Updating The Module; Midi Setup - Pearl Red Box RBM 20 Owner's Manual

UPDATING THE MODULE

To update the module, follow these steps:
Note:
1. If you have not done so already, download the
Third party sound ROMs are also
Redbox Updater Application from www.redboxsoundshop.com
considered updates and can be
(under the Customer Support tab.)
loaded to the RBM-20 module
2. Connect the module's USB port to your computer with a
in this fashion.
standard USB cable.
3. Press and hold the module's REC button while turning it on.
(Windows users: If you see a message that says Windows
was unable to install a driver, ignore it.)
4. Open the RBM-20 Redbox Updater Application.
5. Windows users: Select "USB Audio Device" (the RBM-20
Note:
module) from the "MIDI Interface" dropdown menu.
If you encounter an error message
Mac users: The RBM-20 module will be automatically
while switching on the module,
selected.
it is possible the sound ROM
6. Drag the appropriate file onto the application, or click
cannot be read correctly. In this
"File" then "Open" and select the file.
case, reload the sound ROM file
You can upload SysEx (.syx) files – such as sound ROM files
and try again.
or firmware files – in this fashion.
Note: Since the release of this module, we may have released
new firmware or sound ROM files. To keep your module current,
we recommend checking the Customer Support tab of
www.redboxsoundshop.com for available updates for your RBM-20 module.

MIDI SETUP

You can use the RBM-20 module as a trigger-to-MIDI interface, allowing you to use
your electronic drum kit to trigger sounds from external sound libraries.
This means you can use your hardware kit to play sounds in software drum modules
like BFD, Toontrack, Reason, and many others.
You can also use external MIDI devices – such as MPCs, or other MIDI controllers
– to trigger sounds from the RBM-20's
own extensive sound library instead of (or in addition to) the electronic drum kit.
To use the RBM-20 in these ways, you will need to set it up to communicate
with your external device(s) via MIDI. Here are a couple examples of how to do this.
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