3.1 Programming
Programming couldn't be any easier. If you want
to save a configuration such as CRUNCH with
BOOST, FX LOOP and 18W activated, simply
activate this combination on TubeMeister 36. Arm
the amp by briefly pressing the MIDI LEARN
button (LEARN lights up), and then send the
number of the program slot where you want to store
this setup by pressing the appropriate switch on your
MIDI board. The LEARN light extinguishes to
indicate TubeMeister 36 has saved this configuration
to one of the 128 internal program slots and assigned
it to a preset on your foot board. To discontinue
programming without saving settings, simply press
the button again.
Now when TubeMeister 36 receives a program
change message via the selected MIDI channel
(more on this below), LEARN flashes briefly and
TubeMeister 36 is configured accordingly.
TIP: This lets do some pretty exotic stuff on stage:
You could use the same killer tone at 18 watts for your
rhythm work and at 36 watts for leads, and switch
between the two on the fly. Or you could assign a
different power stage to each channel, say the full 36
watts to CLEAN, 5 watts to CRUNCH and 18 watts
to LEAD.
3.2 Setting the MIDI Channel and
Switching OMNI On/Off
Flip the PLAY/STANDBY switch to STANBY. Now
press and hold the two ON buttons for FX LOOP
and REVERB simultaneously. They will flash after
about three seconds.
This assigns special programming functions to the
following LEDs and buttons:
Now serves as a +1/up button. The factory
default is MIDI channel 1.
18W
Now serves as a -1/down button.
LEARN [MIDI]
Switches OMNI on/off. LEARN lights up to
indicate TubeMeister 36 is configured to receive
incoming program changes via all MIDI channels
(default). If the LED is not illuminated the amp
receives messages via the selected channel only.
NOTE: OMNI enables reception on all channels.
This option is a good choice if you're unsure which
channel your foot board uses to send messages.
When configuring MIDI setups, the four POWER
SOAK LEDs serve to indicate the MIDI channels.
Consult the table below for the MIDI channel
assignments. They are shown what in tech-speak is
called binary code:
MIDI-
Channel
18W
5W
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
15
Speaker
1W
Off