantom power on pins 2 and 4 (outer pins, see Fig. 4).
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Modes The controller has two operation modes: performance mode and setup mode. In performance mode, the performance menu is displayed on the controller screen.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Fig. 6 You can navigate the menu by pressing , , , buttons. To enter Setup mode, press SETUP button. Pressing SETUP button again will return you to the previous menu level or to the performance mode of the controller. For quick load of the required bank press LOAD button and the controller will be ready to load the desired bank instantly (for more details see Loading Banks).
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 MIDI Setup In Performance mode, press SETUP and navigate to System Setup by pressing or . Press to edit. You can select any two MIDI channels that the controller will work with by pressing don’t need two MIDI channels you can deactivate one of them by selecting or . Set the MIDI channel number that your external MIDI device is using by pressing Press . If you or . . The controller will save the entered value.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Managing Presets TB-12(TB-5) allows you to access up to 12(5) presets of a controlled MIDI device. You can program each footswitch (or only some of them) to activate a preset of a MIDI controlled device. This preset is displayed in the lower line of the screen (in Performance mode) and the LED of the corresponding footswitch lights red. Enter Setup mode and navigate to Buttons Setup submenu to choose, which footswitches will switch presets.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Managing Effects CC_tg You can choose to assign any of the 12(5) footswitches IA functions, i.e. to control individual effects within a preset. Footswitch LEDs indicate if the effect is on or off. When an effect is on, the corresponding LED lights green. A MIDI device effects are associated with unique numbers.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 CC_ct You able also send Control change messages with fixed value without any alternation. It can be used for example, to select “scenes” in AxeFx. Select CC_ct button type in Button type menu, select CC number and when CC fixed number, which will be send(see Fig. 9). Yellow LED will indicate last CC_ct button was pushed. Fig. 9 CC_mt If CC_mt button type is selected, CC message will be sent(see Fig. 10).
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 SHIFT mode In case you need more than 12(5) buttons to control presets and individual effects you can use the Shift mode, which gives you essentially a dual layout of the footswitches. In this mode, layout 1 will become the one you usually have and use in Performance mode, while layout 2 will turn all footswitches into Control changes senders (CC_tg, CC_ct or CC_mt button type), and the LEDs will act accordingly.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 TAP Tempo You can tap tempo by repeatedly hitting the footswitch of the selected preset, which will send tap tempo CC message. Enter Setup menu and navigate to Exp&Tap&Tuner submenu, then select TAP.(see Fig. 13) Fig. 13 Choose CC number corresponding to the one of the controlled device. With each repeated tap this CC will be sent to the controlled device.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Banks management Loading Banks By default, LOAD button is used to load the controller banks. To load a bank when in Performance mode, press LOAD. Load bank menu will be displayed(see Fig. 16). Fig. 16 Select the required bank with bank load press and , bank name will be displayed in the lower line To confirm . You can also change banks up and down on-the-fly.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 ATTENTION: unlike bank names, preset numbers are set and changed in Performance mode, see par.6 Managing Presets. Press again to save the settings and load Performance mode. Renaming Banks For your convenience, each bank can have its own name. Maximum bank name length is 12 symbols. Enter Setup menu and navigate to Rename bank. You will see a cursor(see Fig. 19).
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Connecting External Devices TB-12(TB-5) midi-controller can be used together with non-midi devices as well. There are four dedicated jacks on its back panel. Expression Pedal 1 and Expression Pedal 2 There are two expression pedal 1/4" stereo jacks labeled Exp.P1 and Exp.P2. They allow to connect external expression pedals or volume pedals. These pedals will allow you to control continuous effects, such as volume, wah, whammy, etc.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Fig. 24 If calibration complete successful, “OK” message will be shown on screen during short time (see Fig. 25) Fig. 25 After the calibration procedure is necessary to check again the extreme values of the pedal. Warning! Expression pedals sockets in TB-12 (5) have a non-standard polarity. We recommend using an expression pedal with polarity switcher, such as Mission Engineering SP-1R and M-Audio EX-P.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Relay Switch There are SW1/2 and SW3/4 1/4" stereo jacks on TB-12(TB-5) rear panel that can be used to connect to footswitch inputs of a guitar amp, preamp or other similar gear. Each stereo jack has 2 relays. You can program each relay status in Relay setup menu and save it. If no preset change (Program Change) buttons are assigned, relay submenu will display No PC buttons(see Fig. 27) and you won’t be able to program relay switches. Fig.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Tuner and Preset Name Display The controller can display the controlled device tuner. You can easily tune your guitar on stage during your performance. To activate the tuner, press and hold the footswitch of the currently active preset. To exit tuner mode press and hold the same footswitch again.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Fig. 30 Be sure you set correct target device in System setup -> Target device menu, or set in to Auto detect mode(see Fig.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Using Controller with Guitar Rig, Amplitube and Other Similar Software Midi controllers BJ Devices TB-12 and TB-5 have a USB interface for connection to a computer, but are not PC-compatible MIDI devices. In order to use the controller as a MIDI device via USB, follow these steps: 1. Install serial to midi converter Hailess MIDI http://projectgus.github.io/hairless-midiserial/ 2. Install virtual MIDI port LOOPMidi http://www.tobias-erichsen.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Firmware Update 1. Download latest firmware for your device from product’s page 2. Download latest driver from http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm 3. 0Download chip45boot2 GUI software for Windows https://www.chip45.com/avr_bootloader_atmega_xmega_chip45boot2.php for MacOs http://www.definefalsetrue.com/index.php/en/Mac-OS-X/bootfeedx.html for Linux https://github.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Update firmware procedure Run chip45boot2 GUI. Set COM port to the same as “USB Serial Port” hardware is using. You can find out this information in “USB Serial Port” properties in Devices Manager. Set baud rate value to 28800(see Fig. 33). Push “Select Flash HexFile” and select *.hex file from firmware package. If your TB-12(5) current firmware is less when 2.0, or you want to set factory defaults during update, you need update EEPROM also.
BJ Devices TB-12(TB-5) MIDI CONTROLLER. Owner’s manual. Version2.3 Contacts BJ Devices. Russia, Penza. http://www.bjdevices.com/en e-mail: info@bjdevices.
