PM BRIDGE4 Manuel utilisateur

THINK LESS. CREATE MORE.

BRIDGE4

MIDI CONTROLLER

USER MANUAL (V2.0.0)

This device was created and

designed to empower your

creativity.

It is the result of many long nights and

early mornings. It is born from the desire

to bridge the gap between musician

and instrument, and we want to say a

huge thank you for your support. Our

brand is built around a strong

community and we hope you love your

new MIDI controller as much as we do.

The PIRATE MIDI Team

1. Device Interface 14

Footswitches ...........................................................................................................14

OLED Display .........................................................................................................14

RGB LEDs ................................................................................................................ 14

2. Power & Navigation 15

Powering Your Bridge4 .........................................................................................15

Switching Power Sources ...................................................................................... 15

Basic Navigation ....................................................................................................15

Opening the Menu ................................................................................................ 16

Second-Screen Settings ........................................................................................ 17

3. Overview of Connectors 18

4. Flexiports 20

Flexiport Modes Summary ...................................................................................20

MIDI Out .................................................................................................................22

Expression Pedal In ................................................................................................22

Exp-Doubler In .......................................................................................................23

Tap Tempo Output .................................................................................................24

Aux Switch In ..........................................................................................................24

Switch Out ..............................................................................................................25

Strymon Fav Switch Out ........................................................................................25

MS Relay ..................................................................................................................25

Pulse Clock Out ......................................................................................................26

Device Link ............................................................................................................. 26

5. MIDI In/Out/Thru 28

MIDI Out .................................................................................................................28

MIDI In .....................................................................................................................28

MIDI Thru ................................................................................................................28

6. USB MIDI 30

USB (type-C) ...........................................................................................................30

7. Messages & Modes 31

MIDI Messages .......................................................................................................31

Smart Messages .....................................................................................................31

Primary Footswitch Modes ....................................................................................32

Secondary Footswitch Modes ..............................................................................36

Expand & Improve Your MIDI Routing ................................................................37

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LFOs ........................................................................................................................38

Expression Pedals .................................................................................................. 38

Expression Ladder Messages ...............................................................................39

Aux Switches ..........................................................................................................40

Boot Messages & Boot Delay ...............................................................................40

Device Link ............................................................................................................. 40

8. Message Stacks 41

MIDI Messages Onboard ...................................................................................... 41

9. MIDI Clock 46

MIDI Clock Onboard ............................................................................................. 46

10. LFOs 49

Setting LFOs ...........................................................................................................49

11. Switch Out 53

Setting TRS Out ......................................................................................................53

12. Aux Switch In 54

Setting Up Auxiliary Switches ............................................................................... 54

13. Switch Groups 56

Accessing and Editing Switch Groups ................................................................56

14. Interface - LEDs 59

LED Color Selection ..............................................................................................59

Custom LED Colors ............................................................................................... 59

LED Behaviour ........................................................................................................ 60

External LED Control .............................................................................................61

LED Brightness ....................................................................................................... 61

15. Interface - Bank Names 62

Changing the Bank Name .................................................................................... 62

Scroll Acceleration ................................................................................................. 62

Inverting the Bank Name Color ...........................................................................62

16. Interface - UI Mode 63

How to change the UI ............................................................................................63

Simple UI ................................................................................................................. 63

TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.)

Extended UI .............................................................................................................63

17. Interface - Switch Labels 65

Changing & Customising Switch Labels ..............................................................65

18. Bank Navigation 66

19. Other Global Settings 67

MIDI Channel ...........................................................................................................67

Persistent Switch States ..........................................................................................67

Transmit Switch States ............................................................................................67

Program Change (PC) Bank Output .....................................................................68

Switch Hold Time ....................................................................................................68

20. Resetting or Updating 69

Factory Reset ...........................................................................................................69

Global Settings Reset .............................................................................................69

Updating Firmware .................................................................................................69

Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................70

21. MIDI Implementation 71

22. Support & Warranty 73

TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.)

BRIDGE4 OVERVIEW

The Bridge4 is a 4-switch MIDI foot controller with RGB LEDs, an OLED screen,

and a super tough aluminium enclosure. It’s made in New South Wales, Australia

and was the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2020. Now PIRATE

MIDI builds and sells MIDI devices all over the world.

The Bridge4 can send stacks of MIDI messages through dierent footswitch press

types (Press, Hold, Double-Press etc.) with 100 dierent bank of switches to scroll

through. This means that the 400+ MIDI messages on each bank can be

individually assigned across the whole device for a total over more than 40,000

unique messages and controls.

To help you connect to a wide variety of music gear, we’ve included two Flexiports

of our own design. These ¼” (6.35mm) TRS jacks can be set to whatever mode

best suits your setup. From expression pedals to beat sync pulse to switch

emulation, you can use this MIDI controller to control devices that don’t even

have MIDI!

With all settings available to easily edit using the onboard display and menus as

well as with the web editor, we hope you’ll agree that this is perfect for

performing live or playing at home.

LINKS TO DOWNLOADS:

https://learn.piratemidi.com

It’s important that rmware updates are installed when they

are available. Old rmware may not be supported by the

web editor.

Firmware updates are released frequently and offer new

features, bug xes and other improvements.

User manuals are updated for each rmware update

according to new features and changes.

DIMENSIONS

Metric (112x94x63 mm)

Imperial (4.4”x 3.7”x 2.5”)

DISPLAY

OLED (3.2”)

WEIGHT

Metric (335g)

Imperial (11.8v oz.)

POWER REQUIREMENT

9v DC or USB (200mA)

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

BOX CONTENTS

1x Bridge4 MIDI Foot Controller

1x USB Cable

4x Self-Adhesive Rubber Feet

HARDWARE LAYOUT

4 soft-touch footswitches. No clicking. Work with multiple press types

(double-press, hold, etc).

8 RGB LEDs which you can assign to any colour you like for any function

you like. Flashing, solid, dim etc.

Heavy-duty aluminium enclosure with black anodising.

Scratch-resistant and no ex.

Bright, crisp, and easy to read OLED graphical display.

Menus, icons, scribble strips are all a breeze on this beautiful display

HARDWARE LAYOUT (CONT.)

Flexiports 1 and 2. Multi-function ¼” (6.35mm) TRS jacks which can

be used in a number of different modes.

2.1mm 9v DC barrel jack - as standard on most effects pedals and

power supplies.

Dedicated 3.5mm TRS MIDI In conforming to the MIDI.org

specication (Type A).

Dedicated 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out conforming to the MIDI.org

specication (Type A).

USB type C for USB MIDI, using the web editor, and powering the

device.

QUICK START

1. Bank Up/Down

To go to the next bank, press switch 3 and switch 4 together.

To go to the previous bank, press switch 1 and switch 2 together.

These can be customised or turned off (See chapter 18).

2. Entering the Menu

To enter the onboard menu, hold switch 1 and switch 3 simultaneously.

All settings can be changed with onboard menus as well as the editor.

Hold switches 3 & 4 to exit the menu.

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